Usher Quits ‘All Sugar And Alcohol’ Ahead Of Super Bowl Halftime Show
Usher is buckling down for his headlining performance at Super Bowl LVIII and has decided to give up all sugar and alcohol in preparation for the big day.
Super Bowl 2024 is one month away and Usher, 45, has the coveted role of halftime headliner. The performance comes on the heels of Usher closing his Las Vegas residency and he’s determined to be in the best shape of his career.
“The Super Bowl has always been on Usher’s bucket list and he wants to be in the best shape to give the performance of his life to the 100 million-plus people watching,” a source told the Sunday Mirror newspaper’s No Filter column, via Fredericksburg.
“He has quit all sugar and alcohol and is rehearsing endlessly.”
It’s the second time Usher will be gracing a halftime show after joining the Black Eyed Peas in 2011. But it’s always been a dream of his to headline the Super Bowl halftime show on his own.
“I think being able to see performances from artists like Michael [Jackson], you know, eventually Prince, and then even more modern-day artists… I was like, ‘Man, at some point I need to get a call with what’s going on now,” he told Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1.
“But I’m really happy that I’m joining that short list of legacy artists from my genre who deserve this moment.”
“And I’m really happy that Jay-Z and also Roc Nation really put thought into making certain that they could bring to the world this kind of experience. It is definitely going to be a moment to remember,” he added.
Usher’s 14-year-old son Naviyd served as musical director for the show and designed his dad’s set list for the night.
“The greatest list I received is actually from my son, Naviyd. He is my musical director,” he revealed on “Today With Hoda and Jenna.”
“He has given me a curation of how much time in addition to the songs.”
Usher follows Rihanna who headlined the Super Bowl halftime show in 2023 and debuted her baby bump and Dr. Dre who headlined in 2022 alongside Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, and Kendrick Lamar.
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