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Usher offers one piece of advice to Kendrick Lamar ahead of Super Bowl half time performance
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After putting on a show at Super Bowl LVIII last year, Usher has given some advice to this year’s half time performer Kendrick Lamar.
Usher offers words of advice
Performing at the Super Bowl half time show is one of the biggest honors in the music industry, with millions of fans from across the world tuning in to the spectacle every year.
This year’s show will be led by hiphop superstar Kendrick Lamar, with guest artists expected to appear during the show including SZA who has already been confirmed.
In 2024 it was Usher who headlined the half time show, and he had plenty of success with over 129 million people tuning in to one of the most popular performances in Super Bowl history.
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Usher appeared on the Jennifer Hudson show this week and he discussed all things Super Bowl, with the 46-year-old reminiscing on last year’s performance.
“It’s the top of the top; the cream of the crop,” Usher said about the occasion, “No matter how many stages you’re on, you’re never going to play for a bigger audience.”
Usher played all of his top hits during the show and he was joined on the field by Alicia Keys, Ludacris, Lil’ Jon, will.i.am, Jermaine Dupri and H.E.R.
The popstar continued on to offer some valuable advice to ‘K-Dot’ ahead of his performance next week.
“The one thing I would say is, savor the moment,” Usher said. “You get obsessed with trying to build the best performance, but you don’t realize that it’s really about enjoying it.
“It might not be perfect; everything might not go exactly the way it’s supposed to, but if you’re in your mind and stuck trying to make something perfect, you’re not gonna look up and smell the flowers.”
As always there are plenty of novelty markets available for this year’s half time show, which include what song Kendrick Lamar will perform first.
