Bossip
Video
It’s
official!
Not
only
will
“lovers
and
friends”
enjoy
Usher
alongside
Ludacris
and
Lil
Jon
during
his
highly
anticipated
halftime
performance,
but
Alicia
Keys
will
make
an
appearance
too.
That’s
not
all,
however,
a
certain
Hive
thinks
their
Queen
will
hit
the
stage
with
the
Confessions
crooner
for
a
“Love
In
This
Club”
collab.
Source:
Lester
Cohen/
Kevin
Mazur
for
Roc
Nation/
Kevin
Mazur
for
the
Recording
Academy
/
Getty
TMZ
reports
that
A.
Keys
rehearsed
with
the
Vegas
headliner
inside
the
Allegiant
Stadium
on
Thursday.
Fans
anticipate
the
R&B
legends
will
perform
their
2004
hit
duet
from
Usher’s
Confessions
album,
“My
Boo.”
The
mega
tune
was
a
staple
on
every
2000’s
playlist
—
topping
the
Billboard
Hot
100
for
6
weeks.
Fans
are
interested
to
see
how
Usher
will
incorporate
the
slow
jam
into
his
halftime
performance
because
it’s
expected
to
be
a
high-energy
show,
but
Usher
will
have
plenty
of
time
to
do
so
because
his
time
on
stage
is
15
minutes
long,
a
whole
two
minutes
longer
than
the
originally
allotted
13
minutes.
The
Las
Vegas
residency
alum
recently
confessed
to
Apple
Music
that
he
was
“very
mindful”
of
his
past
and
celebrating
his
present
in
Las
Vegas
while
preparing
for
the
show.
While
we
wait
to
see
who
Usher
will
bring
onstage,
the
Beyhive
is
hopeful
that
the
R&B
crooner
will
enlist
Beyoncé
to
join
him
in
performing
their
hit,
“Love
In
This
Club,
Pt.
II.
Others
like
R&Crooner
Kenyon
Dixon
think
that
Bey
might
recreate
a
performance
of
“Bad
Girl”
from
Usher
Baby’s
2004
Truth
tour.
Adding
more
fuel
to
the
fire
is
a
photo
making
its
rounds
on
social
media
of
King
Bey
in
a
Vegas
hotel.
The
BeyHive
is
also
buzzing
amid
a
rumor
that
Beyoncé
will
announce
her
own
Vegas
residency
like
Usher’s,
but
hers
will
take
place
at
the
new
Sphere
music
and
entertainment
arena.
Usher
Recently
Commented
On
Beyoncé’s
AOTY
Grammys
Snubs
In
anticipation
of
his
big
Bowl
performance,
Usher
recently
sat
down
with
the New
York
Post
and
shared
his
thoughts
about
the
Recording
Academy
consistently
overlooking
Beyoncé
for
Album
of
the
Year,
despite
her
acquiring
more
Grammys
than
any
other
artist
with
32
statues.
“To
each
his
own,
you
know,
about
what
they
feel,”
he
began.
“But
here’s
what
I
feel:
Historically,
I
think
that
the
Academy,
for
many
years,
got
it
wrong…whether
that’s
the
system
that
was
there
or
the
lack
of
inclusion
or
the
lack
of
consideration
of
the
industry.”
The
“Burn”
singer
continued,
“We
watch
your
show
for
you
to
celebrate
our
artists,
and
you
put
us
in
[top]
categories,
but
then
you
give
it
to
someone
else,”
he
added.
“That’s
going
to
obviously
effect
their
viewership.”
The
convos
about
Mrs.
Knowles-Carter’s
AOTY
snub
began
when
her
husband
Jay-Z
mentioned
the
slight
during
his
acceptance
speech
for
the
Dr.
Dre
Global
Impact
Award.
Source:
Kevin
Mazur
/
Getty
Usher
himself
has
racked
up
eight
Grammys
throughout
his
30-year
career
but
has
never
accepted
his
gilded
gramophone
on
stage
during
the
ceremony’s
broadcast
and
he
admitted
that
he
feels
slighted.
“You’re
talking
to
a
winning
loser,
right?
I’ve
won
eight
Grammys,
but
never
walked
on
the
stage
once
to
receive
one,”
he
lamented
to
the
Post.
“Out
of
30
years
of
a
career,
I’ve
never
walked
on
the
Grammy
stage
—
as
many
times
as
I
have
performed
there
and
supported
the
Grammys
—
I’ve
never
been
able
just
to
say,
‘Thank
you.’”
The
father
of
four
continued,
“That
means
something
to
my
fans;
it
means
something
to
me.
But,
you
know,
Allegiant
Stadium
time,
I
kind
of
grew
a
little
bit
more
numb,”
he
said.
“Like,
you
know
what,
maybe
I
don’t
need
that,
maybe
that’s
not
going
to
define
me.”
What
will
define
Usher
is
this
evening’s
halftime
performance
and
we’ll
have
our
popcorn
ready
to
see
the
triple-threat!
We
know
that
Usher’s
mic
will
definitely
be
on
for
Super
Bowl
LVIII,
but
what
surprises
do
YOU
think
he’ll
have
in
store?
Super
Bowl
LVIII
will
air
live
on
CBS
at
6:30
p.m.
ET
(3:30
p.m.
PT)
today
and
stream
live
on
Paramount+.
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