Even though Rihanna is still riding the high of her Super Bowl Halftime Show performance – not to mention the reveal of her second pregnancy – the people are already discussing who they want to headline next year’s game. This is show business, baby. Things move fast.
Over on Twitter, one singer’s name has climbed to the top of the consideration pile, and it’s none other than the R&B legend, Usher.
The 44-year-old singer would join the ranks of legendary performers such as Prince, Michael Jackson, Beyoncè, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, Jennifer Lopez, and Shakira, among dozens of others. His ability to entertain a crowd is without question, evidenced most recently by his Las Vegas residency from 2021 to 2022.
However, only some seem to believe the R&B singer has enough commercial pop hits in his discography to entertain the thousands of fans watching live and millions more watching from home.
Naturally, this elicited a less-than-pleased reaction from fans who have been jamming out to his hits – many of which are, indeed, pop – since the early 2000s.
In fact, to clear up any confusion, one Twitter user even compiled a “Hot Sheet” of Usher’s nine number-one hits, 16 top-five hits, and every other song he’s become famous for in his 29-year career in the music industry.
Such hits include, “Yeah,” “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love,” “OMG,” “My Boo” “Without You,” “Caught Up,” and several more. These songs alone would offer a good chunk of content for a 12 to 15-minute set, which typically includes roughly 10 songs.
In a backhanded compliment to The Weekend, one Twitter user claimed that Usher is more than capable of headlining the big game if the former did. Sure, The Weekend’s songs lend themselves to the pop genre a bit more than some of Usher’s.
The lesson learned from all of this is two-fold. Firstly, we may have just discovered our next headliner for the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show. Secondly, don’t come for Usher fans.
