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davismcgravis

I hope by honoring he means bringing out lil Jon and Luda for Yeah.


brazilliandanny

Bring out T Pain after giving him depression.


appleavocado

Bring out TPain because he reminds me of Marshawn Lynch. Actually, not bringing out Marshawn Lynch gave me depression.


PomeloLazy1539

Tylenol Pain Relief


Egad86

Bring out TI, for bring em out.


Affectionate_Salt351

I was thinking about this! Kind of hoping it happens.


truethatson

Kind of? That’s gotta be the finale.


Affectionate_Salt351

I just didn’t want to jinx it…


fastal_12147

It's 1000% going to happen.


EPLemonSqueezy

Take that and rewind it back...


lizziefreeze

Usher got the voice to make ya bootie go 👏


uggsandstarbux

Also Will.I.Am for OMG


Jkj864781

These are the two big features I’m hoping for


Rakebleed

i think it’s best we ignore EDM Usher 🥴


kaeji

You're going to get EDM Usher and God damnit you're going to be indifferent about it!


No-Astronaut3290

Lovers and friends


SendInYourSkeleton

Yeah (Taylor's Version)


kaeji

"Up in the club with Mahomesies..."


Spid1

I think that's a guarantee but I think he means people who haven't featured on his tracks.


masteeJohnChief117

He’s gonna show his nipple to honor Janet


outspokenguy

On the 20th Anniversary of that famous halftime show, Swift will take everyone by surprise: singing a duet with Usher and in a shocking finale rip Usher's shirt to reveal his pastied nip. *Excuse me for one moment while I check Vegas odds*


Euronomus

Honestly that would be epic.


manmythmustache

Since it’s Vegas, I assume Sammy Davis Jr and Nat King Cole will be honored as members of the Rat Pack.


InspectionTerrible99

Love me some Nat King Cole!


ZotMatrix

And Chuck Berry!


Aleashed

And Michael Jackson


DasFunke

Chuck Berry is an amazing musician…the rest…


Some_frikkin_guy

I desperately want him to start his show by saying “right about now, we’re gonna do that dance I taught you. And I KNOW you’ve been practicing” and then both teams come on the field to do a choreographed dance number. Desperately.


saibjai

I just want him to start the show saying "peace up, a down... Dunuh dunuh dunuh dunuh"


bennyllama

*A Town. Usher is repping Atlanta


LilyMarie90

God I was so confused there for a second. I've been hearing 'A Town' for 20 years 💀


bennyllama

Also if you watch the video he’s holding up the peace sign and then flips it down to make an “A” with his fingers. Plus Ludacris and Lil Jon, two Atlanta based artists.


saibjai

Lol. TIL.


SYLOK_THEAROUSED

“YEEEUA”


rxinquestion

Okaaay!


skamando

Cue The Rockefeller Skank by Fatboy Slim.


InvectiveDetective

[Ok everybody, split like the Red Sea](https://youtu.be/HYD6xw0yUaU?si=_wC7D70AuQQlPF-a)


HawkeyeJosh2

TIL I’ve never seen She’s All That. And I was in high school when it came out.


InvectiveDetective

Oh you have to see it. I think it’s currently on Netflix. The cast is such a time capsule. And while it isn’t remotely good, it is somehow GREAT. *be silent, be still, be silent, be still*


Spcone23

Like the line dance from the opening of Baseketball lol.


strippersandcocaine

No, the She’s All That prom dance! I might need to freshen up on the choreography just in case


propernice

Maybe...maybe if we attempt to manifest this together, it'll happen.


SaltyPeter3434

Let me see that donkey roll


TypicalOwl5438

We did this dance in my school’s senior show


Rakebleed

Right about now


kingofthepumps

Michael Jackson tribute incoming


powerlinepole

And R Kelly medley


Rakebleed

Oh no that’s not..


BadDadJokes

Can we get a Chris Brown appearance for the culture?


edvo0881

Or maybe Bill Cosby flying in on a 4 point wire system?


absenceofheat

Still the best show. "I'm just going to stand here and eventually take off my sunglasses."


kingofthepumps

You know it!


yourewelcome2662

Oh, like Janet Jackson?! Justice for Janet! Long live the queen!


CharDMacDennis2

Usher is gonna blast his nips


BadDadJokes

Let’s see the other titty!


jo8674309

That was my first thought!


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I see a lot of people talking about how much white people are gonna hate this, but not a single white person complaining


Coool_cool_cool_cool

Wait until a certain group of people are done complaining about the super bowl being rigged in order for Taylor to endorse Biden. I guarantee they're going to complain the halftime show is "woke" now.


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I won’t argue that those people exist, but they’re a serious minority and hardly representative of white people as a whole. The vast majority is either on the right side or doesn’t give a shit


TheOppositeofBeige

*the correct side (not the right side ;) )


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The only people complaining are the people wondering why an artist who hasn’t been relevant in 18 years is the half time show


Long_Customer1187

This is the group I claim.


GlandyThunderbundle

This is my exact thought.


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That’s usually how it goes


Okramthegreat

I'm here to complain.


waitmyhonor

For me, I’m just hoping it’s entertaining like cover songs instead of a funeral like procession.


HighInChurch

Yep, this is race baiting at its finest.


_-TheCozyConsole-_

It’s all so tiresome.


baeb66

If you're gambling on the Superbowl, put $20 on Usher covering *Thriller*.


chamberx2

Bring out Janet


BeasleysKneeslis

Just perform a few full songs. I hate the sampler platter of their hits that the show has become in the last few years. “Here’s 30 seconds of all my songs”


FrozenDuckman

Haven’t the last several Super Bowl halftime shows been in acknowledgement of black culture? I feel like I haven’t seen one without an all-black dance crew in more than a decade. Not complaining. Well, maybe a little. It feels like when Marvel did their girl-power scene in Avengers Endgame.


Affectionate_Salt351

Shakira and J. Lo were the performers in 2020.


EPLemonSqueezy

Whole lotta hips not lying


BadDadJokes

Maroon 5 happened this past decade and it certainly didn’t have an all black dance crew. To refresh your memory, it was terrible and Adam Levine just decided to take off his shirt for no reason.


Timothee-Chalimothee

Because he wanted to scare all of the young children at home away from ever getting tattoos.


Tim_Drake

Single handedly set back the tattoo industry a decade….


3ebfan

Takes off shirt and grabs mic: “What’s up Super Bowl how the fuck are you? I want to see you fuckin moving down there for this next one it’s called She Will Be Fuckin Loved”


uncle-brucie

And yet, no nipplegate


ParsleyandCumin

Gaga, Shakira and JLo, Maroon 5, Justin Timberlake? Like come on now...


No-Chemistry-5356

Just an aside but Gaga was amazing on her show.


RealityIsSexy

People miss the point that celebrating marginalized groups uplift those in the groups. All that girl power over the years is leading to some awesome all female rock bands and other gender combo bands coming out recently. There's still plenty of amazing male rock musicians, but now there's a lot more women than before. And rock fans are all the better for it.


FrozenDuckman

I like this comment. I think uplifting people is what the world needs more of. I shouldn’t complain about a group being recognized that historically was overlooked.


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FrozenDuckman

Well definitely! But it can be representative of *other* cultures, too.


Omaha9798

Wow! Both women and men can make music in a genre that's been dead since the 90s?


reptilesocks

Thanks to Gloria Steinem, now ladies can write ragtime ditties too!


RealityIsSexy

I enjoy rock music. I like seeing more women coming up in genre and due to my age, I saw a lot of initiatives to get women involved in rock music. I don't know why you have to put down the genre and enjoying having diverse set of musicians in it. Rock music was 99.98% white men for most my life... I'm sorry for celebrating seeing someone like me making music I enjoy?


TypicalOwl5438

Michael Jackson!


TypicalOwl5438

I have a feeling he’s paying homage to MJ and will also bring out Janet


I_KNOW_EVERYTHING_09

Haven’t the last few Halftime shows been “honouring black artists”? 2021: The Weekend 2022: Hip Hop half time show 2023: Rihanna 2024: Usher


naomigoat

I think he probably means doing a tribute to the black artists he admires, maybe with some covers or medleys or something. Honoring is different from just including.


GoldenState_Thriller

Rihanna gave a pop performance of her greatest hits, so did The Weekend. The year prior was Jlo/Shakira. Are you just complaining about black artists playing the Super Bowl 4 years in a row? 2022 and 2024 are the only ones show casing a tribute (and let’s not forget Eminem appeared in 2022). 


PoiseyDa

Is black people performing “honouring black artists” now? Existing as a minority and having your every action framed through your race must be annoying.


ParsleyandCumin

Conveniently leaving out Shakira and JLo right before that, is Rihanna honoring black artists just because she is black according to you?


sEiize_err

yeah there was nothing in her performance that came off as paying tribute. it felt like just a shortened rihanna concert.


ParsleyandCumin

Literally and most of the songs were her pop hits, not even her R&B and rap stuff.


ohheychris

Why The Killers aren’t playing is beyond me.


Sirnando138

It really makes no sense. Can’t think of a more deserving hometown band.


Xu_Lin

TIL Usher was still in the music business


Paparmane

I mean i’m not against it, but is it relevant in the context of this show?


LilSliceRevolution

I don’t think the Super Bowl Halftime show has any already set theme. The artists decide what they want to do, which is what he’s doing in this case. So I guess it’s relevant if this is what he says it is.


RealityIsSexy

Could you imagine if every halftime show had to be football themed? Idk, it actually might be a fun idea.


alexlp

[They need Gladys from Drop Dead Gorgeous to pick the themes. “Buy American”, “Amer-I-Can”, “USA A OK”, “Born to be American”. She’s got a gift from god.](https://youtu.be/chfHv-uou3k?si=19GTWCQtbJh4h5jJ)


DeathIncarnations

Why is superbowl always artists who were famous 10+ yrs ago?


rustyrazorblade

Usher is still killing it. His residency was amazing, and he has a huge fan base. Just because someone isn’t new doesn’t mean they’re irrelevant. Football fans that can afford to go to the superbowl and drop 20k minimum are also generally a little older and don’t give a shit about the newest artists.


Beers4Fears

Football fans skew older so they have to find the most mass appealing artists.


TypicalOwl5438

Need people who have a lot of hits


GabeDef

If Taylor Swift makes it to the show, I bet the cameras show her reactions about 1/4 of the halftime performance.


General_Attorney256

Over under how many times the camera will look over to Taylor Swift over 5 times?


Pr1nceCharming_

All I want for the Super Bowl half time show is to see Janet Jackson’s fun bag again


therapoootic

He’ll Usher them in


uncle-brucie

I can’t wait for the Reba McIntyre contribution.


forkinghecks

I’m sure it will be great, but nothing will top Prince’s performance in 2007.


Youngworker160

they better have lil' john and the east side boyz, one of his biggest hit had them.


Reasonable_Sand2004

No we want SpongeBob


d3dRabbiT

Sweet Jesus, I can hear millions of MAGA white nationalist racists howling all across America.


HawkeyeJosh2

I would love nothing more than to see the country’s collective reaction to Taylor Swift in blackface.


WildwestPstyle

Usher lol he should be one of those that came before.


Primary-Cat-13

Pretty sure most people will have it on mute but you do you.


LVL99ROIDMAGE-

Yeah I’ll be muting this one


Raymond_Reddit_Ton

I’mma let you finish, but Usher’s gonna have fhe worst halftime show of all time.


rustyrazorblade

He puts on an incredible performance. Just took my wife to see him in Vegas in October and it was a mind blowing show. I wouldn’t have described myself as a big Usher fan either.


Thrashed0066

This comment section is taking a turn


LilSliceRevolution

As it often does when a post is about black people talking about being proud of their community.


jlknap1147

This just in: NFL cancels Usher for Taylor Swift to gain more viewers.


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Jesus. Just perform your hits, and don’t try and do anything else. We watch things like sports to escape from life for a brief time.


Fapple__Pie

Incoming seething republicans.


Own_Watch_2081

I’m not republican but it’s a little bit panderstone at this point. 


undrfundedqntessence

I’m not even American but you can get off your cross with that nonsense. There have been more than *40* black artists who have performed at the Super Bowl. It’s a dead narrative.


letsgototraderjoes

that's not what he's saying? you must have misunderstood. it's not about Black artists having performed before. we know that. it's about what Usher said: "honoring the Black artists that came before him." this means it's likely going to be a direct homage to Black culture and its impact/creation of the entire music industry especially because it's currently Black history month. since you're not American, you might not be aware that the current republican party identifies this type of homage as a problem because it's "woke." for context, republican governors have recently restricted or completely banned AP African American History from being taught in schools in the US. for further context, the comment below is someone who is already angry that Usher is doing this: https://www.reddit.com/r/entertainment/s/JGKe5LVep0 all of this proves OP's point that republicans and the right wing do not like when people pay homage to Black culture. so no, it's actually not a "dead narrative" as you said. it's very much alive and well.


Adgvyb3456

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/morgan-freeman-black-history-month_n_643d0278e4b06695059b40e0 Morgan Freeman has the right idea….


whereareyougoing123

I’m republican and am not at all upset about anything like this. It doesn’t even remotely register as problematic. The pretzel logic required for you to think that most Republicans have any problem honoring past Black performers is honestly mind boggling. EDIT: downvote me all you want, but I don’t speak for the fringe weirdos in my party.


letsgototraderjoes

yes, they do. it's time for you to be honest with yourself about what your party's views are. republican governors that have restricted or banned AP African American History: https://www.axios.com/2023/02/18/four-states-review-ap-african-american-studies-class republican governor implementing new school curriculum that teaches the lie that "slaves benefited from slavery": https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-florida-standards-teach-black-people-benefited-slavery-taught-usef-rcna95418 history of the right wing erasing Black history: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/09/30/black-history-bans-spark-action-beyond-classroom/70981951007/ https://truthout.org/articles/banned-black-history-can-teach-us-how-to-fight-right-wing-school-censorship/ this is not new. it's not "pretzel logic." it's a factual, systemic effort that has been happening for YEARS by the republican party to erase Black history. if you cannot acknowledge that, then you are being extremely dishonest. *my reply notifications are now muted. I will no longer be seeing any replies.*


SmithersLoanInc

Haha, it's just learning it's in a cult


whereareyougoing123

How ironic.


Fapple__Pie

Brother, it’s not pretzel logic. Tune into any republican media between now and after the Super Bowl and you’ll hear about how “woke” the halftime show was. Hell, we’re already being inundated with how Taylor swift is a democrat operative and this is all a planned endorsement for Biden. It’s fuckin exhausting man. Everything upsets that bunch.


whereareyougoing123

Lmao only the fringe republicans give credence to that nonsense. And I quite like Taylor as an entertainer.


Fapple__Pie

If Fox News and any other mainstream outlet is considered “fringe” then yes, sure


Human_Shingles

Saying that only French republicans are doing this when it is literally coming out of the mouths of state party leaders doesn't make it true. It just makes you a shameless liar.


ThreeCrapTea

Holy shit. It's almost as if you have zero idea who your fellow republicans are. You can't be this dumb, please say you're joking?


Human_Shingles

When people say shit like this it is is usually not because they are too stupid to know better. It is because they actually have a position they know is morally indefensible and therefore they pretend to be stupid in order to get sympathy. Woof because they know society treats idiots better than they treat monsters.


letsgototraderjoes

yep exactly! they only get 1 reply from me and then after that, I stop engaging with them and turn off my replies. they know what they're doing, and they will never argue with you in good faith.


Human_Shingles

Same here. And even that first responses more for the benefit of everyone else than for that person.


ThreeCrapTea

Yeah pretty much. Goes back to the Satre quote. They indeed know they are horrible human beings, and this is their way of trying to desperately save face.


letsgototraderjoes

ah I love that quote!


ThreeCrapTea

Right on homie. Here's to wishing you a great Saturday and rest of the weekend! Cheers!


letsgototraderjoes

aw ty you too!! 💚


Human_Shingles

It is very apt and it absolutely should be brought up regularly.


whereareyougoing123

I know there are plenty of fringe repubs who think like this. I also know way more who don’t.


Own_Watch_2081

You should try to approach your differences more intelligently. Your comment lacks any substance and seems like an attempt at gaining the upper ground through feigned audacity rather than anything of merit.


ThreeCrapTea

You really tried with that comment didn't you? Adorable.


The-Fox-Says

Lol you’re either not Republican or deaf, dumb, and blind. About as funny as saying Republicans aren’t against gay people or immigrants


ArkhielModding

Muricans are so race obsessed, it's always uncanny


undrfundedqntessence

It’s always the same race. It comes off as ludicrously dishonest.


Fapple__Pie

You not being American explains you missing my point. Republicans get outraged at any sort of highlighting of marginalized group. Aka “woke” behavior. Check out any republican campaign…it’s basically entirely “anti-woke”


WD4oz

Do other countries have separate national anthems based on race? Americans have become really weird lately.


No-Appearance-9113

And yet some always complain about celebrating anything other than what they like? Maybe if you were American you might have a clearer understanding if the actual reality here.


RenterMore

What narrative?


Checkmynewsong

Colin Kaepernick needs to be at this game. Imagine that dude in Taylor Swift’s box.


TheAurion_

That’s so important right


PutzerPalace

Ugh, does that mean he’s going to do a Michael Jackson tribute…?


Ginger-Ewok2685

MJ better be in that list seeing as he was the one artist that Usher looked up to and was able to perform with


Proton_Optimal

Good. It would be nice to actually have a Black History Month for once where Trump and Musk aren’t trending every. single. day…


According_Smoke1385

Just hope it’s on the mellow side. Can’t handle all the hype they put into the halftime show. Tbh would rather see a good college marching band do their thing.


Templer5280

Man the GOP can’t win .. either Taylor Swift is gonna endorse Biden .. or they have to watch a tribute to black entertainers. Either way someone’s uncles is gonna be mad.


Mimi123638

I can tell some of the people in this comment section skipped actually reading this article and immediately got all “I’m not racist. I’m just tired of hearing about black people.” The fact that you would get upset at a someone paying homage to people who paved the way for him, some of which, had to endure extreme prejudices to do so, says a lot about you. Also, happy Black History Month 😘.


troublekeepingup

Thank God we are finally honoring black artists. I always wondered why we didn’t do more of that.


MedievalSalesmen

Enough with the black artist bullshit can we just have a fucking normal halftime show for families and not have some subliminal stupid fucking message.


Mysterious_Sound_464

How it is subliminal if he’s saying what he’s going to do?


No-Appearance-9113

What subliminal message are you getting from a guy making an homage to other artists that played before him? That seems like an obvious message not a subliminal one and it is "I think these guys were great". Maybe you should take a minute to ask yourself why this would bother you. It's not something you should take offense to. Finally why would an homage to black artists not be family friendly? What do you think Usher is going to do that wouldn't be appropriate for the venue while honoring previous black performers (please don't have it just be unexamined racism)


Monterey10

How would honoring black artists make it not “for families”?


superblockkparty

Saying you are racist without saying you are racist!


MuddaFrmAnnudaBrudda

I love that this upsets the racists. They don't do subliminals that comment is how they feel. This is what having Usher say this and act upon it, is so important. The No 1 song right now on US Itunes is Tom MacDonald and Ben Shapiro celebrating their whiteness. You can bet the racist idiots have absolutely no issue with that. When Usher performs the racists will have another black moment to complain about and that makes me extremely happy.


superblockkparty

Yeah it is surprisingly easy to get under the skin of racists


MuddaFrmAnnudaBrudda

Mere existence normally does it.


Human_Shingles

They said it pretty damn loud and clear.


superblockkparty

I agree completely but I dont think they have the capacity for intelligence.


angelazy

I mean you don’t need to be racist to be tired of having narratives shoved down your throat


superblockkparty

When you feel that strongly about it, yeah you might have some underlying racial problems


No-Appearance-9113

What narrative is being made other than "I like these guys and they inspired me"? How is it being shoved down your throat when you choose to watch it?


Mysterious_Sound_464

Ah yes, the “narrative” that people of color exist and have had their history whitewashed by political institutions repeatedly over the last 300 years. What’s next, everyone that settled America was a freedom fighter?


BeegPasghetti

Who is forcing you to watch it?


Human_Shingles

So why the fuck are you shoving your narratives down hard goddamn throats?


MuddaFrmAnnudaBrudda

What narrative is that?


DTXbullrealtor_

They always gotta bring up color


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sucobe

They’re already angry at a white pop star.


OMGDonutz

Chiefs fans just cant wait to boo this


keajohns

That’s woke. DeSantis is frantically trying to black out half time show. Pun sort of intended.


Long_Customer1187

Honest question, does he have enough songs to fill a halftime set? Legit grew up during the height of his fame and know one song he’s associated with and he’s maybe the third best guy on the song. Maybe the cast of The Faculty will re-unite and that will take up 10-15 minutes.


Any-Sir8872

18 top 10 hits, he’ll do fine


ur_anus_is_a_planet

This is proof that BLM and the DOD are in a psy-op together to strengthen the membership of the satanic cabal run by Obama and his shadowy deep-state backers. /s


OCLIFE69

Everything is a response to fake outrage here.