After closing out a two-and-a-half-year residency in Vegas, most individuals would take an extended, well-deserved break. However Usher is simply getting began. The singer wrapped up his Sin Metropolis gig in December and is gearing as much as launch his ninth album (his first in eight years) on Feb. 11, the identical day he headlines the Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present for the primary time.

In relation to pop prophesying, our observe report is fairly good. Our musings about Rihanna’s 2023 Halftime Present setlist accurately clocked 11 of the 14 songs the pop princess carried out. However she shocked us by squeezing a whopping 24 of her hits into simply 13 minutes, reminding us of simply what number of chart-toppers she has in her arsenal.

Usher harbors a stockpile of hits himself, and he’ll in all probability wish to remind his viewers at Allegiant Stadium viewers and the tens of millions watching at dwelling of his nearly 30 years of pop prowess. We sorted via his discography to craft a setlist that mixes his early work, fan favorites, and membership bangers.

The membership heaters set: OMG, Love in This Membership, DJ Bought Us Fallin’ In Love, and Extra (RedOne Jimmy Joker Remix)

All Usher has to do is sing the opening phrases of “OMG” and watch the group go wild. The 2010 observe was a staple of center college dances and radio DJ units alike, peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard Scorching 100. The unique options will.i.am, however we predict Usher ought to maintain off on bringing out a visitor this early and as a substitute transfer on to a different No. 1 hit, 2008’s “Love in This Membership.”

The banger “DJ Bought Us Fallin’ In Love” deserves a spot within the set and so does Pitbull, who options on this observe. It would be Mr. Worldwide’s first-ever Tremendous Bowl Halftime present look, one which’s lengthy overdue for the Miami-born hitmaker.

One other membership hit, “Extra” (the RedOne Jimmy Joker Remix, particularly) can be a sensible addition to the set. It is bursting with power and positive to induce dancing, hand-clapping, or toe-tapping from even probably the most probably the most curmudgeonly viewer.

The throwback set: My Boo and Confessions Half II (feat. Alicia Keys), There Goes My Child, Burn, U Bought It Dangerous, Caught Up

Time for Usher to throw it again to his early years. If Pitbull does not beat her to it, Alicia Keys can be a part of Usher onstage as the primary celeb cameo of the evening to carry out 2004’s “My Boo.” Is a “Confessions Half II” duet within the playing cards? We might like to see it.

As soon as Keys exits, a medley of sizzlers commences: 2010’s “There Goes My Child,” 2004’s “Burn,” and 2001’s “U Bought It Dangerous.”

Time to choose up the tempo forward of the ultimate set of songs. The refrain of “Caught Up” will do the job.

The megahits: Any individual To Love Remix (feat. Justin Bieber), Yeah! (feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris), With out You

We will not consider a extra epic Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present second than one which reunites Usher and Justin Bieber. We could not see them recreate the dance strikes from the Any individual To Love Remix music video (launched 13 years in the past!), however this cross-generational collab would go a good distance in satisfying millennial and Gen Z viewers alike.

There isn’t any query that Usher carry out his hottest track, “Yeah!” and it is simply as doubtless that he’ll convey collaborators Lil Jon and Ludacris out to assist.

Final however not least, “With out You” is a David Guetta track and an Usher hit. The observe’s easy, hovering refrain is an ideal sonic background for a confetti-filled finale.