Super Bowl halftime viewers react to ‘electrifying’ Usher performance as Alicia Keys and Lil Jon join star

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The R&B singer’s 15-minute set included guest appearances from Alicia Keys, HER, Lil Jon and Ludacris, with renditions of some of his biggest songs including “Yeah!”, “Love in This Club”, “U Got It Bad” and “My Boo”. Epic” Another added: “Usher, Lil Jon, and ludacris being together again literally felt like the avengers assembling for the first time in a decade” While another wrote: “Usher gives a nod to Michael Jackson in his electrifying #SuperBowl performance, rocking the iconic one glove and also incorporating the ‘Can You Feel It’ mix” Several fans commented on the fact that the show was tailor-made for a millenial audience, with one writing alongside a delighted sports meme: “Millennials watching usher slide around shirtless transitioning from my way to my boo to confessions to let it burn to u got it bad to caught up to love in this club to yeah.” open image in gallery Another added simply: “Usher was everything my millennial heart wanted”. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Usher had teased the appearance of Lil Jon and Ludacris prior to the show, telling a press conference: “I would be a fool to not play ‘Yeah!’” Usher said. It would be foolish to make it all the way to Las Vegas—Jon is here, Luda’s here—and not play ‘Yeah!’” Usher played: “Caught Up” “Love in this Club” “If I Ain’t Got You” “My Boo” “Confessions, Pt II” / “Nice & Slow” / “Let It Burn” “U Got It Bad” “Turn Down For What” “Yeah!” open image in gallery Usher and Alicia Keys perform onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show at Allegiant Stadium The Super Bowl is the final game of the American football season.