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Usher's Super Bowl LVIII performance slammed after comparisons with Rihanna's Super Bowl LVII show

Rihanna believed Usher needed no advice ahead of his performance, as he already knows well how to keep his audience entertained

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: Rihanna fans are criticizing Usher as they compare both singers' Super Bowl Halftime performances. Despite Usher's efforts to entertain the audience with his melodious voice, surprising costume changes, and the inclusion of various artists, fans remain steadfast in declaring Rihanna's last year's Halftime performance as the best of all.

Rihanna garnered widespread attention with her performance last year, taking the stage with a noticeable baby bump. Fans are now drawing comparisons with Usher, expressing the opinion that he didn't match her energy.

A fan compared Usher and Rihanna's Halftime, tweeting, "Usher halftime >>> Rihnna halftime." Another wrote, "I think we can all say though that Rihanna's halftime show was better than usher, cry about it if you mad."

Another tweeted, "Just when I thought Rihanna had the best Super Bowl halftime, Usher went BERSEK." "No one will ever top Rihanna's halftime show. A little disappointed after this one," wrote another fan.

One compared both Rihanna's and Usher's performances, saying, "Rihanna's halftime show last year was WAY better than Usher's! I'm shocked to even say this."

'I can’t give Usher no advice': Rihanna says ahead of Usher's performance at Super Bowl LVIII Halftime

Rihanna was super excited to see Usher perform at Super Bowl LVIII Halftime. The singer believed Usher needed no advice ahead of his performance, as he already knows well how to keep his audience entertained. Ahead of Super Bowl LVIII, Rihanna said, "I can’t give Usher no advice, Usher is a natural, he is a legend, he has been doing it since he was a teenager, he is made for that show. He is not going to shake one second and he shouldn’t."

"Usher you got this bro, but he knows that, everybody knows that, he is meant for this. I get excited about entertainers who do this, who are built for this and he just proves in Vegas that he is not going anywhere," said Rihanna as per Billboard. 

Did User perform for free at Super Bowl LVIII?

Usher spent months prepping for the world's biggest event, the Super Bowl, but he won't be taking home the biggest paycheck. The performing artists get huge exposure since the audience of Super Bowl is scattered all over the world. "We do not pay the artists," says an NFL spokesperson to Forbes. Even though the artists are not paid a substantial amount, they earn money on a "union scale," earning "just a fraction of the six or seven-figure profit" that they usually get from any gig. Additionally, the travel expenses of the performing artists are covered by the NFL.

What was the biggest Super Bowl Halftime show ever?

Rihanna's performance remains the biggest Super Bowl Halftime show ever. Reportedly, her performance accumulated 121.017M viewers in 2023.

Katy Perry's 2015 Halftime performance steals the second spot. She bagged herself 121M viewers, singing fan favorites 'Roar,' 'California Gurls,' 'I Kissed A Girl' and 'Firework.' Furthermore, Lady Gaga takes third spot, followed by Coldplay and Bruno Mars.