Usher brought the house down all through his Super Bowl halftime display. And when the performer introduced the “A to the world” and a slew of guest collaborators, 1 lover-preferred was noticeably missing according to admirers: Justin Bieber.
Lil Jon, nevertheless, disclosed that Bieber was initially requested to accomplish in the course of the halftime exhibit but in the end “wasn’t really completely ready.”
“We wanted to put Justin in the present, so we had the thought of performing a variation of the display with Justin in it,” Lil Jon told TMZ Reside. “But I think Justin just was not really prepared. Which is a whole lot of rehearsal, a large amount of duty, a good deal of time and a ton of eyeballs. I do not know if he was completely ready to do all of that, you know?”
Bieber was in attendance and sat in the stands with wife Hailey Bieber whilst the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs took on the San Francisco 49ers and Usher took the phase. Among the the visitor performers in the course of Usher’s established had been Ludacris, Alicia Keys, will.i.am, Jermaine Dupri and H.E.R.
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“I imply, he definitely was there supporting Ush,” Lil Jon claimed about Bieber. “They’re actually very good good friends, and he definitely was supporting him regardless.
The rapper noted that Bieber did not show up at rehearsals but “was contemplating about” carrying out.
“I really don’t know if he was prepared to have that enterprise,” he said, introducing, “It’s a great deal of time you have to dedicate to currently being in a show like this.”
A rep for Bieber did not quickly reply to Currently.com’s request for remark.
Bieber was discovered by Scooter Braun and signed to his and Usher’s file label, Raymond Braun Media Team, in 2008. The Canadian singer and Usher would go on to collaborate on tunes like “Somebody to Like Remix” and “First Dance.” The two also performed a duet of “The Christmas Music” on the Today plaza in 2011.
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Irrespective of not using the phase that night time, Bieber did congratulate Usher on his general performance.
“LOVE YOU MY BROTHER. NOONE CAN SING AND DANCE THE WAY YOU DO. Appreciate YOU FROM THE DEPTHS OF MY Heart. Brought THE ‘A’ TO THE Earth,” Bieber captioned a photo of Usher on the Tremendous Bowl stage. “ONLY YOU BABYYYYYY.”
The “Sorry” singer has not consistently done in years. In June 2022, he exposed that he was suffering from Ramsay Hunt syndrome, which still left half of his experience paralyzed, and took a split from touring. In late 2022, he introduced that he would be pausing his “Justice” world tour to emphasis on his wellness.
“After resting and consulting with my medical professionals, household and workforce, I went to Europe in an work to continue on with the tour. I executed 6 live demonstrates, but it took a authentic toll on me,” he said in September of 2022, later on adding, “After acquiring off stage, the exhaustion overtook me and I understood that I require to make my health and fitness the precedence appropriate now. So I’m likely to acquire a split from touring for the time being.”
In Feb. 2023, he had canceled the remainder of his tour. It was just previously this thirty day period that the singer made his formal return to the stage when he did a surprise present in Toronto on Feb. 1, in advance of the NHL All-Star Weekend.
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