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Usher is the latest to headline a star-studded list of Super Bowl halftime shows
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Super Bowl LVIII has its halftime performer .
Apple Music announced via Instagram on Sunday morning that Usher will perform at halftime for the 58th edition of the big game. It will be the second Super Bowl halftime show sponsored by the tech giant's music streaming service after Rihanna's performance earlier this year.
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Super Bowl LVIII is set for Feb. 11, 2024 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. It will be the first time the new stadium hosts the sport's biggest game.
The Super Bowl halftime show is one of the biggest music performances in the country every year, with hundreds of millions of people watching around the globe. However, it hasn't always been that way.
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History of the Super Bowl halftime show
The Super Bowl has had a halftime performance every year since its first iteration in 1967. For most of its history, there wasn't just one featured performer as there is today.
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Here is the full list of Super Bowl halftime performances, starting with Super Bowl I.
Super Bowl I:University of Arizona and Grambling State marching bands
Super Bowl II:Grambling State band
Super Bowl III:"America Thanks" feat. Florida A&M University band
Super Bowl IV:Carol Channing
Super Bowl V:Florida A&M band
Super Bowl VI:"Salute to Louis Armstrong" feat. Ella Fitzgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt and U.S. Marine Corps Drill Team
Super Bowl VII:"Happiness Is." feat. University of Michigan marching band and Woody Herman
Super Bowl VIII:"A Musical America" feat. University of Texas band
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Super Bowl IX:"Tribute to Duke Ellington" feat. Mercer Ellington and Grambling State band
Super Bowl X:"200 Years and Just a Baby" celebrating America's bicentennial
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Super Bowl XI:"It's a Small World"
Super Bowl XII:"From Paris to the Paris of America" feat. Tyler Apache Belles, Pete Fountain and Al Hirt
Super Bowl XIII:"Super Bowl XIII Carnival" feat. Ken Hamilton and various Caribbean bands
Super Bowl XIV:"A Salute to the Big Band Era" feat. Up with People
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Super Bowl XV:"A Mardi Gras Festival"
Super Bowl XVI:"A Salute to the 60s and Motown"
Super Bowl XVII:"KaleidoSUPERscope" (a kaleidoscope of color and sound)
Super Bowl XVIII:"Super Bowl XVIII's Salute to the Superstars of the Silver Screen"
Super Bowl XIX:"A World of Children's Dreams"
Super Bowl XX:"Beat of the Future"
Super Bowl XXI:"Salute to Hollywood's 100th Anniversary"
Super Bowl XXII:"Something Grand" feat. the Rockettes and Chubby Checker
Super Bowl XXIII:"Be Bop Bamboozled in 3-D"
Super Bowl XXIV:"Salute to New Orleans" feat. Peanuts' characters (celebrating 40th anniversary of the comic strip), trumpeter Pete Fountain, Doug Kershaw and Irma Thomas
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Super Bowl XXV:"A Small World Salute to 25 Years of the Super Bowl" feat. New Kids on the Block
Super Bowl XXVI:"Winter Magic" feat. Gloria Estefan, Brian Boitano and Dorothy Hamill
Super Bowl XXVII:"Heal the World" feat. Michael Jackson and 3,500 local children.
Super Bowl XXVIII:"Rockin' Country Sunday" feat. Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Wynonna and Naomi Judd.
Super Bowl XXIX:"Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye" feat. Tony Bennett, Patti LaBelle, Arturo Sandoval and the Miami Sound Machine
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Super Bowl XXX:Diana Ross - celebrating 30 years of the Super Bowl
Super Bowl XXXI:"Blues Brothers Bash" featuring Dan Akroyd, John Goodman and James Belushi as well as James Brown and ZZ Top
Super Bowl XXXII:"A Tribute to Motown's 40th Anniversary" feat. Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Queen Latifah, Martha Reeves and The Temptations
Super Bowl XXXIII:"Celebration of Soul, Salsa and Swing" feat. Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Savion Glover
Super Bowl XXXIV:"A Tapestry of Nations" feat. Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias and Toni Braxton
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Super Bowl XXXV:"The Kings of Rock and Pop" feat. Aerosmith, 'N'Sync, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige and Nelly
Super Bowl XXXVI:U2
Super Bowl XXXVII:Shania Twain, No Doubt, Sting
Super Bowl XXXVIII:Kid Rock, P. Diddy, Nelly, Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake
Super Bowl XXXIX:Paul McCartney
Super Bowl XL:The Rolling Stones
Super Bowl XLI:Prince and Florida A&M marching band
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Super Bowl XLII:Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Super Bowl XLIII:Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
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Super Bowl XLIV:The Who
Super Bowl XLV:The Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Slash
Super Bowl XLVI:Madonna
Super Bowl XLVII:Beyoncé
Beyoncé's Super Bowl XLVII halftime performance in New Orleans was iconic.
Super Bowl XLVIII:Bruno Mars, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Super Bowl XLIX:Katy Perry, Lenny Kravitz, Missy Elliott
Super Bowl 50:Coldplay, Beyoncé, Bruno Mars
Super Bowl LI:Lady Gaga
Super Bowl LII:Justin Timberlake, The Tennessee Kids
Super Bowl LIII:Maroon 5, Travis Scott, Big Boi
Super Bowl LIV:Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Emme Muniz
Super Bowl LV:The Weeknd
Super Bowl LVI:Eminem, Dr. Dre. Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige
Super Bowl LVII:Rihanna
Rihanna performed at the most recent Super Bowl halftime show at State Farm Stadium in Arizona.
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Super Bowl LVIII:Usher
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Super Bowl LVIII: From Usher to Prince, history of halftime shows
