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Usher dropped to his knees in tears as the final show of his Las Vegas residency came to a close.
The R'n'B star was overcome with emotion in the closing moments of his last My Way performance in Sin City as he fell to his knees to lap up the adoration of the audience. Usher reached the end of an epic 100 concert run at Dolby Live at Park MGM after a string of eventful shows that even saw him serenading stars including Jessica Alba in the crowd.
As he performed Without You on Saturday his legs buckled and he dropped to his knees with his backup dancers and stage crew members rushing around him. The audience meanwhile cheered him on and he was very clearly overcome by the whole situation.
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The star was overcome with emotion (YungVTheProblem/Twitter)
Usher has performed 100 shows for his residency (YungVTheProblem/Twitter)He did still find time for some serenading on his final weekend though - spotting fellow singer Jennifer Hudson in the crowd with her boyfriend Common and giving her his best efforts. Other celebrities attending on Saturday included Floyd Mayweather and Mary J. Blige.
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While he may have hung up his Las Vegas mic for the last time, that doesn't mean it's the end of Usher performing live. In fact he has already been announced as the upcoming Super Bowl Halftime show act - and has promised fans it's going to be one to remember.
The R&B icon was announced as the headline act for the 2024 show in Las Vegas. The game is scheduled to take place on February 11 and the musician has said it's "an honour of a lifetime" to finally perform at the iconic sporting event.
In a recent interview with Apple Music, Usher gushed about his upcoming opportunity and said: "This is the most grand stage to ever play on. Those 13 minutes [on stage] mean everything. It's been on my bucket list for a long time.
Dancers and crew crowded around him (YungVTheProblem/Twitter)
Fans can expect to see much more from Usher in the coming months (YungVTheProblem/Twitter)"I've been asked what are the things that matter the most and it's obviously performing but being able to perform on that stage because all of these amazing performers throughout the years have graced it and did an amazing job, so that's where the obsession with that starts."
He added: "There's excitement in this moment...You remember the first time you ever heard your record play on the radio, you remember the first time you ever heard your voice on a format. This is like that for me."
The announcement was made by Kim Kardashian in a fun video shared by the NFL on X, formerly known as Twitter. "USHER. LAS VEGAS. APPLE MUSIC HALFTIME SHOW. #SBLVIII. See you on February 11 on @NFLonCBS!" they wrote alongside the clip.
In the video, Kim called Usher to tell him the exciting news as he was busy recording music in the studio. As Usher tried to put the phone down, Kim insisted it was urgent. "I finally got the answer to those rumours, it's not about me it's about you," she told him. "You're doing the Super Bowl."