Super Bowl LVIII is coming up faster than a cornerback chasing down a lineman lumbering away after a fumble recovery. It's the culmination of a season in which the defending champions struggled, Lamar Jackson made his case for a second MVP, too many teams lost QBs to injury, and the NFL offered wall-to-wall Taylor Swift coverage.
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The Super Bowl, however, is never just about the game. Fans tune in for the football as well as the commercials and a host of high-profile musical performances — and this year's performers offer plenty of reasons to tune in. The 2024 Super Bowl, the first to take place in Las Vegas, will feature appearances from Usher, Reba McEntire, and others.
Here's a look at everyone scheduled to perform during the 2024 Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 11.
The Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show will be headlined by R&B legend Usher. The "My Boo" singer will take the halftime show stage as a headliner for the first time, but it won't be his first time grabbing the mic during the Big Game. He previously appeared as a guest during the Black Eyed Peas performance at Super Bowl XLV.
The singer told EW that he views this performance as the culmination of his Las Vegas residency, which wrapped up a two-year run late last year.
As with most halftime shows, details are scant in advance of the performance. However, Usher did reveal to EW that his performance will be longer than Super Bowl halftime shows in years past. Most halftime shows are clocked at 13 minutes, but Usher's team got him 15. He has not, however, tipped his hand as to what songs he'll perform or who, if anyone, might pop up as a special guest. Halftime show performances frequently feature a litany of A-list musical guests, but that's not always the case. During last year's halftime show, Rihanna did not bring out any guest performers, and neither did the Weeknd two years earlier.
Reba McEntire
Country Music Hall of Famer and recent The Voice coach, Reba McEntire, will also be on the mic during the 2024 Super Bowl. McEntire has been enlisted to sing the national anthem, succeeding Chris Stapleton, who sang the anthem in 2023.
It's a fitting role for McEntire, as "The Star-Spangled Banner" has played a big role in her career. McEntire sang the national anthem at the 1974 National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City. That performance was heard by country singer Red Steagall, who was in the audience and helped finance her first recording, which ultimately led to her first record deal. She continued to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the National Finals Rodeo for the next decade. She returned to those roots recently when she sang the national anthem at the 2017 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, which, like Super Bowl LVIII, took place in Las Vegas.
Post Malone
Post Malone will join McEntire during the pre-game festivities. He will sing "America the Beautiful," part of a three-song run that has opened the game since 2021.
The "Circles" singer follows in the shoes of Babyface, who sang "America the Beautiful" during the 2023 Super Bowl. The song has been part of the Super Bowl pre-game tradition since 2009.
Andra Day has been enlisted to sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing," often called the Black National Anthem. The song has been part of the Super Bowl's pre-game telecast since 2021 when Alicia Keys first sang the song at the sporting event.
Day, who announced plans to release her third album this month, is the fourth singer to perform the song at the most-watched televised event in the U.S. Mary Mary sang it in 2022, and last year, Abbott Elementary's Sheryl Lee Ralph had the honor.
Tiësto (canceled)
In late January, it was announced that Tiësto would be the Super Bowl's first-ever in-game DJ, playing a pre-game set as players warm up and during breaks in the game. However, the Grammy winner announced on Feb. 8 that he had to drop out of the gig due to a family emergency.
"Me and my team have been preparing something truly special for months, but a personal family emergency is forcing me to return home Sunday morning," Tiesto posted on social media. "It was a tough decision to miss the game, but family always comes first. Thank you to the @NFL for the collaboration and looking forward to working with them to deliver something incredible together in the future!"
Kaskade
After Tiësto dropped out, the NFL announced producer and DJ Kaskade would step in as the Super Bowl's in-game DJ. Kaskade will fill the same role that was slotted for Tiësto, playing music as the teams warm up pre-game and performing during "featured breaks" during the game. He will be the first-ever DJ to perform during the actual game at the Super Bowl.
"As a kid who grew up in Chicago watching the NFL Super Bowl every year with my family, this chance to actually be part of it is absolutely mind blowing," Kaskade said on social media after the announcement was made. "Las Vegas has been my second home for the past decade, as an architect of creating a landscape that includes House and Dance Music residencies as part of its destination."
He continued, "To be able to be the first Electronic Musician to be part of the full game experience of the Super Bowl held in Las Vegas seems like coming home, and I’m beyond excited to represent my community.
It's almost time for Super Bowl Sunday! Tomorrow the Kansas City Chiefs face off against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58. Whether you're tuning in for the Patrick Mahomes-Brock Purdy showdown, the commercials — or solely for Taylor Swift and her boyfriend — you may be wondering how to actually watch the Chiefs vs. 49ers NFL championship game. Well don't worry, we've got you covered. Here's everything you need to know about watching the 2024 Super Bowl, including what channel the Super Bowl is on, where the game is taking place, kickoff time, who is headlining the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show, odds and more.
How to watch the Super Bowl in 2024:
Date: Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024
Time: 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT
Location: Allegiant Stadium
TV channel: CBS
Streaming: Paramount+
Mobile: NFL+
When is the Super Bowl?
The 2024 Super Bowl will be played on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. Pre-game coverage will begin at 11:30 a.m. ET on CBS, and 2 p.m. ET on Paramount+.
Super Bowl 2024 kickoff time:
This Sunday's NFL championship game will kick off around 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
What channel is the 2024 Super Bowl on?
Super Bowl LVIII will air on CBS this year, and stream live on Paramount+. There will also be another, unique way to tune into the 2024 Super Bowl: In a slime-centric alternative telecast on Nickelodeon.
One of the most anticipated moments of every Super Bowl is the halftime show, and this year will see Usher perform.The R&B singer confessed that it was a challenge to fit three decades of successful music into a super-short Super Bowl halftime show, but the multiple Grammy Award winner decided to focus on past hits, moments from his popular Las Vegas shows and possibly on his new album.
In his media appearance Thursday, the 45-year-old performer thought about adding the roller-skating element of his residency to his halftime show, but gave no other specific clues as to where that process took him and what his vision for the overall show will look like.
"Everyone who heard about my show in Las Vegas will now get a chance to see some of what I did here, but they'll get the best," he said.
Usher did not reveal names of who might join him on stage for the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show, but offered some vague hints and confirmed that he won't be alone at Allegiant Stadium.
In previous years, most Super Bowl performers have included guest stars, except Rihanna, who performed solo last year.
The 'Yeah!' performer suggested it would be people he has collaborated with before.
"I think I made it easy for myself when I decided to include artists on songs that became hit records. That gave me the most inspiration," he said. "I definitely went through a lot of ideas about who would have gone through this moment with me." he added.
The range of possibilities is wide, however, as throughout his career Usher has collaborated with artists from Beyoncé to Monica, Nicki Minaj, Ludacris and Lil Jon.
What could be Usher's set list for the Super Bowl Halftime Show?
Based on the songs that have made him famous throughout his career, these could be the songs he performs at Allegiant Stadium:
OMG
My Boo
Yeah!
DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love
Love in This Club
U Remind Me
Don't Look Down
What time is the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show?
R&B singer Usher will be providing the music in Super Bowl LVIII’s Halftime Show, with the 45-year-old describing his selection for the event as “an honor of a lifetime”.
Usher out to offer “hope for the future”
“I can’t wait to bring the world a show unlike anything else they’ve seen from me before,” the eight-time Grammy winner said after he was confirmed as Super Bowl performer in September.
In an interview with Vogue magazine in January, Usher revealed that he has planned a performance that aims to make its audience “not just look at the past, but have hope for the future”.
The artist’s ninth studio album, Coming Home, is due to be released on Friday 9 February, two days before the Super Bowl.
Watch the Halftime Show on the online platform fuboTV.
When is Super Bowl LVIII?
The San Francisco 49ers face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday 11 February 2024, with kick-off at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
What time is the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show?
The Halftime Show typically begins around 90 minutes after the Super Bowl’s kick-off time, so Usher’s performance can be expected to start at about 8pm ET/5pm PT.
How to watch the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show
Super Bowl Halftime Show: live AS USA coverage
You’ll be able to follow live-text coverage of the Halftime Show, right here at AS USA. We’ll provide a running commentary of Usher’s performance as it happens, keeping you abreast of which tracks he sings and bringing you live reactions to the show.
The Super Bowl draws in plenty of non-football fans, which is why it is annually the most-watched U.S. broadcast. A major reason why the masses tune into the Big Game is due to the entertainment value surrounding the 60 minutes of play. Casual fans may be drawn to Super Bowl commercials or Super Bowl halftime show, both of which are offered as prop bets in various sportsbooks. The Super Bowl coin toss also gets plenty of attention and is routinely one of the most bet on Super Bowl props.
You have to go back to after Super Bowl 48 to find the last time the coin toss was actually 50/50. Heads and tails had both come up 24 times through the first 48 games, but tails has gone 6-3 since then. Is that one of the Super Bowl betting trends you can bank on and which Super Bowl entertainment props are worth pursuing? Before betting any NFL props for Super Bowl 58, you need to see the best 2024 Super Bowl prop picks from SportsLine's R.J. White.
White, a Fantasy and gambling editor for CBS Sports, consistently crushes against-the-spread picks and went 535-450-30 on his ATS picks from 2017-22, which returned more than $3,500 to $100 players. What's more, he has emerged as SportsLine's top NFL expert again this season, posting a documented record of 97-76-4 on all of his NFL picks to net his followers a profit of more than $2,000.
White also has also had past success betting Super Bowl entertainment props, particularly the national anthem. Last year, White said to play Under 2:05 and that he expected the rendition to come in just over two minutes, and it landed at 2:01. He also hit the two prior renditions easily. Anyone who has followed White is way up.
After digging into the hundreds of props offered by oddsmakers, White has identified a handful of epic NFL prop plays worth backing. That includes his attempt to nail the length of the Star-Spangled Banner for a fourth consecutive season and a detailed look at Usher's potential set list for the 2024 Super Bowl Halftime Show. You can only see his Super Bowl prop picks here.
2024 Super Bowl coin toss props
A coin toss may start every NFL game, but none of them garner the same kind of attention that the Super Bowl coin toss does. This is because viewers can be part of the action and place Super Bowl coin toss prop bets without having extensive knowledge about either team that is competing. Don't be fooled, however, because wagering on the Super Bowl coin toss isn't an exact science.
While the Super Bowl coin toss should technically yield a 50-50 result, the opening coin toss has actually landed on tails in seven of the last 10 Super Bowls, including in the Chiefs' victory last year. Winning the coin toss doesn't mean that team will go on to win the game, however, as the coin toss winner has lost eight of the last nine Super Bowls. See White's Super Bowl coin toss prop play here since he's banking on a recent coin toss trend.
Usher halftime show props for Super Bowl 58
The 45-year-old released his self-titled debut album in 1994 and just released his ninth solo studio album "Coming Home" earlier this year. He's had nine singles top the Billboard Hot 100 chart and he just finished a 100-show residency at Park MGM in Las Vegas in December.
The eight-time Grammy winner has sold over 75 million records worldwide and he'll dip into his impressive catalog to perform his biggest show to date, with over 70,000 fans expected at Allegiant Stadium and a television audience of over 100 million. The latest 2024 Super Bowl prop odds lists the over/under for total songs in Usher's set at 8.5 while Alicia Keys is priced at -320 to make a special guest appearance. Click here to see White's detailed breakdown of Usher's halftime show picks at Super Bowl LVIII.
Reba McEntire National Anthem props for Super Bowl LVIII
Three-time Grammy winner and country music icon Reba McEntire will perform the Star-Spangled Banner before Chiefs vs. 49ers. The prop line for the national anthem is 89.5 seconds, and McEntire does have experience on a big sports stage with the anthem. She sang it before Game 3 of the 1997 World Series, clocking in at 82 seconds. Additionally, the last recorded video of McEntire singing the anthem can be found on the internet, and it has the singer belting out the anthem in just 79 seconds before the 2017 Celebrity of Hope Softball Game.
However, the last 25 Super Bowl anthems have all been at least 90 seconds, with a high of 156 seconds by Alicia Keys (2013). The over/under record is 6-6-1 over the last 13 Super Bowls, with Kelly Clarkson netting the push in 2012. McEntire's anthem history leans one way, but lots of variables can go into a rendition's length. Which side of this Super Bowl entertainment prop should you lean towards for 49ers vs. Chiefs? Check out White's surprising pick for the length of Reba's national anthem here.
Taylor Swift and other Super Bowl 2024 prop markets
Swift has been in the NFL headlines throughout the season due to her relationship with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, which has brought new fans to the sport. She is making a stop on The Eras Tour in Tokyo on Feb. 10, but she is expected to fly to Las Vegas for the Super Bowl on Feb. 11. Sportsbooks have released numerous Taylor Swift props for the Super Bowl, including whether she will be shown on the broadcast during the National Anthem.
She is currently -130 to not be shown during the Star-Spangled Banner in the latest Taylor Swift prop odds, but she is -135 to be shown before Jason Kelce (+120) during the anthem. Swift fans can also bet on her outfit color and total broadcast appearances. Other Super Bowl prop markets include the color of liquid poured on the winning head coach and which team's apparel Drake wears on Super Bowl Sunday. Check out some of the 2024 Super Bowl props available and let White help guide you with his NFL picks here.