Usher shares his self-care routine ahead of Super Bowl halftime show

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Usher mentioned he’s been prioritising self-care and affirmations as he prepares for his upcoming 11 February Super Bowl halftime efficiency on the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In a canopy interview with Vogue, the 45-year-old R&B icon instructed the outlet that he’s made a notice to guarantee that he’s in the very best psychological house when he takes the stage on Super Bowl Sunday. After the top of his twice prolonged Las Vegas residency and as he started to organize for his halftime show efficiency, the singer mentioned it was important for him to practise extra self-care.

“When is the last time you looked in a mirror and really looked at yourself?” he requested the Vogue tradition editor throughout their interview. “When you looked in that mirror, did you tell yourself you loved yourself? Did you tell yourself that you forgive yourself?”

He went on to confess {that a} key half of his morning routine is repeating these varieties of aforementioned affirmations to himself in entrance of the mirror. The “My Boo” singer added that the affirmations function a much-needed confidence booster earlier than he performs on stage. He instructed the outlet, “It’s a little psyched-​out to say this, but it made me feel good. I was like: You need to look at yourself and say: Hey, whatever you’re dealing with, I love you.”

Reciting affirmations to himself isn’t the one method the singer practises self-care; he revealed to the outlet that he additionally tries to practise meditation day by day and attend common remedy periods to counter any imposter syndrome or damaging thought processes he could have.

He additionally credit train, consuming healthily, and displaying up for his longtime accomplice Jenn Goicoechea in addition to his 4 kids, are different ways in which assist him preserve head on his shoulders. He shares his oldest sons – Usher “Cinco” Raymond V, 14, and Naviyd Ely Raymond 13 – with former accomplice Tameka Foster. Meanwhile, he and Goicoechea are dad and mom to daughter Sovereign, 3, and son Sire, 2.

On September 2023, the “Good Good” artist launched a press release sharing his want to wow audiences with a show assured to blow their minds and put R&B music on the forefront. He mentioned, “It’s an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list. I can’t wait to bring the world a show unlike anything else they’ve seen from me before.”

The hype has been steadily constructing round his upcoming halftime show efficiency with a teaser trailer launched on 12 January, taking viewers again to 1997 when he was simply an up-and-coming singer on the cusp of stardom and charts his climb to world fame. The clip begins with a choir rendition of “Peace up, A-Town down” – from the intro of Usher’s 2004 hit “Yeah!” with Lil Jon and Ludacris – earlier than chronicling his 30-year profession by way of vignettes of outdated footage and snippets of some of his most well-known music movies.

With his ninth studio album, COMING HOME, set to launch on 9 February throughout all streaming platforms two days earlier than his Super Bowl efficiency, Usher appears to be setting the stage for his long-awaited comeback. The R&B icon hasn’t launched a solo album since 2016’s Hard II Love. The latest album will reportedly embody singles like “Good Good” that includes Summer Walker and 21 Savage, “Risk It All” with H.E.R., and “Standing Next To You” with Jung Kook.