Usher thanks ‘queen’ Rihanna for showing her support for his upcoming Super Bowl halftime performance: ‘Real recognize real’

Usher thanked Rihanna for her support of his upcoming Super Bowl halftime show in a post shared to his X account on Thursday.

The 45-year-old singer reposted a clip of the 35-year-old hitmaker talking about his planned performance, which will take place in February next year, at the Fenty x Puma Creeper Phatty launch party, which took place earlier this year. week.

The artist – whose appointment as headliner of the show received a mixed reception from fans – also penned a short message from himself to the Umbrella singer, who he described as a “queen,” saying that “real real recognize real.”

During the launch party, Rihanna, who performed at the last Super Bowl earlier this year, was asked what advice she would give the Burn singer.

The artist exclaimed, “I can't give Usher any advice! Usher is a natural, he's a legend and he's been doing this since he was a teenager.”

Rihanna went on to say that the singer showed he could successfully captivate audiences during his recent Las Vegas residency.

“It was made for that show. I get excited about entertainers who do this, who are built for it and he just proved that in Vegas that he's not going anywhere,” she said.

The Only Girl (In The World) singer made headlines after announcing her second pregnancy during her show, which was well received by critics.

It was revealed that Usher had signed on to headline the halftime show of the upcoming Super Bowl LVIII, which will take place just outside Las Vegas this past September.

At the time, the hitmaker provided a official statement to express his excitement for his upcoming performance.

“It is the honor of a lifetime to finally cross a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list. “I can't wait to give the world a show unlike anything they've seen from me before,” he said.

Jay-Z also made a statement to show his support for the Grammy Award-winning artist.

'Usher is the ultimate artist and showman…His remarkable journey has taken him to one of the biggest stages in the world. “I can't wait to see the magic,” he said.

Rihanna further stated that the singer showed he could successfully captivate audiences during his recent Las Vegas residency; seen in February

The artist – whose appointment as headliner of the show received a mixed reception from fans – also wrote a short message of his own to the Umbrella singer, who he described as a 'queen', saying that 'real recognize real'.

The Only Girl (In The World) singer made headlines after announcing her second pregnancy on her show, which was well received by critics; seen in February

It was revealed that Usher had signed on to headline the halftime show of the upcoming Super Bowl LVIII, which will take place just outside Las Vegas this past September; seen in 2019

Seth Dudowsky, the NFL's head of music, stated that the company “couldn't be more excited to have him headline this year's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show.”

The singer recently spent a significant amount of time in Sin City during his residency, titled Usher: My Way, which was held at Dolby Live at Park MGM.

The show started in July last year and featured hits from his decades-long career as a songwriter.

Usher continued his show for over a year before the final performance of his residency took place earlier this month.