There's good reason the Super Bowl pulls in an average audience of roughly 100 million viewers each year, and it's not just based on the fact that the game is the culmination of yet another NFL season. There's a weight to the entire day that makes the result of the game feel elevated. Celebrities stop in to make their game picks on the four-hour long studio shows that precede the game. Brand new commercials debut and bridge the gaps between action. And high-profile musical guests make halftime and the moments just before kickoff worth watching. The Super Bowl LVIII halftime performance has been set for months, but today the pregame performers were announced, and as usual, star power is not lacking.

Reba McEntire is a country music icon who has been called “the Queen of Country” for very good reason. In a career that has spanned nearly 50 years, McEntire has recorded 25 songs that reached the number one spot on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and in 2011, was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. On the other end of the spectrum, Post Malone has established himself as one of the biggest musical acts of the last five years. In 2020, Post Malone won nine Billboard Music Awards, including Top Artist, Top Streaming Artist, Top Rap Tour, and Top Rap Album, for Hollywood's Bleeding, which was also nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammy's. Additionally, Grammy and Golden Globe winner Andra Day will be performing “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”

Months ago it was announced that Usher would be the Super Bowl LVIII halftime performer, and since then, Usher has divulged that his set would resemble a “13-minute trip through his career.” Usher went on to say, “I’ve been doing this for 30 years. I want people who have been a part of that journey to feel like it’s a celebration for everybody, for all of us, from the beginning up until this point.”