Ludacris and Usher perform onstage during the 2024 Super Bowl in February in Las Vegas.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty
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UsherandLudacrishave a reason to be “screamin'.”
The “U Got It Bad” singer, 45, and the “Act a Fool” artist, 46, shared onX (formerly known as Twitter)that Usher’s 2004 track “Yeah!” — which features Ludacris and Lil Jon — went 13 times platinum.
On Monday, Ludacrisinitially shared a post on the social media platformrevealing the song had accumulated 13 million units on Feb. 9 — just two days before the the duo’s2024 Super Bowlperformance of “Yeah” — along with an image of a Spotify plaque he recently received revealing the track set a new record earning 1 billion streams.
He wrote, “That DAMN SUPER BOWL EFFECT Was The Cherry On Top 🙏🏾 CONGRATS to my brothers @usher @liljon @seangarrettpen & ALL THE FANS THAT MADE THIS ONE OF THE BIGGEST SONGS IN HISTORY!!!”
“We did that bro 💪🏾🔥 Thank U to everyone who ever pressed play!!” he replied.
According toBillboard, this is the first time Usher, Ludacris andLil Jonhave all had a song that accumulated 1 billion Spotify streams.
The eight-time Grammy winner’s catalog has experienced a streaming boost in the days since his Super Bowl halftime show, with “Yeah!” at the forefront.
From Feb. 11-12, the track has earned 4.8 million official on-demand U.S. streams, which increased from the 2.3 million streams during Feb. 9-10, perBillboard.
Usher’s set at the Super Bowl on Feb. 11 featured an all-star lineup of special guests.
He kicked things off withAlicia Keys, who initially sang her own track “If I Ain’t Got You,” before joining the headliner for a rendition of their song “My Boo.”
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Ludacris, Usher, and Lil Jon perform onstage at the Super Bowl in February 2024 in Las Vegas.Kevin Mazur/Getty
The “Standing Next to You” artist then played “Confessions Part II,” “Burn” and “U Got It Bad,” during which he wore a single glove, seemingly paying tribute to the lateMichael Jackson.
H.E.R. accompanied Usher on electric guitar during “U Got It Bad” for a thrilling solo.
Other surprise guests during the show included Jermaine Dupri,will.i.amfor “OMG” and Lil Jon — who played his own hit “Turn Down for What — as well as Ludacris, on the finale “Yeah!”
source: people.com
