Will make every effort to resolve each item based on available information from viewing the show, bookmakers, Wikipedia, and other sources. If there is no credible source, will resolve N/A. Some items will take longer to resolve than others.
๐ Notes:
Usher does an aerial stunt - anything that may require a safety harness, for example a suspended stage will count
Football used as a physical prop during show - must be the ball, a drone light show in the shape of a football will not count
Fans on-field during performance - a group of fans comes onto field to watch performance as opposed to only viewing from the stands
5 or more Usher albums in the top 50 on the US Billboard 200 chart - in the week after the show
Usher uses handheld mic at any point of the performance - if it is in a mic-stand or similar device, it will not count as him using a handheld mic, must be out of the stand and in his hands
Apple Vision Pro promo at any point of the performance - not really sure what to expect here, but if at any point of the show the product is worn, shown or there is an on-screen graphic for it
Over 8.5 total songs played - resolves based on Wikipedia entry for the halftime show, each song listed counts, line items and songs mixed in
Usher debuts a new song - based on this list for lead artist singles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher_discography#As_lead_artist) latest entries for 2024 are Ruin and Kissing Strangers
Usher wears an all black outfit at any point of the performance - shirt, pants, shoes
Under 20.5 total backup dancers - for the entire show. this might resolve later after replay is available
Usher or backup dancer falls roller-skating - a trip up does not count, needs to actually have knees, or butt, or hands, etc. on the floor/ground
Usher encourages people to sing along - pointing microphone out to crowd or saying sing-a-long y'all will count
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3.00@10thOfficial looks like NO. For one, TMZ reports only a "handful" of the FCC complaints were about the half time show, while "hundreds" were about the Israel ad: https://www.tmz.com/2024/04/09/vast-majority-fcc-complaints-super-bowl-lviii-israel-ad/
Secondly, in the actual PDF itself, I haven't looked through every page but ChatGPT tells me there are only 6 complaints relating Usher's performance, and my simple text search for certain terms verified this. In any case, theres nowhere near 100: https://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/super-bowl-complaints-2024.pdf.
The rules require there is less than 20.5 for the entire show, meaning that even one instance of there being more than 20.5 is sufficient to resolve NO. There are many times when there are more than 20.5 backup dancers, but here is one where atleast more than 20.5 are on screen. So, this should resolve NO.
I counted zero times Usher shouted out โVegas.โ
@EarlKelly what qualifies as a 'new' song with his album coming out today? Does a song from that album no longer count as 'new' since it's being released today?
@BananaMuffin Anything on this list is old. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher_discography#As_lead_artist
