When Usher performs within the halftime present of Tremendous Bowl 2024, arguably one of many globe’s largest levels, the eight-time Grammy winner will not be taking house one of many world’s largest paychecks. In reality, he’ll observe different main performers in incomes lower than the worth of admission — if something in any respect.

How a lot do Tremendous Bowl halftime present performers receives a commission? 

Sunday’s matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs can have a number of entities raking in cash, however the identical cannot be stated for Usher, who won’t be getting paid aside from union scale, a minimal assured in a union contract, based on printed stories. 

Assuming the Display Actors Guild-American Federation of Tv and Radio Artists union’s most up-to-date contract applies, that might translate to about $1,000 a day, Folks Journal reported.

Why does not the NFL pay Tremendous Bowl halftime performers?

The NFL has a long-standing coverage of solely paying union scale for halftime performers that previously have included Beyoncé, Rihanna, Prince, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney. The NFL not solely has a stable monitor file of by no means paying performers, it has gone so far as to attempt to cost artists for the prospect to bask within the limelight of a Tremendous Bowl viewers. The NFL in 2015 solicited charges to carry out from Rihanna, Chilly Play and Katy Perry, who in the long run rejected the notion. 

Perry agreed to carry out however to not pay for the chance, telling Forbes: “I would like to have the ability to say I performed the Tremendous Bowl primarily based on my skills and my benefit, thanks very a lot.” 

Why do Tremendous Bowl halftime performers do the present totally free?

Why would musicians accustomed to incomes six or seven figures a present comply with carry out for nothing or a pittance of their normal take house? For one factor, they’re basically attending to showcase their music to greater than 100 million folks with out having to pay any of the prices, because the NFL does cowl journey and manufacturing bills. And that may be expensive. The NFL reportedly spent about $13 million to cowl the prices of Jennifer Lopez and Shakira’s 2020 halftime present. 

In Usher’s case, the extremely anticipated 12-minute efficiency on Sunday will assist promote the singer’s upcoming world tour and a brand new album launch, and must be personally memorable for him as effectively.

“It is gonna be a celebration. I am gonna strive my hardest to not cry, break down and cry on the stage,” he advised CBS Mornings’ Gayle King.