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Three weeks into the NFL’s 2023 season and we already know who is headlining the Super Bowl half-time show. Apple Music dropped a teaser on social media platform ‘X’ with a skit that had Kim Kardashian spilling the beans to Usher, right in the midst of Sunday football fever. 

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While the NFL is about to enter its Swiftie era, and Taylor Swift making her grand entrance, spotted at Arrowhead Stadium to cheer on her rumored beau, Travis Kelce. NFL fans have been tossing around the pigskin for decades, but this announcement? Well, let’s just say it’s thrown a bit of a curveball, and not everyone’s doing the touchdown dance about it.

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Taylor Swift’s Super Bowl debut: The performance that almost was

Usher’s got his eyes on the Super Bowl halftime show like it’s his football destiny! He’s even dropping hints that he’s got a playbook for some epic surprise guests on stage, as reported by Vogue.

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With Jay-Z, the undisputed maestro of the entertainment game, and his Roc Nation squad suiting up for their fifth consecutive year as halftime show MVPs. However, not all NFL Swifties are doing the end zone dance over this news. 

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With Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce heating up the field as a dynamic power couple, the NFL had the golden opportunity to sign Swift as the headliner. Imagine the fireworks of a 12-time Grammy winner rocking her first-ever Super Bowl performance! 

Gridiron anticipation: Will Taylor Swift make a Super Bowl cameo?

However, let’s rewind the game tape a bit! This won’t be Usher’s first rodeo under the Super Bowl halftime lights. He’s got a highlight reel from back in 2011 during Super Bowl XLV, when the Green Bay Packers clinched that coveted Vince Lombardi Trophy. Usher took center stage, joining forces with the Black-Eyed Peas for a halftime performance that lit up the gridiron.

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With Usher teasing us with the promise of epic surprises, the real question is, will Taylor Swift join the party on the Super Bowl stage? Given the tight friendship these two have, it’s more probable than a Hail Mary pass! They already brought the house down at Philip’s Arena in Atlanta back in 2011 when they belted out Usher’s banger ‘Yeah.’ Could there be a surprise duet in the playbook? We’re huddled up, and waiting for the snap!

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Jhelum Mehta is an NFL content analyst at EssentiallySports. Having started her journey as a writer, she harbors immense knowledge when it comes to the game of touchdowns and tackles. Her current position at ES allows Jhelum to formulate a gripping analysis of live matches that 'pocket' her perspective pieces and help assemble engaging articles. On account of this, Jhelum has been able to statistically armor her articles and also procure a couple of ‘Editor's picks’ under her belt. Despite the diversity of the articles she has covered, Jhelum predominantly reports on the Patrick Mahomes-led Kansas City Chiefs, which also remain an integral theme of her off-court pieces. Away from the enthusiasm and passion of the gridiron, Jhelum devotes her time to crafting stories and "quarterbacking" new dance moves.

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