{"id":58961,"date":"2023-12-04T00:56:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T00:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/04\/usher-gets-visibly-emotional-during-final-show-of-las-vegas-residency\/"},"modified":"2023-12-04T00:56:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T00:56:14","slug":"usher-gets-visibly-emotional-during-final-show-of-las-vegas-residency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/04\/usher-gets-visibly-emotional-during-final-show-of-las-vegas-residency\/","title":{"rendered":"Usher Gets Visibly Emotional During Final Show of Las Vegas Residency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/usher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Usher<\/strong><\/a> was visibly emotional while performing on stage during his 100th and final show for his <em>My Way<\/em> Las Vegas residency.<\/p>\n<p>The singer, 45, dropped to his knees and placed his face in his hands while performing \u201cWithout You,\u201d per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coolness941\/status\/1731349037914501192?s=46&amp;t=3D7wlb4z2ZfClL-c3LXqpA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fan footage<\/a> on Saturday, December 2. Usher\u2019s dancers surrounded him on stage and cheered him on.<\/p>\n<p>After a few beats, Usher stood up, but quickly turned his back to the crowd as his dancers circled him and patted him on the shoulder. The eight-time Grammy winner then proceeded to sing the last lyrics to the song and encouraged his audience members to join in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod bless you, I love you,\u201d he said at the end of the clip.<\/p>\n<p>The following day, Usher took to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Usher\/status\/1731378298578444419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X (formerly Twitter)<\/a> to repost a video of a 2004 interview where he spoke to <strong>Trevor Nelson<\/strong>. At the time, Usher said if he went to Las Vegas, it would be \u201cthe most phenomenal thing you\u2019ve ever seen in your life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw it then\u2026look at me now,\u201d Usher captioned his retweet of the clip on Sunday, December 3.<\/p>\n<p>Usher announced in September 2020 that he would hold a residency from July 2021 to January 2022 (he went on to extend the residency until the end of 2023.) \u201cI have missed performing for my fans live and I am so excited to see them in Las Vegas,\u201d he said in a statement at the time.<\/p>\n<p>While his Las Vegas residency is coming to a close, Usher will soon be gearing up to perform at the Apple Music <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/usher-will-headline-super-bowl-lviii-halftime-show-in-february-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list,\u201d Usher said in a statement in September. \u201cI can\u2019t wait to bring the world a show unlike anything else they\u2019ve seen from me before. Thank you to the fans and everyone who made this opportunity happen. I\u2019ll see you real soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On top of both shows, Usher also balances raising four children. (He shares sons Usher V, 16, and Naviyd Ely, 14, with ex-wife <strong>Tameka Foster<\/strong>. He also is a father to daughter Sovereign Bo, 3, and son Sire Castrello, 2, whom he shares with current partner <strong>Jenn Goicoechea<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe biggest challenge, period, is balance \u2014 trying to make enough time for it all and still have enough for yourself,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/usher-talks-about-balancing-concerts-parenting-his-4-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exclusively told <em>Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> in February. \u201cBecause you don\u2019t have personal balance and you can\u2019t balance it out for them. I really want to be at every recital, [I] wanna be at every basketball game. I want to be at every step.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cAnd God willing, I\u2019m able to instill very incredible valuable things, lessons that\u2019ll help assist them when I\u2019m not around, believe it or not, that\u2019s when it actually applies. And it matters more than anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/usher-gets-visibly-emotional-during-final-show-of-las-vegas-residency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Usher was visibly emotional while performing on stage during his 100th and final show for his My Way Las Vegas residency. The singer, 45, dropped to his knees and placed his face in his hands while performing \u201cWithout You,\u201d per fan footage on Saturday, December 2. 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