Alicia Keys' voice appears to have been smoothed out in the Super Bowl Halftime Show… after the singer's voice apparently cracked on the first note of the live show during a performance with Usher
Fans speculate that Alicia Keys' voice was seemingly polished after the version that the NFL and Apple Music posted on YouTube.
During the live version of the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show, Alicia's voice seemed to crack during the first note of her song If I Ain't Got You before singing the rest perfectly.
In the updated YouTube version, there is no crack in the first note and it looks completely smooth, leading fans to suspect it has been removed.
Fans speculate that Alicia Keys' voice was seemingly polished after the version that the NFL and Apple Music posted on YouTube
During the live version of the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show, Alicia's voice seemed to crack during the first note of her song If I Ain't Got You before singing the rest perfectly; Alicia and Usher during the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show
During Usher's halftime headliner at Super Bowl LVIII, he brought out Alicia for a surprise performance.
She started singing If I Ain't Got You and the first note she sang her voice seemed to crack.
After the misstep, Alicia, who also played the piano, sang the rest of the song perfectly.
She then started singing her duet with Usher – a song called My Boo.
Usher's incredible halftime show featured a medley of all his hits, in addition to several surprise performances, including Alicia.
He also had HER as a guest appearance as well as Lil Jon and Ludacris.
The YouTube uploaded version of Usher's halftime show has over seven million copies to date and is ranked fifth on the trending list.
During Usher's halftime headliner at Super Bowl LVIII, he brought out Alicia for a surprise performance
Fans on X, formerly Twitter, initially mocked the Grammy singer for her cracked voice
Fans on X, formerly Twitter, initially mocked the Grammy singer for her cracked voice.
“Alicia lost her damn keys, wtf was that??” wrote one person.
Another thought the sound was off for both Usher and Alicia: “It was meh. The sound was definitely off. Alicia was gone. The change between songs did not go smoothly.'
Someone else wrote: “Oh, the NFL deleted that off-color moment on YouTube…”
For the most part, fans seemed to love the halftime show, commenting on how handsome Usher looked, how smooth his moves were and how great he sounded.
For the most part, fans seemed to love the halftime show, commenting on how handsome Usher looked, how smooth his moves were and how great he sounded.
Super Bowl LVIII took place on Sunday, February 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers after going into overtime, winning the game 25-22.
The Chiefs trailed the Niners in the second and third quarters before tying the game at the last minute with just seconds left in the fourth quarter.
During overtime, Mecole Hardman scored the winning touchdown – on a pass from MVP Patrick Mahomes.