The viral sight of Usher wearing gloves was replaced as a scorching hot topic with his hands all over Alicia Keys during Super Bowl LVIII.
Usher, who patrolled the stage during the big game’s glitzy halftime performance, brought out Keys mid-set to juice up his old-school entertainment act on the Allegiant Stadium turf.
The multi-talented Keys didn’t disappoint, playing and singing — and at times overshadowing Usher himself — while wearing a huge, flowing red dress.
In the aftermath of a halftime performance that fans were divided about in social media discussions, one hot topic kept coming up following Kansas City’s 25-22 win in overtime.
Usher had his hands all over Keys, who is married to Swizz Beatz, a record producer and musician.
Beatz quickly took to Instagram to respond to the mounting drama, insisting that critics and haters were “talking about the wrong damn thing!!!”
“Y’all don’t see that amazing dress covering the entire stadium,” Beatz posted. “Tonight’s performance was nothing but amazing with 2 amazing Giants! Congrats @usher and my love @aliciakeys that song is a classic. We don’t do negative vibes on this side we make history.”
Usher kept keeping busy.
The veteran musician — who once invested $9 million in the $375 million valued Cleveland Cavaliers, an NBA team now worth $3.2 billion — married music executive Jennifer Goicoechea around the time of the Super Bowl, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Which meant that while Usher was all over Keys on stage, he was also either already newly married or on the verge of getting a new ring of his own.
Meanwhile, Beatz has been highly supportive of his super talented wife.
Two weeks before the big game in Vegas, a happy birthday message was delivered on Instagram filled with emojis.
“It’s a real Queen BDAY. The 25th of Jan never felt so blessed,” Beatz posted. “My 1st post early for your BDAY. I wish you many more blessings on your amazing journey. We love you and sending the Biggest love to you Queen.”
Sound problems and lip-syncing accusations plagued Usher’s performance.
Fans also didn’t like him getting that close to the married Keys before a worldwide audience.
“I know Swizz sick rn,” one fan tweeted.
“Why he being so touchy?” a second fan posted.
“Usher thinks he sleek,” a third fan wrote.
“Alicia saving the day,” a fourth fan said.
But Usher, whose streaming numbers are said to have skyrocketed as a result of his appearance, was married while perfoming at the Super Bowl in Las Vegas, while Keys’ husband was OK with Usher getting handsy on stage.
Taylor Swift also kissed Travis Kelce in the middle of the field after the Chiefs won in overtime.
With all the drama and action, Super Bowl LVIII became the most-watched telecast in American history.