Usher had a packed weekend with a halftime present efficiency, an album launch and a shock wedding ceremony.
WASHINGTON — Usher had lots to rejoice over Super Bowl weekend.
Not solely did the 45-year-old artist ship a spectacular performance stuffed with shock company on the Tremendous Bowl halftime show, the Grammy-winning R&B singer married his longtime accomplice Jenn Goicoechea.
The couple married Sunday at Vegas Weddings, in keeping with a wedding certificates made public Monday. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Ronald Joseph Polrywka, higher recognized regionally as Ron DeCar. Witnesses included Jonnetta Patton, Usher’s mom.
“Congratulations to the Newlyweds!” chapel proprietor Melody Willis-Williams mentioned in an announcement. “We have been past thrilled to host on this epic day for Usher and his new spouse.”
“As a lot as we love, love,” the assertion provides, “that is the couple’s information to share any additional particulars on. We’ll all the time be followers of Usher! Yeah!”
Following the NFL championship sport, Usher was noticed with Goicoechea in Las Vegas carrying a gold wedding ceremony band on his left ring finger.
Usher, whose actual identify is Usher Raymond IV, and the music govt obtained a marriage license in Clark County, Nevada, three days earlier than the NFL championship sport, People reported on Sunday.
Usher, 45, and Goicoechea, 40, have been collectively since 2019 and have two younger daughters. A consultant for Usher, Lydia Kanuga, didn’t instantly reply to questions, together with whether or not the minister posed as Elvis and whether or not the service was performed within the chapel, on a balcony or within the drive-thru lane.
“We have clearly made a dedication to life, for all times collectively due to our kids,” Usher mentioned in an interview with Folks final week. “It would not be odd for us to get married. We already did right here. You already know what I am saying?”
Clark County Clerk Lynn Marie Goya, the top of the county’s marriage license bureau, confirmed that her workplace issued a license to Usher and Goicoechea final week.
“Naturally they received married in Las Vegas,” Goya mentioned. “What higher place than the ‘Marriage ceremony Capital of the World?’”
The doc, issued Thursday, lists the couple’s full names — Usher Raymond IV and Jennifer Jean Goicoechea — and reveals they paid a $102 submitting price. It notes that Usher had been married earlier than and Goicoechea had not. It additionally listed their enterprise tackle at a industrial constructing within the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Usher divorced his first spouse, Tameka Foster, in 2009 after two years collectively, and he received custody of their two sons. In December 2018, the singer filed for divorce after three years collectively together with his second spouse and former supervisor, Grace Miguel.
Usher’s Super Bowl halftime efficiency Sunday at Allegiant Stadium drew acclaim and included visitor appearances by such stars as Alicia Keys, H.E.R., Jermaine Dupri, Lil Jon and Ludacris. The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs received the NFL championship game in additional time, 25-22, over the San Francisco 49ers.
Usher just lately ended a two-year Las Vegas Strip residency the place he carried out “Usher: My Method” on the Park MGM. He simply launched his first solo album in eight years, and in August is scheduled to kick off a 24-city U.S. tour titled “Previous Current Future.”
The Related Press contributed.
