Alicia Keys appeared by surprise on the stage of the 2024 Super Bowl to accompany Usher at the halftime show, giving that sensual and feminine touch to the night. The singer starred alongside the Grammy winner in the hottest moment of the show, as together they performed and danced with great passion to the song “My Boo”, showing us that there is still great chemistry between them.
There’s no doubt that Alicia Keys’ dazzling appearance on stage immediately transported us back to a golden era for R&B music. And although due to her nerves, Alicia went off-key a little, what stole our attention was her surprising presence, strength, and elegance, all qualities that she demonstrated during her participation.
Alicia Keys Without a Drop of Makeup at the Super Bowl
Another of the most talked about about Alicia Keys‘ performance at the Super Bowl halftime show was that the artist decided to appear on stage without a single drop of makeup and look truly beautiful. However, this is nothing new since the R&B singer is one of the promoters of the makeup-free movement, which seeks to vindicate the image of women through acceptance and self-love.
In the past, Alicia Keys explained that she decided to give up makeup because she realized that she was constantly judging herself for not always looking perfect, which over time ended up making her fed up. And suppose there is something that we must recognize. In that case, it is that as a woman, unconsciously, society always requires us to look beautiful and, at the same time, they have made us believe that the only way to achieve this is by using makeup to hide everything. What people call imperfections.
However, it is time to realize that all that we might feel sorry for about our bodies are the true things that make us who we are and that should never make us sad but rather motivate us to love ourselves without fear of what people will say.
This story was written in Spanish by Mariana Martell in Cultura Colectiva.
