Usher (musician)
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North Springs Charter School | |
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Years active | 1993–present[4] |
Organization | Usher's New Look |
Television | The Voice |
Spouses | Grace Miguel
(m. 2015; div. 2018)Jennifer Goicoechea (m. 2024) |
Partner | Atlanta, Georgia , U.S. |
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Member of | Ocean's 7 |
Website | usherworld |
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Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. He is recognized as an influential figure in
Confessions (2004) established Usher as one of the best-selling musical artists of the 2000s decade, supported by four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles—"Yeah!" (featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris), "Burn", "Confessions Part II", and "My Boo" (with Alicia Keys)—and the top-ten "Caught Up". The album sold over 20 million copies worldwide and received diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). After splitting from his manager and mother in 2007, he released the albums Here I Stand (2008) and Raymond v. Raymond (2010), both of which debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart and spawned the respective number-one singles "Love in This Club" (featuring Young Jeezy) and "OMG" (featuring will.i.am). The latter also spawned the single "There Goes My Baby", which won his third Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
His debut
Referred to by some critics as the
Early life
Usher Raymond IV was born on October 14, 1978, in
Career
Late 1980s–1996: Musical beginnings and Usher
At age ten, Usher joined an R&B local quintet called the NuBeginnings, which was organized by local music promoter Darryl Wheeler. Usher recorded ten songs with the group in 1991, and the ensuing album, Nubeginning Featuring Usher Raymond IV, was only made available regionally and by mail order.[14] However, Patton took him out because, according to her, it was a "bad experience".[11] The album was re-released nationally in April 2002 by Hip-O Records.[14][15]
At age 13, Usher met A.J. Alexander at a local talent show in Atlanta.
While preparing for his debut album, Usher lost his voice. He was going through puberty and had a difficult time adjusting his vocals. LA Reid became skeptical of Usher, put his album on hold and considered dropping him from the label.[20] Usher pleaded with the label to keep him and they did. From this point Reid didn't know what to do with Usher so he sent him to New York in the spring of 1994 to live with record executive Puff Daddy to "attend" what Reid called "Flavor Camp". Usher quickly adapted to the lavish lifestyle of Puff Daddy although in an interview with Rolling Stone, he described this period as the "hardest days" of his life. "I had to knuckle up, figure shit out in New York" he said.[21]
On August 30, 1994, LaFace released Usher's self-titled debut album behind the co-executive production of Sean "P Diddy" Combs.[18] Usher peaked at number twenty-five on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and was accompanied by three singles: "Can U Get wit It", "Think of You", and "The Many Ways".[22] The album has sold over 500,000 copies, to date.[23] The album received backlash because Usher was singing about sex, and him only being 15 years old, the public had a difficult time believing that this was so. Again LaFace had their reservations about signing Usher because the album wasn't as successful as they anticipated. At this time Usher's mother took control of his career and put him in more talent shows the summer of 1995 building Usher a larger fan base and ultimately giving L.A. Reid more confidence in Usher.[citation needed]
After graduating from high school, Usher continued to develop his skills as a stage performer and laid the groundwork for his second album. He also appeared on LaFace's version of "Let's Straighten It Out", a 1995 duet with fellow Atlanta teen recording artist
1997–2003: My Way and 8701
Usher developed a friendship with American record producer Jermaine Dupri, with whom he co-wrote and produced several tracks for his second album, My Way, released on September 16, 1997. The album's lead single, "You Make Me Wanna...", reached number one in the United Kingdom, becoming Usher's first record to be top single; this resulted in him increasing in popularity.[26][27] It also became Usher's first gold- and platinum-certified single in the United States.[28] The album's second single, "Nice & Slow", peaked in January 1998 at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Usher his first US number-one single.[29] In February of the same year, the single was certified platinum by the RIAA. My Way has been certified seven-time platinum in the United States.[28][7]
"You Make Me Wanna..." won the Best Male R&B/Soul Single at the 1999 Soul Train Music Awards.[30] In the closing months of 1997, Usher embarked on a series of tour engagements including a spot on Puffy's No Way Out tour, dates with Mary J. Blige, and the opening spot on Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope Tour. Usher's first concert album, Live, was released in 1999, which featured appearances by Lil' Kim, Jagged Edge, Trey Lorenz, Shanice, Twista and Manuel Seal; the album has been certified gold in the United States.[28]
Usher made his acting debut on the UPN television series Moesha, which resulted in a recurring role on the series and subsequently his first film role in 1998's The Faculty.[12][23] Usher's extracurricular activities outside of the recording industry gathered momentum over the following year, as he was cast in the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.[12][23] He completed two more films, She's All That, and his first starring role in Light It Up.[12][23] He also appeared in the Disney TV movie Geppetto.[31]
Usher's third studio album, originally titled All About U, was stated to be released in early 2001.[32] The first single, "Pop Ya Collar", was released in late 2000 and became a number two hit in the UK but underperformed in the United States.[33] The album was subsequently pushed back and retooled after select tracks were later leaked to the radio and Internet. At the same time, LaFace went dormant, moving most of its artists (including Usher) to its parent company, Arista Records.[citation needed] After having revised and renamed to 8701, the album was released on August 7, 2001 (8.7.01).[12] The first two singles "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad" each topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four and six weeks, respectively. 8701 has been certified five-time platinum in the United States.[28]
Usher appeared in the 2001 film
2004–2009: Confessions and Here I Stand
Usher's fourth studio album,
The album's second and third singles, "
Confessions earned Usher numerous awards, including four
Usher supported Confessions with "The Truth Tour". The tour set featured a small stage up on top of the main stage, where the band played with Usher and his supporting dancers left with enough room to perform. The smaller stage had a mini platform attached to it which lowered to the main stage and had two big staircases on both sides of it. To the left, a group of circular staircases climbed to the top, and to the right, there was a fire escape replete with steps and an elevator. Kanye West and Christina Milian were the opening acts for the tour.[54] Usher at select dates would bring out a special guest, during his Atlanta show taping he brought out his artist at the time Rico Love to rap a verse on the song "Throwback". During a more intimate part of the show, Usher's dancers selected singer Monica from the crowd to be serenaded by Usher while he sang album favorites "Do it to Me" and "Superstar". Usher also performed the Confessions Pt. II remix, where Kanye West would appear from back of the stage. Then lastly Usher would also bring out artist Lil Jon and Ludacris where they would finish the show performing the hit "Yeah". This concert date was filmed to make the official tour DVD of Truth Tour: Behind the Truth "Live from Atlanta". It has been certified by the RIAA selling more than 7 Million copies.[55]
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Usher on Rolling Stone magazine's cover in 2004 |
In the spring of 2005, Usher scored a number three Hot 100 hit as a featured vocalist on
On August 22, 2006, Usher took over the role of Billy Flynn in the long-running Broadway revival of the musical
2010–2011: Raymond v. Raymond and Versus
"
Raymond v. Raymond also dominated the International Charts, debuting inside the top 10 in Canada, the United Kingdom, Holland, Australia, Germany, Spain, and Italy. Due to the huge international success of Usher's single "
Usher announced on July 8, 2010,
The first single from the album, "
Usher appeared at the
On September 8, 2011, Usher appeared on Romeo Santos' second single "Promise" from his debut studio album Formula, Vol. 1. The song was his first number-one on the Billboard Latin Songs chart. A month later, on October 7, Sony Music, which was a parent company to the RCA Music Group, confirmed the consolidation of Usher's previous labels, Jive, and Arista, along with J Records.[98] Following the consolidation of the three labels, Usher (and various other artists previously signed to the three aforementioned labels) were deferred to release planned material for RCA Records.[99]
2012–2014: Looking 4 Myself and The Voice
In November 2011, Usher revealed that for his next album he was working on a new type of music which he has depicted as "revolutionary pop", which combines different genres to form a new sound.
The lead single from Usher's seventh studio album is titled "
In 2013, Usher substituted for
On March 19, 2013, Usher announced that his eighth studio album, titled UR, was in the works.
On August 25, 2014, Usher announced his UR Experience Tour in support of his then-titled eighth studio album UR. The UR Experience started in Montreal, Quebec on November 1 and ended in Tampa, Florida on December 14.[115] The 27 city North American leg was supported by opening acts DJ Cassidy and R&B newcomer August Alsina. The European leg of the tour visited 23 cities and the support would be Nico & Vinz.[116] "With The UR Experience, I want to give my fans an ever-changing live show full of surprises and special guests," Usher says, via a press release. "I am really excited to be with my fans and give them an Usher experience like they've never seen or heard before."[115] While on tour, with the collaboration of Honey Nut Cheerios, he released "Clueless", a new song that could be downloaded free using a code from specially-marked Honey Nut Cheerios boxes bought from Walmart.[117]
2015–2017: Hard II Love and Hands of Stone
On October 16, 2015, Usher released an interactive music video exclusively on the music streaming platform Tidal called "Chains" featuring artists Nas and Bibi Bourelly. "Chains" literally forces the viewer to confront the issue of racial profiling and police brutality head-on: By utilizing the webcam on the viewer's computer as well as facial recognition technology, "Chains" paused mid-song whenever the viewer's eyes deviate from the video. Usher performed the song for the first time at the Tidal X:1020 concert on October 20, 2015, at Brooklyn's Barclays Arena.[118] On January 14, 2016, after continual delays of his eighth album, Usher announced via Daniel Arsham Instagram post that he changed the title of the album from UR to Flawed. It was scheduled to be released in April 2016, but has been pushed back with no release date.[119] On February 29, 2016, Yuna released "Crush" as the first single from her forthcoming album Chapters featuring Usher.[120] On June 9, 2016, Usher released a new single from his expected forthcoming album Flawed on the music streaming platform Tidal titled "No Limit" featuring Young Thug, along with a second single titled "Crash" on June 10 for all digital platforms.[121]
On June 12, 2016, it was reported that Raymond signed a management deal with business partner
The album
2018–2020: A and return to The Voice
On October 12, 2018, Usher released a collaborative studio album, titled simply A. The official tracklist contains 8 songs with features from Future and Gunna.[133] The album was produced entirely by Zaytoven, who previously collaborated on Usher's Raymond v. Raymond album as a co-producer for the single "Papers".[134]
Between November 9–17, 2018, Usher served as the headliner for the
Usher had a cameo in the crime film Hustlers, which was released on September 13, 2019, and stars Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Keke Palmer, Cardi B, and Lili Reinhart.[138] In September 2019, director Lorene Scafaria told Vulture magazine his cameo was written into the script in 2016, before the film went into development.[139] Usher is featured on the film's soundtrack, with his single "Love in This Club".[140]
In March 2019, Usher posted a photo of himself in the studio next to a whiteboard with the title "Confessions 2" and a blurred out tracklisting.[141] The following day producer Jermaine Dupri, who produced the original Confessions went live on Instagram and previewed new music.
On June 15, 2019, Usher, alongside Erykah Badu, headlined the second annual Smoking Grooves Festival at the Queen Mary Events Park in Long Beach, California.[142]
On September 6, 2019, Usher returned for
On December 13, 2019, Usher released the lead single, "
Usher performed at the
Usher had been set to host and perform at the 2020
Usher served as executive producer and judge on a dance competition series called The Sauce. The seven-episode series premiered on April 6, 2020, on the streaming service Quibi.[155] On April 11, 2019, Usher released a single, "SexBeat", featuring former collaborators Lil Jon and Ludacris.[156] It was co-written by Jermaine Dupri and Antoine Harris. The release of "SexBeat" came days after Lil Jon premiered the track on April 5 during an online music battle called #VERZUZ hosted by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland.[157] He appeared on NBC's Songland and released the song "California" featuring Tyga on June 15, 2020.[158] On June 26, 2020, Usher released "I Cry".[159]
2021–present: Residencies, Coming Home, and Super Bowl LVIII halftime show
On September 4, 2020, Usher announced he will be headlining a 12 show residency at the Colosseum at Caesars' Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.[160] The show is scheduled to start on July 16, 2021, and is slated to run until January 1, 2022. Live Nation Las Vegas and Caesars Entertainment will be donating $1 from every ticket purchased to Usher's New Look foundation.[161] In December 2021, Bruno Mars announced onstage with Usher that he was moving his residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM.[162] On February 17, 2022, Usher officially announced that he would be moving his residency from Caesars Palace to Park MGM and would be headlining 23 shows.[163] Usher released the single "Bad Habits" on September 10, 2020, as the second single off his forthcoming studio album. A music video directed by Chris Robinson accompanied the song.[164] It topped the Adult R&B Chart, becoming his sixth number one single on that chart.[165]
On March 8, 2022, it was announced that Usher had parted ways with RCA Records after ten years and five months with the imprint following the RCA and Sony Music Group merger. He later signed a joint venture with Larry Jackson's gamma music company.
On September 24, 2023, Usher announced that he will headline the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show, held at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.[179] He described the opportunity as "an honour of a lifetime" that he will finally be able to check off his bucket list.[180] In addition, he announced in an Apple Music interview with Zane Lowe that his ninth studio album, Coming Home, would be released on February 11, 2024, the same day it was reported that he would perform at the Super Bowl.[181][182][183] The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200.[184] The album's second single, "Ruin," featuring Nigerian artist Pheelz, was released on February 2, 2024, along with its accompanying music video. It was directed by Dave Meyers and shot on an iPhone 15 Pro.[185] On February 6, Usher announced the Usher: Past Present Future 24-stop tour, which will visit North America and Europe. Due to overwhelming demand, it expanded from 24 to 58 shows. [186][187]
Artistry
Musical style and influences
Usher's music is generally
On many occasions, Usher has named
The boy band New Edition and its solo member Bobby Brown were childhood influences. Usher told ABC News, "I can remember as a kid attending a New Edition Concert", and called it "one of the greatest moments in my performance history" years later when he was invited on stage with the group to perform "N.E. Heartbreak" at a concert in Washington, D.C.[211] On Bobby Brown, Usher told CNN, "the first record that I ever bought was Bobby Brown's Don't Be Cruel", and that he admired him "Just for being an edgy artist, being a true representative of R&B and rhythmic music".[212] Usher's Live album would feature a medley performance of Brown's original singles - "Don't Be Cruel", "Every Little Step", "Rock Wit'cha", and "Roni". Usher was inspired by Frank Sinatra's My Way album released in 1969 so much that he decided to name his second album My Way.[213] Prince would inspire "Nice & Slow" while giving him his first number-one single on the Hot 100 chart.[209] Usher's third album 8701 would be inspired by love and heartache, containing influences from Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Michael Jackson.[214][215] His fourth album was inspired by the rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, and Eminem whom he credited for the album having a transparent reputation. Usher said in an interview with Sway Calloway, "The honesty of hip-hop, and what Eminem was saying in his records, it motivated me. Like, yo if he could be that honest, you know through hip-hop - and there've been other stories, storytellers, but never quite as vivid as his...and I got that Cleveland, because, you know with the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, you know what I'm saying, is to just understanding that the rhythm and the flip of it to make it be able to make it be at least, you know, hip-hop appropriate."[216]
Vocal style
Usher possesses a
Performance
Usher's stage performances have been complimented by critics as "packed with high-octane
Usher is an old-school showman who has been performing since childhood: a dancer, a singer, five feet and seven inches of raw charm and taut musculature. I've seen superstars perform before, but always in large venues, where they are isolated from the plebes by an appropriate distance. Seeing Usher in such a small venue, beaming ear-to-ear the whole evening, I was bowled over by the sheer amount of raw talent and charisma on display.
—Anna Silman of
Chad Batka for
Public image
Usher has been regarded as "an international
After his marriage to
Legacy
Usher was named the
James Brown, performed a duet with Usher in 2005 at the 47th Grammy Awards in which he honorably dubbed him the Godson of Soul.[283] Brown reiterated "The new godson; Usher, the new godson" following the performance.[284] Often cited as an "icon",[285][286][287][288] Los Angeles Times critic Randall Roberts marks dance singles "Yeah!", "Caught Up" and "OMG" to have influenced contemporary dance-pop, stating the former two also "helped define the [20]00s".[203] Time magazine's pop stardom ranking metric, ranked Usher 3rd in history, based on "all-time chart performance and contemporary significance".[289] Rolling Stone magazine named "Confessions Part II" the greatest R&B song of the 21st century and "U Don't Have to Call" the 25th.[290]
Usher has been referred to as the "King of R&B",
Achievements
Usher has received numerous awards throughout his career from having one
Usher amassed nine number-one and eighteen top-ten singles on the
Business and other ventures
Music
Usher founded vanity record label US Records in 2002. The label was a subsidiary of Clive Davis's J Records, which was distributed by Sony BMG. The only album released by US Records was the soundtrack to In the Mix in late 2005, which was used to introduce the label's acts, such as rapper Rico Love, singer Rayan, Canadian teen R&B artist Justin Bieber, and One Chance, an R&B vocal quartet composed of Jon A. Gordon, Michael A. Gordon, Courtney Vantrease, and Robert Brent. Usher served as songwriter-producer in the project.[371][372] The Raymond Braun Media Group, which Justin Bieber is signed up to, is a joint venture between Usher and Bieber's manager Scooter Braun.[373] In 2023, Usher and longtime friend L.A. Reid co-founded Mega, an independent record label in a partnership with Larry Jackson's digital music distribution company, gamma.[374]
Usher served as the contestant mentor for the Top 10 Week of Season 9 of the television show
Acting
Usher made his television acting debut on the American
Products and services
Aside from recording music, Usher is involved in other businesses, including several restaurants.
On March 30, 2015, it was announced that Usher is a co-owner, with various other music artists, in the music streaming service
On June 28, 2015, Usher became partners with Yoobi the fast-growing school supplies company called based out of Los Angeles.[392] The company donates a portion of its products to schools and has brought in over $20 million in revenue between June 2014 and June 2015, Yoobi CEO Ido Leffler told Inc. The Usher line of supplies with Yoobi features a collaboration with Jonni Cheatwood, the artist who does the designing. The slogan is "Mixing street smarts with school smarts". The collection is available online and at Targets nationwide, and for every purchase, school supplies are donated to kids in need in US classrooms. When asked why he partnered with Yoobi, Usher said, "Preparing future leaders through my New Look Foundation has always been about having the proper tools to succeed in life. If they don't have the tools, young men and women from underserved communities can't even begin to understand the idea of having a new or different perspective. So that's where this collaboration came together giving young people the tools and supplying them with hope."[393]
Investments
Usher is a part owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers professional basketball team. He is part of a group which bought the team with a reported total purchase price of $375 million in 2005. He became the third pop artist to own a large stake in an NBA team.[394] During his tenure, the Cleveland Cavaliers have won five Central Division Championships, three Eastern Conference Champions and the 2016 NBA championship on June 19, 2016, which he won as a minority owner.[395]
On March 6, 2017, it was announced that Usher, Universal Music Group, Steve Stoute, Evolution Media, Jon Jashni, Charles King, and others invested $6 Million in Mass Appeal Magazine.[396] Mass Appeal, is a New York City based media and content company. In 1996, Mass Appeal was founded as a graffiti print magazine. In 2014, Mass Appeal relaunched I after CEO Peter Bittenbender partnered with American rapper Nas, who would serve as the publication's associate publisher.
On April 2, 2019, Usher, Jay-Z, Walter Robb, Seth Goldman, Ndamukong Suh, and others invested $8 Million in a catering startup called Hungry.[397] Hungry is a service that connects local chefs with companies looking for business and event catering. The catering company partnered with J's Kitchen Culinary Incubator, a business owned by Usher's mother Jonetta Patton.
On July 23, 2019, it was announced Usher, Kevin Hart, Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato, DJ Khaled, Scooter Braun, and Kendall Jenner among others collectively invested $5 Million in Liquid I.V., a health-science and nutrition wellness company based out of El Segundo, California.[398] The company was founded in 2012 by Brandin Cohen to help children in developing countries suffering from extreme dehydration caused by deadly diseases.[citation needed]
Endorsements
Usher has worked with
In 2012, Usher partnered with the number-one selling dance game Microsoft Dance Central 3. Exclusively made on Kinect for Xbox 360. His role in the game was to bring his iconic talent and lend out his authentic choreography of his dance routines to his hit songs "Scream" and "OMG".[402] Usher himself provides voiceover instruction for players participating in the Dance Central 3 game.[403] At the launch of the game Usher gave a surprise performance of his song "Scream".
In 2013, Usher partnered with
In 2015, Usher teamed up with Pepsi for The New Pepsi Challenge along celebrities Serena Williams, Usain Bolt, and many others. Every month, Pepsi "ambassadors" will use social media to issue a new challenge, many of which blend social responsibility with popular culture that encourages consumers to "do something different."[406] Usher's challenge invited fans to capture a single photo of an image that they feel inspires and amazes others to look at the world in a new way.[407] The winners photo would be selected and used in an upcoming Pepsi film.
In 2022, Usher teamed up with Rémy Martin; the company launched their first NFT's and also collectible bottles. Usher starred in television commercials to promote Rémy Martin Cognac Fine Champagne.[408][409]
Philanthropy
Usher founded
In 1999, Usher participated in "Challenge for the Children", a benefit basketball game hosted by American boy band
After the devastating events of Hurricane Katrina, Usher launched Project Restart that would go on to help more than 700 families with housing and keeping their lights on. Usher also while in New Orleans would meet with students from Dillard and Xavier to aid them with cleaning up the city. "I'm here to physically do something and hopefully motivate other people to do the same," said Usher in an interview. Usher, because of his efforts and dedication to helping the city of New Orleans rebuild was presented the key to the city of New Orleans in 2008 from former Mayor Ray Nagin.[416][417] Also in this presentation, Usher in his honor was proclaimed his own day, Usher Day.[418]
In 2011, Usher was honored with the Freedom Award by the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis.[419] The Freedom Awards honor individuals who work for justice, equality, philanthropy, civil and human rights and humanitarian causes. Raymond was awarded this honor for his philanthropic work done by his New Look Foundation. Others honored with this award in the past Usher included Oprah, Ruby Dee, Harry Belafonte, Cicely Tyson, Coretta Scott King, and other great figures.[420]
On February 12, 2015, Usher visited his former hometown Chattanooga making a surprise visit at Dalewood Middle School, the Orange Grove Center and the Center for the Creative Arts. Dalewood is the middle school he attended before moving to Atlanta and the school is not that far away from the road "Usher Raymond Parkway" that was presented to Usher in 2001.[421] Usher spoke to students at the Center for the Creative arts explaining the importance of education. His effort of giving back was to honor the legacy of his grandmother who passed early in the year. Who he called Nanny expressed to singer at a young age "whatever you want to do, I promise you can do it. We're going to look back one day, your teachers and I, and be very proud of you". At CCC, a donation of an undisclosed amount was made by the singer that would pay for new surfaces for the floors of two dance studios, a new digital lighting board and LED lights for the performing arts school's auditorium.[422] Usher's second stop was Orange Grove Center, a nonprofit that serves adults and children with intellectual disabilities. There, he took part in a groundbreaking for planned improvements to the facility's track, said development director Heidi Hoffecker. The track will be named the Nancy Lackey Memorial Track to honor his grandmother.[422]
In 2015, Usher teamed up with
In 2016, Usher, alongside Tyrese, Future, Ludacris, and Jeezy donated $25,000 each to the UNCF during the 33rd annual Atlanta's Mayors Ball.[425]
On February 18, 2017, Morehouse College during the 29th annual "A Candle in the Dark Gala" honored Usher with the prestigious Candle Award for his philanthropy and contributions to music. The Candle Award honors recipients for excellence in athletics, business, education, entertainment, and other arenas.[426] Past recipients honored at the "Candle in the Dark" include Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Berry Gordy, and Smokey Robinson.[427]
On January 31, 2018, Usher helped former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick complete his pledge to donate $1 million to oppressed communities. To complete the final $100,000 of his goal, Kaepernick launched the #10for10 campaign[428] He made 10 donations of $10,000 to 10 different charities with 10 celebrities matching him with $10,000. Usher selected the H.O.M.E. (Helping Oppressed Mothers Endure) charity in Lithonia, Georgia to receive a combined donation of $20,000.[429]
Politics and activism
In 2007, Usher launched his campaign in "Change in the South" in
On September 13, 2014, Usher and Bill Clinton held a special campaign event for Georgia U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn.[435] Nunn was honored for her work with the Points of Light Foundation at a charity event in 2010 and has been a semiregular attendee at Clinton Foundation events since 2009. Usher's New Look Foundation also awarded Clinton its Service Legacy Award in 2010.[436]
In October 2015, Usher partnered with the organization Sankofa which focuses on issues of social injustice that disproportionately affect the disenfranchised, the oppressed, and the underserved. On October 23, 2015, Usher and the founder of Sankofa, former
In August 2015, he attended a major celebrity fundraiser at the Brentwood home of Scooter Braun held for presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, and Tom Hanks were also among the crowd of 250 whose ticket prices were of $2,700 per person.[441][442]
Usher was selected among a 33-member delegate for the Presidential Committee for Arts and Humanities of the United States of America to Cuba seeking to strengthen cultural ties between the two countries. Less than a month after the historic visit by President Barack Obama, a U.S. government cultural mission to Cuba took place from April 18–21, 2016.[443] The President described his trip as extending the hand of friendship to the Cuban people, and this delegation, including some of America's most distinguished writers, artists, musicians, as well as arts and cultural leaders, will continue this historic collaboration with the Cuban people.[444]
Personal life
In 2001, Usher began dating TLC member Chilli Thomas, and their relationship lasted for three years. In 2003, Usher started working on the album that would become Confessions, which contained songs inspired by the personal lives of Usher and his collaborators. The songs about infidelity and pregnant mistresses were not inspired by Usher's private life, but by Jermaine Dupri's own personal challenges at the time.[445] Dupri deliberately intended to create an air of mystery about Usher, and arouse fans' curiosity about how much of the infidelity story was Usher's own confession.[445] The unintended result of this was to arouse Thomas's suspicions about Usher.[445] They broke up in December 2004.
This was followed by a media frenzy surrounding the personal nature of Confessions. Many fans believed that the infidelity portrayed in "Confessions" was real, and the real reason for the split.[11] In February 2004, in an interview on The Bert Show on the Atlanta radio channel Q100, Thomas was perceived as insinuating that Usher cheated on her: "Usher did the ultimate no-no to me. ... I will never be with him again, and that is that".[446] Usher defended: "... it just didn't work out. But cheating is not what caused the relationship to collide and crash. That ain't what broke it up".[11] This was backed up years later by Thomas, who said "People assumed that album was about us, but it was not."[447]
In 2004, it was reported that Usher briefly dated British supermodel
In November 2005, Usher began dating stylist Tameka Foster, who worked as his personal stylist for several years.[450] Their engagement was announced in February 2007.[451] After the sudden cancellation of a planned July wedding in the Hamptons,[452][453] the two were wed on August 3, 2007, in a civil ceremony in Atlanta.[454] This was followed by a larger wedding ceremony on September 1, 2007, held at the Chateau Elan Winery & Resort outside Atlanta.[455]
Usher's father, Usher Raymond III, died of a heart attack on January 21, 2008.
Upon his marriage to Foster, Usher became a stepfather to Foster's three sons from previous relationships, one born when she was a teenager and two from her first marriage to Atlanta clothier Ryan Glover.[450][451] Usher and Foster also have two sons together: Usher "Cinco" Raymond V, born in November 2007,[461] and Naviyd Ely Raymond, born in December 2008.[462]
In February 2009, two months after the birth of their second son, Foster suffered a
Usher filed for divorce from Foster in June 2009 in Atlanta.[464] The divorce was legally finalized in Fulton County Court on November 4, 2009.[465] This preceded a highly publicized child custody dispute spanning three years, which ultimately culminated on August 24, 2012, with a judge awarding Usher primary custody of his two sons with Foster.[466][467]
In 2011,
Foster's 11-year-old son Kile Glover, Usher's former stepson, was declared
In September 2015, Usher quietly married his long-time girlfriend and manager Grace Miguel while vacationing in Cuba. There was speculation of the two being married when Miguel's Instagram post showed a picture of a gold wedding band on Usher's finger. He confirmed the marriage during an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[476][477]
On July 19, 2017, documents leaked online allege that Usher has been a carrier of the herpes virus since 2009 or 2010 and that he infected a partner with it in 2012. It alleges that Usher paid the woman's doctor bills and settled a civil suit with her for $1.1 million.[478] Amid the allegations, TMZ reported that another woman filed a $10 million lawsuit against Usher claiming that he exposed her to the herpes virus without her knowledge or consent, which is a crime in certain states.[479] TMZ followed up this story with another alleging that she increased her lawsuit to $20 million after testing positive.
Three more claimants sued him on allegations of fraud, sexual battery, infliction of emotional distress and more, alleging that he was positive for the herpes virus and did not tell them in advance. All three were represented by attorney Lisa Bloom, who said on August 8, 2017, that one of her three clients had contracted genital herpes allegedly from him. One of the accusers, Quantasia Sharpton, said she had unprotected sex with him after a concert she attended. The other two accusers, one male and one female, preferred to remain anonymous plaintiffs.[480] Sharpton admitted she tested negative and Bloom stated she did not know if the singer had the disease.[481]
On March 6, 2018, Usher and wife Grace Miguel informed Us Weekly of their separation in a statement that read, in part: "After much thought and consideration we have mutually decided to separate as a couple ... We remain deeply connected, loving friends who will continue supporting each other through the next phases of our lives".[482] On December 28, 2018, Usher filed for divorce from Miguel in Georgia.[483]
In September 2020, it was confirmed that Usher was expecting his third child, with music executive Jenn Goicoechea, whom he reportedly started dating in October 2019.
Discography
Studio albums
- Usher (1994)
- My Way (1997)
- 8701 (2001)
- Confessions (2004)
- Here I Stand (2008)
- Raymond v. Raymond (2010)
- Looking 4 Myself (2012)
- Hard II Love (2016)
- Coming Home (2024)
Collaborative albums
Concert tours and residencies
Headlining
- Evolution 8701 Tour (2002)
- Truth Tour (2004)
- One Night Stand Tour(2008)
- OMG Tour (2010–2011)
- The UR Experience Tour (2014–2015)
- RNB Fridays Live (2018)
- Usher: Past Present Future (2024)
Concert residencies
- Usher: The Las Vegas Residency - The Colosseum at Caesars Palace[489]
- My Way: The Vegas Residency - Park MGM (2022)
- Rendez-Vous Á Paris - La Seine Musicale (2023)
Opening act
- Share My World Tour (1997–1998)
- The Velvet Rope Tour (1998–1999)
- No Way Out Tour (1998)
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1998 | The Faculty | Gabe Santora | |
1999 | She's All That | Campus D.J. | |
Light It Up | Lester Dewitt | ||
2000 | Geppetto | Pleasure Island Ringmaster | |
2001 | Texas Rangers | Randolph Douglas Scipio | |
2005 | In The Mix | Darrell Williams | |
2010 | Killers | Kevin the Manager | |
2013 | Scary Movie 5 | Ira the Janitor | |
2014 | Muppets Most Wanted | Himself | |
2015 | Black Knight Decoded | The Black Knight (voice) | Short |
2016 | Hands of Stone | Sugar Ray Leonard | |
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Himself | ||
2017 | People You May Know | Himself | |
2018 | Burden | Clarence Brooks | |
2019 | Hustlers | Himself | |
2020 | Bad Hair | Germane D. |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1993 | Soul Train | Himself | Episode: "Me'Shell NdegeOchello/James 'J.T.' Taylor/Usher" |
1995 | All That | Himself | Episode: "Usher" |
1997 | Soul Train | Himself | Episode: "Brownstone/Usher/Queen Pen Feat. Teddy Riley" |
1997–98 | Showtime at the Apollo | Himself | Episode: "Episode #11.2" & "#12.4" |
1997–99 | Moesha | Jeremy Davis | Recurring Cast: Season 3, Guest: Season 4 |
1998 | Mad TV | Himself | Episode: "Vivica A. Fox" |
The Parent 'Hood | Himself | Episode: "Flaked Out" & "Color Him Father" | |
The Bold and the Beautiful | Raymond | Regular Cast | |
Cousin Skeeter | Himself | Episode: "Miracle on 32nd Skeet" | |
1998–04 | Top of the Pops | Himself | Recurring Guest |
1999 | Promised Land | Winston | Episode: "Baby Steps" |
2000 | The Wonderful World of Disney
|
Ringleader | Episode: "Geppetto" |
The Famous Jett Jackson | Zander 'Z-Ride' Hall | Episode: "Step Up" | |
2001 | E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | Episode: "Joan Rivers" & "Aaliyah" |
2001–02 | The Saturday Show | Himself | Episode: "Episode #1.4" & "#1.29" |
2002 | Mad TV | Himself | Episode: "Episode #7.12" |
The Nick Cannon Show | Himself | Episode: "Nick Takes Over Music" | |
Total Access 24/7 | Himself | Episode: "Usher" | |
Making the Video | Himself | Episode: "U Don't Have To Call" & "I Need A Girl Pt. 2" | |
Becoming | Himself | Episode: "Becoming P. Diddy & Usher" | |
Sabrina the Teenage Witch | The Love Doctor | Episode: "I Think I Love You" | |
The Twilight Zone | Eric Boggs | Episode: "To Protect and Serve" | |
American Dreams | Marvin Gaye | Episode: "Cold Snap" | |
7th Heaven | Will | Episode: "A Cry for Help" | |
2003 | Star Search | Himself/Guest Judge | Episode: "The One with Singer Usher Raymond" |
The Greatest | Himself | Episode: "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons" | |
How I'm Living
|
Himself | Episode: "Usher Raymond" | |
Banzai | Himself | Episode: "Episode #1.6" | |
Punk'd | Himself | Episode: "Episode #2.1" | |
Soul Food | Cameron Marks | Recurring Cast: Season 4 | |
2004–12 | Saturday Night Live | Himself | Recurring Guest |
2005 | VH1 News Presents | Himself | Episode: "Plastic Surgery Obsession" |
B InTune TV | Himself | Episode: "Episode #1.4" | |
2008 | Dancing with the Stars | Himself | Episode: "Round 9: Results" |
2009 | Check It Out! Video | Himself | Episode: "Usher" |
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Himself | Episode: "Scott Family" | |
2010 | American Idol | Himself/Mentor | Episode: "Top 10 Performance" |
Britain's Got Talent | Himself | Episode: "2010: Live Final" | |
So You Think You Can Dance | Himself | Episode: "1 of 11 Voted Off" | |
The Xtra Factor | Himself | Episode: "Episode #7.2" | |
The X Factor | Himself | Episode: "Results 1" | |
X Factor | Himself | Episode: "4. Live Show" | |
Sesame Street | Elmo Slide Dancer | Episode: "Music Magic" | |
2010-12 | The X Factor Australia | Himself | Recurring Guest |
2012 | 12 Again | Himself | Episode: "Episode #2.5" |
2013 | West Wing Week | Himself | Episode: "Behind the Scenes: Inauguration 2013" |
2013–14 | The Voice | Himself/Coach | Main Coach: Season 4 & 6 |
2014 | Sesame Street | Himself | Episode: "The Enthusiastic Penelope Penguin" |
2015 | Coffee Break Promiflash | Himself | Episode: "Dschungelcamp, Prince Mario-Max, Tokio Hotel, Kim Kardashian, Usher" |
Repeat After Me | Himself | Episode: "Episode #1.3" | |
I Went to | Himself | Episode: "Jimmy Kimmel Live in Brooklyn & Jay Z's Tidal X Concert" | |
2016 | In Performance at the White House | Himself | Episode: "A Celebration of American Creativity" |
Hello World! | Himself/Narrator | Episode: "Stronger" | |
2017 | Pyramid
|
Himself/Celebrity Player | Episode: "Usher vs. Von Miller and Justin Hartley vs. Chrissy Metz" |
Oprah's Master Class | Himself | Episode: "Usher Raymond" | |
Drop the Mic | Himself | Episode: "Halle Berry vs. James Corden & Usher vs. Anthony Anderson" | |
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party | Himself | Episode: "Keepin' It Crunk" | |
Do or Dare | Himself | Episode: "Usher vs. Jermaine Dupri" | |
Animals | Miles (voice) | Episode: "Pigeons" | |
2019 | Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta | Himself | Episode: "So So Triggered" |
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement | Himself | Recurring Guest | |
2020 | Justin Bieber: Seasons | Himself | Episode: "The Finale" |
The Sauce | Himself/Judge | Main Judge | |
Ellen's Game of Games | Himself | Episode: "Sweet Foam Alabama" | |
Songland | Himself | Episode: "Usher" | |
America's Got Talent | Himself | Episode: "Live Finale Results" | |
Behind Every Man | Himself | Episode: "Jonnetta Patton" | |
2023 | Soul of a Nation | Himself | Episode: "Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas" |
Dave | Himself | Episode: "Hearsay" |
Documentary
Year | Title |
---|---|
2004 | Fade to Black |
2011 | Justin Bieber: Never Say Never |
2012 | Bad 25 |
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation | |
2013 | Justin Bieber's Believe |
2014 | ATL: The Untold Story of Atlanta's Rise in the Rap Game |
2017 | Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama |
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story | |
Welcome to My Life | |
What We Started | |
Louder Together | |
2018 | Guilty Until Proven Guilty |
2020 | David Blaine: The Magic Way |
2021 | Justin Bieber: The New Me |
2023 | Thriller 40 |
Stage productions
- Chicago (2008) (Broadway)
See also
- Honorific nicknames in popular music
- List of bestselling singles
- List of bestselling albums
- List of bestselling music artists
- List of bestselling music artists in the United States
- List of artists who reached number one in the United States
- List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones
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External links
- Official website
- Usher at IMDb
- Usher at Billboard.com