Usher
Usher Calls Kim Kardashian “A Fairy God-A&R” and Talks New Skims Ad
Usher has a new collaborator: Kim Kardashian. The Grammy-winning star appears in new racy photos for the reality star and entrepreneur’s Skims line and he says the partnership was developed to celebrate his new album Coming Home, out on Friday. “The idea started with the photo that is my album [cover], where I have the […]
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Usher Says Super Bowl Halftime Show Will Honor Black Artists Who Came Before Him
Usher is opening up about how special it is for him to be able to give R&B music the spotlight during his Super Bowl LVIII halftime performance. During an interview with Good Morning America on Friday, the “There Goes My Baby” singer said it was an “adrenaline high” when he first got the call that […]
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Usher to Headline Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show
Grammy-winning superstar Usher is set to headline the 2024 Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII halftime show. The NFL, Roc Nation and Apple Music made the announcement on Sunday. The big game will take place on Feb. 11, 2024, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, just outside of Las Vegas. It will air live on CBS. […]
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Usher Releases ‘Boyfriend’ Music Video Featuring Keke Palmer Following Viral Vegas Serenade
Usher has released the video for his latest song “Boyfriend,” inspired by and starring Keke Palmer. The sultry video arrived Wednesday, and sees Usher proclaiming at the top of the song, “Somebody said that your boyfriend’s looking for me” before going on to sing, “Well he should know I’m pretty easy to find, just look […]
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Usher’s Las Vegas Residency Hosts Zendaya, Tom Holland and ‘Transformers’ Stars
For many of the stars who descended on Sin City for CinemaCon, the real attraction was Usher. Dates for the R&B hitmaker’s “Usher — My Way” residency at Park MGM coincided with the theater owners’ convention. Those CinemaCon guests who checked out his act included Zendaya (with boyfriend Tom Holland) and Transformers: Rise of the […]
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Robin Thicke on Cutting His Hair After First Radio Single, Turning a Bank Robbery Into a Song and Writing for Michael Jackson
Thirty years ago when Robin Thicke was 16, he recorded his first album with R&B star Brian McKnight. But the music wasn’t epic. “[The label] was willing to put it out, but there wasn’t going to be a lot of promotion money behind it, so I said, ‘Let’s shelve it,’” he recalls. While still recording […]
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Usher to Headline Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation’s Blue Diamond Gala
Usher has a date with the Dodgers. The Grammy-winning singer is confirmed to headline the Blue Diamond Gala, the marquee fundraiser for the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation. Set for June 22 at Dodger Stadium, the gala, titled “The Party for L.A.,” and is to be presented by the Los Angeles Dodgers Ownership Group. The whole […]
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Usher on Moving to Vegas for Residency, Directing New Music Video (Starring Lori Harvey) and Work-Life Balance
Usher’s got it bad for Las Vegas. The Grammy-winning star, who is currently performing in Sin City for Usher: My Way The Vegas Residency, says he’s moved to Vegas for music — and also for his family. “I began to curate my own little world here, so much so that I’ve actually put a flag […]
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Lovers & Friends in Las Vegas Leaves 3 People Injured After Crowds Rush Exit
A music festival in Las Vegas has resumed after a “security incident” temporarily halted performances on Saturday, authorities said. Las Vegas police said in a statement that three people were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries after crowds at the Lovers & Friends Festival rushed from the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. Police said a […]
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‘The Activist’ Reality TV Series Sparks Backlash: “Worst Idea Ever”
CBS is coming under fire for an upcoming reality TV effort in which six activists compete against each other in a format that’s somewhat similar to NBC’s defunct The Apprentice. In The Activist, six activists from around the world work “to bring meaningful change to one of three urgent universal causes: health, education and the […]
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Stevie Wonder to Headline Global Citizen Live in Los Angeles
Global Citizen has unveiled details for an expanded Global Citizen Live on Sept. 25 that will include shows in Los Angeles and London with the former headlined by the legendary Stevie Wonder. The West Coast event, presented by Verizon, will also feature performances by Adam Lambert, Chloe x Halle, Demi Lovato, H.E.R., OneRepublic, Ozuna, The […]
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Usher Launches Las Vegas Residency: “I Don’t Want to Close the Curtain”
During the grand opening of his first Las Vegas residency on Friday night, it was difficult to tell who was having the most fun: Usher or the audience. But there’s no denying that the singer-songwriter has now left his own indelible stamp on The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, home to previous residencies by Celine Dion, […]
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