He is staunch advocate for youth empowerment and education and has proven to be a powerful force through his New Look Foundation (NLF) mentoring youth around the world. The first track off the album, up-tempo dance, club and radio favorite “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love” featuring Pitbull, has sold over three million copies digitally.Īs impressive as his musical accomplishments are, Usher is much more than a recording artist and performer.
Raymond,” his follow up EP Versus offers eight new songs that explore the subjects of being newly single and a father. In what Usher describes as “the last chapter of Raymond v. Raymond’s Grammy win for Best Contemporary R&B album. Smash single “There Goes My Baby” also notched Usher another Grammy for Best Male R&B vocal performance and contributed to Raymond v. Raymond (2010) debuted at number one and is a collection of genre-fusing songs centered on exploring the different sides of Usher. Usher returned to music with the release of his 2008 multi-platinum album Here I Stand, spawning chart-topping hit “Love In This Club,” which moved nearly half a million units in its debut week and chronicles the journey of getting married. 2,” “Burn,” and “My Boo”) and became the recipient of the coveted Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) Diamond Award, three Grammys, four World Music Awards, and four American Music Awards among other accolades. He went on to became the first artist to top the charts with four consecutive number one songs (“Yeah,” “Confessions, Pt. The album quickly reached multi-platinum status and went on to sell over four million copies, bringing Usher his first Grammy win in 2001 for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance a category in which he repeated a win in 2002 for “U Don’t Have to Call.” His next album Confessions (2004), took the music world by storm and is Usher’s most successful album to date. Following the 1999 release of Usher Live, his third studio album 8701 (2001) showcased his evolution from teen pop star to an exciting performer. This paved the way for his break through sophomore album My Way (1997) which displayed his talent for song writing by co-writing six of the nine songs on the album. His career as a recording artist began with the debut album Usher (1994), and single “Think of You” reaching gold status. The Tennessee native best known for his fluid voice and dynamic dance moves has also acted in a wide variety of film, television and stage productions including a Broadway run in 2006 as Billy Flynn in the Tony-winning musical Chicago. Iconic recording artist and performer Usher Raymond IV has been delivering genre-defining music for over 15 years.
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