101 Facts About Usher Raymond

Usher Raymond was born in Dallas, Texas, but raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, until moving to Atlanta, Georgia.

Usher Raymond released his self-titled debut album Usher, and rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way .

Usher Raymond has won numerous awards and accolades including eight Grammy Awards, 34 ASCAP Awards, nine Soul Train Music Awards, and eight American Music Awards.

Usher Raymond owns the record label Raymond-Braun Media Group, a joint venture with talent manager Scooter Braun that includes Canadian singer Justin Bieber.

Alongside a successful music career, Usher Raymond is acclaimed for involvement in humanitarian causes and is the founder of Usher Raymond's New Look foundation.

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Usher Raymond spent the majority of his young life in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Usher Raymond's father left the family when Usher was a year old.

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.

Usher Raymond's mother left her job as a medical technician to manage his career.

Usher Raymond was introduced to the public on "Call Me a Mack", a song he recorded for the soundtrack album to the 1993 drama-romance film Poetic Justice.

Usher Raymond was going through puberty and had a difficult time adjusting his voice.

LA Reid became skeptical of Usher Raymond and put his album on hold; he thought about dropping him from the label.

Usher Raymond 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.

Usher Raymond appeared on LaFace's version of "Let's Straighten It Out", a 1995 duet with fellow Atlanta teen recording artist Monica; and on "Dreamin'", from LaFace's 1996 Olympic Games benefit album Rhythm of the Games.

Usher Raymond was featured on "I Swear I'm In Love" off the soundtrack to the 1996 film Kazaam.

Usher Raymond 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.

Usher Raymond completed two more films, She's All That, and his first starring role in Light It Up.

At the 2004 Billboard Music Awards, Usher Raymond was recognized Artist of the Year, in addition to receiving 10 other accolades.

In 2007, Usher collaborated with R Kelly on the track "Same Girl", for Kelly's album Double Up.

Usher Raymond was featured in a remix version of Omarion's "Ice Box".

In November 2005, Usher Raymond starred as a disc jockey named Darrell in the Lions Gate film In the Mix.

Usher Raymond played the role of Flynn for two months but a case of strep throat brought an abrupt ending to Usher Raymond's run in Chicago, which saw a spike in ticket sales after he joined the cast.

Usher Raymond made a spectacular Broadway debut, bringing a great dedication, work ethic and his amazing talent to the show.

Usher Raymond has found a new home on Broadway and is welcomed back anytime.

In September 2008, Usher Raymond announced he would embark on the 15-date tour One Night Stand, in which the audience is only females.

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Raymond v Raymond was released only months after Usher's divorce from Tameka Foster.

Usher Raymond became the third artist to have at least one number one song from five consecutive studio albums.

Raymond v Raymond dominated the International Charts, debuting inside the top 10 in Canada, the United Kingdom, Holland, Australia, Germany, Spain, and Italy.

Usher Raymond made an appearance in the Super Bowl XLV halftime show to sing his song "OMG" with The Black Eyed Peas' singer will.

In November 2011, Usher Raymond 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.

Usher Raymond wanted to make an album that expressed where he was going sonically and not just where he's been for the past 12 to 15 years.

Usher Raymond's growing, developing, moving, shaking, and being something that's new, cultural, and that's affecting people sonically.

Usher Raymond said to himself "I gotta go with what I feel and hopefully people will follow me".

In 2013, Usher Raymond substituted for CeeLo Green as a coach for the fourth season of NBC's The Voice.

Usher Raymond's last act, Michelle Chamuel, lost the winning title to Danielle Bradbery, mentored by Blake Shelton.

Usher Raymond returned for the sixth season and his last act, Josh Kaufman, won.

Usher Raymond furthered his acting career, starring as American former professional boxer Sugar Ray Leonard in the 2016 American-Panamanian biographical sports film Hands of Stone about the career of Panamanian former professional boxer Roberto Duran.

In March 2019, Usher Raymond posted a photo of himself in the studio next to a whiteboard with the title "Confessions 2" and a blurred out tracklisting.

Usher Raymond joined John Legend team as this season's battle advisor.

Usher Raymond had been set to host and perform at the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards, which had been set scheduled to broadcast live on Fox on Sunday, March 29.

Usher Raymond served as executive producer and judge on a dance competition series called The Sauce.

Usher Raymond was new jack swing oriented, while My Way contained influences of soul.

On many occasions, Usher Raymond has named Michael Jackson as his biggest influence.

Usher Raymond was not urban, but he was our version of what cool could be.

Usher Raymond was inspired by Frank Sinatra's My Way album released in 1969 so much that he decided to name his second album My Way.

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Usher Raymond received another Grammy Award nomination in 2006 through a cover of Luther Vandross's "Superstar" he performed on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2005.

Usher Raymond is a stronger, more assured singer than he was a decade ago, though the melismas in his lower range sometimes meander off pitch.

Usher Raymond 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.

Usher Raymond did not disclose of the reasons behind his participation: media speculations assumed it was related to art and feminism amid the release of single "I Don't Mind" featuring Juicy J which discusses the work of an exotic dancer thus making a reference to the new wave of feminism.

Usher Raymond was ranked number-one on BET's "All Shades of Fine: 25 Hottest Men of the Past 25 Years" special in 2005.

Usher Raymond was inducted into the 29th Annual Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2007, and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2016 with a star located at 6201 Hollywood Boulevard.

In 2004, Usher Raymond became the top Billboard honoree by taking 11 awards.

Usher Raymond spent 28 weeks at number-one in 2004 alone, marking an all-time record for most cumulative weeks spent atop in a calendar year on the Hot 100.

Usher Raymond broke the record set by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra in 1940; their records spent 26 cumulative weeks atop on charts which preceded the Hot 100 era.

Usher Raymond became the fifth artist of all-time to achieve that feat behind Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson and Madonna, and became the third male soloist in history to have at least one number-one single from five consecutive studio albums.

Usher Raymond has topped several Billboard Year-End charts including seven in 1998, seventeen in 2004, and one in 2010.

Usher Raymond served as the contestant mentor for the Top 10 Week of Season 9 of the television show American Idol.

Usher Raymond made his television acting debut on the American sitcom Moesha in 1997 playing Jeremy Davis, the love interest and classmate of Moesha, played by Brandy Norwood.

Usher Raymond has acted in feature films, debuting in 1998's The Faculty.

In 1999, Usher Raymond appeared as a student disc jockey in the teen romantic comedy film She's All That.

Usher Raymond starred in the 2002 Twilight Zone revival episode To Protect and Serve as a police officer.

Usher Raymond continued to make appearances in various television shows, including the period drama American Dreams in the role of Marvin Gaye.

Usher Raymond appeared in Sabrina the Teenage Witch in Season 2, episode 6 playing the role of a love doctor.

In September 2008, Usher Raymond released the fragrances UR for Men and UR for Women.

Usher Raymond 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.

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Usher Raymond is a part owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers professional basketball team.

Usher Raymond became the third pop artist to own a large stake in an NBA team.

Usher Raymond was founded in 2012 by Brandin Cohen to help children in developing countries suffering from extreme dehydration caused by deadly diseases.

Usher Raymond has worked with MasterCard since 2004, together they launched the Usher Raymond Debit MasterCard.

Usher Raymond was disguised as a street performer to surprise one of his biggest British fans, who was flown into Los Angeles as part of MasterCard's Priceless Surprises campaign in support of the 2015 BRIT Awards.

In 2012, Usher Raymond partnered with the number-one selling dance game Microsoft Dance Central 3.

Usher Raymond himself provides voiceover instruction for players participating in the Dance Central 3 game.

In 2013, Usher Raymond partnered with Samsung shooting a 2:28 minute short film directed by Rich Lee that included his single "Looking 4 Myself" from his then new album.

In 2015, Usher Raymond teamed up with Pepsi for The New Pepsi Challenge along celebrities Serena Williams, Usain Bolt, and many others.

Usher Raymond founded New Look, a non-profit charity organization which aims to "provide young people with a new look on life through education and real-world experience".

Since then, Usher has launched chapters of New Look in such cities as Baltimore, Detroit, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New York, and Washington, D C New Look has for basic pillars; Talent, Education, Service, and Career.

In 1999, Usher Raymond participated in "Challenge for the Children", a benefit basketball game hosted by American boy band NSYNC.

In 2005, Usher Raymond is one among the artists who signed on for a Hurricane Katrina relief concert.

Usher Raymond has performed a public service announcement to promote Do Something's campaign for civic engagement.

In 2011, Usher Raymond was honored with the Freedom Award by the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis.

Usher Raymond was awarded this honor for his philanthropic work done by his New Look Foundation.

Usher Raymond spoke to students at the Center for the Creative arts explaining the importance of education.

Usher Raymond's second stop was Orange Grove Center, a nonprofit that serves adults and children with intellectual disabilities.

In 2007, Usher Raymond launched his campaign in "Change in the South" in Atlanta, Georgia on the campus of Georgia Tech in support of then presidential hopeful Barack Obama.

Obama asked Usher Raymond to serve as National Co-chair for his voter registration campaign "Vote for Change".

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Usher Raymond released an exclusive song "Hush" that was influenced by social issues and voting, In the video he features a motivational Barack Obama speech.

Usher Raymond continued to endorse Obama in 2012 and supported on the 2012 reelection campaign.

Usher Raymond's New Look Foundation awarded Clinton its Service Legacy Award in 2010.

In October 2015, Usher Raymond partnered with the organization Sankofa which focuses on issues of social injustice that disproportionately affect the disenfranchised, the oppressed, and the underserved.

Usher Raymond 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.

In 2001, Usher Raymond began dating TLC member Chilli Thomas, and their relationship lasted for two years.

In 2003, Usher Raymond started working on the album that would become Confessions, which contained songs inspired by the personal lives of Usher Raymond and his collaborators.

In 2004, it was reported that Usher Raymond briefly dated British supermodel Naomi Campbell for a few months, together the pair attended the MTV Europe Music Awards and it was reported that Naomi jumped out of a pop out cake to surprise him for his birthday.

In November 2005, Usher Raymond began dating stylist Tameka Foster, who worked as his personal stylist for several years.

Usher and Foster have two sons together: Usher "Cinco" Raymond V, born in November 2007, and Naviyd Ely Raymond, born in December 2008.

Usher Raymond's was induced into a coma to aid her recovery and was transferred to a larger facility, the Hospital Sirio-Libanes.

Usher Raymond canceled his performance at Clive Davis's pre-Grammy Gala in order to fly to Brazil to be with Foster.

Usher Raymond filed for divorce from Foster in June 2009 in Atlanta.

In September 2015, Usher Raymond quietly married his long-time girlfriend and manager Grace Miguel while vacationing in Cuba.

Usher Raymond confirmed the marriage during an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

In September 2020, it was confirmed that Usher Raymond was expecting his third child, with music executive Jenn Goicoechea, whom it was reported he started dating in October 2019.