131 Facts About Usher VIP

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

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

Usher VIP 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 VIP is acclaimed for involvement in humanitarian causes and is the founder of Usher VIP's New Look foundation.

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Usher VIP Raymond IV was born on October 14,1978, in Dallas, Texas.

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

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

Usher VIP recorded ten songs with the group in 1991, and the ensuing album, Nubeginning Featuring Usher VIP Raymond IV, was only made available regionally and by mail order.

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

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

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

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

Usher VIP 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.

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

At the 2004 Billboard Music Awards, Usher VIP 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 VIP was featured in a remix version of Omarion's "Ice Box".

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

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

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

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

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

On January 18,2009, Usher VIP performed with Stevie Wonder and Shakira at the We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial.

Usher VIP sang "Gone Too Soon" at the memorial of Michael Jackson on July 7,2009.

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

Usher VIP appeared at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12,2010.

On September 8,2011, Usher VIP appeared on Romeo Santos' second single "Promise" from his debut studio album Formula, Vol.

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

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

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

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

On March 19,2013, Usher VIP announced that his eighth studio album, titled UR, was in the works.

On October 16,2015, Usher VIP released an interactive music video exclusively on the music streaming platform Tidal called "Chains" featuring artists Nas and Bibi Bourelly.

Usher VIP performed the song for the first time at the Tidal X:1020 concert on October 20,2015, at Brooklyn's Barclays Arena.

On January 14,2016, after continual delays of his eighth album, Usher VIP announced via Daniel Arsham Instagram post that he changed the title of the album from UR to Flawed.

On June 9,2016, Usher VIP 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.

Usher VIP 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.

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On October 12,2018, Usher released his ninth studio album, titled simply A The official tracklist contains 8 songs with features from Future and Gunna.

The six date stadium tour in Australia and New Zealand sold over 150,000 tickets On November 14,2018, Billboard reported that Usher VIP signed a worldwide management deal with Luke Mitzman and 100 Management.

On December 2,2018, Usher VIP performed at the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 in Johannesburg, South Africa, celebrating the legacy of Nelson Mandela.

Usher VIP 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.

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

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

Usher VIP appeared on Summer Walker's debut album Over It, which was released on October 4,2019.

On December 13,2019, Usher VIP released the lead single, "Don't Waste My Time", featuring British singer-songwriter Ella Mai for his upcoming ninth studio album.

Usher VIP performed at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards on January 26,2020.

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

Usher VIP appeared on NBC's Songland and released the song "California" featuring Tyga on June 15,2020.

On September 4,2020, Usher VIP announced he will be headlining a 12 show residency at the Colosseum at Caesars' Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Usher VIP released the single "Bad Habits" on September 10,2020, as the second single off his forthcoming studio album.

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

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

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

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

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

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Usher VIP 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 VIP 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.

On Tuesday, June 2,2015, Usher VIP was honored alongside Robert De Niro by the Gordon Park Foundation Dinner and Auction in downtown Manhattan for his contributions to the arts at a charity gala in New York.

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

Usher VIP 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 VIP became the top Billboard honoree by taking 11 awards.

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

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

Usher VIP appeared on the ITV1 show Britain's Got Talent on June 5,2010.

Usher VIP joined as a new coach on the NBC American reality talent show The Voice, alongside Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Shakira in season 4, which premiered on March 25,2013.

Usher VIP reached the finale with contestant Michelle Chamuel on June 13,2013.

Usher VIP returned with Shakira in season 6 of The Voice, which premiered on February 24,2014.

Usher VIP reached the finale again, and won with contestant Josh Kaufman on May 20,2014.

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

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

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

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

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

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

On March 30,2015, it was announced that Usher VIP is a co-owner, with various other music artists, in the music streaming service Tidal.

On June 28,2015, Usher VIP became partners with Yoobi the fast-growing school supplies company called based out of Los Angeles.

Usher VIP 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.

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

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

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

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

Usher VIP 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 VIP partnered with the number-one selling dance game Microsoft Dance Central 3.

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

In 2013, Usher VIP 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 VIP teamed up with Pepsi for The New Pepsi Challenge along celebrities Serena Williams, Usain Bolt, and many others.

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

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

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

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

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

On February 12,2015, Usher VIP visited his former hometown Chattanooga making a surprise visit at Dalewood Middle School, the Orange Grove Center and the Center for the Creative Arts.

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

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

In 2015, Usher VIP teamed up with Anthony Anderson, Kevin Hart, Big Sean, Chris Paul and more collectively donating more than $500,000 in scholarships that was given to 20 students attending historically black colleges and universities.

On January 31,2018, Usher VIP helped former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick complete his pledge to donate $1 million to oppressed communities.

In 2007, Usher VIP 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 VIP to serve as National Co-chair for his voter registration campaign "Vote for Change".

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

Usher VIP performed "Higher Ground" alongside Stevie Wonder and Shakira at the 2009 presidential inauguration at the Lincoln Memorial and the National Mall in Washington, DC, on January 18,2009.

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

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

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

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

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

In 2004, it was reported that Usher VIP 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 VIP began dating stylist Tameka Foster, who worked as his personal stylist for several years.

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

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

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

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

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

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

On July 19,2017, documents leaked online allege that Usher VIP has been a carrier of the herpes virus since 2009 or 2010 and that he infected a partner with it in 2012.

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