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On August 4, 2023, Usher released the single "Good Good" with Summer Walker and 21 Savage as the lead single to his upcoming ninth studio album. It topped the R&B/Hip-Hop AirPlay chart, becoming his 16th number one on that chart. [178]
Sep 25, 2023 · Who Is Usher? R&B singer and pop artist Usher is an eight-time Grammy winner best known for his best-selling album Confessions as well as the songs “Yeah!,” “Nice & Slow,” “U Remind Me ...
Jul 27, 2022 · Usher breaks down the best, worst, and most underrated music of his career, from his solo debut to ‘My Way’ to ‘Confessions’ to ‘8701.’.
- Steven J. Horowitz
- U Remind Me. Usher planted his flag as an R&B scion with his eponymous debut and more mature, befitting follow-up “My Way,” but answered the call to pop superstardom with “U Remind Me,” the first single off of 2001’s “8701.”
- My Way. The title track from Usher’s 1997 sophomore album centered the singer as something of a bad boy. While lead single “You Make Me Wanna…” pointed him towards wherever his romantic inklings dictated, “My Way” did the opposite, attracting a potential love interest away from her boyfriend and laughing squarely in his face over it.
- Good Kisser. As his career unfurled, Usher started to become much less subtle, and “Good Kisser” feels like a fulcrum moment in his exploration of innuendo.
- Throwback featuring Jadakiss. At the time that Usher recorded “Throwback,” producer Just Blaze was undoubtedly in his imperial phase, coming off of helming now-institutional records for Jay-Z and Cam’Ron.
Feb 8, 2024 · NYT Critic’s Pick. It has taken perseverance, extraordinary musical gifts and a little luck for Usher to land where he is right now. At 45, the R&B singer and songwriter Usher Raymond is...
- Jon Pareles
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Feb 7, 2024 · 36. "Looking 4 Myself" (feat. Luke Steele) ( Looking 4 Myself, 2012) Usher’s R&B stylings have crossed into the pop world plenty of times, but never before with the zippy, new wave-adjacent ...
Feb 22, 2023 · Across eight studio albums, Usher is one of the defining artists of the ’90s and the aughts. His music is for house parties, clubs, breakups, grind trains, and affairs. From his sophomore album,...
