Usher (musician)

 Usher Raymond IV (born on October 14, 1978) is a popular American R&B singer. The singer was born in Dallas, Texas, but raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, until the time he moved to Atlanta, Georgia. The mother of his son encouraged him to participate in local competitions from the age of 12 , before his discovery by LaFace Records' music A&R. The singer released his self-titled debut album Usher (1994) and rose to fame in the late 1990s when he released his second album My Way (1997). The album was the first to bring him his first U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Nice & Slow" and the top two singles "You Make Me Want To ..." and "My Way". The third album, "8701" (2001) was a top-selling album that included the number-one singles “U Remind Me” and "U Got It Bad" and the third single in the top three "U Don't Have to Call". He sold eight million copies around the world, and was awarded two Grammy Awards for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 2002. His third album"8701" (2001) was the source of the number-one singles "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad" and the number-three single "U Don't Have to Call". Confessions (2004) also featured four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number one singles, including the song that was the album's title "Yeah!" "Confessions Part II", "Burn", and "Confessions Part II" are among his top ten hits. The album sold more than 20 million copies across the globe and was certified as a Diamond by the RIAA. 7] He separated from his manager and mother in 2007, and then released the albums Here I Stand (2008), Raymond v. Raymond (2010). Both of these albums were released on the top of the Billboard 200 charts and produced the number-one singles Love in This Club (featuring Young Jeezy), and OMG (featuring will.i.am). The EP Versus was the producer of the top five-ranked single "DJ Got Us falling' in Love" (featuring Pitbull) before the release of the top fifteen single "More". Looking at Myself (2012) was also debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart with the top-ten single "Scream". Grammy Awards were given in 2011 and 2013 to R&B songs "There Goes My Baby" (featuring Juicy J) and "Climax". "I Don't Mind" (featuring Juicy J) also made it to the top fifteen in 2014, while Hard II Love (2016) was a top five hit on the Billboard 200 chart. The singer dropped A in the year 2018 which was a joint album with Zaytoven the year 2018.