Tag: usher
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Usher 'Unstaged' at Hammersmith Apollo, London | Live Review
Last night (June 12) a modern-day musical icon, with over a decade of selling out arenas under his belt, graced the stage of a 5,000 capacity theatre in West London’s Hammersmith for an “intimate” show that was, almost inevitably, being beamed out to millions around the world online. On the day that his latest album Looking…
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Usher – 'Looking 4 Myself' | Album Review
The last time we saw Usher Raymond, IV, he was in a strange place. A living legend who had sold close to 50 million albums worldwide by the age of 25, Usher’s fifth studio album Here I Stand was considered a flop despite selling over 5 million copies. The pop music landscape had changed and a…
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Usher previews new album in London, talks fatherhood’s influence on “Sins Of My Father” | Album Preview
“I wanted to give you the foundation and allow you to hear where I am, and what the essence of expectations should be,” R&B superstar Usher Raymond says of tracks shared with London media at the preview event for his new album Looking 4 Myself (which contrary to reports is not called The Shanertance), held…
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112’s debut album revisited with co-founder Daron Jones & producer Stevie J.
112 was released on August 27, 1996 by Bad Boy Records. 112 arrived on a musical landscape where R&B music was at its peak for mainstream audiences. During this juncture, there were a plethora of R&B groups making their mark on the industry and opening doors for new acts to breakthrough. The opportunity to capitalize…