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Usher

Usher was still a teenager when his self-titled debut came out in 1994, and by the time of My Way a few years later he had "You Make Me Wanna..." and "Nice & Slow" running on every R&B station. He grew into one of the defining voices of modern R&B, blending soul, hip-hop, and pop with a dancer's sense of rhythm, and Confessions turned him into one of the biggest-selling artists of the 2000s. His run of hits and his smooth, fleet-footed style set the template for a generation of R&B singers who came up after him.

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Confessions (2004). His biggest and most complete record, built around a loose story of love and mistakes. "Yeah!", "Burn", and "Confessions Part II" all came from this one album.

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Biography

Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, he is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He was ranked among the greatest singers of all time by Rolling Stone and the greatest pop stars of the 21st century by Billboard.

Usher released his self-titled debut album in 1994, at 15. He rose to fame with the release of his second album, My Way (1997), which spawned his first US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Nice & Slow". His third album, 8701 (2001), yielded the US number-one singles, "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad". Usher's fourth album, Confessions (2004), remains the best-selling album by a Black artist of the 21st century. It was supported by four consecutive US number-one singles: "Yeah!", "Burn", "Confessions Part II", and "My Boo". In 2008, Usher released the album Here I Stand, which spawned the US number-one single "Love in This Club". Billboard named him the second-most successful artist of the 2000s and the number-one Hot 100 artist of the decade.

Usher's sixth album, Raymond v.

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