USHER

Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978 in Dallas, Texas), known simply as Usher, is a Grammy Award winning American R&B singer-songwriter, producer and actor. He rose to fame in the late 90s, releasing the multi-platinum albums My Way and 8701. His success continued with the release of his 2004 album, Confessions, which has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, and earned Usher four American Music Awards and eight Grammy nominations. His latest album Here I Stand, released in May 2008, reached #1 on the Billboard 200 and has currently sold over 2 million copies worldwide. To date, he has sold approximately 35 million albums worldwide and has won five Grammy Awards.
Aside from recording, Usher ventured in to other business. He has established his own record label, US Records, and is a part owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise. He has also dabbled in acting, with a recurring role on the teen sitcom Moesha, and roles in the films The Faculty (1998, with Josh Harnett) She's All That (1999, with Freddie Prinze, Jr.) and Texas Rangers (2001, with Ashton Kutcher). Usher is married to Tameka Foster and has two sons.

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Letterheady: A Blog About Letterheads

via neatorama.com ( 34 Days ago )
(L) Walt Disney Productions – via COHASCO DPC (R) Frank Zappa – via Kill Ugly Radio Robot Salesmen Ltd. – via We Made This From Shaun Usher of (sadly now defunct) deputydog and the fantastic Letters of Note blog, here comes Letterheady, an online homage to letterheads: Link

Poll: Americans less hopeful about future

via cnn.com ( 40 Days ago )
Confetti rains down on New York's Times Square on January 1, 2009. (CNN) - Americans will usher in the new decade less hopeful than they were at the dawn of the millennium in 2000, says a new national poll. In 1999, 85 percent of Americans surveyed said they were hopeful about their own future, and 68 percent said they were hopeful for what the New Year boded for the world. A [...]

The best of WoW.com: December 22-29, 2009

via joystiq.com ( 40 Days ago )
Filed under: PC There have been widespread reports of earthquakes happening around Azeroth, seemingly at random. People believe that these earthquake are the beginning of a very large world event that will usher in WoW's third expansion, Cataclysm. After a bit of digging, WoW.com speculates that they might be coming form invisible mobs roaming around the virtual world. Blizzard has [...]

Quick Flicks: Usher, Tameka, and Naviyd

via crunktastical.net ( 49 Days ago )
The Magical Monchichi and his ex-wife set aside their dicks and pride to celebrate son Naviyd’s 1st birthday earlier this month. The Alladin themed party was held at the Compound in Atlanta featured camel rides [#shade], face painting, magic carpet seating, and henna tattoos. VIEW MORE AT BLACK CELEBRITY KIDS

Bitchie Pod: Usher ft. Nicki Minaj – Lil Freak (produced by Polow)

via necolebitchie.com ( 50 Days ago )
Usher ft Nicki Minaj- Lil Freak “I’m about to have a Ménage à with his lady and some freaks at the bar who like f*cking with a star“. Usher dips in some vulgarity in his new record “Lil Freak” produced by Polow Da... [more...]

Jun Watanabe x POWER SUPPORT - Air Jacket iPhone Case

via freshnessmag.com ( 52 Days ago )
To usher in the new year, Japanese graphic designer Jun Watanabe (no relation with COMME des GARCON’s Junya Watanabe) created a series of limited edition products, including these Air Jacket protective cases for the Apple iPhone. Constructed from lightweight molded plastic by POWER SUPPORT, each is weights virtually nothing (hence the name Air Jacket) yet sturdy enough to [...]

Usher + Goat Duet

via gibbs12.com ( 55 Days ago )
Some genius combined the audio from Usher’s single Papers with the crying goat. So awesome. via blameitonthevoices

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Justin Bieber Covers Eminem While in Detroit

via idolator.com ( 64 Days ago )
Justin Bieber certainly knows how to get people (other than screaming fan girls) to pay attention to him—by associating himself with bigger names in the music biz. Usher, check. John Mayer, check. Cobra Starship, check. Eminem… Why the hell not? While performing at Detroit pop station KDWB’s Jingle Ball this past weekend, the 15-year old Renaissance kid paid homage [...]

Daniel Powter Tops End-Of-The-Decade List With One Hit While Usher Tops Another With Seven

via idolator.com ( 64 Days ago )
Billboard’s stats nerds have come with their own take on the high and low points of the decade: the music industry trade mag named Daniel Powter, singer of American Idol fail theme “Bad Day,” as the biggest One-Hit Wonder of the last ten years, while on the other end of the spectrum, Usher topped Billboard’s hit list as the artist with the most number ones [...]

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Rewind: Usher’s Extended VIP Commercial

via crunktastical.net ( 69 Days ago )
Usher has a brand new blend of pheromones to assist young anmial lovers in their quest to capture wild boar cougars. Press play and unleash the beast. [Commercial via Straight From The A]