Does “Good Kisser” have what it takes to restore Usher into the good graces of R&B fans?
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Spin Cycle: Usher, Looking 4 Myself
Usher’s seventh album, Looking 4 Myself, finds the singer straddling the worlds of pop and soul. Is his genre blend successful? Check our review and find out.
The Viewfinder: Usher’s “Climax”
OK, Usher. You’ve made a listenable song for the first time in what seems like years. Now what do you want to do for a video? Well, it turns out that the video for the Diplo-produced “Climax” is pretty damn interesting. I’m not totally sure what’s going on here, but it definitely unfolds in a way that keeps your eyes glued to the screen. Plus, the song is still dope. When did Usher decide it was cool to rock the […]
Ushering in a New Era of Mediocrity with “Versus”
I stand corrected. When Usher’s “Raymond V. Raymond” came out earlier this year, I predicted that after a solid first week, it was going to flop hard. Well, I guess I have egg on my face. Thanks to the inexplicable success of the will.i.am-assisted hit “OMG”, “Raymond” has already outsold Usher’s (much better qualitatively but not as pop-friendly) previous record “Here I Stand”. In order to keep the momentum going (and maybe to hoodwink Usher’s fans into buying material that […]
From "Yeah!" To "Oh HELL No!": Usher's "Raymond v. Raymond"
For a second, Usher was the King of Pop. He’d been successful by anyone’s definition of the word, but 2004’s “Confessions” sent him into the stratosphere. It spawned 4 #1 singles, won 3 Grammy Awards, and is the last album to be certified Diamond for shipments of 10 million copies. Not only had Usher officially made the leap from teen idol to adult superstar, but his follow up album, 2008’s “Here I Stand”, was widely expected to cement his megastar […]