Posts with tag "usher"

Usher Pays Tribute to Michael Jackson at Essence Festival

Posted Jul 4th 2011 at 12:05 AM by Boombox Editors

Usher closed out the first day of the Essence Music Festival on Friday (July 1), with a rousing two hour performance in which he paid homage to the late Michael Jackson. Shocking the audience with his entrance, the Grammy winner emerged from a platform in the middle of the New Orleans Superdome high above the crowd, before breaking into his set. "Welcome to the first day of the Essence Music ...

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Usher Wants Pippa Middleton to Model for His New Lingerie Line

Posted Jun 23rd 2011 at 09:30 PM by AOL Music Editors

Usher has his eyes set on Pippa Middleton--sister of Kate Middleton aka Prince William's new royal wife--to model his upcoming lingerie line! Kate become Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge when she wed Prince William on April 11 this year, but it was little sis Pippa who stole the show in a figure-skimming bridesmaid dress. The 27-year-old has since been launched into the international spotlight ...

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Eminem, Usher, Cee Lo Green Share Their Reactions to Gil Scott-Heron's Death

Posted May 28th 2011 at 01:33 PM by Christine Fenno

Cee Lo Green heard the news and proclaimed, "Rest in peace to the GOD" while comic Sarah Silverman remembered a man who "mirrored ugliness with beauty, audacity & valor." Gil Scott-Heron, 62, the pioneering author and musician known by many as "the godfather of rap" passed away Friday, according to the New York Times. As a young man, the Chicago native was one of the first the recording ...

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Usher's New Lady Love Is Taking Control Over His Business

Posted Apr 12th 2011 at 02:15 AM by Boombox Editors

Usher has fallen under the spell of another lady. The R&B singer is currently dating his co-manager and stylist Grace Miguel, a 43-year-old former Def Jam executive who was spotted with Usher mere months after he split from his ex-wife Tameka Foster. But according to NY Post's Page Six, Miguel is calling all the shots. The seasoned pro, who helped Usher secure a release date for his ...

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Porn Company Offers to Stop Release of Usher Sex Tape

Posted Mar 18th 2011 at 01:30 AM by Boombox Editors

Earlier this week, news broke of an alleged sex tape featuring Usher and his ex-wife Tameka Raymond, but if one porn company gets their way, the video will never be released. TMZ reports that Vivid Entertainment is looking to stop the tape from being distributed. Vivid CEO Steve Hirsch sent a letter to the 32-year-old crooner offering his service to put the kibosh on the tape, which he claims ...

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Report: Usher Sex Tape for Sale

Posted Mar 14th 2011 at 06:00 AM by Kelly Fisher

It looks like R&B superstar Usher might have a problem on his hands. According to TMZ, a sex tape featuring the singer and his ex-wife, Tameka Foster, is being shopped around Hollywood. TMZ claims they have seen a snippet of the video and there's no doubt it's Usher. Sources close to the singer speculate this could be one of the several items stolen from Usher's car when it was broken ...

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Jamie Foxx's Offstage Brawl Disrupts Usher Show

Posted Feb 12th 2011 at 01:08 PM by Christine Fenno

Usher was on the job Thursday night inside a crowded Los Angeles nightclub, giving a live performance at a vodka launch party, when two scuffling fans just about upstaged his concert. Celebs in the stunned audience of 1,200 reportedly included Jenny McCarthy, Joe Jonas, Ryan Phillippe, Adam Lambert and 'DWTS' star Cheryl Burke. And their shock probably had something to do with who was ...

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Justin Bieber Prepares for Grammys, Plays Big Brother to Jaden Smith

Posted Feb 12th 2011 at 11:31 AM by Amber James

Justin Bieber, 16, has officially taken Will Smith's 12-year-old son Jaden under his wing. The two young stars, busy preparing for a Grammys performance together with Usher, have been bonding all weekend as Justin shows Jaden the ropes. "Justin is still young, but he's dealt with both the joys and pitfalls of fame," a source backstage at the Grammys tells PopEater. "He is playing big brother, ...

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Usher and Slash Join Super Bowl Halftime Show

Posted Feb 3rd 2011 at 10:35 AM by PopEater Staff

Usher and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash will join the Black Eyed Peas halftime show at the Super Bowl Sunday, an insider revealed to the AP. The source spoke anonymously as the appearances were planned as a surprise for Sunday's game between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers. The Black Eyed Peas were notably the first young group chosen to perform since Janet Jackson and ...

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OMG! Usher Booed by Fans, Walks Off Stage During Concert

Posted Jan 14th 2011 at 06:10 PM by Rebecca Macatee

Oh, oh, oh, oh oh my gosh. Usher is not having a good week. CNN reports that the R&B star was forced to cancel his Wednesday concert in Berlin at the last minute due to an upper respiratory illness. "I was ill and felt that I would not have been able to give that show that you all properly deserve," Usher Tweeted. The show was rescheduled for Thursday, but Justin Bieber's mentor wasn't ...