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Tribute to Usher
Usher is a teen R&B sensation with undeniable vocal and dance talents
rivaled only by the king of pop himself, Michael Jackson.
The King of Pop Is Dead! Long Live The King of Pop! The newly crowned
King of Pop being, of course, Usher Raymond (simply Usher to his fans
and friends), the Atlanta-based R&B sensation who is currently dominating
the charts like no one has in the past 30 or 40 years.
A strong statement, but consider this. When three of Usher’s singles
from his current multiplatinum selling disc Confessions simultaneously
found their way onto Billboard’s Top 100 singles chart, it marked the
first time ever that a solo artist had accomplished the feat, and also
the first time since both The Beatles and The Bee Gees had done so in
the sixties and seventies respectively.
Further proof? Over 25 million CDs sold since Usher’s teenaged, self-titled
debut in 1994 (the great bulk of those being for Confessions and 2001’s
8701). Multiple Grammy Awards, as well as Soul Train Music Awards, BET
Awards, Billboard Awards and what have you. Sold out performances everywhere
from Madison Square Garden to London’s Wembley Stadium to South Africa,
Nigeria and Europe. And television appearances (notably and ironically
in Michael Jackson’s 30th Anniversary Special) and even movies. Truly,
the buff young soul sensation has taken the world by storm. |