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Usher

YouTuber Information

Profile

Usher

Style

Music

Date joined

October 7, 2006

Twitter / X

@Usher

Videos

211+

Schedule

Every Few Months

Status

Semi-Active

Associates

Ocean's 7 • Justin Bieber • Jermaine Dupri • Ludacris • Puff Daddy • Rico Love • Zaytoven • Pitbull

Username

Usher

Personal information

Full name

Usher Raymond IV

Nationality

American

Location

United States

Pronouns

he/him

Usher Raymond IV (born: October 14, 1978 (1978-10-14) [age 46]), better known professionally as Usher, is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who performs the genres R&B, pop, and hip hop.

Albums

Usher has released a total of nine studio albums, ten compilation albums, eight extended plays, and 81 singles including 19 as a featured artist.^[1]

Studio Albums
Title	Album details	References
Usher	Released: August 30, 1994 (US) Label: LaFace Formats: CD, digital download	^[2]^[3]
My Way	Released: September 16, 1997 (US) Label: LaFace Format: CD, digital download	^[4]
8701	Released: August 7, 2001 (US) Label: Arista Format: CD, digital download	^[5]
Confessions	Released: March 23, 2004 (US) Label: Arista Format: CD, digital download	^[6]^[7]
Here I Stand	Released: May 27, 2008 (US) Label: LaFace Format: CD, digital download	^[8]
Raymond v. Raymond	Released: March 30, 2010 (US) Label: LaFace, Jive Format: CD, digital download	^[9]^[10]
Looking 4 Myself	Released: June 11, 2012 (US) Label: RCA Format: CD, digital download	^[11]
Hard II Love	Released: September 16, 2016 (US) Label: RCA Format: CD, digital download	^[12]
Coming Home	Released: February 9, 2024 (US) Label: Mega/Gamma Format: CD, digital download	^[13]^[14]

Collaborative albums
Title	Album details
A (with Zaytoven)^[15]	Released: October 12, 2018 (US) Label: RCA Format: CD, Digital download

Compilation albums
Title	Album details	References
Usher	Released: January 1, 2004 (US) Label: MCP Format: CD	^[16]
My Megamix	Released: November 22, 2004 (US) Label: Street Dance Format: CD	^[17]
Rarities	Released: November 24, 2004 (US) Label: LaFace Format: CD	^[18]
Sex Appeal	Released: May 30, 2005 (US) Label: Central Station Records Format: CD	^[19]
And the Winner Is	Released: June 13, 2005 (US) Label: Hard Trax Format: CD, digital download	^[20]
Usher and Friends	Released: July 5, 2005 (US) Label: K-Town Format: CD, digital download	^[21]
Usher and Friends, Vol. 2	Released: July 5, 2005 (US) Label: K-Town Format: CD, digital download	^[22]
My Way / 8701	Released: September 5, 2005 (US) Label: Arista Format: CD	^[23]
Usher and Friends, Vol. 1–2	Released: August 3, 2007 (US) Label: Snapper PLC Format: CD	^[24]
Essential Mixes	Released: September 20, 2010 (US) Label: LaFace Format: CD, digital download	^[25]

Singles

List of singles as featured artist

"I Need a Girl (Part One)" (P. Diddy featuring Usher and Loon)
"What More Can I Give" (as part of The All Stars)
"Lovers and Friends" (Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz featuring Usher and Ludacris)
"Spotlight" (Gucci Mane featuring Usher)
"Fed Up" (DJ Khaled featuring Usher, Drake, Young Jeezy, and Rick Ross)
"We Are the World 25 for Haiti" (Artists for Haiti)
"Somebody to Love (Remix)" (Justin Bieber featuring Usher)
"Promise" (Romeo Santos featuring Usher)
"Without You" (David Guetta featuring Usher)
"Touch'N You" (Rick Ross featuring Usher)
"Rest of My Life" (Ludacris featuring Usher and David Guetta)
"New Flame" (Chris Brown featuring Usher and Rick Ross)
"Body Language" (Kid Ink featuring Usher and Tinashe)
"The Matrimony" (Wale featuring Usher)
"Don't Look Down" (Martin Garrix featuring Usher)
"Crush" (Yuna featuring Usher)
"Party" (Chris Brown featuring Usher and Gucci Mane)
"Too Much" (Marshmello and Imanbek featuring Usher)
"Peaches (Remix)" (Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, Usher, and Snoop Dogg)
"Good Love" (City Girls featuring Usher)
"Standing Next to You (Remix)" (Jungkook featuring Usher)

Promotional singles

List of singles as Lead Artist
Title	Year
"Go Missin'"	2013
"One" (with Michelle Chamuel)	2014
"Every Breath You Take" (with Josh Kaufman)	2014
"Champions" (with Rubén Blades)	2016

Other charted songs

List of songs showing year released and album name


Title	Year	Album	References
"Feels Good" (Cam'ron featuring Usher)	1998	Confessions of Fire
"Bedtime" (live)	1999	Live
"I Don't Know" (featuring P. Diddy)	2001	8701
"Confessions Part I"	2004	Confessions
"Whatever I Want"	2004	Non-album song
"Bad Girl"	2005	Confessions
"Throwback" (featuring Jadakiss)
"Superstar"			^[26]
"That's What It's Made For"			^[26]
"Can U Handle It?"			^[26]
"Seduction"
"Red Light"
"Dot Com"		Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up
"Dat Girl Right There" (featuring Ludacris)	2007	Non-album song
"Best Thing" (featuring Jay-Z)	2008	Here I Stand
"What's a Man to Do"		Here I Stand
"Hush"		Non-album songs
"Better on the Other Side" (with Game, Chris Brown, Diddy, DJ Khalil, Polow da Don, Mario Winans, and Boyz II Men)	2009	Non-album songs
"My Life Your Entertainment" (T.I. featuring Usher)		Paper Trail
"First Dance" (Justin Bieber featuring Usher)		My World
"In My Bag" (featuring T.I.)		Non-album songs
"Monstar"	2010	Raymond v. Raymond
"She Don't Know"	2010	Raymond v. Raymond
"Looking for Love" (Diddy – Dirty Money featuring Usher)	2011	Last Train to Paris
"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" (Justin Bieber featuring Usher)	2011	Under the Mistletoe	^[26]
"Can't Stop Won't Stop"	2012	Looking 4 Myself
"I Care for U"
"Show Me"
"Twisted" (featuring Pharrell)
"What Happened to U"
"Looking 4 Myself" (featuring Luke Steele)
"Lessons for the Lover"
"Sins of My Father"
"Euphoria"
"Hot Thing" (featuring ASAP Rocky)
"Wait for It"	2016	The Hamilton Mixtape
"Coming Home" (with Burna Boy)	2024	Coming Home
"A-Town Girl" (with Latto)
"Risk It All" (with H.E.R.)

References

[1] ttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/arts/music/usher-songs-super-bowl.html

[2] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20160923190311/http://www.people.com/people/usher/biography/

[3] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/usher-mw0000114920

[4] ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher_discography#cite_note-MCCerts-38

[5] ttps://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959082/usher-the-billboard-cover-story

[6] ttp://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6867254/adele-25-sales-surpass-8-million-united-states

[7] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/confessions-mw0000696433

[8] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/here-i-stand-mw0000786624

[9] ttp://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/498691/usher-to-start-looking-for-myself-in-june

[10] ttps://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nKl0ecoA8rn6jXPJ1WclQl_mN8tehZ4s4

[11] ttps://music.apple.com/us/album/looking-4-myself-expanded-edition/1448420461

[12] ttps://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22418-hard-ii-love/

[13] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/coming-home-mw0004169644

[14] ttps://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=5760

[15] ttps://www.billboard.com/artist/usher/chart-history/billboard-200

[16] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001916248

[17] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r924163

[18] ttps://music.apple.com/us/album/usher-rarities-ep/925978435

[19] ttps://www.discogs.com/release/1173171-Usher-Sex-Appeal

[20] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/and-the-winner-is-mw0001060935

[21] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r791039

[22] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r2003675

[23] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r867351

[24] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r1890006

[25] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r1957497

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