It also started a streak of four releases, including another Grammy winner for Best Contemporary R&B Album, Raymond v Raymond (2010), that simultaneously topped the Billboard 200 and R&B/hip-hop charts. That LP generated four straight number one pop hits, won a Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album, and joined the ranks of Thriller, Whitney Houston, and CrazySex圜ool by reaching diamond platinum status - over ten million copies sold in the U.S. Remarkably, he hadn't yet peaked, not until the arrival of his landmark fourth album, Confessions (2004). He achieved platinum status for the first time with My Way (1997), and soon won Best Male Vocal R&B Performance Grammy awards in consecutive years with "U Remind Me" (2001) and "U Don't Have to Call" (2002). As part of the thriving LaFace label roster, he then had an instant impact on the post-new jack swing era and successfully rode mainstream songwriting and production trends across three decades. Usher's business ventures include a best-selling line of fragrances, and a business venture with RBMG (Raymond Braun Media Group), home to superstar Justin Bieber.One of the most successful pop-R&B artists of the late 20th century and the early 21st century, Usher scored his first charting single as a fresh-faced teenager with "Call Me a Mack" (1993). In recognition of his accomplishments, Usher has been honored by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the Trumpet Foundation, Do Something, the NAACP, and as the 2010 Ford Freedom Award Scholar. Founded in 1999, his New Look Foundation empowers youth from impoverished communities to become leaders. Realizing that with success comes responsibility, Usher has also proven to be a major philanthropic force. Usher is also currently enjoying his second season as a coach on NBC's Emmy award winning hit reality TV show "The Voice.” He will also star as boxer Sugar Ray Leonard in the upcoming film “Hands of Stone,” a biopic of boxer Roberto Duran played by Edgar Ramirez and costars Robert De Niro due out in 2015. Usher has attained nine Hot 100 Number One hits and 17 Hot 100 Top Ten singles and has appeared everywhere from Broadway to the Super Bowl. Billboard named Usher the #1 Hot 100 artist of the 2000s decade, and the second most successful artist of the 2000s decade, His 10-million-selling 2004 album "Confessions" enjoying its 10 th anniversary this year, is ranked as the top solo album of the decade. Having released his first album 20 years ago, Usher has sold over 50 million albums worldwide. One of the best-selling musical artists in history, eight-time Grammy winner Usher Raymond is set to release his 8 th studio album later this year, with the first single “Good Kisser” set for release May 5, 2014. Link to watch a teaser for “Good Kisser”: About Usher: In addition, Usher’s video for “Good Kisser” directed by Chris Sims, will be premiering worldwide Monday, May 5 th on VEVO. “Good Kisser” was co-written by Usher with Andrew “Pop” Wansel, Ronald “Flip” Colson, Jameel Roberts, Terry “Tru” Sneed, Warren “Oak” Felder, and produced by Pop, Flip, JProof, Terry “Tru” Sneed, Natural and Oak. Usher, the eight-time Grammy winner and one of the best-selling musical artists in history, will be releasing the first single from his forthcoming album due out this fall entitled “Good Kisser,” available at iTunes, Amazon and all digital providers on Monday, May 5 th.
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