Ushers been playing chess out here

[Lord_nikon]

 

[Dynamite James]

 

[Ziggiy]

Did you intentionally miss the part where I said “revamped” success? No one was talking about Usher since Raymond Vs Raymond. He only appeared in the news when he was getting sued for his herpes transgressions.

She’s been the one helping with his residency in Vegas and other countries. No one is taking anything away from Usher’s hard work over the decades.

So are we saying it was her idea for Usher to play Vegas? Because thats the only way I could see her getting any attributing credit for his current success. To play vegas you have to be an established legacy artist with a catalogue of hits under your belt which Usher already had. You have to have a dedicated fanbase which Usher already had. You have to be able to put on a great show which Usher had already been doing. Vegas led directly to Jay-Z requesting Usher for the Superbowl so she didn’t have any say in that.

Exactly what aspect of Usher’s current day success, which is a direct result of his past success, should she be credited for?

 

[J-MIL]

Album is ass

 

[KnowledgeOfSelf17]

Whats the surprise? This nikka has a diamond album, that's still selling.

Had hits in 30 decades, Multiple viral moments last year, even the NPR performance was a selling point.

Usher has shady stigmas and fukk shyt attached to him but dude has the stats of a superstar on paper.

 

[Dynamite James]

So are we saying it was her idea for Usher to play Vegas? Because thats the only way I could see her getting any attributing credit for his current success. To play vegas you have to be an established legacy artist with a catalogue of hits under your belt which Usher already had. You have to have a dedicated fanbase which Usher already had. You have to be able to put on a great show which Usher had already been doing. Vegas led directly to Jay-Z requesting Usher for the Superbowl so she didn’t have any say in that.

Exactly what aspect of Usher’s current day success, which is a direct result of his past success, should she be credited for?

As confident as Usher may seem .. I get the sense that he did doubt himself a lot. I’ve heard producers Say this about songs he was reluctant to release which became hit. Usher himself said overthinks in the studio. His wife definitely helped him to become more confident in his musical legacy

 

[International Playa]

Usher having a great comeback, but that new music is garbage.

He's a legacy act now, can't wait for the tour to see the classic hits live.

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

Probably the greatest pop music comeback

I mean this is a pretty good breakdown but as much as I don't like her, you gotta add in that Keke Palmer and the power of the sisterhood stimulus that he got last year too.

Even though she was lying on ole boy, women were supporting her hard and I know that caused a bump in his ticket sales. Now THAT was probably the most incredible moment of all of the marketing, how he was able to adapt on the fly, and he was already doing great but he saw an opportunity with that Keke thing and he leaned into it. Truly a masterclass.

 

[International Playa]

As confident as Usher may seem .. I get the sense that he did doubt himself a lot. I’ve heard producers Say this about songs he was reluctant to release which became hit. Usher himself said overthinks in the studio. His wife definitely helped him to become more confident in his musical legacy

Any artist who releases a timeless classic album on the same level as "Confessions" will struggle to follow that up.

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

 

[KillerPups]

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

Usher is iconic & continues to prove why a lot of people were wrong about hthus.

Some people try to typecast him as a has been.

Dude still churning out hits & selling out arenas 40 years into his career.

Of course it'll never be confessions level, but it don't get any better than this.

 

[Stick Up Kid]

Yeah Usher was irrelevant for a good 10 years.. this comeback has been epic