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Usher’s newest album features the song “Papers” and will be released on December 8.

That seems to be Usher’s strategy with his still untitled new album. He’s taking an equally adversarial tone in his lilting first single, “Papers,” in which the R&B star sings [...]

“This Oakland Native is a walking contradiction. She’s sophisticated yet around-the-way; Tough but vulnerable. She’s serious minded but always joking and laughing. On blogs she’s ripped apart for unflattering pictures; in person she’s attractive and chic.”
“As a world renowned celebrity stylist she’s created memorable looks for Lauryn Hill (bangles, boots, Balenciaga), Jay-Z (the button-downs), Toni [...]

Usher Raymond and Tameka Foster’s divorce has been finalized according to BV Buzz, which explains that smile you often see Usher with now. A smile that most likely won’t be going away for a while!
BV Buzz has learned that the 30-year-old singer’s divorce from his wife, Tameka Foster, has been finalized and an agreement was [...]

Usher performs “Gone Too Soon” at Michael Jackson’s memorial service.

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Tameka Foster-Raymond, Usher’s soon to be ex wife says they were intimate just days prior to divorce papers being filed !
Foster Raymond, filing documents in Fulton County Monday, disputes Usher’s paperwork that says the marriage was “irretrievably broken”. In fact, the mother of the Grammy winner’s two boys, says the notation that they have [...]

The BET Awards are undergoing “a total overhaul” as the show is retooled as a tribute to Michael Jackson, the network said Friday. The telecast is being lengthened, performers are being added to the lineup and additional guests are expected to attend, said Debra L. Lee, Chairman and Chief Executive of Black Entertainment Television.
“We’re adding [...]

Usher’s ongoing divorce is already getting deep, just days after documents were filed in Georgia.
According to revealing documents obtained Tuesday, Usher wants a copy of nearly everything his soon to be ex-wife Tameka Foster-Raymond has touched — including cards, letters and personal notes written over the course of their 22 month marriage.
In the Grammy [...]

Tameka Foster Raymond is already getting her legal ducks in a row for her impending divorce from R&B star Usher.
The AP is reporting that a lawyer who represented women in child-support battles against rapper T.I. and boxer Evander Holyfield is now a member of Team Tameka.
Sports and entertainment family lawyer Randy Kessler said [...]

Court records show that Usher and Tameka Raymond were separated for nearly a year before the R&B singer filed for divorce, calling the marriage “irretrievably broken.”
A divorce petition obtained by The Associated Press says the couple has lived separately since July. The two were married in a glitzy ceremony in August 2007, but split nearly [...]

Diamond-selling R&B superstar Usher is fast at work on his sixth studio album and it’s going to be something special.
According the ‘U’ man himself, the forthcoming album will be titled “Monster” !
Set for release this fall, Usher’s “Monster” follows his 2008 effort “Here I Stand” and world wide smash “Confessions (2004)”.
While specific songs and [...]

A detailed, heartfelt apology has finally been issued in the Chris Brown-Rihanna incident. Just not from the person you may expect.
Usher is backtracking on an apparently egregious comment he made earlier this week about Brown, suggesting the “Run It” singer spend a little more time showing “a little bit of remorse” and a little less [...]

Updating a news report on Sunday that Tameka Raymond, 37, had a medical emergency, reps for Raymond’s husband, the musician Usher, said Monday: “Tameka Raymond is in stable condition after suffering complications from routine surgery in Brazil.
“Her husband Usher is with her at the hospital,” the rep added. “No further details will be released, and [...]

Halle Berry began “frantically screaming” when her dress got caught in an escalator on Tuesday (20.01.09). The brunette beauty was on her way to the Western Ball to celebrate US President Barack Obama’s inauguration when her flowing frock

got stuck, causing widespread “panic”. A source said: “Halle was on her way to the ball, but she [...]

Spotted at the “We Are One Inaugural Concert,” Shakira, Usher and the great Stevie Wonder commemorate Barack Obama’s inauguration and the fullfillment of a dream.

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Usher has gotten an early holiday gift — a second son.
The 29-year-old singer and his wife, Tameka, are celebrating the birth of Naviyd Ely Raymond. The infant arrived early Wednesday, weighing 5 pounds, 13 ounces.
A statement from the couple released Thursday read: “Tameka and the baby are doing fine.”
This is the second child for the couple, who [...]