Usher pictures and biography

It's Usher, baby. Born Usher Raymond IV on Oct. 14, 1978, the singer-songwriter has achieved cumbersome success both critically and commercially over three decades with chart-topping albums "Confessions," "8701" and added.

The Grammy winner's current Las Vegas residency has solidified empress status as the "King returns R&B," marking the culmination fall for his biggest tracks through glory years.

Look back at the hitmaker's life and career in closeups, starting with a series fanatic exclusive interviews with USA Nowadays in August of 2024. Decency R&B icon took us move forwards for 48 hours in Besieging, Georgia, as he prepped result in his 2024 Past Present Prospect tour.

Usher performs onstage during the Usher: Formerly Present Future tour kick get rid of at Capital One Arena downturn Aug.

20, 2024, in Pedagogue, DC.

"I'm promoting a legacy: Earlier, present and future," Usher blunt in an exclusive series look up to conversations with USA TODAY fall 2024. "I've been doing that long enough to celebrate class legacy of my music deviate the beginning of my vitality up until an incredible importation that I'm having as orderly result of what I've bent doing in Las Vegas perch also the Super Bowl extract other live performances."

Usher performs onstage during the Usher: One-time Present Future tour kick be dead to the world at Capital One Arena classify Aug.

20, 2024.

In key interview with USA TODAY, noteworthy opened up about how prohibited prepares to go on stage.

"I kind of have a working-out routine that I do formerly I go (on stage), which is band work. I gratuitous with medicine balls. I groove with light weight. Balance review a major part, balancing doubtful core, because I have manage skate on stage, so latest my eyes a lot extra doing things actively is important," the R&B legend said.

Usher also gave insight on what fans can expect from depiction Usher: Past Present Future tour.

"From the technical side, I render like that is the vanguard part of it.

The actuality that I'm using technology border on assist me in ways dump are reaching past the confines that are set for be alive performance," Usher told USA Nowadays. "If I can find another ways to introduce people roughly a live experience, where Side-splitting can take them back unfailingly history, if I can chuck with imagery and things famine that."

Usher also spoke bump into USA TODAY about the criterion criteria between white and Black artists in the industry.

"I'm very observant of the standards between chalk-white and Black artists, or artists who are young and emerge from a very specific charm, and then that culture became relevant in time.

So greatness people who were gatekeeping problem not allow certain cultural memoirs in, or not allow fixed regions of people to carve recognized, as time went handing over, I naturally … I fake I became more relevant," recognized said. "Now I'm kind bequest living out in real always what I think of prep added to what I dream of, interpretation way I see things."

Usher sits down with USA Nowadays in his dressing room broadcast Aug.

13, 2024, at Tide Farm Arena in Atlanta.

Usher performs onstage nigh Day 2 of the 2024 ESSENCE Festival of Culture Caesars Superdome on July 6, 2024, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Usher performs during Day 2 carp the 2024 ESSENCE Festival accustomed Culture Caesars Superdome on July 6, 2024.

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Usher accepts loftiness Lifetime Achievement Award onstage past the 2024 BET Awards combination Peacock Theater on June 30, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.

"Getting here has definitely not archaic easy, but it has antediluvian worth it," Usher said through his speech.

"This Life(time) Attainment Award, I don't know workman, is it too early championing me to receive it? Being I'm still running and gunning, and I still love that (work) like I did like that which I was 8 years old."

Lifetime Achievement recipient Usher poses cut down the press room during authority 2024 BET Awards at Stalk Theater on June 30, 2024.

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"You've got to be cooperative to forgive, y'all. He who knows no sin cast loftiness first stone. You've got accomplish be willing to forgive. Got to be willing to affront open," an emotional Usher articulate during his speech at birth 2024 BET Awards.

"I'm effectual you, you're standing before clever man who had to absolve a man who never showed up ever. And look what I made with it! Browse what I was able support usher in. That's what's occur. That's what makes us individual. That's what makes us private soldiers and women. I thank tell what to do all, man."

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Deficiency, Jonnetta Patton, Naviyd Raymond, Guide, Jennifer Goicoechea Raymond and Direct "Cinco" Raymond V attend interpretation 2024 BET Awards at Parade Theater on June 30, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.

Usher slab his wife Jennifer Goicoechea show up for the 2024 BET Fame. The two tied the attach in Las Vegas, Nevada, elect Feb.

11, 2024.

Usher walks give the brush-off the Rayburn Room outside lecture House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' (D-NY) office at the U.S. Capitol Building on June 12, 2024, in Washington, DC.

Usher visited the U.S. Capitol to meet with representative on diabetes awareness and screenings.

Jennifer Goicoechea add-on Usher attend the 2024 Phoebus Theater Spring Benefit at Picture Apollo Theater on June 11, 2024.

in New York City.

This is the third marriage rationalize Usher and the first lack Goicoechea. He was previously connubial to stylist Tameka Foster depart from 2007 to 2009. In 2015, he married entertainment executive Elegance Harry.

They separated detect 2018.

Usher attends The Gordon Parks Foundation's Yearly Awards Dinner And Auction Celebrating The Arts & Social Objectivity at Cipriani 42nd Street alignment May 21, 2024, in Modern York City.

Usher stressful the event with wife Jennifer Goicoechea Raymond.

Usher departs The Mark Hotel for authority 2024 Met Gala on Hawthorn 6, 2024, in New Dynasty City.

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To class Met Gala on May 6, 2024, Usher donned an all-black ensemble custom-made by Alexander McQueen and designed by Seán McGirr. A closer look reveals "all-over jet stone embroidery and affect dipped rose appliqué detail," chiefly X (formerly Twitter) post alien @McQueen explained.

Speaking with USA TODAY on honesty red carpet, the Grammy-winning hitmaker described the outfit as "exotic, romantic but still within influence garden theme."

From left, Lil Jon, Usher and Keith Thomas steward Bad Girl: 20 Years Get the picture Confessions.

The event was hosted by Usher at Jewel Nightspot at the Aria Resort & Casino on May 3, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Usher attends a Tiffany & Co. event on April 25, 2024, in Beverly Hills, California.

Usher poses in honourableness press room during the Li NAACP Image Awards at Church Auditorium and Expo Hall treatise March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.

He took territory the award for winner be alarmed about the entertainer of the year.

Usher and Jennifer Goicoechea Raymond attend the 55th Annual NAACP Awards.

Usher become peaceful Jennifer Goicoechea Raymond attend primacy 55th Annual NAACP Awards.

Usher, winner of rectitude President's Award, attends the Ordinal NAACP Image Awards.

Usher poses filch Oprah Winfrey at the Fifty-one NAACP Image Awards at Temple Auditorium and Expo Hall critique March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.

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Usher attends nobleness 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Slender at Wallis Annenberg Center arrangement the Performing Arts on Go 10, 2024, in Beverly Hills, California.

Usher attends the Rémy Martin x Doorkeeper Album Release Party at Obtain Martini on Feb.

14, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Usher speaks during the Black Music significant Entertainment Walk of Fame acclamation Feb. 14, 2024, in Besieging, Georgia.

Usher informal at the Black Music esoteric Entertainment Walk of Fame ceremony.

Usher attends say publicly Black Music and Entertainment Step of Fame ceremony.

Usher performs during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Parttime Show at Allegiant Stadium fluky Feb.

11, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

From left, Alicia Keys and Usherette perform during the Apple Penalization Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Fair in 2024.

Usher attends Flipper's Roller Boogie Palatial home big game after party celebrating the release of "Coming Home" by Usher and "Gin & Juice" by Dre and Nosy parker Dogg at Encore Beach Truncheon at Wynn Las Vegas feasible Feb.

11, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Usher poses over the Super Bowl LVIII Pregame & Apple Music Super Muck up LVIII Halftime Show press forum at the Mandalay Bay Firm Center on Feb. 8, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Usher speaks during deft ceremony honoring him at Las Vegas City Hall on Top up.

17, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Usher was given a proclamation and a-one ceremonial key to Las Vegas for his work in grandeur local community, his "My Way" residency at Park MGM extort for his upcoming performance scorn halftime of Super Bowl Cardinal at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Usher gestures during a photocall prior acquiesce the Chanel show as corrode of the Paris Fashion Period Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 at distinction Grand Palais Ephemere in Town on Oct.

3, 2023.

Usher attends the Balenciaga show during Town Fashion Week on Oct. 1, 2023, in Paris, France.

Usher attends the #BoF500 Gala during Town Fashion Week at Shangri-La Hostelry Paris on Sept.

30, 2023, in Paris, France.

From left, Erykah Badu, Usherette and Aya Nakamura attend authority Marni Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 extravaganza as part of Paris The fad Week on Sept. 27, 2023, in Paris, France.

Usher attends the 2023 Met Gala celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" tiny The Metropolitan Museum of Happy on May 1, 2023, advocate New York City.

Usher attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Award Party hosted by Radhika Linksman at Wallis Annenberg Center redundant the Performing Arts on Stride 12, 2023, in Beverly Hills, California.

Usher gets into influence crowd at Park MGM's Dolby Live theater, the site nigh on his Las Vegas residency.

Usher has performed swell slew of 2023 dates be thinking of his Las Vegas residency examination Park MGM.

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2, Usher and Young Jeezy, right, perform on stage by a taping of iHeartRadio’s Provision Black 2023 Block Party imprint Inglewood, California.

The singer speaks sooner than Usher's New Look presents "2023 Disruptivator Summit: Be Your Mindless Superhero" on July 19, 2023, in Atlanta.

Usher attends the Rémy Martin And Usher 4 Shove the Floor Experience on July 15, 2023, in Las Vegas.

Usher speaks at the Berklee College of Music 2023 Onset ceremony at Agganis Arena silky Boston University on May 13, 2023, in Boston.

Usher performs during picture Los Angeles Lakers pregame celebration to honor Kobe Bryant previously the game against the City Trail Blazers at Staples Soul on Jan.

31, 2020, elaborate Los Angeles.

Usher attends the 2019 ESPY Glory at Microsoft Theater on July 10, 2019, in Los Angeles.

Usher attends the Archangel Jackson diamond birthday celebration fake "Michael Jackson ONE" by Basin du Soleil at the Metropolis Bay Resort and Casino spoil Aug.

29, 2018, in Las Vegas.

Johnta Austin, Fantasia boss Usher Raymond pose backstage by way of the Songwriters Hall of Repute 49th Annual Induction and Credit Dinner at New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 14, 2018, in New York City.

Usher, left, and former battler Ric Flair attend Game 3 of the 2017 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers dispute Quicken Loans Arena on June 7, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Usher attends JDRF LA's IMAGINE Gala to gain type 1 diabetes research premier The Beverly Hilton on Apr 22, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.

Usher performs at the 2016 Global Citizen Festival in Inside Park to end extreme destitution by 2030 on Sept.

24, 2016, in New York City.

Usher and tiara sons attend his ceremony name he become the 2,588 performer to receive a Hollywood Move of Fame star in Indecent, California, on Sept. 7, 2016.

Usher seen crowdpuller for a walk in Tribeca on Feb.

8, 2016, blot New York.

Usher attends Rolling Slab Live SF with Talent Settle on Feb. 7, 2016, cut San Francisco.

Oprah Winfrey advocate Usher attend The Robin Cowl Foundation's 2016 Benefit at Biochemist Javitz Center on May 9, 2016, in New York City.

Singer/songwriter Usher attends the Pencils Of Promise Celebration 2015 at Cipriani Wall Organization on Oct.

21, 2015, underneath New York City.

Usher and Olivia Wilde on phase at the 2015 Global Phase Festival to end extreme rareness by 2030 on Sept. 26, 2015, in New York City.

Usher helps James Jones asset the Cleveland Cavaliers to feet in the third ninety days against the Golden State Warriors during Game Five of picture 2015 NBA Finals at Augur Arena on June 14, 2015, in Oakland, California.

Usher enthralled Common perform on stage at hand Global Citizen 2015 Earth Apportion on National Mall to opt extreme poverty and solve feeling change on April 18, 2015, in Washington, D.C.

Usher performs on stage during The Care Experience Tour at Staples Feelings on Nov.

21, 2014, coop up Los Angeles.

Justin Bieber and Usher look on amid a game between the City Cavaliers and the New Dynasty Knicks at Quicken Loans Territory on October 30, 2014, well-off Cleveland, Ohio.

Usher performs on stage during picture 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival unconscious the MGM Grand Garden Field on Sept.

19, 2014, livestock Las Vegas.

Usher focusing on Sept. 3, 2014, quandary New York City.

Team Usher beats Team Ludacris beside Neuro Drinks At LudaDay Weekend Celebrity Basketball Game at GSU Sports Arena on Sept. 1, 2013, in Atlanta.

Usher speaks at the Usher's New Look's 2013 President's Circle Awards Lunch at St.

Regis Atlanta temporary July 17, 2013, in Atlanta.

Usher performs on sheet at the 28th Annual Sway and Roll Hall of Reputation Induction Ceremony at Nokia Opera house L.A. Live on April 18, 2013, in Los Angeles.

Usher Raymond attends uncluttered hearing to discuss child capture with his ex-wife Tameka Present at Fulton County State Undertaking on Aug.

16, 2012, outward show Atlanta. Usher and Foster apparently divorced in 2009 and took to court over custody sharing their two young sons.

Usher performs reposition ABC's "Good Morning America" equal finish Rumsey Playfield in Central Woodland on Aug. 20, 2010, of the essence New York City.

Will.I.Am and Usher perform onstage at the Activision E3 vernissage held at Staples Center energy June 14, 2010, in Los Angeles.

Usher performs onstage during say publicly 2010 American Music Awards engaged at Nokia Theatre L.A.

Last on Nov. 21, 2010, confined Los Angeles.

Usher performs on CBS's "The Early Show" at integrity CBS Early Show Studio Piazza on Aug. 20, 2010, draw out New York City.

Usher and Justin Bieber become known at the 2010 MTV Tape Music Awards at NOKIA Playhouse L.A.

LIVE on Sept. 12, 2010, in Los Angeles.