Usher Wins Award At 2011 American Music Awards!
Usher Honored With Freedom Award
Usher sauntered down the red carpet before being celebrated for helping young people all over the world develop leadership skills.
“To travel all around the world and get awards for music is really great, but to be able to be recognized for the work from your heart is even better,” said Raymond.
He is one of the 10 philanthropists that were honored at the 20th Annual Freedom Awards hosted by the National Civil Rights Museum.
Raymond says he started Usher’s New Look Foundation because of what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. first stood for. “All the sacrifices that were made for us to have these rights were not in vain.”
Winner of seven Grammys, six American Music Awards and 22 Billboard Music Awards, Usher said those awards do not compare to being honored for leadership.
“You have the opportunity to be recognized for what you do in music, but when you’re being recognized for what you do 100 percent from your heart, that really makes a difference,” said Raymond.
Usher Nominated For A 2012 People’s Choice Award!
Usher has been nominated for a 2012 People’s Choice Award in the “Favorite Tour Headliner” category along with Bon Jovi, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, & U2.
The show will air on January 11, 2012 on CBS. Vote for Usher here!
Usher Nominated For Upcoming ‘Billboard Touring Awards’
Usher, U2, Bon Jovi, Take That, Kenny Chesney, and Taylor Swift are among the finalists for the 2011 Billboard Touring Awards, set for Nov. 10 at the Roosevelt Hotel ballroom in New York City. The awards are primarily based on box office numbers reported to Billboard Boxscore from Oct. 1, 2010, through Sept. 30, 2011.
Finalists for the Top Package award, which goes to the top-grossing tour with three or more artists on the bill are Usher’s ‘OMG Tour’, Kenny Chesney’s ‘Goin’ Coastal’ Tour, and Taylor Swift’s ‘Speak Now’ Tour.
The Billboard Touring Awards culminates the two-day Billboard Touring Conference, presented by ShowClix, taking place at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City on November 9-10. The conference unites today’s top touring professionals to discuss the current state of the industry. This unique event includes provocative panels, productive roundtables and networking opportunities with touring industry power players and decision makers.
Usher To Perform “Promise” With Romeo Santos At The 2011 Latin GRAMMYs
Usher & Romeo Santos join the list of performers for the 12th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards telecast airing on the Univision Network on November 10th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, 8 – 11 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. Central).
For the first time ever, LatinGRAMMY.com will feature Latin GRAMMYs en Vivo, which will feature live coverage of the 12th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards and interviews from various locations such as the green carpet, the Pre-Telecast Ceremony, backstage, and the media center beginning at 1:30 p.m. PT.
Preceding the Awards telecast, Univision will present exclusive “Noche De Estrellas” (“Night Of The Stars”) coverage of the celebrity arrivals direct from the Latin GRAMMY Awards green carpet starting at 7 p.m. ET/PT (6 p.m. Central). Presented by “Nuestra Belleza Latina” host Giselle Blondet and “Sal Y Pimienta” host Lourdes Stephen, “Noche De Estrellas” will feature live interviews and commentary on the stars and their fashions, and will provide viewers an intimate and up-close look at Latin music’s most glamorous gala event.




















































