Twelve of South Africa’s rising urban musicians are competing for the opportunity to open for Usher when he performs at the Hansa Festival of Legends at the Orlando Stadium in March this year.

This past weekend, the regional finalists were evaluated and selected from a group of 30 artists through a series of concerts.

Judges looked at talent, stage presence and performance.

Over the next month, the top 12 will be reduced to six – one from each region – as voted for by the public.

The six winners will take to the stage at the Hansa Festival of Legends and open the show for Usher.

“I am confident that we have unearthed some of South Africa’s most amazing talent,” said judge and Talent Search Ambassador, Thabiso Khati, who has worked with artists ranging from Lucky Dube to L-Tido.

“We have a really special group of performers here, all of whom have long careers in the South African music business ahead of them. And what better way to start than to open for Usher.”.

Voting will open soon here. You must be 18 or over to vote.

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*Update*  Because one of the winner’s hasn’t responded in order to receive their DVD/Blu-ray, a new winner has been chosen in their place. Congrats Claudia Brizi! You will be receiving an email.

Congrats to the following 3 Usher fans for winning a copy of Usher’s OMG Tour ‘Live From London’ DVD or Blu-Ray! You will receive an email shortly.

*Melissa
*JackR
*Andy Jr

Thanks to everyone that participated!

XOXO #TeamUsher XOXO

UsherFix.com is giving away 3 copies of Usher’s OMG Tour ‘Live From London’ DVD/Bluray!

Good Luck!

Who are you rooting for in Super Bowl XLV - Packers or Steelers? Tell Usher on Facebook and enter for a chance to win signed Usher gear! Enter here.

P.S. – Usher has a SURPRISE announcement for all of his fans scheduled for this evening! Go to Usherworld tonight to find out what it is!

Usher’s “Be A VIP” Contest is almost over.  They want to know about the VIPs that have made a difference in your life! Write in a 50 to 250 word essay and share a photo of the person who has made the biggest positive impact in your life for a chance to win a trip to New York City!! Nine runner-up winners will receive autographed Usher albums and a bottle of Usher VIP. The contest ends on Jan 28, 2011 at 11:59 pm (PST).

Prize Details:

Airfare: 2 roundtrip tickets to NYC
2 night hotel stay, 1 dinner at a trendy restaurant and 2 tickets to a NYC event

Enter here.

VIBE wants to see your best Usher impression. Send them a picture of you replicating one of Usher’s four poses while holding the Oct/Nov issue for a chance to win a gift from Usher! Here are the options including the cover:

THE RULES:

There are 3 Ways To Enter:

1. E-mail them to contest@vibe.com

2. Upload them to the VIBE Facebook page

3. Tweet it to @VIBEmagazine using the #UsherVibe hashtag

• You can submit one or all four poses

• The Usher issue must be in the picture!

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Fuse is calling all music fans to log on to for its annual poll to vote for the best music video of 2010. They’re counting down the top 40 videos of the year and your vote determines the #1. Beginning on Monday, October 25, consumers will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite video in a series of elimination polls at fuse.tv/top40.

To vote for Usher’s “OMG” click here !

Usher Concert Ticket Giveaway for Youth Leaders!

Calling all youth ready to serve their community! From now until June 27th you have a chance to score free concert tickets to see Usher at Summerfest in Milwaukee on June 30th. That’s right! The New Look Foundation is giving away tickets and other great prizes to youth leaders.

All you have to do to qualify for tickets is plan and finish a service project between now and the concert and be between the ages of 12 and 25. There are three easy steps to enter this contest:

STEP 1. Plan a youth-led service project!
STEP 2. Do your project! Photograph or video your work. Include some mention/image of “Powered By Service.”
STEP 3. Post information about your project to our facebook fanpage, with photo/video & fill out a short survey. Now till June 27.

It can be anything!  You and a few friends can plan a book drive for this weekend. Get your dad involved and help out some neighbors on Father’s Day. Plan a day of sports and fitness for younger kids in your neighborhood to get some exercise.

The New Look Foundation and Usher recognize that youth are global leaders and have the power to change their community. To excite even more youth to get involved as leaders, New Look is happy to reward those with the most exciting and creative projects.

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Want to “Co-Star” in a video with Usher? Check out his brand new “Co-Star” video on MySpace where YOU can become apart of his upcoming tour! Click here. 

ATTENTION ALL USHER FANS: If you’re looking to own something that the man himself has touched, look no further. Bark + Bite is teaming up with MusicChoice.com to give away an autographed Atlanta Braves hat (similar to the one he wore in the “Yeah!” video) signed by none other than Usher Raymond himself! So do you want in? Here’s how you can enter for a chance to score the signed goods:

Contest ends June 2nd, 2010 at 11:59 PM EST. One tweet per account. Only people who are following @BarkBiteBlog are eligible. Winner will be chosen at random. Prize is provided by MusicChoice.com. U.S. participants only.

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