USHER FIX

USHER GIVES A LITTLE DANCE LESSON (MUCHMUSIC CHANNEL)

OPENING (“CAUGHT UP”)

“BURN”

“LOVE IN THIS CLUB”

PICS

INTERVIEW (THE PROVINCE)

R&B/hip-hop heartthrob Usher heated up the resort last night with hit songs and new numbers.

True to form Usher performed his turn-the-lights-down-low numbers, tossing articles of clothing into the crowd to shrieks of delight.

But he also managed to keep the crowd — there not just for his concert but to celebrate the closing of the 2010 Olympic Games here — engaged.

He even got some clothing back at him as people in the crowd threw him the now famous red Hudson’s Bay Team Canada mittens.

Earlier, Usher told The Province that: “The Olympics are about unity regardless of race, gender or creed, so I consider it a blessing to be asked to perform at events such as this year’s Winter Games.

“To be amongst people from all over the world and perform for fans that may not have seen me live before is such an honour. I am happy to be here in Whistler and to perform for my Canadian fans as well as be an ambassador to music.”

Asking for the crowd’s indulgence he played a song from his new album Raymond v Raymond, “There Goes My Baby.”

Judging by the reaction of the thousands at the Medals Celebration Plaza, the album, due to be released March 30 after a long delay, is headed for the top.

Said Usher: “I am really excited about the new album as it speaks to the ‘duality of man’, which is why it’s called Raymond v Raymond. I think it will really connect with fans and will be a natural followup to Confessions and Here I Stand. There is something in it for everyone.”

His six stage dancers, two guys and four girls, helped keep the show moving, their liquid and sexual choreography perfect for the music.

Hits such as “Confessions,” “Hey Daddy,” “Love in This Club” and “Bad Girls” really got the crowd going, especially when he made it personal for his “Whistler girls.”

The crowd didn’t even seem to care when efforts to play the music video to “Hey Daddy” failed. The stage show was mesmerizing enough.

As the nightly fireworks signalled the end of the show, Usher took a moment to honour the athletes, including the Canadian four-man bobsleigh team who were awarded their bronze medals just minutes before he began his performance.

“A lot of hard work has gone into this event,” said Usher.

“We need to all thank the athletes.”

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Usher answering questions from MuchMusic fans at the GLC base of Whistler Gondola before his performance at the Whistler Olympic Medal Plaza.

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Here’s an interview with One Chance. They have recently signed with T-Pain’s record company Nappy Boy Records. For those of you who don’t remember or know of Usher’s former group, one of their videos “Look At Her” is below. And did he say Usher’s not “real” ? Hmmm, I wonder what that’s all about. I for one loved their music, but with all of that @$%& they had to say, their music better be bangin’.

Usher made a visit to Kitson Men on Robertson Blvd. in West Hollywood.

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Ellen DeGeneres will bring her popular daytime show back to Universal Orlando next month for a couple of episodes.

The show will tape two episodes on Sunday, March 28. They will air on April 1 and 2. “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” can be seen at 3 p.m. on weekdays.

DeGeneres announced the visit today. Her guests will include Sharon Osbourne and Usher; the show will spotlight rides and attractions at Universal Orlando.

“I love going to the Universal Orlando Resort,” DeGeneres said. “I always have so much fun.  Last time I was there, I rode The Hulk and The Mummy. … You know what?  It was so much fun, we’re going to go back there this year.” You can log on to the show’s Web site for information about tickets.

The tapings will be at the Lagoon Stage at Universal CityWalk.

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A tracklist has been released for Usher’s seventh album “Raymond vs. Raymond” due March 30, 2010. The guests include Ludacris, Nicky Minaj, TI, Plies, & will.i..am. Of course, we just have to wait until the album release to see if this is true. Check it out.

1. Monstar
2. Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home) (ft. Plies)
3. There Goes My Baby
4. Love `Em All
5. She Don’t Know (ft. Ludacris)
6. Lil Freak (ft. Nicki Minaj)
7. Mars Vs. Venus
8. Pro Lover
9. Foolin’ Around
10. Papers
11. So Many Girls
12. Guilty (ft. T.I.)
13. OMG (ft. will.i.am)
14. Making Love (Into The Night)

Z100′s Jingle Ball 2009 (Madison Square Garden)

Despite some big-name detractors, “We Are the World: 25 for Haiti” debuts at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart just days after the all-star charity single premiered during the televised opening of the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

The song, a remake of the Michael Jackson- and Lionel Richie-powered original, was only bested by Ke$ha’s “Tik Tok,” which tops the chart for the ninth straight week.

The “WATW” remake produced by RedOne and featuring the collective Artists for Haiti — a group that comprises a number of musicians and actors, including Jamie Foxx, Justin Bieber, Pink, Usher, Kanye West and Celine Dion, among others — is the latest charity effort to rise on the charts.

The new “We Are the World” video was helmed by Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis, who described the shoot as “chaos” but noted it was a remarkable experience.

“You hear these stories about people checking their egos at the door, and it really is true,” Haggis told MTV News. “They came and stood forever and were glorified extras a lot of the time. They just stood in the corner and waved. It was hot and it was crowded. When there’s chaos, there’s friction. Where there’s fiction, there’s drama, and I knew I’d have fun things to shoot. Unfortunately, there wasn’t as much drama as I expected. People really got along very well.”

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November 7, 2008 The decade’s highest certified album by a male solo artist – Usher’s Confessions – reaches 10x multi-Platinum

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