Dec
1
2011
Usher, Valerie Simpson, & Mike Stoller: Songwriters Tribute At Grammy Nominations Concert
Nov
29
2011
Usher & David Guetta To Perform “Without You” On Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tonight
Catch Usher & David Guetta tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live! for another performance of “Without You”. Jimmy Kimmel Live! airs on ABC at 12/11c.
Nov
28
2011
Usher & David Guetta To Perform “Without You” On The Ellen Show
Usher & David Guetta are scheduled to perform ‘Without You” on the Ellen Show tomorrow, Nov. 29! Be sure to check it out!
Nov
24
2011
Usher & Justin Bieber Pre-Tape Performance Of “The Christmas Song” At Rockerfeller Center In NYC
Nov
22
2011
Usher To Join Valerie Simpson & Mike Stoller In Songwriters Tribute At Grammy Nominations Concert
Valerie Simpson (of the hit songwriting/performing duo Ashford and Simpson) and Mike Stoller (of the legendary songwriting team Leiber & Stoller) both lost their longtime songwriting partners ( Nick Ashford and Jerry Leiber, respectively) in the past year. And both will join Usher in a tribute to songwriters on “The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! – Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night” on November 30 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
In an interview with the Associated Press, Valerie Simpson acknowledged that she still has a hard time performing any of the classic songs she and her decades-long collaborator and husband created together.
“I get a big lump in my throat when I try to sing one of our songs right now,” she said.
Ashford and Simpson helped define the Motown sound with hits like “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” ”Reach Out and Touch Somebody’s Hand” and “You’re All I Need to Get By,” as well as soul hits for themselves and others.
The segment will feature both Simpson and Stoller on separate pianos, as Usher sings. Simpson says she might join in when Usher sings one of their songs, which she expects to be “You’re All I Need to Get By,” but she’s happy not to be doing most of the singing.
“It certainly would make it a lot easier,” she said of Usher performing. “I will be very happy to lean on him.”
Nov
16
2011
Usher To Perform Live At Grammy Nominations Concert
Usher is sheduled to perform at the Grammy Nominations Concert that takes place live on Wednesday, Nov. 30, from 10-11 p.m. ET at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on CBS.
LL Cool J will again host the one-hour-long special, which will announce nominations in several categories and feature performances by past Grammy winners and/or nominees.
This concert special marks the fourth time nominations for the annual Grammy Awards will be announced live on primetime television. Tickets for the event go on sale Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. PT, and are available online at www.nokiatheatrelalive.com and Ticketmaster.
The 54th annual Grammy Awards will air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, and broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
