USHER FIX

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.

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Usher has been nominated for a 2011 American Music Award with Chris Brown & Trey Songz in the category below. The 2011 American Music Awards will take place live on November 20, 2011 at 8/7c from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.

Cast your votes for Usher to win here! Voting ends on Friday, Nov 11 at 11:59PM PT.

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Usher, Trey Songz, & Miguel hit up Jingle Jam 2010 on December 18 at the XL Center in Hartford, CT. Check out some pics of Usher’s performance below.

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Usher’s OMG Tour hit Staples Center on Nov. 18 with Trey Songz opening & Drake performing with Trey early in his set.

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Usher went straight to The Bank following the third stop on his “OMG Tour” at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The ladies’ man, who will perform at Sunday’s American Music Awards, popped bottles and smoked cigars with his Ocean’s 7 crew Trey Songz and Jermaine Dupri at the nightclub inside the Bellagio Hotel and Casino on Saturday (Nov. 13).

Rap-Up.com is giving away tickets to see Usher on tour, along with Trey and Miguel, in five select cities. Click here for your chance to win!

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The OMG Tour comes hot on the heels of Usher’s current pop chart smash, “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love,” from his recent release Versus, an extension of his platinum sixth studio album, Raymond V. Raymond. The record debuted at No.1 on the Pop and R&B albums charts, and spawned five hit singles including “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home),” “Lil Freak” featuring Nicki Minaj, “There Goes My Baby” and “OMG” featuring will.i.am. Usher recently performed at the MTV 2010 Video Music Awards on September 12th.

Songbook Entertainment/Atlantic recording artist Trey Songz has made the transition from rapidly rising young artist to bonafide R&B superstar. 2009′s RIAA gold-certified smash, Ready, was a true breakthrough that gave Trey his first-ever Billboard 200 Top Ten debut and received a Grammy Award nomination for “Best Contemporary R&B Album.” The hugely anticipated September 14th release of Songz’ Passion, Pain & Pleasure-with the bouncy first single “Bottoms Up (Feat. Nicki Minaj)” and “the soulful “Can’t Be Friends”-finds the Virginia-based R&B superstar energized and evolving as he continues to refine his mastery of sultry, soulful songcraft. For up-to-the-minute news and information, please visit TreySongz.com, MySpace.com/TreySongz, Facebook.com/TreySongz, and Twitter.com/TreySongz.

Bystorm/Jive recording artist Miguel is a captivating singer, songwriter, producer, and performer who fuses funk, hip-hop and electro to create a unique sound that defies classification. Miguel first garnered attention for his collaborations with Blu on the 2007 underground classic Below the Heavens. His initial solo effort “Sure Thing” boasts over seven million Myspace plays and his first official major label debut single, “All I Want Is You” featuring J.Cole, is showing early signs of success with strong radio airplay on both the R&R Rhythm and Billboard Urban Mainstream charts. Miguel has been featured on Asher Roth’s debut album Asleep in the Bread Aisle; co-wrote “If U Leave,” the #1 single from Musiq and Mary J. Blige and recently worked with Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, and The Avila Brothers on Usher’s Raymond V Raymond album. His upcoming debut album, also entitled All I Want Is You, is due out later this year. For more information, visit OfficialMiguel.com.

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After teasing fans with rumors of a tour with Chris Brown (and said rumors were subsequently put to rest), Usher has settled on a supporting act for his “OMG Tour.” Last night at the VMAs, Trey Songz announced that he would be joining Ush on the road.

“It’s an absolute honor for myself to go on tour with him this fall,” said Songz while introducing Usher’s futuristic performanceof “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love” and “OMG” with Ke$ha.

Mr. Raymond was rumored to hit the road with labelmate Chris Brown before the “Deuces” singer squashed all the talk. “At first we was talking about it, but I think maybe it’s something in the future,” he said. “But right now, I’m gonna do the whole Chris Breezy thing.”

Usher’s “OMG Tour” kicks off Nov. 10 at Seattle’s KeyArena and is scheduled to conclude in December. It is currently unknown whether Trey Songz will appear on all dates.

Songz’ own “Passion, Pain & Pleasure Tour” with Monica is set to wrap this week in New York City. This would be his third tour of the year, following a stint on Jay-Z’s “Blueprint 3” outing.

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“Secret Garden” is slated to appear on Quincy Jones’ upcoming third collaboration album Q: Soul Boss Nostra. The album is to be released in the spring on Interscope Records. It was produced by Jermaine Dupri. The full version of the track will also feature LL Cool J, Tevin Campbell, Tyrese and Trey Songz. The original version, (1989 hit “The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite))”, starred seductive vocalists James Ingram, Al B. Sure, El DeBarge and Barry White. Listen below.

Usher ft. Robin Thicke - Secret Garden