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Who Does It Justice? Justin Bieber vs. Usher

03.14.10 | 5 Comments

Both Justin Bieber and Usher recorded a song entitled “Somebody to Love”; it was to appear on Usher’s Raymond vs. Raymond but was scrapped and was later adopted by Bieber’s My World 2.0. So who does the song justice, the teenager or the adult?

The production of this song is radio friendly; Bieber’s version is just mastered. Being completely honest, neither of them out do each other because both gents cut an enjoyable and listenable track for the radios. That’s just us, of course your opinions will vary.

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Usher – Somebody to Love

VS.

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Justin Bieber – Somebody to Love

Bonus

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Justin Bieber – Stuck In the Moment

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Usher – Making Love (Into the Night)

MUSIC, Singles

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Usher & T.I. Are “Guilty”

03.11.10 | No Comments

Another leak from the upcoming Usher project, “Guilty,” featuring T.I. and produced by Ester Dean hit the net earlier today.

We cannot put our finger on it but Ester Dean definitely has a signature style; every song that she’s behind has that recognizable sound. The song has a light vibe with even T.I.’s lyrics being less than Parental Advisory. It’s a cool little track.

In other new pertaining to Ester Dean, a tweet went out the other night that she and singer/songwriter Claude Kelly finished a song for Christina Aguilera’s Bionic.

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Usher – Guilty feat. T.I.

MUSIC, Unreleased

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Usher’s Raymond vs. Raymond Era Tarnished As More Tracks Leak

02.28.10 | 2 Comments

We’re just going to go ahead and say, Usher’s Raymond vs. Raymond is 2010′s Fantasy Ride. All of the album has practically leaked long before the album will hit music outlets. Whilst the album is pretty decent all the anticipation is spoiled.

Will Usher’s career ever reach the height during the Confessions era or was that its peak? When “Love In This Club” first leaked back in early 2008 we thought hey, Usher is continuing the successful streak then the rest of Here I Stand landed and we were underwhelmed. Rush a year and a half later and the so-called first single, “Papers,” for the Raymond vs. Raymond era hit. The song was reminiscent of some of the songs from the Confession era and we thought okay Usher is cooking again. A few album push backs and countless album leaks later and it seems Usher needs to reevaluate everything musical.

Take a listen to two new leaked tracks: The Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis produced “Lingerie” and The Stereotypes produced “Somebody to Love.”

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Usher – Lingerie

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Usher – Somebody to Love

MUSIC, Unreleased

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Alicia Keys and Shakira to Duet…

02.03.10 | 1 Comment

The NBA All Star-Weekend is right around the corner and will include performances by Usher, Alicia Keys and Shakira. Usher is set to perform “Yeah!” and “More.” Shakira will perform “She Wolf” and “Give It Up to Me” and Alicia Keys will perform “Empire State of Mind II,” “No One” and “Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart.”

As if that isn’t enough, Keys and Shakira are set to do perform a duet halfway through the show. Wonder what this duet could be? We shall know soon enough.

Music Media, NEWS

Tagged: alicia keys, nba all star weekend, shakira, usher
Video Premiere: Usher “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)”

01.28.10 | No Comments

The video for the first proper single from Raymond vs. Raymond, “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)”, premiered exclusively on MTV. The video was directed by Chris Robinson and feature French model Noémie Lenoir as the leading lady.

It’s funny because before heading out, our channel was turned to MTV around 6 am this morning and we just caught glimpses of Lenoir and Usher, not even realizing it was a new video. Not until an hour later did we see the video all over blogs getting praise.

The video was done with class to lighten the song’s sexually drenched lyrics. We already thought the song was a good choice with its big gulps of bass. Overall, with this choice of single and great video this new era has been ushered in correctly.

Usher – New Music – More Music Videos

Music Videos, VIDEOS

Tagged: hey daddy (daddy's home), raymond vs. raymond, usher, video premiere
So Many Girls For Usher

01.09.10 | No Comments

Well this brings the tally to 10 or just above in the number of leaks from Usher’s Raymond vs. Raymond. There must be some plot to sabotage this album so that it is shelved or something because the music just won’t stop leaking. Of the many songs that leaked last night is a new one entitled “So Many Girls” produced by Danja.

Danja supplied Ursh with a beat for the clubs with a pulsating bass and electronic presence. It seems that Ursh is going for ballads vs. club music with this album because there is a definitive line; they all just do not mesh well. The song has us hooked though.

On a serious note: Usher may be trying something different by his standards by doing this urban/pop/dance sound but it has reached a point where we can only take dance/electro from certain urban artists. We thought the idea of mixing urban and pop was the best a few years ago but once everyone flocked to the idea people wanted to make their money and conformed to what became a radio standard. We’re ready for the next new sound that will impact the masses; we’ll get on that bus before it leaves and hop off before it arrives at its final destination. Listen to Usher’s other 3 leaked tracks after the break: “Take That,” “Get In My Car” and “Slippin’.”

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Usher – So Many Girls

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MUSIC, Unreleased

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Usher’s ‘Raymond vs. Raymond’ Album Cover & Promo Video

12.09.09 | No Comments

MUSIC

Tagged: raymond vs. raymond, usher
Leaked Usher Photos…

11.24.09 | No Comments

We don’t know exactly where these images are from but here are some photos taken of what looks to be the promotional art for Usher’s upcoming album, Raymond vs. Raymond. Obviously, the person was in a photo editing software session and whipped out a camera and took a few snaps of the screen. With all the leaks and poor reaction to his new music it seems Usher has a second flop on his hands.

Drama aside, Usher’s team has come up with some amazing looking graphic designs. We guess putting more art detail into an album cover is really catching on these days.

MUSIC

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Video Premiere: Gucci Mane “Spotlight” feat. Usher

11.05.09 | No Comments

The video premiere for Gucci Mane’s “Spotlight” featuring Usher is here. The video was shot in ATL by director Benny Boom a few weeks ago and there’s a cameo appearance by femcee Nicki Minaj. The leading lady in the video happens to be Eddie Murphy’s and ex-wife Nicole’s daughter.

It’s your basic run-of-the-mill club video with a fancy car but it’s still decent. We’ve had the single on heavy rotation in our iTunes so we’re not even checking for the video, it’s the song we like. We might just have to pick up this Gucci Mane album, y’know since we’re into his music now.

Music Videos, VIDEOS

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Usher x 3

10.30.09 | No Comments

It seems Mr. Raymind vs. Raymond is having a serious leak problem as three songs have leaked from him. There’s no confirmation if these songs will make it onto the album but they definitely give us an idea of the level the album will be on. The first is “Daddy’s Home” produced by The Runners, the second is “Blockin’” produced by Tricky Stewart & Jazze Pha and the third is “More” produced by RedOne.

The Runners produced “Daddy Home” is the sound direction we want to hear from Usher. With it’s deep bassline, urban overlay and sexy lyrics Usher is giving the longtime fans some good sounding but familiar music.

Usher – Daddy’s Home

Tricky Stewart and Jazze Pha take the production credits for “Blockin’”. The song has a late 90′s early 00′s R&B flavor to it with its bouncy beat and gritty synthesizers. The lyrics speak of Usher trying to get pass one friend to get to the other despite them both being physically attractive.

Usher – Blockin’

The RedOne produced “More” is another dance club heavy jam. It’s a pretty good song for the radio but the sole direction of Pop cheapens his ability and gives the liteners a song that will not be memorable.

Usher – More

MUSIC, Unreleased

Tagged: blockin, daddy's home, more, raymond vs. raymond, usher