In 2018, he released a collaborative album with producer Zaytoven titled A. A standalone single, ' I Don't Mind' (featuring Juicy J) reached the top-fifteen in 2014, while his eighth album Hard II Love (2016) peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 chart. His fourth consecutive number one album, Looking 4 Myself (2012) was supported by the Grammy Award-winning lead single ' Climax'. An extended play (EP) was released the following year titled Versus (2011), which produced the top-five single ' DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love' (featuring Pitbull). The latter album won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album, while its single ' There Goes My Baby' won Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. Raymond (2010), both of which debuted atop of the Billboard 200 chart and spawned the respective number-one singles ' Love in This Club' (featuring Young Jeezy) and ' OMG' (featuring will.i.am).

After splitting from his manager and mother in 2007, he released the albums Here I Stand (2008) and Raymond v. The album sold over 20 million copies worldwide and was certified diamond by the RIAA. It sold eight million copies worldwide and won his first two Grammy Awards as Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 20.Ĭonfessions (2004) established Raymond as one of the best-selling musical artists of the 2000s decade, containing four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles-' Yeah!' (featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris), ' Burn', ' Confessions Part II', and ' My Boo' (with Alicia Keys)-and the top-ten ' Caught Up'. His third album, 8701 (2001), saw continued success with the number-one singles ' U Remind Me' and ' U Got It Bad', as well as the top-three single ' U Don't Have to Call'. It spawned his first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single ' Nice & Slow', and saw similar success with its follow-ups ' You Make Me Wanna.' and the title track. Raymond first released his self-titled debut album in 1994 at the age of sixteen, and rose to fame in the late 1990s following the release of his second album My Way (1997). He is widely recognized as an influential figure in contemporary R&B and pop music. Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer.

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