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Usher: Setting the record straight | Usher | 1 | Summer Music Preview: Cover Story | Music | Summer Music Guide | Entertainment Weekly
Usher: Setting the record straight | Usher | 1 | Summer Music Preview: Cover Story | Music | Summer Music Guide | Entertainment Weekly
Following a year of relentless media scrutiny of matters dear and personal — getting engaged, canceling the Wedding only to finally see it through, falling out with his mother, and seeing the death of his father shortly after becoming one himself — the generally laid-back Usher enters this interview with a firm declaration: ''This should be the last time that I have this type of dialogue about ...
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Usher Takes Entertainment Weekly
Just Jared — ... his choice of wife: ‘My mother made a decision not to come to my wedding because she didn’t really agree with my decision. I don’t know why [she didn’t come]. She’s never told me and I’ve never asked her. It hurt me very much not to see her there ’cause I would’ve liked for her to be there, not to mention that I paid so much money for her to be accommodated and her behind didn’t show up. [ Laughs ] But just as she’s made stands, so have I.” To read the full Usher interview, visit EW.com .

Usher Takes Entertainment Weekly
Oh No They Didn't! — ... because she didn’t really agree with my decision (his choice of wife or his decision to fire his mother as manager). I don’t know why [she didn’t come]. She’s never told me and I’ve never asked her. It hurt me very much not to see her there ’cause I would’ve liked for her to be there, not to mention that I paid so much money for her to be accommodated and her behind didn’t show up. [Laughs] But just as she’s made stands, so have I.” To read the full Usher interview, visit EW.com. source

Is Usher A ‘Whore’ Or A ‘Playa’?
LOVEBSCOTT.COM — ... to rape the lead character, but his testicles started to drop, transform, and blisters formed causing the pulse to ooze ( Planet Terror is a splendiferous gory movie - I loved it). At first, when I heard the CD after it was leak, I was disappointed. There were only a handful of songs I liked. However, I took another listen to the album, and more songs grew on me. Here I Stand is not as good as Confessions , but I think he this album will at least go platinum. To read more, visit Entertainment Weekly . Thoughts? Leave a Reply Name (required) Mail (hidden) (required) Website ...

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Bossip — ... and for obvious reasons: She had to make the majority of the sacrifices; otherwise we didn’t go forward…. I’m pretty sure that my mother would want to forever manage me. She’ll always be my partner. But I feel like I’m at a point where I wanna grow, be able to handle my business firsthand, and understand every facet of it. Also, on the other side is the fact that you get the stigma of being too sheltered. So now I make the move to go out as a man and stand on my own, and it’s bad?” Click here for more on this interview and how we hurt his feelings when talking about Tameka. ...

Usher Pimpin' Personal Life for Album Sales...
Pop Culture Fix | Your Daily Dose — ... stopped by TRL today and can I just say what everyone is thinking... Usher, stop the damn whining! As Usher's album, Here I Stand, drops today, all he can talk about is the fact that he fired his mama, his mama didn't come to his wedding, he married a man, blah blah blah... Tell me why I should buy your damn album, Ursh!? As he hits the promotional road, he speaks to EW about his mom's wedding boycott: ''My mother made a decision not to come to my wedding because she didn't really agree with my decision,'' ...

3 Doors Down: Another No. 1 debut on the album chart
Hollywood Insider — ... Next week, prepare to usher in Usher, and count on him sticking around a while. No one's expecting him to match his blockbuster last album in this climate, but there is some suspense as to whether the recent EW cover boy might be able to pass Mariah's recent 463,000-unit bow to claim the best first week of 2008. ...

Usher confiesa sus experiencias en nuevo disco
Blog de la Tele — ... Y "Something special" trata del sentimiento honesto que uno experimenta cuando siente el verdadero amor, sea de su pareja o algún familiar. (--EW--)

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