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"I think I was about 8 or 9 when I saw Purple Rain. I was interested in music and trying to find a model. It was Michael, or it was Prince. He had an attitude, a rawness that Michael didn’t have. He was not urban, but he was our version of what cool could be. You look at an icon like James Dean or Steve McQueen — they represent a certain energy, a certain poise. That’s what Prince has.
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Young kids are getting into Prince now, and it’s because he was ahead of his time. He’s timeless. He hasn’t aged a bit. My second hit, “Nice and Slow,” was inspired by Prince. He’s had his ups and downs, but he’s used his career to change the way artists are treated. Being in his presence is surreal. His energy is just so fly. He is so poised. He is the s___. He is what he called a “Sexy M.F.”"
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Baring his soul is second nature to R&B superstar Usher, but although he has documented his recent divorce on a new album, he's got to keep something back
Raymond v Raymond is out now on RCA
Here is digitalspy report:
"Usher and will.i.am have climbed to the top of the Irish singles chart with their collaboration 'OMG'.
The pair beat off competition from the Glee cast, who take second place with their cover of Madonna's 'Like A Prayer'."
OMG,"OMG" is already a worlwide hit...despite a lack of promotion.Speachless...it looks like the simple fact that Usher and Will are on the same track is enough to sell records... congrats to Usher & Will I Am.
Selon Digital Spy, Usher et Will I Am ,viennent de décrocher un nouveau numéro un en Irlande , après l'Angleterre et la Nouvelle Zélande.
La vitesse à laquelle OMG devient un hit international, est quand même surprenante,comptes tenus du fait que Usher a pour ainsi dire disparu des médias depuis la semaine de sortie de l'album.A croire que les seuls nom d'Usher et Will I Am suffisent à vendre des CDs.
LONDON (Reuters) - The eligible bachelor is back in singer Usher's new album "Raymond v. Raymond," which he sees an expression of his struggle to balance life in the fast lane with his commitments as a family man and father.Last year the 31-year-old R & B star, one of the world's top-selling musicians, filed for divorce from the mother of his two young sons, and feelings of anger, guilt and relief filter through the music on his latest record. So too does a celebration of being single again, placing Raymond v. Raymond somewhere between his 2004 hit "Confessions" and the more subdued, though less successful follow-up "Here I Stand" that followed his 2007 marriage to Tameka Foster.
"Here I Stand was a very personal album, it was very honest, there wasn't that much drama because I was in a happy place, I was married, I had children and (was) really coming of age," Usher told Reuters in a telephone interview.
The five-time Grammy award winner had been due to give interviews in London this week, but the flight ban over Europe caused by volcanic ash prevented him traveling.
"That same acceptance of coming of age is in this album, it's just a different story," he added.
"I'm no longer married, and the reality of sustaining and balancing the celebrity that I am and the individual that I've grown to be is what Raymond v. Raymond is all about. If I had to put it short, I'd say Raymond v. Raymond is a little bit of Confessions and a little bit of Here I Stand."
In "Papers," Usher seems to be addressing his divorce with the line: "I'm ready to sign them papers, papers, papers."
And in "Foolin' Around" the singer appears contrite, singing "And the games I played, mistakes I made/Leave me sorrier than you'll ever know" before adding: "Blame it on celebrity."
Yet "Pro Lover" features the lines "I profess I'm a lover, minor scholar of anatomy/Doctor of feminine chemistry."UsherRaymondBlog
Usher said his decision to sing about personal issues was partly a comment on people living "vicariously through sensationalism" in the form of celebrity gossip.
"That became kind of an underscore for this album, because it seemed like the main topic of the world -- who's cheating, who's in a relationship, what's happening, who's doing what, who's with who."
Asked why people seemed so fascinated in the personal lives of the famous, he replied: "A lot of people are running from their hard truths."
Raymond v. Raymond topped the U.S. album chart on its release and the single "OMG" reached No. 1 in Britain. The album is available in Britain from April 26.UsherRaymondBlog
Usher's last three albums have hit the top spot in the U.S. market, although sales figures show that "Confessions" was by far his most successful record selling 10 million copies there.
Raymond v. Raymond sold 329,000 copies in the United States in its first week, versus around 440,000 for Here I Stand, partly reflecting a shrinking market for album sales worldwide.
Usher believes that the digital revolution, allowing people to listen to music for free online and download it illegally, was a major factor.
"Had we not had this issue with record sales distribution, downloads, pirating, and illegal downloads, I'd say that would have been equivalent to about 800,000 to maybe close to a million in the first week," he said.
Usher criticized record labels for failing to keep up with technology, and has started his own record company.UsherRaymondBlog
"I say taking ownership of our masters, having a lot more control of our music creatively, I think all of those are indications that there is a standard that can be changed," he said. "Or maybe there is something we're not thinking to do."
(Reporting by Mike Collett-White, editing by Paul Casciat
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Rien de très intéressant dans cette interview. Il parle d fait qu'il était heureuxquant il a sortit Here I Stand et que c'est pour cela, qu'il n'y avait pas de drames desss.
Il pense également que sans les téléchargements illégaux,il aurait pu vendre jusqu'à 800 000 album la première semaine.
This video is just amazing Lol/Une vidéo à voir absolument!Déjà culte!
I don't usually post things like this, since I'm not interested in Usher's personnal life but I want my readers to know that the owner of TheYBF is lying. For OBVIOUS reasons,the editor has been kinda obsessive with Usher's life since a long time and don't stop spreading false rumors about him.This is not the 1st time and this not the last time.I just ask the true fans to not believe what they read on "gossip blogs". I want yo guys to know that they stole the pictures from another site and made up a whole fake story.I'm not surprised that the owner feel a lil bit upset when she see Usher's success all over the world despite her negativity.
Usher is musical icon, we care less about his personal life. We will always be supportive.I dont understand why some people are waisting their time like this
Raymond Vs Raymond is now out in Japan! A japanese fan send me these pictures ! So you guys can see that Usher got the royal treatment in Japan! /Une fan japonaise m'a envoyé ces photos.Apparemment des hummer font la publicité du nouvel album ,sortit la semaine dernière!
One more picture & a video after the jump!/ une vidéo et une photo après Read More
Usher has a lot to celebrate.Firts,his new album is doing well on the charts and will be gold in less than a month, then his protégé Justin Bieber is already gold with his new album. And last but not least his new collaboration with Black Eyed Peas Frontman Will.I.Am is now #1 on Itunes US.The song is also #1 in the UK , #1 in new Zealand ,#2 in Ireland,#7 in Australia and #5 in Canada !
All the US FANS should request this song on radio & keep on buying it on Itunes!
The song is doing really well despite the fact Usher only promote it on American Idol!So the question is:Is OMG about to be more successfull than Yeah! ?
Usher a beaucoup à fêter.Alors que beaucoup lui prédisait un flop, Usher est déjà disque d'or aux Etats-Unis moins d'un mois après sa sortie!Justin Bieber son protégé est également disque d'or!
OMG est un succès international!La chanson se classe à l'heure actuelle à la première position sur Itunes aux Etats-Unis.Elle occupe cette même place, en Angleterre, en Nouvelle Zélande.Elle se place 2ème en Irlande,5ème au Canada et 7ème en Australie.
Il faut noter qu'Usher n'a pas promu cette chanson,excepté sa performance à American Idol.La question qu'il se pose est donc la suivante: OMG peut-il être battre Yeah! en termer de succès?
RAYMOND Vs RAYMOND IS OUT TOMORROW IN THE UK!GET YOUR COPY THIS ALBUM IS REALLY AMAZING!
Usher a recemment révélé qu'il trouvait la chanteuse anglaise,Cheryl Cole très jolie: "Will I Am me parle tout d'elle et d'à quel point elle est jolie.Elle est jolie" "Je vais demander à Will de nous mettre en contact.Elle est mignone!"UsherRaymondBlog
Usher a également déclaré qu'il ne serait pas contre la collaboration qu'Amy Winehouse lui aurait demandé, il y a quelques semaines.
"It sounds like Cheryl Cole has yet another US superstar admirer. Usher, who's riding high in the charts right now with his album Raymond v Raymond, admitted this week he's hoping to hook up with Cheryl - thanks to his buddy will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas.UsherRaymondBlog
Usher reveals: "Will's always talking about her, and how beautiful she is. She is beautiful!
"I'm going to have to reach out to Will and tell him to put "s two together. She's cute!" Usher also says he hopes to work with Amy Winehouse. "Our people have gotta speak!" he added. Over to you Amy."
The US megastar says he knew he’d scored a winner with UK fans as soon as he came up with the chant-laden chorus.The 32-year-old told me: “The chants were born in France and sampled by will.i.am, but as soon as I heard them, I thought: ‘This sounds like an English football game’.
He added: “Working with will.i.am was an exciting process. He’s got this brand new sound and I knew as soon as I heard the record that we’d knocked everything else off the park.“It sounds like nothing else out there.”It’s not only the British public who love the tune, Usher’s mate David Beckham, 34, has also been blasting it out of his speakers.Ush revealed: “David and I are fans of each other’s work. We’re friends. “As soon as I heard about his accident I called him up and sent my love to him and his family.“It’s a real shame he won’t make the World Cup.”
Source:DailyStar
Michelle Obama a recemment confié qu'elle écoutait ses dernier temps le nouvel abum d'Usher!Wow!
"Michelle Obama spent almost an hour fielding questions from the children of White House employees as part of Take Your Child To Work Day on Thursday, where she touched on what she likes about being first lady, her favorite music, and how often the first family uses their movie theater (which apparently can't play 3-D movies). (...)
When asked what kind of music she likes she said "All right, so this is what's in my iPod....I love Stevie Wonder....I've got some Michael Jackson. But I've got some Rihanna, I've got some Beyonce -- I love Beyonce. (Laughter.) Oh, yeah, I love some Beyonce. I've got some new Usher on my CD. I'm trying to relate the things that are on there that you could connect with. Sting, anyone? Sting? (Laughter.) No? What's so funny? (Laughter.)"
A career spanning nearly two decades. Over 45 million albums sold. One of the most successful singers in the world. Wrap Up writer, Anna Nathanson spoke to Usher Raymond…
TWU: Congratulations on being No. 1 in the UK singles charts. Can you tell us a bit about the forthcoming album?
About a week ago (I do not remember the exact date), my blog disappeared from the search results page with the keyword "Sebar Iklan Baris Gratis Radhityanotes.com". One of my blog url does not appear in search results, and I thought, maybe my blog url is included in googlesandbox?
I was the only one who was so interested in the world of blogging and SEO. For now I'm learning SEO by following some SEO contest. I am telling the truth: because I am still a beginner and do not really know about the rules of Google, also because I often apply all SEO tricks I learned from the master thought of SEO without consequences, because it was a professional manner and with all my respect to the Google / Bloggers I'd like to give one request: Please return my contest url (http://qampus.blogspot.com/2010/03/sebar-iklan-baris-gratis.html), I really need it, I've changed this article and all the tricks SEO I've ever applied, it was not I use it again. I beg you once again, I really needed this article and the url because I'm in the process of learning (SEO).
Maybe Google thinks I am a spammer, or I apply the blackhat way, but honestly I do not know about all that, because I do not understand cause and effect. I am in the process of learning.
Finally, with the highest respect and honor the provisions of Google, I apologize to you (Google) when I have been guilty. I am truly sorry.
Thank you, I love Google, I love Blogger, I love SEO, please listen to my request.
Warm greetings from Blogger Indonesia (Goaplek, Surabaya Indonesia)
Sekitar seminggu yang lalu (saya tidak ingat tanggal tepatnya), blog saya hilang dari halaman hasil pencarian dengan kata kunci "Sebar Iklan Baris Gratis Radhityanotes.com". Satu dari url blog saya tidak muncul di hasil pencarian, dan saya menduga, mungkin url blog saya itu dimasukkan dalam googlesandbox?Namun hasilnya di luar dugaan saya, beberapa hari setelah itu artikelku tidak dikembalikan juga dari penjaranya, asem bener nih Mbah, saya akhirnya biarkan saja blog ini terlantar sampai tadi pagi iseng cek keyword position tracker pake seoserp, hmmmm betapa kagetnya saya, ternyata artikelku sudah dikembalikan dan untuk sementara menduduki peringkat 17. Saya pun berniat mencoba bangkit dan mengoptimasi lagi keyiword Sebar Iklan Baris Gratis Radhityanotes.com. Mudah-mudahan tidak di tendang lagi.
Saya adalah hanya seorang yang begitu tertarik dengan dunia blogg dan SEO. Untuk saat ini saya sedang belajar SEO dengan mengikuti beberapa kontes SEO. Saya berkata jujur : karena saya masih pemula dan belum begitu paham tentang peraturan dari Google, juga karena saya sering menerapkan semua trik SEO yang saya peroleh dari master SEO tanpa memikirkan akibatnya, karena itu dengan sikap yang profesional dan dengan segala rasa hormat saya kepada Google/Blogger saya ingin memberikan satu permohonan : Tolong kembalikan url kontes saya (http://qampus.blogspot.com/2010/03/sebar-iklan-baris-gratis.html), saya sangat membutuhkannya, saya sudah mengubah artikel ini dan semua trik SEO yang pernah saya terapkan, sekarang sudah tidak saya gunakan itu lagi. Saya mohon sekali lagi, saya sangat membutuhkan artikel dan url ini karena saya dalam proses belajar (SEO).
Mungkin Google menganggap saya adalah spammer atau saya menerapkan cara blackhat, tapi sejujurnya saya tidak mengetahui akan semua itu, karena saya memang belum mengerti sebab dan akibatnya. Saya dalam proses belajar.
Akhir kata, dengan menjunjung tinggi dan menghormati ketentuan Google, saya minta maaf kepada anda (Google) bila saya telah bersalah. Saya sungguh-sungguh menyesal.
Terima kasih, aku mencintai Google, aku mencintai Blogger, aku mencintai SEO, tolong dengarkan permintaan saya.
Salam Hangat dari Blogger Indonesia (Goaplek, Surabaya Indonesia)
"Usher's "OMG," featuring will.i.am, makes a 10-8 move in the congested top 10, earning Airplay Gainer accolades with an impressive 17 million listener impression increase, good enough for a strong 56-25 push on the Radio Songs tally." Billbaord.Com
Yeeah Man!Go Usher!
OMG continue de grimper les marches du Billboard Hot 100, en gagnant cette semaine 2 place! Usher se place désormais à la 8ème place.UsherRaymondblog
Mais ce n'est pas tout!La chanson est également un véritable carton en radio!Il aurait gagné cette semaine plus de 17 millions d'auditeurs!!!
One form of technology that I have found to be quite useful inside the classroom is a device called a Promethean Board. These are interactive whiteboards that have several capabilities which allow educators to present materials in new and interesting ways. The use of a Promethean board provides educators with several resources, place students in a more active role inside the classroom, and provide students with a great deal of interaction that promotes skill development.
When using a Promethean board learning possibilities of students become endless. Educators are able to use supplementary software called “Active Inspire” to create presentations. These presentations can be organized with use of slides and these slides make up presentations called flip charts. There are countless flip charts/lessons already available online. There are also several resource packs, supplementary activities, and several web links available for educators. However, I have found that the best way to effectively use this device is to experiment and find what best suites learners.
My research has provided several sites that do just that. Two sites that I have found to be useful include Promethean Planet and Promethean World. Both sites provide a great deal of information and allow for educators to exchange ideas. I prefer Promethean plant and use it often when preparing lessons. This site allows users to register free of charge and provides assistance to all aspects of boards. I used this site to download “ActiveInspire” on my personal computer which allowed for more freedom when working on lessons.
The advantages of using this device and its software are endless. Students really enjoy when materials are presented on these boards and are always excited to use the board themselves. The only disadvantage I have noticed deals with the board’s software. Presentations that have been created using older versions of software often encounter problems when powered by newer software. These problems are easily solved when these materials are converted into the most recent version of available software.
This tool is very useful inside the classroom due to the fact that there are always new ways to use boards when presenting materials to students. The usefulness of the board still depends on the amount of time spent experimenting and researching for new uses. Once educators have mastered new uses of the board they are able to present materials in an innovative way and in some cases able to teach these skills to students.