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Also Known As Usher Terry Raymond IV
Born October 14, 1978 (age 48) • Dallas • Texas
Founder New Look Foundation
Awards And Honors Grammy Award (2012) • Grammy Award (2010) • Grammy Award (2004) • Grammy Award (2002) • Grammy Award (2001)
Notable Works “Coming Home” • “My Way”

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Usher performs on stage wearing a white suit with bold red patterns and a matching hat, holding a microphone in his mouth, with dramatic lighting in the background.
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Pharrell Williams
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Alicia Keys
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Beyonce smiling on the red carpet at the 2013 Grammy Awards, wearing a black and white dress with her hair pulled back.
Beyoncé
American singer
James Brown
James Brown
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R. Kelly
R. Kelly
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Lionel Richie
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Dionne Warwick smiling and wearing a black top with a jeweled neckline and a cross necklace at a 2011 event.
Dionne Warwick
American singer
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
American musician
James Ingram sings into a microphone on stage, wearing a yellow suit jacket, with one hand raised in an expressive gesture under stage lighting.
James Ingram
American singer and songwriter
Jennifer Hudson smiling at the camera, wearing sparkling earrings and a dark, shimmering outfit, with her hair pulled back.
Jennifer Hudson
American actress and singer
CeeLo Green
CeeLo Green
American singer, rapper, and songwriter
Chris Brown performs onstage wearing a yellow, red, and blue jacket reading Snow Beach and a white Yankees cap, holding a microphone, with a crowd and musicians in the background.
Chris Brown
American singer
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John Legend
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Curtis Mayfield
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Otis Redding
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Tina Turner
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