http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1244&rws=%2Fusher%2Ftop-tracks.rssBy the time he entered puberty, Usher had a record deal and a gold album. By the time he graduated high school, he was one of the most visible artists in R&B. Armed with a smooth voice, Usher specializes in saccharine-sweet profusions of love and desire; pop melodramatic ballads; and floor-rattling club jams. Between 1994 and 2004, he released six albums, appeared in several films, earned multiple platinum records and collaborated with a wide variety of top-shelf artists. However, 2004 was the year he reached the upper echelons of superstardom, thanks to the infectious, chart-topping single "Yeah" produced by Lil' Jon. His subsequent album, <i>Confessions</i>, netted him three Grammys and sold 11 million copies worldwide. In the four years that followed <i>Confessions</i>' release, Usher found himself embroiled in a series of minor though widely publicized controversies surrounding his mother, who was also his manager until Usher "resigned her." This effectively kept the singer in the spotlight, and his 2008 single "Love in the Club," which promoted public sex, was a ubiquitous summer jam. The following album, <i>Hear I Stand</i>, didn't reflect much artistic growth, banking instead on the themes and sounds that have made Usher one of the world's biggest pop stars. - Kali HollowayContemporary R&Ben720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:05:26 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1244&rws=%2Fusher%2Ftop-tracks.rss By the time he entered puberty, Usher had a record deal and a gold album. By the time he graduated high school, he was one of the most visible artists in R&B. Armed with a smooth voice, Usher specializes in saccharine-sweet profusions of love and desire; pop melodramatic ballads; and floor-rattling club jams. Between 1994 and 2004, he released six albums, appeared in several films, earned multiple platinum records and collaborated with a wide variety of top-shelf artists. However, 2004 was the year he reached the upper echelons of superstardom, thanks to the infectious, chart-topping single "Yeah" produced by Lil' Jon. His subsequent album, <i>Confessions</i>, netted him three Grammys and sold 11 million copies worldwide. In the four years that followed <i>Confessions</i>' release, Usher found himself embroiled in a series of minor though widely publicized controversies surrounding his mother, who was also his manager until Usher "resigned her." This effectively kept the singer in the spotlight, and his 2008 single "Love in the Club," which promoted public sex, was a ubiquitous summer jam. The following album, <i>Hear I Stand</i>, didn't reflect much artistic growth, banking instead on the themes and sounds that have made Usher one of the world's biggest pop stars. - Kali Holloway http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30498137&variant=play&rws=%2Fusher%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary R&B Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Usher on Rhapsody Online 30498137 tra.30498137 Usher art.1244 1.29 Papers alb.30494638 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/2/4/1824225_170x170.jpg 2009-10-20 00:00:00.0 2009-10-20 00:00:00.0 true Papers tra.30498137 262000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30498137&variant=play&rws=%2Fusher%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30498137&variant=data&rws=%2Fusher%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6528353&variant=play&rws=%2Fusher%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul/R&B Tue, 5 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Usher on Rhapsody Online 6528353 tra.6528353 Usher art.1244 1.29 Confessions - Special Edition alb.6528160 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/5/4/1844572_170x170.jpg 2004-03-22 00:00:00.0 2004-10-05 00:00:00.0 true Yeah! tra.6528353 250000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6528353&variant=play&rws=%2Fusher%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6528353&variant=data&rws=%2Fusher%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2036524&variant=play&rws=%2Fusher%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary R&B Mon, 1 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Usher on Rhapsody Online 2036524 tra.2036524 Usher art.1244 1.29 8701 alb.298644 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/0/2/2/1262203_170x170.jpg 2001-08-07 00:00:00.0 2001-01-01 00:00:00.0 true U Got It Bad tra.2036524 247000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2036524&variant=play&rws=%2Fusher%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2036524&variant=data&rws=%2Fusher%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6528357&variant=play&rws=%2Fusher%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary R&B Tue, 5 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Usher on Rhapsody Online 6528357 tra.6528357 Usher art.1244 1.29 Confessions - 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