Usher

DMX: Exodus review – a bold and bleak posthumous finale

The New York rapper, who died in April, is strong and unsettling over grimy, atonal production, with guest turns from Alicia Keys, Jay-Z and Bono

Alexis Petridis

27, May, 2021 @12:24 PM

To be continued … can the sequel album save Usher’s musical reputation?

The R&B star has hinted at a follow-up to Confessions, but history is littered with late-career gimmicks

Michael Cragg

24, May, 2019 @12:00 PM

'10 gunshots' fired as rapper Rich the Kid targeted in armed robbery

The Plug Walk star attacked while recording in west Hollywood with Usher – his second armed robbery ordeal in eight months

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

13, Feb, 2019 @9:28 AM

Beyoncé: 10 of the best deep cuts, rarities and Bey-sides

As the superstar returns to the UK, here’s a sample of her lesser-known hits, featuring Solange and Dixie Chicks – plus how Lemonade changed the game

Claudia Rankine and Sam Wolfson

16, Jun, 2018 @9:00 AM

Usher accused of sexual battery and fraud in lawsuit over herpes claims

The R&B singer is accused of concealing an alleged herpes infection from people he had sexual contact with

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

08, Aug, 2017 @10:37 AM

Yuna on hijab style: 'I feel like the world is catching up'

The Malaysian pop star talks about moving to LA at 24, her mother’s style and how her refusal to compromise on modesty led to success as the face of Uniqlo

Shannon Mahanty

11, Jan, 2017 @12:16 PM

As sun sets on Obama White House, A-list stars party into small hours

Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder and Meryl Streep among luminaries at party Chance the Rapper calls historic, adding: ‘It was black, it was beautiful’

Amber Jamieson

07, Jan, 2017 @4:56 PM

Stubble trouble – the meanings of men's wannabe beards

If a man’s face is his personality’s canvas, what do the ‘soul patch’ and the baby tache signify?

Priya Elan

24, May, 2016 @1:13 PM

Usher and Nas target police brutality with powerful interactive video

Singer and rapper sound off about police brutality in a forceful new song, that’s accompanied by an equally alarming interactive video

Nigel M Smith in Los Angeles

17, Oct, 2015 @5:37 PM

Readers recommend: songs so bad, they're good | Peter Kimpton

Cheesy, catchy, cliched? Soppy, sexy, stupid? Search your shelves for songs that produce such a strong, ripe reaction they will help sort the bad from the Gouda, says Peter Kimpton

Peter Kimpton

13, Aug, 2015 @7:00 PM

Usher review – not even outshone by upside-down twerking

The R&B veteran shrugged off his declining chart fortunes with a stage tour de force that showcased his supreme dancing skills, writes Caroline Sullivan

Caroline Sullivan

27, Mar, 2015 @11:37 AM