Usher Announces Upcoming Album Title
Billboard.com reports that Usher announced on New York artist Daniel Arsham's Twitter that the title of his forthcoming album is Flawed.
Between serving as a former mentor on The Voice, and concentrating on his philanthropic efforts, the 37-year-old singer has been teasing his long-awaited eight studio effort. His recent offerings include the Juicy J-assisted strip club ballad "I Don't Mind" and the powerful number inspired by racial injustice called "Chains" featuring Nas and Bibi Bourelly.
Usher's 2004 album, Confessions, established him as one of the best-selling musical artists of the 2000s decade. It sold over 20 million copies worldwide, bolstered by its four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number one songs - "Yeah!", "Burn", "Confessions Part II", and "My Boo" - and has been certified diamond by the RIAA.[5] His follow-ups, Here I Stand (2008) and Raymond v. Raymond (2010), debuted atop the Billboard 200 and produced the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Love in This Club" and "OMG". A follow-up EP, Versus, was released in July 2010 and produced the successful track "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love". His seventh studio album, Looking 4 Myself (2012), debuted at number-one on the Billboard 200 chart.
The RIAA ranks Usher as one of the best-selling artists in American music history, having sold over 23.8 million albums and 38.2 million digital songs in the United States alone. To date, he has sold over 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artist.
PHOTO CREDIT: Official Usher Facebook Page
