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The R&B star, 30, tells PEOPLE his shoot for the Body By Milk campaign was "a lot of fun," adding with a grin that his ad "makes me look taller." The shoot was held in Las Vegas and coincided with recording for his new album where he says, "I would throw on a suit to go to the studio, to get in the mood."
Due in October, the as-yet-unnamed album – the working title Monster was leaked, he says – will be "romantic at times," and grittier at other times.
"It's racy, risky and edgy and sometimes about personal experiences," says Usher, whose private life of late has been shaken by a divorce filing. "I look at music like a diary."
In between recording, Usher dotes on his babies: Usher Raymond V, 18 months, and Naviyd, 6 months, whom the singer calls "cherubs," though his older son "is a little destructive. He broke an assistant's phone yesterday," Usher says with a laugh. "He was playing with it and he dropped it. Kids don't understand how valuable cell phones are. You lose your phone, it's like you lost everything!"
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