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New Dad Usher Gives Advice on Fatherhood
Originally posted 07/08/2008 04:20PM
He may be a music superstar – but these days Usher is more interested in fatherhood than hit records.
The 29-year-old singer debuts his namesake 9-month-old son Usher Raymond V on the August cover of Essence magazine, and says that raising his son is a responsibility he takes very seriously.
"Now I represent what he is to become," Usher says about his son. "He's gonna admire me, he's gonna look up to me. He's gonna say, 'I wanna be' – or he should say – 'I wanna be like my father. I wanna be a man of valor. I wanna possess what my father has as a man.'"
Usher: Marriage Has Me in a 'Great Place'
Originally posted 06/10/2008 04:25PM
Usher has a confession to make about his controversial marriage – it's fine.
"I'm very happy, and in a great place being a married man, but still obligated as an artist to service and have the relationship that I built through music with my fans," the R&B star, 29, tells the Associated Press.
The singer is certainly no stranger to the rumor mill, forced to address everything from the reason behind the split with his longtime manager (and his own mother) Jonnetta Patton to possible marital woes with wife Tameka.
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Usher: 'The Challenge Is Having It All'
Originally posted 05/29/2008 01:50PM
Usher has been no stranger to the rumor mill in the last several years, and the singer is finally opening up about his controversial marriage, fatherhood and his decision to let his mother go as his manager days before Mother's Day 2007 in the July issue of Vibe.
"My mother is an aggressive person. She makes hard decisions, and she caused me to make a hard decision as well," the Grammy winner tells the magazine in its July cover story.
But Usher, 29, refuses to characterize the split with Jonnetta Patton after 15 years of managing him as a firing. Instead, he says he paid her "the ultimate compliment – to retire her to be a full-time grandmother. My mother and I decided to change her situation. There was a conversation. I didn't write her a letter or pink slip her."
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Usher Calls Fatherhood & Marriage 'Amazing'
Originally posted 05/23/2008 06:00AM
Dance-loving talk show host Ellen DeGeneres may have met her match: Usher. The R&B star and new dad stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show to show off his moves and talk about his most "amazing" project to date.
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Jay-Z, Usher Sing About Joys of Marriage
Originally posted 05/21/2008 02:45PM
Jay-Z and Usher have recorded a new song together, "Best Thing" – an ode to their new status as married men.
"Of course, with the talk of both of us now being newlyweds, there is a question as to why, and is it real?" Usher told MTV Base of the song, which is produced by Janet Jackson's beau Jermaine Dupri. "Well, if you hear that [song], you'll understand what [Jay-Z] meant when he says, 'Seeds becomes plants/ Boys become men/ You've got to grow up, not down.' "
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Jay-Z and Usher Hit Two L.A. Hot Spots
Originally posted 04/18/2008 02:10PM
In town for his sold-out Hollywood Bowl show, newlywed Jay-Z hung out at a couple of swank L.A. joints with his pal Usher on Thursday.
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Usher's Father Dies in Atlanta
Originally posted 01/21/2008 11:25AM
Usher's father, Usher Raymond III, passed away at an Atlanta hospital on Friday, the R&B star's rep confirms to PEOPLE.
The cause of death was not immediately known and Usher was unavailable for comment.
The funeral will take place this week at the Taylor funeral home chapel in Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press was first to report the news.
Usher and his wife Tameka recently celebrated the birth of their son, Usher Ramond V.
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Usher's Mom Says His New Baby Is a 'Blessing'
Originally posted 11/28/2007 05:45PM
Usher's mother, Jonnetta Patton, tells PEOPLE that her new grandson is God's gift to her son and his wife, just in time for the holidays.
"I'm extremely excited and filled with joy about the birth of my grandson, Usher Raymond V," Patton says. "He is beautiful, precious, healthy and such a blessing. I'm very happy for my son and his wife. God has truly blessed them with a special gift. This will be an amazing holiday season for all of us."
Usher's wife, Tameka, gave birth to Usher Raymond V on Monday night. "We are so happy and proud of our beautiful son," the couple said in a statement.
– Tim Nudd and Tiffany McGee
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Usher & Tameka Welcome a Baby Boy
Originally posted 11/27/2007 03:25PM
Usher and his wife, Tameka, welcomed a baby boy on Monday night, his rep has confirmed.
"We are so happy and proud of our beautiful son," the couple said in a statement. "What a blessing!"
Usher Raymond V was born in Atlanta, Ga. at 9:55 p.m., and weighed in at 7 lbs. 9 oz., according to the statement.
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