Who knew Tameka Raymond had a son who was a full-grown adult? We didn’t!

The woman most famous for being the ex wife of R&B singer Usher shows off her 5 sons, including her 21-year-old son Darin, Ryan (12), Kile (10), and of course little Usher V (4) and Naviyd (3), in a new feature for Uptown Magazine where she talks about her businesses, motherhood, dating as a single mother of 5, and of course, her very public custody battle with Usher.

According to Tameka, it was Usher who first filed for sole custody of their 2 kids back in January 2011. Nine months later, she filed for sole custody as a counteraction, sparking a nasty back-and-forth between the former couple.

Naviyd and Usher V are always playing in Tameka's bed. “I love it, but we can’t make it seem like there isn’t room for anyone else in here, right?” she laughs.

Tameka thinks Usher’s reasoning behind wanting full custody of their young children is because he wants to control her.

“He is a man very accustomed to having his way,” Raymond says. “This has nothing to do with how I parent. Trust me, I never will have a desire to keep a man away from his kids. I am not June Cleaver or head of the PTA, but I know I am a good mother.”

Read more excerpts from the interview below:

Watching Raymond interact with her kids is as exhausting as it is endearing. Cinco and Naviyd are running around lawlessly in little Marc Jacobs suits. Ryan is the football star obsessed with girls. “Go into my office and do your homework,” she tells him. “And don’t get on Facebook.”

Kile is a budding Steve Jobs; one time he disassembled his mothers malfunctioning Beats by Dre headphones, then rewired and repaired them. Today, she is helping him with his science project– a robot he built that’s unfortunately fallen to pieces– yet, he skillfully sneaks in some younger-brother hateration. “Ryan is on Facebook in your office,” Kile says nonchalantly.

“And you’re snitching,” Raymond says quickly. “That’s why your robot broke!”

Neither Carol Brady nor Clair Huxtable, Raymond manages motherhood by her own rules, which is evident in her relationship with her son Darrin, 21, whom she had at age 19. (His father was murdered before he was born.) During the photo shoot, he noticed me snapping a pic with my cell phone and immediately signaled to his mother. He is ?ercely protective. “Because I had him at such a young age, he and I basically grew up together and we are extremely close. But I am very conscious not to be an overbearing mother.”

On meeting Usher:
“Usher and I met because I was one of the top stylists in the game. You don’t get to work with someone of his stature in music, especially back then, without being one of the best. And I still am hardworking.”

On managing relationships as a single mother of 5:
“I am dating,” says Raymond, who keeps her body toned by practicing Pilates and yoga a few days a week. “It’s refreshing. I have not been single in a while. I got divorced and married in the same year. It was a run-on relationship,” she jokes. “But a lot of guys like to play games. I like a man that’s a boss. I am not the dominant one. But a lot of the ones with the right mind-set wear OshKosh overalls. And if they are not ?y, I don’t like them.” She also has strict rules. “I don’t bring men around my children. They have never met an ‘Uncle Tony.’ The two that I did bring around, I married.”

While we don’t doubt that Tameka is a good mother, we still think she’s an attention whore, and she most definitely has this “thing” where she uses Usher’s kids against him just to make herself look good. We have a feeling this interview is simply a way for her to clean up her “crazy lady” image.

Still, the full interview is an interesting read. CLICK HERE to check it out!

Your thoughts?

Usher isn’t going to let his ex-wife Tameka Raymond get off so easy…

As we previously reported, Tameka filed court documents in Georgia asking a judge to strip him of joint physical custody of their two children.

She also claimed that he cancelled her Saks 5th Avenue credit card, failed to get her approval before hiring nannies, and refuses to give her permission to travel with their kids.

Well according to TMZ, Usher has fired back, claiming that he never cancelled Tameka’s Saks card, and her claims are all BS, including the bit about him being a bad father.

The R&B singer has even filed his own response asking a judge to reject Tameka’s request for full custody, on grounds that her allegations are utterly and completely false.

For right now, the pair both currently share joint physical custody of both of their kids, pending a trial date that has been set for February 27th.

As he goes through all of this drama with Tameka, we’re pretty sure Usher wishes more and more that he had just listened to his mom back in the day when she told him not to marry that crazy woman …. SMH!

Tameka Raymond — Usher‘s ex wife who still uses his last name … for whatever reason — is dead serious about getting a judge to order the singer to take a drug test.

Right after filing court documents in Georgia asking a a judge to strip Usher of his joint physical custody rights, Tameka recently demanded that the R&B crooner take a drug test because she thinks he’s “popping pills and who-knows-what-else” around their two young children, according to TMZ.

Usher has since refused to take the test, on grounds that Tameka’s demands are “frivolous and unfounded” and her only intention is to “harass and embarrass” him.

But now Tameka’s lawyers have taken the case back to the judge, and are pleading with the courts to force Usher to take the drug test, because she’s afraid that if they wait too long, he’ll have more time to clear his system of any illicit substances.

This woman is crazy, people. And apparently, she constantly uses the children against Usher, and even posts pictures of them on Twitter along with kooky captions trying to elude that the kids don’t like to see their dad. As Sandra Rose pointed out on her blog last week:

Struggling celebrity stylist Tameka Foster is at it again. Earlier today, she posted Twitpics of her sons, Usher IV, 4, and Naviyd, 2, on their way to visit their father at his home in Los Angeles. Under one photo of a sulking Naviyd, Tameka’s tweeted: “Navi is pissed to the bitter end. Haha. I’m sure candy, toys and Neverland awaits … He’ll be ok. My loves!”

Apparently, she meant that Naviyd was sulking because he did not want to see his dad. Once again, Tameka continues to shamelessly exploit her own children for sympathy and attention.

And not only that, while Tameka is going around trying to make it seem like Usher is a bad parent, it sounds like she’s the one who is a bad parent. Sandra Rose continued:

Yesterday I spoke with a family friend who begged for anonymity. The source revealed juicy information about Usher and Tameka’s ongoing child custody battle. He confirmed that Usher gets the boys more often than Tameka because he simply does not believe she is a fit mother.

Check out some of Tameka’s most recent tweets below:

Somebody doesn't want to GO :-( ...my sons on their airport shuffle.. Smh such as life. http://t.co/BD6XsA7D

December 1, 2011 9:27 AM via UberSocial for BlackBerryReplyRetweetFavorite

@TamekaRaymond

Tameka J Raymond

http://t.co/A0csySQL Navi is pissed to the bitter end. Haha. I'm sure candy, toys and Neverland awaits ... http://t.co/KtNNGVfF

December 1, 2011 9:30 AM via UberSocial for BlackBerryReplyRetweetFavorite

@TamekaRaymond

Tameka J Raymond

@KissMyAggie Im a media underdog love ;-). I will never get the "popular"vote.. Nor do I give two shits. My kids are my only concern. Period

December 1, 2011 12:41 PM via UberSocial for BlackBerryReplyRetweetFavorite

@TamekaRaymond

Tameka J Raymond

BUT please NOTE: ALL that I do- Career, Business, Court, etc.. Is for my boys! Always the #1 driving force of my existence. Their lives.

December 3, 2011 7:39 PM via UberSocial for BlackBerryReplyRetweetFavorite

@TamekaRaymond

Tameka J Raymond

....And I love fashion & stay fresh.. hehe. Boy now they'll RUN & spin that into "She's Digging 4 Gold...While Maintaining her Fresh" smh

December 3, 2011 7:36 PM via UberSocial for BlackBerryReplyRetweetFavorite

@TamekaRaymond

Tameka J Raymond

I'll be "gagged".. But the truth will remain the same. I have no PR "team", no managers. Im a Mother, thats ALWAYS worked & owned businesses

December 3, 2011 7:33 PM via UberSocial for BlackBerryReplyRetweetFavorite

@TamekaRaymond

Tameka J Raymond

Somebody doesn't want to GO :-( ...my sons on their airport shuffle.. Smh such as life. http://t.co/BD6XsA7D

December 1, 2011 9:27 AM via UberSocial for BlackBerryReplyRetweetFavorite

@TamekaRaymond

Tameka J Raymond

Im no perfect person twam.. But I didnt initiate this MESS. I am in defense mode. Im always "painted" 2 be the "bad" person, its classic now

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@TamekaRaymond

Tameka J Raymond

Is this how albums are promoted these days?? Wow! Yep, it must be abt that time #Slander = #Promo Whatever, I get it. Desperate times. SMH

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Tameka J Raymond

Usher joined Valerie Simpson (of the songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson) and Mike Stoller (of the songwriting team Leiber and Stoller) and performed a moving tribute to the late songwriters Nick Ashford and Jerry Leiber Wednesday night (November 30) at the 2012 Grammy Nominations Concert in Los Angeles.

Watch below:

The official nominees for the upcoming 2012 Grammy Awards were announced with a special concert in Los Angeles last night.

Rapper LL Cool J hosted the event with a little help from Nicki Minaj and Katy Perry. Other celebs who appeared and/or performing at the Grammy Nominations Concert were Usher, Ludacris, Bruno Mars, Common, Grandmaster Flash, Jason Aldean and more.

Check out 30+ photos below:

While random chicks are accusing Justin Bieber of being their baby daddy … his mentor Usher may be facing a few “daddy” issues of his own.

The R&B singer’s ex-wife Tameka Raymond has filed court documents in Georgia asking a judge to strip him of joint physical custody of their two children.

Tameka also claims Usher is required and has failed to:

– get her approval before hiring nannies
– give her first shot to watch the kids when he’s away for more than 8 hours
– allow her to take the kids for 2-weeks in the summer of 2011
– let her have custody of the kids during Christmas break 2010

Tameka also claims Usher closed her Saks 5th Avenue credit card — which he specifically said he wouldn’t do — and now she can no longer take advantage of the “special benefits” the card offers.

According to the docs, Usher also promised to pay $5k per month so Tameka could hire her own nanny for the kids — but he hasn’t paid in months, and now owes $34,000 worth of payments.

Tameka also claims there has been a “substantial change in [Usher's] income” since they got divorced — and because of his success, she should get even more money for child support.

A hearing on the matter is scheduled for Wednesday.

[TMZ]

Ironically … Tameka recently uploaded a video of the oldest child — Usher V — sliding down the outer rail of a flight of stairs. (That’s definitely a great demonstration of good parenting!)

Justin Bieber accidentally flubbed the lyrics to the popular Christmas tune “Santa Clause is Coming to Town” while performing on the “Today” show this week.

The young Pop star, joined by his mentor Usher, made an appearance on NBC’s “Today” Wednesday morning (Nov 23) and performed a few songs from his newly released Christmas album.

During his performance of “Santa Clause is Coming to Town,” the 17-year-old entertainer blanked out midway through and forgot the lyrics to the song, simply simply repeating the lines “He’s making a list” and “He sees you when you’re sleeping” to fill in the gaps.

Instead of singing “He sees you when you’re sleeping,” the Biebz accidentally sang “He’s making a list.” Then, when he was supposed to say “You better watch out,” once again, he said “He’s making a list.”

At one point, Bieber, dressed in a festive red and cream snow flake-patterned sweater worth $1,650 and jeans that sagged below his waistline, just let the backing track guide him through some of the song, leaving a few moments of awkward silence. (Hey … at least we know he’s wasn’t lip-synching!)

Even though he messed up a few lines during the performance, the star refused to let the mistake stop the show and continued on with his performance unfazed. Honestly, if you’re not really paying attention, you won’t even notice the few blips.

The song, among a few others he performed, like “Mistletoe” and “The Christmas Song: Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” (featuring Usher), appear on Bieber’s first Christmas album “Under the Mistletoe,” which the Today show noted is the first album from a male recording artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Watch Justin Bieber’s full “Today” Show appearance below:

Setlist:
Never Say Never (Video #1 – 01:40)
The Christmas Song: Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire F/ Usher (Video #1 – 10:00)
Under the Mistletoe (Video #2 – Beginning)
Santa Clause is Coming to Town (Video #2 – 04:40)

Pallbearers help carry the casket of rapper Heavy D at his funeral service at Grace Baptist Church on November 18, 2011 in Mount Vernon, New York.

Heavy D, who died at age 44 in Los Angeles from what his family said was complications from pneumonia, was laid to rest in a star studded funeral service in his hometown of Mount Vernon, New York on Friday (Nov 18).

A-List stars like like Jay-Z, Will and Jada Smith, Diddy, Queen Latifah, John Legend, Usher, Samuel L. Jackson and many more were all in attendance at the rap legend’s two-and-a-half hour funeral service at Grace Baptist Church, which was reportedly filled to capacity.

A mourner holds the program for Heavy D's funeral service at Grace Baptist Church on November 18, 2011 in Mount Vernon, New York.

Heavy D’s 11-year-old daughter Xea Myers spoke briefly during the service, telling the mourning attendees that her father was “still here, not in the flesh, but in the spirit.”

Diddy also talked about his late friend, including how he helped give him his start in the music industry, and how their longtime friendship continued up until Heavy D’s death.

“He became my friend. He became my brother, and I’m not talking about friend-brother like we cavalierly use the word, I’m talking about a real friend, a real brother,” Diddy said. “Somebody I shared my dreams and my secrets with, somebody that’s been there for me at my lowest point, my darkest hour when nobody wanted to be beside me.”

President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama even offered a few words of encouragement to Heavy D’s family in the form of a note, which was read aloud by Rev. Al Sharpton:

“We extend our heartfelt condolences at this difficult time. He will be remembered for his infectious optimism and many contributions to American music. Please know that you and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers.”

A memorial fund has been set up to help financially aid Heavy D’s young daughter Xea. Details can be found on the website: http://rememberheavyd.com

Usher’s younger brother James Lackey is in hot water with the law.

A few weeks ago…..Lackey was arrested for domestic violence, cruelty to a child, and reckless conduct.

According to sources, he allegedly attacked his baby mama and their child.

He was released from jail two days later on $5,500 bail.

Damn, J-Lack! WTF is going on son??

R&B singer/songwriter and philanthropist Alicia Keys rounded up some of her A-List celebrity friends to join her last Thursday night (Nov 3) in New York City for her annual Keep A Child Alive Ball.

The gala, which raised $3 million for the children’s charity “Keep A Child Alive” featured appearances from Keys’ husband Swizz Beatz, Serena Williams, Carmelo and LaLa Anthony, Queen Latifah, Kerry Washington, Tyra Banks and more, as well as performances from Usher, Will.i.am, Jay Sean, Nora Jones and Alicia Keys herself, among others.

The $3 million raised will go towards providing lifesaving AIDS treatment, care and support for children and families affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and the Middle East.

“I am overwhelmed by the kindness I witnessed last night at the eighth annual Black Ball NY,” Alicia Keys said in a statement. “I am forever grateful to all of our supporters whose generosity will provide AIDS treatment and care for so many in desperate need.”

Look below for 30+ photos from the 2011 Keep A Child Alive Ball:

We have pictures of Beyonce, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Gwen Stefani, T.I., Usher, Ice T & Coco, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Amber Rose, Monica, Vinny and Snooki from “Jersey Shore,” Keri Hilson, and TONS of other celebs decked out in Halloween gear.

Check out over 50+ pics below!!

Usher was just minding his business in Atlanta last weekend when an angry woman picked a fight with the singer because he had parked in a handicap spot.

Eyewitnesses tell TMZ that Usher had just arrived to a shopping center near the Little 5 Points Halloween Parade (that explains the guy in the Elvis costume) and that’s when the woman saw the R&B singer’s SUV occupying a handicap parking spot.

So she approached the vehicle, but Usher wouldn’t roll his window down. So to get his attention, she shook up a beer and sprayed it at him. (Real classy, lady!)

That’s when Usher grabbed a water bottle and threw water on her, at which point she began to kick his door until he came out of the car and confronted her.

The woman then demanded Usher move his car, to which he refused, and she “went ballistic … screaming, flailing her arms, and grabbing Usher’s hoodie.” She even screamed at the R&B singer, “You don’t belong here!”

After she caused enough of a scene (with her kids present, SMH), the woman’s husband eventually dragged her away, and Usher then proceeded to get into his car and drive off not long after.

Watch below:

[TMZ]

Justin Bieber is still in the Holiday spirit.

The Pop star’s remake of “The Christmas Song (Chestnut Roasting On An Open Fire)” with his mentor Usher premiered on the “Ryan Seacrest” show today.

Take a listen below:

What do you think about the song?

Usher, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder and Bono from U2 were among the performers who lended their musical talents to Bill Clinton’s “A Decade of Difference” concert in Los Angeles Saturday night (Oct 15).

The event, held in celebration of the former U.S. president’s William J. Clinton Foundation, also served as an event to honor Clinton’s 65th birthday, and features appearances from Ashton Kutcher, Ellen DeGeneres, Lindsay Lohan and others, as well as a performance from Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter.

Check out the pics below!

Euro-DJ David Guetta recently linked up with R&B singer Usher for another club banger called “Without You,” and now the two have also released a music video for the single.

“Without You” appears on Guetta’s fifth studio album “Nothing But the Beat,” and is currently sitting at the No. 8 position on the Billboard Hot 100, proving to be Guetta’s biggest hits in the U.S. since 2009′s “Sexy Bitch” featuring Akon.

In addition to Usher, David Guetta’s latest album, released last summer and debuted on the Billboard 200 albums chart at No. 5, also features guest spots from Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Jessie J, Taio Cruz, Ludacris, Will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson and others.

Day 2 of the inaugural iHeartRadio Music Festival saw performances from the likes of Usher, David Guetta, Aerosmith and Nicole Scherzinger.

Sting even performed a duet with Aerosmith front-man Steven Tyler during the show!

See 10+ photos (along with some video footage) below:

Taylor Armstrong continues to explain intimate details regarding her husband’s suicide. Usher is being accused of ripping off someone else’s song. Maggie Gyllenhaal says she lends vibrators to her friends. ….. What?! Yeah, Thursday morning gossip will have you asking that question a lot.

• No offense, but … Russell Armstrong committed suicide well over a month ago, yet his wife Taylor Armstrong is still making media rounds as if it happened yesterday. Read what she told ET in a recent interview: “I’m sure a lot of people won’t understand this, but I asked the emergency workers if I could go in and hug him before they took him away, but they wouldn’t let me,” Taylor says, wiping away tears. “I just felt like I needed to see him one last time, but they wouldn’t let me.” She even goes on to explain how she broke the sad news to her 5-year-old daughter. She basically lied, and nothing is wrong with that. The kid is 5. It’s hard to tell a 5-year-old ‘Daddy killed himself.’ But still, why is she telling the whole world all of these personal and very private details about something so personal … and private??? She said, “As I was laying in the street screaming, I realized that my little girl was there and I had to pull it together to get her out of thereI just told her that daddy got sick and he died. [I told her] we could pick a star in the sky and it could be daddy, and that she could talk to him every night.” WTF? Someone please get this woman a seat and kindly tell her ass to make friends with it. That is all. [ET]
• Some non-famous guy is accusing Usher of stealing a song from him. Apparently, Usher “used” some material from said non-famous guy, who really wishes he were famous, like Usher, in his hit single “Burn.” (You know, that song EVERYONE loves from that “Confessions” album EVERYONE loves?) After a quick listen to that non-famous guy’s song, we hear NO similarities. None. Not even one. But still, that really un-famous guy got a judge to approve his case and is suing Usher!Imagine that. A non-famous person suing a very famous person, claiming that the famous person “stole” from them, and using some old, tired song that no one has ever heard of as some sort of “proof.” That has like, NEVER happened before. Has it? [Billboard]
• Trey Songz’ manager Kevin Liles and his wife Erika just had a baby. Congrats! [NYP]
• BET considers LL Cool J to be a Hip-Hop icon, so they’re giving him their prestigious “I Am Hip-Hop Icon” award at the 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards next month. Okay? Get it? Got it? Good. Mr. Cool J will accept his award and lick his lips about 101 times on October 1st in Atlanta. [Star Pulse]
• Lindsay Lohan has finally found a job! And it doesn’t having anything to do with “blow” or “hand.” You know, the kinds of jobs Lilo is used to. Good for her for stepping outside of her comfort zone! [Radar]
• Some actress we’ve never heard of named Maggie Gyllenhaal (Sorry. We didn’t know Jake Gyllenhaal had a sister who acts. Shoot us.) is starring in a movie about the invention of vibrators called “Hysteria.” (We are so not joking.) And she says she was bombarded with so many of the female sex toys during shooting, that she now has enough to share amongst her friends: “By the time I finished the movie I’d been sent maybe 15 vibrators by different people in London with vibrator stores. It was a pleasant surprise. So I have this incredible collection, and I actually use like one or two of them. I lend them to my friends, and they’ll take them for six months at a time.” We’ve heard of women sharing clothes, shoes and even boyfriends. But sharing a sex toy is taking sh*t too far. TOO GOT DAMN FAR! [Contact]
• Kendra Wilkinson has a confession! “Hank and I had sex on a jet ski in Cabo. It was awesome… That’s the fun of it. Sex is sex… I’m not a PDA person, but I like sex in cars and stuff!” Oh … okay. [US]
• Speaking of attention whores. Levi Johnston (You remember Bristol Palin’s baby daddy, right?) is back with more news about that damn Palin family. Turns out, Bristol got pregnant on purpose just to spite her evil mom Sarah Palin. Levi told Wendy Williams in an interview that aired Wednesday: “Sarah had Trig and that really sparked [Bristol] to have a child. We previously talked about it, but that’s what really got her going on it. She was really jealous. And that’s what sparked us to have a child.” He then goes on to talk about how they had sex and other extremely personal details, like how her parents forced them to get engaged. Yada Yada Yada Yada Yadaya … Ya! GOT DAMMIT! Shut the F**K UP Levi! [THR]
• Some of the folks over at CBS say that Ashton Kutcher is “a really nice guy. Just a nice guy. And he’s OK on set. He gets the job done … that’s what we all want.” But ……….. “He’s just not as funny as Charlie. Not that we’d want Charlie back if you doubled our salaries, [but the show] just isn’t the same anymore. [Ashton Kutcher is a] safe replacement.”That sounds like a really really nice way of saying, “We want Charlie back.” And after seeing that Season 9 premiere Monday night, we kinda do too. **Insert sad face here** [Celebrity-Gossip]

Justin Bieber hangs out with his girlfriend Selena Gomez and his mentor/big bro Usher backstage at the 33rd Annual Georgia Music Hall Of Fame Awards in Atlanta.

Held this past Saturday night (Sep 17) at Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center, the ceremony was also attended by R&B singer Tony Braxton, who posed it up with Usher backstage.

Usher and Justin Bieber were there to honor vocal coach Jan Smith as she was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.

Bieber performed a three-song acoustic set for his voice coach, who appears in his “Never Say Never” movie, and is currently working with the 17-year-old as he records his first Christmas album at her studio.

Usher surprised Smith, who was once his vocal, by joining her on stage during her performance of the classic tune “Georgia” during the show.

Check out more pics from the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards below:

Justin Bieber and Usher were spotted outside the Dolce & Gabbana Boutique in New York City last Thursday night ahead of D&G’s Fashion’s Night Out event, which was also attended by Carmelo Anthony, Lala Vazquez, Chace Crawford from “Gossip Girl,” male model Tyson Beckford and others.

Check out over a dozen pics below!

Is Usher trying to get in Chelsea Handler‘s pants? It certainly seemed like it the other day when he sat down on her couch for an interview on her late-night show “Chelsea Lately.”

Usher, there to announce his partnership with Belvedere vodka, put the smooth moves on Chelsea as he talked about his traveling hot tub (which he invited her to join him in) and more. In fact, Usher even reminded Chelsea of a certain someone very close to him.

“Justin Bieber tries to pull this s**t when he comes, too,” Handler said. “Now I know exactly where he learned it from. Anything I talk about he plays it around like he and I are gonna start some torrid love affair. I’m too big for him, and I might be–” she continued before Usher cut her off.

“But you’re not too big for me,” Usher said as he reached over and rubber her leg.

Watch Usher “handle” Chelsea Handler above!

Usher is back in front of the camera lens getting his grown & sexy on!

The “Daddy’s Home” singer was pictured in NYC getting all hot under the collar on the set of a new video for for a “mystery single.”

No confirmation has been given of the release date for the new LP or what this “mystery single” is, but fans can expect some new material in the coming months.

Check out the pictures below:

Judging by the look on his face … International R&B icon Usher does not look to happy that he was snapped while out at lunch with his girlfriend Grace Miguel.

The pair were spotted eating in NYC’s Meatpacking District at Pastis Restaurant on Thursday afternoon (Aug 11).

Check out the pics below:

OMG! Singer Usher was spotted sightseeing in NYC pushing his two sons in a stroller.

The committed father walked around the SoHo neighbourhood in the city on Wednesday afternoon as paparazzi and fans followed to get their shots.

Little Usher Raymond V and Naviyd Ely were not fazed by the pandemonium following them. Maybe that had something to do with their father’s bodyguard keeping a close eye on the trio?

Check out the pictures below:

Rapper turned actor Xzibit sees nothing funny about planking, the latest trend that seems to have swept Hollywood in the last few weeks. He wrote on Twitter:

Planking is THE dumbest sh-t ever. #Planking was a way to transport slaves on ships during the slave trade, it’s not funny. Educate. Don’t get it twisted. I care less where your dumb asses lay face down and take pictures of the shit, I’m just telling you where it came from.

Among many others, pictures of Rosario Dawson, Ellen Page, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and more “Planking” have hit the net in the past few weeks. Check out a ton of pics of celebrities planking below:

Diggy & Justin Bieber

Chris Brown

Dwight Howard

Usher’s sons Naviyd and Cinco

Diddy’s sons Quincy & Christian

Game

Rosario Dawson

Wiz Khalifa

Rocsi & Terrence J

Kristen Bell

Celebrating Black music and African American Culture, the 2011 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans was the place to be this past weekend!

It was a star studded event and the likes of headlining acts Kanye West, Usher and Mary J Blige, along with R&B singer Trey Songz, who all hit the stage to perform hit after hit. Other acts included New Edition, MC Lyte, Kelly Price, Jill Scott, Charlie Wilson and George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic. (What a hot ticket!)

Check out the pictures below:

Enrique Iglesias enlists R&B crooner Usher and Hip-Hop superstar Lil Wayne to pay homage to a “Dirty Dancer” in his newest music video release. The track serves as the latest single from Enrique’s 2010 album “Euphoria.”

Check out the new video below:

Usually one to want ladies to take their undies off, R&B singer Usher Raymond wants the future Queen of England’s sister Pippa Middleton to put some bras and panties on for his new collection of ladies lingerie.

Back in April Pippa wowed the world at her sister Kate Middleton’s wedding to future King of England Prince William. She has since become a hot commodity and Usher wants the new ‘hottest chick’ in the game to jump on board and do business with him.

In a recent interview with the UK’s Look Magazine, he said of Pippa:

“I don’t think there’s a more beautiful, more stunning, more talked-about woman in the world at the moment. I’m going to be approaching her in the next few weeks and setting up a meeting this summer. The great thing about her is that she would be a global brand. Everybody knows her now, she would be perfect. I am sure everybody is trying to sign her up and she won’t be cheap, but she has the looks and the popularity to really establish a new product.”

That’s a pretty business savvy move Mr Raymond … touché!

Diddy-Dirty Money have finally dropped the visuals for their “Looking For Love” single featuring Usher.

Take a peep below:

No one says “goodbye” like Oprah!

A bunch of the media mogul’s most famous friends, including Beyonce, Stevie Wonder, Jamie Foxx, Alicia Keys and many more packed into the United Center in Chicago for “Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular,” a star-studded send-off for the legendary talk show host.

Beyonce kicked off the festivities with a performance of her new single “Run the World (Girls),” which was followed by a poem recital from Maya Angelou (accompanied by Alicia Keys on the piano), a performance from music legend Aretha Franklin, an appearance from Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, a performance from Usher and more. The event also featured appearances form many other celebrities, including Tyler Perry, Tom Hanks, Maria Shriver (Arnold Schwarzenegger’s estranged wife), Simon Cowell, Patti Labelle, Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes and tons more.

“Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular” will air on television today (May 23) and tomorrow (May 24).

Check out tons of pics, as well as video footage of Beyonce’s performance, below:

Usher‘s oldest son Usher Raymond V is not a fan of the paparazzi! As he and his superstar dad were leaving their hotel in New York City, the 3-year-old, with a bag of cheerios in his hand, gave photographers snapping up pics one hell of a mean mug.

Check out a few pics of Usher and his namesake below:

Aww!! R&B superstar Usher celebrated national “Take Your Child to Work” day last Thursday (Apr 28) by having his sons, 3-year-old Usher Raymond V and 2-year-old Naviyd Ely Raymond, join him onstage at the Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida.

Peep the adorable footage below:

“Life can weigh you down, but children pump blood back into your heart,” Usher told press recently. “Their innocence gives you a reason to be open-minded, and they reignite your love for life. My life isn’t the typical one, but that doesn’t mean I can’t be a traditional father, in my own way. My tradition is loving, being available for my kids. I didn’t have that from my father, so having it will give them greater potential.”

R&B singer Usher spent some father/son time in NYC Monday afternoon (May 2) with his oldest son Usher Raymond V. The two looked to have been enjoying their time out in the city, and little Usher seems to be ahead of his sporting game as he carried around a miniature basketball while his father held his hand.

Take a look at the cute pics of the daddy-son duo below:

Rihanna and Usher allegedly hooked up during Coachella, according to OK! magazine. The tabloid, which just last month (wrongly) claimed Rihanna was at “war” with Amanda Seyfried over Ryan Phillippe, now wants everyone to believe that she and Usher “were making beautiful music together – and we’re not talking about singing!”

“They were so flirty,” says a so-called “insider,” who tells OK! the pair left an April 16 party at the festival holding hands. “According to witnesses, Leonardo DiCaprio was also chatting up RiRi, but at the end of the night, she went home with Usher,” reports OK!, which quotes an “insider” as saying, “They’re having fun and hooking up.”

No, they’re not. A source close to Rihanna tells Gossip Cop this newest hookup rumor is just as bogus as previous ones.

Well, well, well …. what do we have here? A new romance budding? If reports are anything to go by, we may have a new king and queen of R&B/pop on the cards.

Superstars Usher and Rihanna have been romantically linked after being seen and pictured at the Coachella festival this past weekend. During the festivities the pair attended the Armani Exchange A/X and 944 Magazine party called the Neon Festival.

An insider chatted it up with OK! Magazine and dished the following information:

“Usher requested a table next to Rihanna. She arrived before Usher, with her bodyguards. Then a bit later Usher and his entourage arrived. Usher and Rihanna were having a dance off. The crowd was going crazy, circling around them and cheering them on, with members of each celeb’s crew jumping in to take a turn.”

Another source added: “They’re romantically interested in each other.”

We will definitely be watching this potential couple!

R&B singers Usher and Miguel linked up backstage during the first day of the 2011 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Friday evening (Apr 15) at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.

Janet Jackson was fresh-faced as she hosted a book signing for her new book “True You: A Guide to Finding and Loving Yourself” Friday at Book Soup in West Hollywood, CA.

NBA star Dwight Howard and Emmy Award winning entertainment journalist Nancy O’Dell took the all-new Blackberry Playbook for a test drive at the Blackberry Playbook Launch Party, hosted at Center 548 Thursday (Apr 14) in New York City.

Actress Vivica A. Fox was spotted at the Vault VIP Preview event, held at Vault in Miami Beach Thursday.

Actor Josh Duhamel posed with a pair of Reebook’s new RealFlex sneaker Thursday (Apr 14) with actress Ali Larter on the red carpet of the shoe’s launch event at SIR Stage 37 in NYC.

Then Josh demonstrated how the shoe works with some movie stunts.

Star Jones showed up at the 2011 Arthur Institute for Urban Health’s Sports Ball Thursday evening at Chelsea Piers in New York City

Troubled actor Charlie Sheen and two of his goddesses, Bree Olsen and Natalie Kenly, posed on the red carpet of the official after-party for Charlie’s “Torpedo of Truth” Tour stop Thursday at Muzik in Toronto, Canada.

Jamie Foxx paid a visit to BET’s 106 & Park Wednesday (Apr 13) to promote his appearance in the upcoming movie “Rio.”

Jamie, Jamie, Jamie …. (LOL!)

Rapper Waka Flocka Flame also made a guest appearance on BET’s 106 & Park Wednesday to promote some new projects of his own and to celebrate the success of his debut album Flockaveli.

Rick Ross and Wale made appearances on 106 & Park just one day prior on Tuesday (Apr 12) to talk about Maybach Music Group.

BET reality star Toya was also on 106 & Park Tuesday to discuss her new show “Toya: A Family Affair,” which debuted to over 1 million viewers last week.

And UK crossover artist Jessie J, whose debut album Who You Are officially dropped in the U.S. last week, performed on 106 & Park to promote her album’s stateside release.

For decades Mama Raymond called the shots in Usher’s life, but now it looks like his longtime girlfriend Grace Miguel is now picking up right where she left off. Miguel, a 43-year-old former Def Jam executive who acts as the hip-hop artist’s co-manager and stylist, is urging her pop superstar beau to clear out his entire staff, including stylists, choreographers and tour managers, and replace them with her people, an insider says.

Usher’s former longtime agent, Mark Cheatham of CAA, was the first victim of Grace’s firing ways. Usher, 32, started his career with Cheatham and introduced him to teen sensation Justin Bieber, whom he currently represents.

When Page Six attempted to contact Mark about Ursh & Co. giving him the pink slip, Mark had this to say: “I don’t know anything about it. I’ve been with Usher for a long time,” he told them. “I’ve been on great terms with Usher. Talk to my publicist.”

A CAA publicist never got back to the paper, but Usher is no longer listed on their client list.

A source close to Cheatham reveals: “Mark is really upset. He’s been with him from the beginning. He thinks Usher will come back, He’s just waiting.” The source went on to say that “Usher will do whatever she wants him do right now”

SMH. We hate to see a brother p**sy whipped. This truly breaks our hearts!

Here’s a new twist in the ongoing Usher & Tameka sex tape scandal. According to TMZ.com, the 21st century King of porn Steve Hirsch, who owns porn giant Vivid Entertainment, is offering to purchase Ursh’s sex tape to conceal it’s contents from the public.

Hirsch is willing to save Usher and his ex-wife the embarrassment of the tape going public, by purchasing it. What a great guy.

TMZ has obtained a copy of a letter Vivid Entertainment honcho Steve Hirsch sent to Usher — and shockingly … Hirsch offers to help Usher STOP distribution of the tape.

Mind you … Hirsch is the guy who put out Kim K, Kendra Wilkinson and Montana Fishburne’s sex tapes — but in the letter to Ush he says, “As a result of this being an intimate and very personal tape we can certainly understand why you would want to stop its distribution.”

Hirsch goes on to say he’s shut down “many celebrity sex tapes” … and claims he’s willing to do the same for Usher.

Porn king with a heart of gold? OMG, indeed.

Is this a great guy or what?

Thoughts?

Earlier this week reports were swirling about an alleged sex tape being shopped around to various media outlets that contained x-rated footage of Usher Raymond and his ex-wife Tameka.

Well now Tameka’s lawyer,Randy Kessler, has spoken out about the alleged tape. Kessler recently spoke to RadarOnline.com and said the following:

“Ms. Raymond has not seen the alleged video and had no knowledge that such a video existed.  She is certainly unhappy about it. There is no further comment at this time.” (Source)

The release of the video was not authorized by either party involved and, in fact, may have been stolen.

Back in December of 2009, Ursh and his bodyguard Elijah Shaw were the victims of a vehicle break-in while parked outside an Atlanta AT&T store. According to the police report, $1,065,700 worth of merchandise was stolen from their 2007 GMC Yukon  – including two Mac Powerbooks and two Flip video cameras.

Who would even want to buy a sextape starring Tameka? (Upchucks in brown paper bag) Yuck!

Your thoughts?

OMG! Usher has a sex-tape floating around the Internet…

Someone recently approached TMZ and provided them with a short clip and two photos of the divorced couple getting it on. Apparently the holder of the tape retrieved it from a laptop that was stolen from Usher back in late 2009, so this x-rated flick could very well be true!

Peep the details below:

TMZ was approached several days ago by someone claiming to have the sex tape. The person sent us a short video and two photos. We’ll keep this PG-13 and just say … the people in the video are both givers. The video and photos are clear — it’s Usher and Tameka.

Sources close to Usher — without specifically admitting the existence of a sex tape — tell us they believe this video could have been among the things Usher had stolen out of his car back in December 2009. Usher reported more than $1,000,000 worth of jewelry and electronics taken — including two laptop computers.

SMDH … Another celebrity sex-tape on the loose. But Usher and Tameka? Can you say “ewwwww?!”

Your thoughts?

After Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, and Nelly Furtado and other notable artists came under recent fire for their private performances for Libyan dictator Muammar Gadhafi, Usher is the latest musical talent to speak out.

The “Papers” singer, who performed at a 2009 Beyonce concert for the Gadhafi family in St. Barts, stated that he is “sincerely troubled” to learn that he participated at a show linked to the murdering dictator, and plans to donate all of the money he received to charity.

“I am sincerely troubled to learn about the circumstances surrounding the Nikki Beach St. Barts event that took place on New Year’s Eve 2009,” Usher said in a statement to The Associated Press. “I will be donating all of my personal proceeds from that event to various human rights organizations.”

Ursh went on to reveal that he plans to donate an undisclosed amount to human rights organizations including Amnesty International.

“Amnesty International activists are working globally to press the international community to support Middle East activists,” a statement from the organization said. “Usher’s donation will support this urgent work to counter the brutal conditions like those imposed by Gadhafi and other leaders across the Middle East.”

You know Gadhafi had to be one ruthless son of a gun when stars are actually lining up to give millions of dollars BACK!

Thoughts?

Usher is giving his fans “More.” The R&B crooner filmed a new video while touring in the UK.

Check it out below:

What do Mariah Carey, Usher, Beyonce and 50 Cent have in common? These  musical heavyweights are among the artists being pressured to return money received after performing for Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi and his family members.

According to RollingStone, Carey was reportedly paid a whopping $1 million to sing for Qaddafi’s son, Muatassim, Libya’s national-security adviser, at a New Year’s Eve party in St. Bart’s back in 2008. Back in 2005 50 Cent performed for Qaddafi’s son, and Beyonce and Usher performed at a party in 2009 — all for undisclosed sums of money.

But why on earth would such prominent artists play for such a controversial family? R.E.M. agent Buck Williams thinks some might not have known whom they were playing for.

“Ninety percent of the time the artist has no clue… But the majority of my artists, if they knew something was funded by Qaddafi, they would not play it, and morally it would not rest well with them.”

Dennis Arfa, agent for major artists like Metallica, Billy Joel and Rod Stewart, had a somewhat different opinion.

“I don’t think most artists go into [performing at a party like this] with that kind of in-depth focus, [of] how each country is governed and what goes on inside each country. Not every artist is a humanitarian. In more cases than not, for people, greed rules.”

Following Libya’s bloody uprising which left 1,000 Libyans dead, the Obama Administration has asked Qaddafi to step down after 40 years of dictatorship.

We wouldn’t hold our breaths on 50 & Co. handing over that hard earned cash though!

Your thoughts?

Justin Bieber and Usher both served up highly energetic performances Sunday night (Feb 13) at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.

Introduced by his mentor Usher and later joined by his buddy Jaden Smith, Justin Bieber opened with a performance of slowed down version of “Baby” followed by “Never Say Never” (the title track for his new 3D biopic). Then, Usher hit the stage and sang his hit single “OMG” where the crooner linked back up with his young protege for the grand finale.

Get a load of Justin’s “Unbeliebable” performance with Usher and Jaden Smith below!

Usher kicked off the festivities for Grammy weekend by performing at the Belvedere (RED) launch party Thursday night (Feb 10) in Hollywood. The R&B singer helped the Vodka brand launch their new (RED) Special Edition Bottle with a concert where he performed an array of his hits.

FYI: This is the same event where Jamie Foxx got into a fight.

Check out the pics of Usher below!!

The stars came out for the Belvedere Vodka Launch Party for the new (RED) Special Edition Bottle Thursday night (Feb 10) in Hollywood. Belvedere Vodka recently partnered with (Product) Red to raise money to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. Belvedere (RED) will give 50% of its profits to the Global Fund charity.

Some of the celebs who walked the red carpet outside the event, held at Hollywood nightclub Avalon, were Usher (who later performed), Jordin Sparks, Mya, Jay Sean, Laz Alonso, Letoya Luckett, Cheryl Burke, Adrienne Bailon, Paris Hilton and many more.

Check out 15+ pics below!!

Justin Bieber poses beside Def Jam chairman Antonio L.A. Reid and his mentor, R&B/Pop superstar Usher, on the cover of the latest issue of The Hollywood Reporter.

The pages inside the issue discuss how music exec L.A. Reid and singer Usher cultivated the rising Pop superstar into a “$1 Million Dollar It Boy,” complete with Grammy nominations, a 3D movie and more — and what they plan on doing to make sure their biggest star stays that way.

Both Usher and Justin Bieber are scheduled to hit the stage tomorrow evening at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.

Your thoughts on the cover?

Jamie Foxx ran into a small brawl last night at an Usher concert in Hollywood last night (Thur. Feb 10)…

According to TMZ, sources inside the concert say Jamie was in an exclusive lounge area near the stage at Avalon — and that the pushing and shoving started just as Usher was hitting the stage.

We’re told the fight started when someone took a pot shot at Jamie … who defended himself and actually got a punch in too before security guards broke up the scrum.

Jamie was quiet … and surrounded by huge security guards as he walked to his car after the show.

Cops were not called and Jamie was not hurt.

Source

We wonder what all this was over?? But knowing Jamie Foxx…there’s a funny story to go along with it!

Thoughts?

The stars shined bright at the premiere of Justin Bieber‘s 3D documentary “Never Say Never” Tuesday night (Feb. 8) in Los Angeles. Chris Brown, Usher (who brought his two sons), Toni Braxton, The Smith Family (Will, Jada, Jaden & Willow), Will.i.am, Miley Cyrus and many more all walked the purple carpet before making their way into the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live to catch the premiere.

Meanwhile, Justin Bieber was questioned on the carpet about his rumored girlfriend Selena Gomez (who was on hand for the premiere), and also talked more about his goals in starting an acting career.

Check out the pics and video footage below (and when you continue reading)!!

The Black Eyed Peas pulled through with a spectacular Super Bowl Halftime Show performance! The foursome, serving as the first Pop act to perform during halftime since the Janet Jackson/Justin Timberlake “Nipplegate” incident 7 years ago, ran through a medley of their biggest hits Sunday night (Feb 6) at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas.

The Peas were later joined by Guns N Roses rocker Slash, who performed the classic “Sweet Child O’ Mine” with Fergie, as well as R&B singer Usher, who sang his hit single “OMG” with BEP frontman Will.i.am.

Check out 25+ pics of the Black Eyed Peas, Slash and Usher performing during the Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show below, and continue reading for the video footage!!

Thoughts on the pics and the performance?

Usher hit the stage Saturday (Feb 5) at Victory Park in Dallas, TX and performed at the DIRECTV and Mark Cuban HDNet Super Bowl Pre-Game Party. The singer is scheduled to perform tonight during the Super Bowl XLV halftime show at Cowboys Stadium.

More pics of Usher rockin’ the stage below!!