R&B singer Usher hosted a party at the Playboy Club at the Palmos Hotel Casino & Resort Friday night (Aug 7) in Las Vegas to celebrate his cover feature in the July/August 2009 issue of Vegas Magazine.

Be on the look-out for his sixth studio album, Monster, to hit stores very soon as Usher has announced that the album is near completion! He’s been recording the album since the fall of 2008 and spent most of his time preparing the LP in the Las Vegas area.

“I came here to Vegas to close out the album and we did our last few sessions last night,” Usher told the Las Vegas Sun. “Within the next few weeks — few days — we’re going to be finished with it. … On this album, the influences came from places I’ve gone myself, the reality of circumstances of choice.”

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The paparazzi caught a glimpse of R&B singer Usher as he made his way through airport security Monday morning (Jul 27) to board a flight at Los Angeles’ LAX airport.

Now, we know a lot of ladies stopped feeling Ursh when he tied the knot with that crazy woman who should not be named. But now that he’s on his way to being a single man again, will he be making his way back into your hearts and fantasies any time soon?

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Usher, Nicole Ari Parker and Boris Kodjoe stopped for a picture at the closing ceremony for Usher’s Camp New Look at the Alliance Theater at the Woodruff Arts Center Friday (Jul 24) in Atlanta. Alonzo Mourning also attended and spoke at the event, along with Usher, Boris and Nicole.

Usher’s New Look (UNL) is a non-profit organization spearheaded by the R&B singer himself. Per the official website, UNL is a youth empowerment organization that provides young people with “a new look on life through education and real-world experiences,” while building upon their interests in athletics, music and entertainment.

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Singer Bobby Brown and his baby mama/girlfriend Alicia Etheridge were spotted maxin’ and relaxin’ on the beach in sunny Malibu, California Saturday afternoon. Peep Alicia reading the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine, which features Michael Jackson on the cover.

We also have new candid shots of Beyonce, Usher, Kim Kardashian and more! Continue reading to check them out.

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Here is the final batch of photos from Michael Jackon’s public memorial service. On Tuesday, July 7th 2009, celebrities, dignitaries, and MJ fans alike all packed into the Staples Arena in Los Angeles to celebrate the life of an icon that was taken away from us way too soon. Above, R&B singer Usher can be seen posing with a very pregnant Jennifer Hudson backstage just before the memorial commenced. Continue reading to see photos of the different celebrities (Chris Brown, Wesley Snipes, Spike Lee, Kim Kardashian and more) who attended the ceremony.

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Wearing dark sunglasses and a single yellow rose pinned to his jacket, a noticeably emotional Usher performed “Gone Too Soon,” a track from Michael Jackson’s 1991 Dangerous album, at the King of Pop’s farewell service Tuesday (Jul 7) in Los Angeles at the Staples Center.

Other celebrities and important public figures who spoke and/or performed at the public ceremony include Queen Latifah, Smokey Robinson, Rev. Al Sharpton, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson, and more. Continue reading to check out all of the pictures.

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Lots of singers/performers (Usher, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson, Stevie Wonder and more) took the stage Tuesday (Jul 7) to honor and say goodbye to Michael Jackson at his public memorial service at Los Angeles’ Staples Center. 20,000 people packed into the arena to witness as the world bid the King of Pop a grand farewell. Here are videos from everyone who performed songs at the globally televised memorial. Keep checking back as we will continue to add photos and videos of the people who made speeches throughout today and tomorrow. Continue reading for the videos.

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This divorce between Usher and his soon-to-be ex-wife Tameka Foster just seems to get messier and messier. A new report from The National Enquier (insert obligatory side-eye here) says that Usher wants a paternity test done on his 6-month-old son Naviyd. Why? Because around the time the baby was conceived, Usher and Tameka were have very little to no sex.

“The first thing Usher said was, ‘How did this happen?’ – because he was gone a lot, and their sex life was very, very limited,” a friend of Usher said. “People have been telling him that around the time the little boy was conceived, Tameka got together with another man.”

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Justin Timberlake can be seen here lugging around his Louis Vuitton bags as he arrives at Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX airport in Los Angeles Thursday (Jul 2) after returning from Germany.

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R&B singer Usher, along with rapper Ludacris, hosted the 54th International Streetball Championships, which were held at George Carpentier stadium overseas in Paris, France Saturday (Jun 27).

If you were wondering where Usher was Sunday night during the BET Awards, he already had plans to be overseas this past weekend and was unable to catch a plane in time to make the show. His publicist released a statement, which includes Usher saying that he plans on working on some sort of tribute when he returns to the U.S.
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