“I really just want to connect to my fanbase: the ladies,” he explains before loosely quoting Drake’s hook on Lil Wayne’s “Love Me” through laughter. ‘The Voice’ Finals Recap: Top 3 Sing to Win Usher, 35, gave the single another bump with his May 12 performance on “The Voice,” where he’s also been coaching potential pop stars for two seasons now. The song “Good Kisser” launched with a music video on May 5, the same day it hit digital retailers. The bow was fueled by 29,000 downloads in the week ending May 11, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and 13 million impressions on radio, according to Nielsen BDS. 70 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at No. 18 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts dated May 24. Usher Talks Michael Jackson, Says the King’s ‘Fueling’ His Next Album “It bridges current urban culture and what’s classic for me,” he says. On May 5 Usher and his RCA label released the single and its video, which finds him seducing a vixen, coolly shuffling in James Brown-like fashion with dancers and drumming-shirtless, ever the sex symbol. The same goes for his simmering new single “Good Kisser,” the first offering from his as-yet-untitled eighth album due in the fall. Usher’s ‘Confessions’ at 10: An Oral History with Lil Jon, Jermaine Dupri & More In addition, Usher's video for 'Good Kisser" directed by Chris Sims, will be premiering worldwide Monday, May 5th on VEVO.Disney Is Dropping a Blu-Ray Box Set Featuring 100 Animated Movies: Here's How to Pre-Order It… 'Good Kisser" was co-written by Usher with Andrew 'Pop" Wansel, Ronald 'Flip" Colson, Jameel Roberts, Terry 'Tru" Sneed, Warren 'Oak" Felder, and produced by Pop, Flip, JProof, Terry 'Tru" Sneed, Natural and Oak. Usher's business ventures include a best-selling line of fragrances, and a business venture with RBMG (Raymond Braun Media Group), home to superstar Justin Bieber. In recognition of his accomplishments, Usher has been honored by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the Trumpet Foundation, Do Something, the NAACP, and as the 2010 Ford Freedom Award Scholar. Founded in 1999, his New Look Foundation empowers youth from impoverished communities to become leaders. Realising that with success comes responsibility, Usher has also proven to be a major philanthropic force. Usher is also currently enjoying his second season as a coach on NBC's Emmy award winning hit reality TV show "The Voice." He will also star as boxer Sugar Ray Leonard in the upcoming film 'Hands of Stone," a biopic of boxer Roberto Duran played by Edgar Ramirez and costars Robert De Niro due out in 2015. Usher has attained nine Hot 100 Number One hits and 17 Hot 100 Top Ten singles and has appeared everywhere from Broadway to the Super Bowl. Billboard named Usher the #1 Hot 100 artist of the 2000s decade, and the second most successful artist of the 2000s decade, His 10-million-selling 2004 album "Confessions" enjoying its 10th anniversary this year, is ranked as the top solo album of the decade. Having released his first album 20 years ago, Usher has sold over 50 million albums worldwide. One of the best-selling musical artists in history, eight-time Grammy winner Usher Raymond is set to release his 8th studio album later this year, with the first single 'Good Kisser". Usher, the eight-time Grammy winner and one of the best-selling musical artists in history, will be releasing the first single from his forthcoming album due out later this year entitled 'Good Kisser," available digitally now #goodkisser.
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