The marquee gig on “The Voice,” along with sponsorship deals with both Samsung and Mercedes Benz aims to propel “Kisser” and approaching singles up the charts. Usher performing on “The Voice” with co-star (and Maroon 5 lead) Adam Levine

But this album feels like it’s all from the same guy.” Last album, we started off with ‘Climax.’ Then we smacked them in the face with some dance shit. Let’s go in there to try and make great music. “I said to him, ‘We’re not going in to try to make a hit. “I haven’t felt this way since ‘Confessions,’ Pitts says. RCA President of Urban Music Mark Pitts likes what Usher’s whipping up. But Usher’s follow-up to 2012 album “Looking 4 Myself” is “me coming back to where I started,” he says. 17), which features producer Diplo’s electro flourishes and David Guetta’s “Without You” (No. 1 for four weeks on the Hot 100 2012’s “Climax” (No. “Artists are going after real instrumentation as opposed to electronic, synthesized music.” All that comes from a guy that has EDM to thank for his recent pop smashes: 2010’s Eurodance-inspired “OMG,” which hit No. Real music is taking a stand,” Usher says, proud of “Kisser’s” sparse bass guitar, drums and cowbell base. “And it’s easier for a guy because it’s something they can just talk and say.” “Women can enjoy it because it’s fun,” he says. “Can’t nobody kiss it like you (or ‘U,’ depending on how self-assured the listener opts to believe he is), he coos on the cut. Lyrically, “Good Kisser” is a collage of come-ons and pick-up lines. “I think Drake said it best: ‘I could give a damn what them haters say as long as my bitches love me.” “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 Juanes recibe su guitarra Fender y otros momentos inspiradores en la música latina

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