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text_A: Usher released an album in 1997.
text_B: Usher Raymond IV -LRB- born October 14 , 1978 -RRB- is an American singer , songwriter , dancer , and actor .. Usher. Usher ( album ). Born in Dallas , Texas but raised and lived in Chattanooga , Tennessee until moving to Atlanta , Georgia .. Dallas. Dallas. Texas. Texas. Atlanta. Atlanta. Georgia. Georgia ( U.S. state ). At the age of 12 , his mother put him in local singing competitions , before catching the attention of a music A&R from LaFace Records .. LaFace. LaFace Records. A&R. Artists and repertoire. LaFace Records. LaFace Records. In 1994 , he released his self-titled debut album , Usher .. Usher. Usher ( album ). He rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his sophomore album My Way -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , which spawned his first U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single , `` Nice & Slow '' , amongst top-two singles `` You Make Me Wan na ... '' and `` My Way '' .. My Way. My Way ( Usher song ). Nice & Slow. Nice & Slow. Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). Hot 100. Billboard Hot 100. 8701 -LRB- 2001 -RRB- produced the number-one singles `` U Remind Me '' and `` U Got It Bad '' , and top-three single `` U Do n't Have to Call '' .. U Remind Me. U Remind Me. U Got It Bad. U Got It Bad. It sold 8 million copies worldwide and won his first two Grammy Awards as Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 2002 and 2003 .. R&B. Contemporary R&B. Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. Confessions -LRB- 2004 -RRB- established him as one of the best-selling musical artists of the 2000s decade , selling 20 million copies worldwide .. Confessions. Confessions ( Usher album ). Bolstered by its four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number one singles ; `` Yeah ! ''. Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). Hot 100. Billboard Hot 100. , `` Burn '' , `` Confessions Part II '' , and `` My Boo '' , it has been certified Diamond by the RIAA .. Confessions. Confessions ( Usher album ). Burn. Burn ( Usher song ). Confessions Part II. Confessions Part II. My Boo. My Boo ( Usher and Alicia Keys song ). Diamond. RIAA certification#List of certifications. RIAA. Recording Industry Association of America. Here I Stand -LRB- 2008 -RRB- and Raymond v. Raymond -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , debuted atop of the Billboard 200 , and produced the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles `` Love in This Club '' and `` OMG '' .. Here I Stand. Here I Stand ( Usher album ). Raymond v. Raymond. Raymond v. Raymond. Love in This Club. Love in This Club. OMG. OMG ( song ). Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). Hot 100. Billboard Hot 100. The EP , Versus , also produced the Hot 100 top-five single `` DJ Got Us Fallin ' in Love '' .. extended play. Versus. Versus ( EP ). Hot 100. Billboard Hot 100. Looking 4 Myself -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , also debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart and produced the Hot 100 top-ten single `` Scream '' .. Looking 4 Myself. Looking 4 Myself. Scream. Scream ( Usher song ). Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). Hot 100. Billboard Hot 100. Raymond v. Raymond and Looking 4 Myself received Grammy Awards for R&B singles `` There Goes My Baby '' and `` Climax '' .. R&B. Contemporary R&B. Raymond v. Raymond. Raymond v. Raymond. Looking 4 Myself. Looking 4 Myself. There Goes My Baby. There Goes My Baby ( Usher song ). Climax. Climax ( Usher song ). Hard II Love -LRB- 2016 -RRB- peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 albums chart .. Hard II Love. Hard II Love. Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). Usher has sold 23.8 million albums and 38.2 million digital songs in the United States .. United States. United States. Usher. Usher ( album ). To date , his worldwide sales stand at 43 million albums and 75 million records overall , making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time .. best-selling music artists of all time. List of best-selling music artists. Usher has won numerous awards and accolades including 18 Billboard Music Awards and 8 Grammy Awards .. Usher. Usher ( album ). numerous awards and accolades. List of awards and nominations received by Usher. Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). At the end of 2009 , Billboard named him the second most successful artist of the 2000s decade , the number-one Hot 100 artist of the 2000s decade , and ranked Confessions as the top solo album of the 2000s decade .. Confessions. Confessions ( Usher album ). Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). Hot 100. Billboard Hot 100. Billboard also placed him at number 6 on their list of `` Top 50 R&B  /  Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years '' .. R&B. Contemporary R&B. Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). Usher has attained 9 US Hot 100 number-one singles .. Usher. Usher ( album ). Hot 100. Billboard Hot 100. Considered an icon and sex symbol , he was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and Hollywood Walk of Fame .. Georgia. Georgia ( U.S. state ). icon. pop icon. sex symbol. sex symbol. Georgia Music Hall of Fame. Georgia Music Hall of Fame. Hollywood Walk of Fame. Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2008 , he started his own record label Raymond-Braun Media Group -LRB- RBMG -RRB- ; a joint venture with talent manager Scooter Braun that includes Canadian singer Justin Bieber .. RBMG. RBMG. Justin Bieber. Justin Bieber. record label. record label. Scooter Braun. Scooter Braun
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