Usher’s Album Already Declared An EPIC FAIL… Because He Can’t Compete With Trey Songz Or Tameka Destroyed His Career???

Posted on March 3rd, 2010 - By Bossip Staff

Categories: News, SMH, Tameka Foster, Trey Songz, Usher

Usher’s label is pushing his 6th album, Raymond vs. Raymond, back again and this time it may be indefinitely. Rumor has it that Trey Songz has taken over the R&B scene and has left no room for Usher to even come in and be successful. Another rumor blames Tameka Foster…

The fact that Usher went so hard for his relationship with Tameka cost him a lot of his fans. Then, when they decided to go separate ways, the first single he released, “Papers,” was too personal and not enough people were able to relate.

Also, after the performance at NBA All-Star game, the response from the internet was not enough to convince the label to release his album. Apparently the label also feels that his image needs some work because the old stuff isn’t working.

So who is really to blame: Trey Songz, Tameka Foster or the NBA All-Star performance???

  • nywoman23…killuminati

    tameeka is not to blame. trey songz has nothing to do with it. he need to come better with his songs i guess.maybe he should come out with a confessions 2 and admit he is a closeted h.o.m.o or bi. whatever

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  • OH HELL NAW

    No one is to blame but Usher himself…although I do think that its about time they give Trey the spot to shine…thats a hard working man!

  • Rihanna’s Sharp n Pointy Fingernails Took The Oath

    blame tameka for what? I am so sick of people coming down on this woman, leave her alone! she paid her dues, so what’s the basis o the continual media abuse? usher is trying to hold on, but these children want new musicians. his times has come and it is almost gone… if he made music of SUBSTANCE maybe the mid-twenties to thirties crowd would give him more love, other than that I don’t want to hear about love triangles, illegitimate children, cheating, etc!! Got that Usher?

    Trey is just as wack “knock, knock, knock”-wack

  • http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/imgpop.php?img=http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/client_images/kanyewest/3164_b0e5bda4c46c8d17b6cf25713d3170ac.jpg Slide Like A Fresh Pair of Gators

    They need to push it back so that he can work on some more songs and do whatever he has to do to prevent them from leaking…

    I’ve NEVER seen soo many songs from an artist leak before… Ridiculous…

    Trey Songz ain’t that good, the R&B Lane was wide open and he just happened to be there with half-way decent material… The way Record Companies will PUSH an artist down your throat you’d think that he was that good but in my opinion he’s not – but he’s a Black Man doing what he loves to do (*and it’s legal) and so I’ll support him…

  • http://www.worldwidewaddie.com Waddie G.

    He chose all the wrong singles. “More” and “Rockband” should have been the single. “Daddy’s Home” was weak…that would have worked for Trey Songz. Plus, Trey is not dominating R&B; he is dominating R&B radio which means the programmers have allowed to take over the airwaves. The fans say otherwise because with five singles out, he is barely approaching gold status. Usher and his label are to blame for their poor choices in singles and his relationship with his mama.

  • LB

    i like trey and all but his sales arent exactly thru the roof

  • tb

    Trey does nothing for me. Yuck!
    Usher extra Yuck!

  • nywoman23…killuminati

    trey gay doesnt do it for me either

  • PuccinisMuse

    um lets blame Usher he’s just not coming as hard as he once did point blank…… this is the music industry there is no one to blame but the artist……….

  • e

    i heard most of the album and if he doesnt change those songs he is in for a major flop.

  • Obamadrama

    It aint got nutn to do with either. I know all the Gay Songz supporters are gonna claim that its all because of him but please! There is plenty of room for multiple R&B artist to be successful right now. Besides R. Kelly is the greatest ever in that department anyway.

  • Miss Lisa

    trey songz int dominating a thing… First off his album int neva went gold… Im so not a trey songz fan him and them crabs yuck………

  • I’m in Love with CBreezy

    I’m ready for my baby CBreezy to come back and run this town….The public needs to forgive him so he can be on top again…

  • d

    I know he’s not gonna top the Confession album. But he’s not washed up. I am a big fan! I just think he took to long with new music. Papers was hot, and Lil Freak with Nicki is hot. Just drop the album already!! Also the first single should have been picked better. But I am still a fan.

  • Yomama

    Who writes this shit?
    Perhaps Enlish 101 would be in order…

  • Caramel Cat™

    I just think people aren’t checking for him anymore. He might need to take a long hiatus without any rumors about his personal life being a factor and come out of no where even stronger. He needs to realize that his fans don’t care for all that drama he had with Temeka. I don’t think Trey Songz had anything to do with it, but I do think that it’s a combination of his personal life mixed with bad business decisions…

  • I Get My Energy From My Inner G

    I do not think Trey or Tamika are to blame. I am actually excited for Usher’s CD to come out. He has a song called OMG that I love, and the song There Goes My Baby is reminiscent of MJ. That joint is like that. Im excited. You cannot compare Trey and Usher though. Trey is cool n all, but he aint Usher.

    Thank You

  • LaDiva

    Usher is a grown azz baby who doesn’t take responsibility for his actions and instead chooses to play the blame game like the bytch that he is… Instead of tucking his dyck between his legs like a puzzy, he needs to man up and real with his fans instead of playing the blame game with his life and his career.

  • LaDiva

    And no Trey nor his lame songs do anything for me….

  • Mechanical Girl

    I like Trey Songz and im glad he’s getting recognition but he hasnt taken over anything but the radios. His album was released last summer and just reached gold status with 7 singles out. So of course he’s going to be all over the radio. People say that was successful. Um that is worst than a flop. The only reason Trey is getting alot of shine now is because the spot was left open because Usher was going through his issues and he didnt release the right single and Chris Brown was going through his issue. Best beleive if Chris didnt go through his situation Trey Songz would’ve been in the background. Once Usher and Chris get their stuff together they will be back on top.

  • Soul Touch

    He did it to himself.

    I have no respect for him…and it has nothing to do with Tameka.

    He’s a cry baby mamas boy blaming everything on everyone else.

  • http://nautysgirl@yahoo.com bklynlady

    nywoman23…killuminati
    3/3/10, 08:46:am

    tameeka is not to blame. trey songz has nothing to do with it. he need to come better with his songs i guess.maybe he should come out with a confessions 2 and admit he is a closeted h.o.m.o or bi. whatever

    ___________________________________________

    LMAO! Funny & true!

  • So_Serious

    I am seriously wondering how people compare Usher to Trey Songz. Now Trey Songz and Bobby Valentino maybe. But Usher is a no no. Usher has more talent and can dance circles around him. Trey comes off as trying to do what others have done before him. In neighbors know my name we all know he was trying his little hardest to sound like R. Kelly. Now that’s a fail. Usher has longevity in the music business and can always have a career. He just needs to get back to the basics. Meaning working with his old team and get that chemistry back and just let it flow.

  • Please

    There’s room for everybody. So long as you have a fanbase…

  • hmpf

    I love Trey Songz and I don’t think he had anything to do with Usher’s demise. Trey Songz is very talented and his hard work will pay off. His last cd had some great songs on it and he’s a singer not an entertainer. Usher and Chris Brown are in the same league. Trey is more like an old school r and b artist no gimmicks. Usher needs to go back to the lab and step his game up.

  • b’more

    Usher is still the Man. always has been. trey songs is a poor man’s R. Kelly. he still has years to go and millions more to sell before he can get on Usher’s level.

  • tt

    trey who?

  • It’sTheIndustryStoopid

    It’s now about the package, the outside and not the music itself. Usher needs to get back to his roots if he is to recapture his fan base . . .as in You Me Want to Be the One . . . Usher opening for Janet Jackson Usher. His material after Confessions was crap. That is all. All that drama does nothing for the art and music.

    And Trey Songz ain’t alladat. Seriously. There will always only B one R Kelly; these younguns are all about the outside and not about what’s coming out of their mouths.

    The things that are said to women in some of these songs, I’d slap the mess out of a boy if he spoke like that to me. But these younguns are sopping it up, just like KoolAid.

    The industry is to blame for the failing record sales; the men are making decisions with the wrong head and the women are getting it twisted.

    Usher ain’t the only one who fell of; hasn’t everyone fallen off? Think about it . . .

  • It’sTheIndustryStoopid

    Baby R Kellys and Lil Kim wannabes and outrageous acts like Lady Gaga are a distraction from what music is really supposed to be about;

    Give me the originals anyday, not the wannabes.

    Ha, imagine Drake calling out Sade for a collabo??!! Are you serious? These hip hoppers are becoming too big for their britches.

  • SUPREME

    Trey Songz is not the issue with USHER.

    Usher is just irrelevant now. He killed his own image and people know more about him than they needed to know. And things change. Usher was never Michael Jackson and he never had a really strong image to begin with but he killed what image he did have by becoming more tabloid than pushing musical boundaries. Usher is just out of step and he got into his own “HYPE”.

    His X-Wife may have been an issue with his fans but if you are going to jump into something a serious as marriage. Have children. Then just divorce the mother of the children then expect female fans to still be into you …you’re just not being real. Michael Jackson did not really dive into the crazy stuff until his music and image went as far as they could go and he was over 40. Usher is a case of too much too fast and not being able to keep up.

    Songz is lame. He sings like Toni Braxton to me. And image wise…NOPE!

  • upsideyahead

    That’s unfortunate. That song “There Goes My Baby” is a great song. The other stuff I heard released sounded strong enough (with the exception of “Papers”…I just don’t like the music) I hope it gets released though. Go independent Ursh!

  • TREY WHO??? HUH?

    I AGREE WITH SUPREME!!! SUPREME IS RIGHT!!! You cant go and diss your wife in public and think you can have your career. If his Mother put out ‘Papers” like Tamika hinted on Twitter then that who at fault.

    Aint his sidepiece from Def Jam his Manager now?? I also agree with the person that said Karma is the culprit… Yuuup! but not Trey Songz he is an copy of Ushers old look, songs, and image. Usher did it already Trey. Come again.

  • http://bossip lenna

    Trey Songz is my favorite r&b artist. Usher on the other hand, to me he is so better off with Tamika career wise. I didn’t like Papers at first. I couldn’t relate to it but as time went on it grew on me same with Daddy’s home. I even like the song with Nikki. I can’t understand all the drama. I blame his mamma in the way. You all got it wrong he’s better off with Tamika in charge.

  • http://localislekker.net Siya

    Usher Needs To Knock On R Kelly’s Door For Some Hits To Reinvent Himself, As Well The Dream…

  • Wendy

    I love Usher and will continue to support him…Trey Songz is on his prime right now and its well over due but you cannot compare Usher with Trey Songz. Two completely different people. Usher’s 6th album has potential, they need to go ahead and risk what the ratings will be..I was truly looking forward to getting his album last year when they first promoted the album, now this…Come on now, enough push back. Just release the album already! The real fans will purchase the album.

  • daahlingnikki

    usher has no one to blame but himself for that lousy cd…his lack of decent music and the fact that he really hasn’t shown any growth since confessions despite being married and now divorced…and your giving trey songz too much credit…this dude gets air play but his record sales are in the toilet…

  • Mystic Orb

    hmpf
    3/3/10, 09:45:am

    I love Trey Songz and I don’t think he had anything to do with Usher’s demise. Trey Songz is very talented and his hard work will pay off. His last cd had some great songs on it and he’s a singer not an entertainer. Usher and Chris Brown are in the same league. Trey is more like an old school r and b artist no gimmicks. Usher needs to go back to the lab and step his game up.
    ____________________________________________________________
    Trey and old school R&B, shouldn’t be mentioned in the same sentence. Trey sings about nothing but sex! WTF! Usher needs to get his ish together, because I’ve been a fan since the “My Way” days. I actually like Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home) minus Plies. It’s my boyfriend’s ringtone. Usher just needs to get his ish together, and apologize to his fans. He lost a alot, when he defend Maneka..

  • Lola

    Trey Songz in my opinion really needs to go away.
    His image now is just way to oversexed but when he came out with “just gotta make it” he had all the potential in the world.
    Im tired of listening to what the guys wanna do after the take a chick from the club home. All these guys irk me with that. Please can we talk about other subjects? Will Musiq soulchild come back? Jahiem? Raheem devaughn? Hell even ginuwine,please!

  • DreTruth

    Yeah but check it out for yourself. I heard that it was shitty too but I rather check it out myself.

  • Why?

    I PREVIEWED USHER’S ANTICIPATED ALBUM AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THE ALBUM IS GREAT, THE SONGS ARE REFRESHING, HIS SOUND IS GOOD, AND IT ISNT ALL ABOUT SEX!

    USHER LOST HIS FOCUS WHEN HE MARRIED TAMEKA BUT THAT ISNT WHY HIS ALBUM ISNT MOVING FORWARD, I THINK THAT HE JUST NEEDS TO CATER TO HIS FANS FROM THE BEGINNING AND NOT THESE BUBBLE GUM AZZ KIDS

  • Patricia

    @Lola

    Agreed.

  • BossipIsNuts

    Usher you married someone you can call your aunt, what tha f@ck!!!

  • Alan

    I like him married better. Mature, calmer, sexier. hes extra now. Trey cant touch him though, hes too sexual and I hate the “after the club we gonna fu**” music thats out. His wife gave him Big man appeal.

  • MsConsciousOne

    The industry forgot that the internet is king now with their target and yet they continue to cater to kids who don’t buy tickets to concerts or CDs. Sade, Susan Boyle and Independent artists are jamming because they are catering to those that buy CDs and attend concerts, we are happy “real” music is making a comeback. Usher will do just fine, no one is to blame for anything. Usher needs to cater to the 30 something year olds, they attend concerts and buy CDs.

  • shawn

    I like Trey and I’m glad he is doing well. But, let’s be real. Usher can run rings around Trey as far as performance. Think about his hay days. He’s far better than Trey will ever be. Trey is just popular in the black community. No one else is checking for her. Usher just needs to step his game up.

  • wifey06

    BLACK WOMEN WILL ALWAYS BE SPITEFUL.. INSTEAD OF BEING HAPPY HE DID NOT MARY A MUTT OR SOME WHITE CHICK YA’LL B!TCH!!!!!!!!!

    HIS PERSONAL LIFE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. MOST OF HIS FAN BASE ARE LONELY AZZ BLK WOMEN WHO ARE MAD THEY DID NOT GET PICKED INSTEAD OF TAMEKA!!SO WHAT SHE HAD 3 KIDS. BLACK WOMEN DAMN NEAR KILLING THEMSELEVS OVER GUTTER HOOD RAT MEN WITH MULTIPLE BABY MOMS AND KIDS….

    IF HE MAKES ANOTHER TYPE OF CONFESSIONS CD HE GOT A HIT BUT A LOT OF SAPPY LOVE SONGS AND WHINNING IS NOT GONNA CUT IN THE F*CK AND S*CK ERA!!!!!!!!

    BLACK WOMEN WILL ALWAYS BE SPITEFUL.. INSTEAD OF BEING HAPPY HE DID NOT MARY A MUTT OR SOME WHITE CHICK YA’LL B!TCH!!!!!!!!!

    HIS PERSONAL LIFE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. MOST OF HIS FAN BASE ARE LONELY AZZ BLK WOMEN WHO ARE MAD THEY DID NOT GET PICKED INSTEAD OF TAMEKA!!SO WHAT SHE HAD 3 KIDS. BLACK WOMEN DAMN NEAR KILLING THEMSELEVS OVER GUTTER HOOD RAT MEN WITH MULTIPLE BABY MOMS AND KIDS….

    IF HE MAKES ANOTHER TYPE OF CONFESSIONS CD HE GOT A HIT BUT A LOT OF SAPPY LOVE SONGS AND WHINNING IS NOT GONNA CUT IN THE F*CK AND S*CK ERA!!!!!!!!

    BLACK WOMEN WILL ALWAYS BE SPITEFUL.. INSTEAD OF BEING HAPPY HE DID NOT MARY A MUTT OR SOME WHITE CHICK YA’LL B!TCH!!!!!!!!!

    HIS PERSONAL LIFE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. MOST OF HIS FAN BASE ARE LONELY AZZ BLK WOMEN WHO ARE MAD THEY DID NOT GET PICKED INSTEAD OF TAMEKA!!SO WHAT SHE HAD 3 KIDS. BLACK WOMEN DAMN NEAR KILLING THEMSELEVS OVER GUTTER HOOD RAT MEN WITH MULTIPLE BABY MOMS AND KIDS….

    IF HE MAKES ANOTHER TYPE OF CONFESSIONS CD HE GOT A HIT BUT A LOT OF SAPPY LOVE SONGS AND WHINNING IS NOT GONNA CUT IN THE F*CK AND S*CK ERA!!!!!!!!

    BLACK WOMEN WILL ALWAYS BE SPITEFUL.. INSTEAD OF BEING HAPPY HE DID NOT MARY A MUTT OR SOME WHITE CHICK YA’LL B!TCH!!!!!!!!!

    HIS PERSONAL LIFE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. MOST OF HIS FAN BASE ARE LONELY AZZ BLK WOMEN WHO ARE MAD THEY DID NOT GET PICKED INSTEAD OF TAMEKA!!SO WHAT SHE HAD 3 KIDS. BLACK WOMEN DAMN NEAR KILLING THEMSELEVS OVER GUTTER HOOD RAT MEN WITH MULTIPLE BABY MOMS AND KIDS….

    IF HE MAKES ANOTHER TYPE OF CONFESSIONS CD HE GOT A HIT BUT A LOT OF SAPPY LOVE SONGS AND WHINNING IS NOT GONNA CUT IN THE F*CK AND S*CK ERA!!!!!!!!

    BLACK WOMEN WILL ALWAYS BE SPITEFUL.. INSTEAD OF BEING HAPPY HE DID NOT MARY A MUTT OR SOME WHITE CHICK YA’LL B!TCH!!!!!!!!!

    HIS PERSONAL LIFE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. MOST OF HIS FAN BASE ARE LONELY AZZ BLK WOMEN WHO ARE MAD THEY DID NOT GET PICKED INSTEAD OF TAMEKA!!SO WHAT SHE HAD 3 KIDS. BLACK WOMEN DAMN NEAR KILLING THEMSELEVS OVER GUTTER HOOD RAT MEN WITH MULTIPLE BABY MOMS AND KIDS….

    IF HE MAKES ANOTHER TYPE OF CONFESSIONS CD HE GOT A HIT BUT A LOT OF SAPPY LOVE SONGS AND WHINNING IS NOT GONNA CUT IN THE F*CK AND S*CK ERA!!!!!!!!

    BLACK WOMEN WILL ALWAYS BE SPITEFUL.. INSTEAD OF BEING HAPPY HE DID NOT MARY A MUTT OR SOME WHITE CHICK YA’LL B!TCH!!!!!!!!!

    HIS PERSONAL LIFE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. MOST OF HIS FAN BASE ARE LONELY AZZ BLK WOMEN WHO ARE MAD THEY DID NOT GET PICKED INSTEAD OF TAMEKA!!SO WHAT SHE HAD 3 KIDS. BLACK WOMEN DAMN NEAR KILLING THEMSELEVS OVER GUTTER HOOD RAT MEN WITH MULTIPLE BABY MOMS AND KIDS….

    IF HE MAKES ANOTHER TYPE OF CONFESSIONS CD HE GOT A HIT BUT A LOT OF SAPPY LOVE SONGS AND WHINNING IS NOT GONNA CUT IN THE F*CK AND S*CK ERA!!!!!!!!

  • SUPREME

    Shawn…..SPEAK ON IT.

    Trey is not POP and never will be. He’s just BET.

    Trey is no R-KELLY and Usher is better point blank period.

    Usher just needs to drop the divorce crap. Pick up where he left off and take his crown back.

  • tmnola

    If Usher’s true fans are not checking for him because of his personal life, something is wrong with them. He is singing songs people, he is not your MAN.

    Anyway, I think there are a mixture of factors. It will be hard for him to top Confession which sold 10 milli…Trey nor Chris is topping that feat. Confessions also came after a break up with Chilli, who is also beautiful and has her past TLC popularity. Usher just needs to do Usher and he will be happy. The label may not be happy because they want him to sell millions but he may not have a multi-platinum selling album ever again due to the music scene and illegal downloads. The man is 30 years old, he can’t sing about stuff as if he is 22 anymore. His last album had more mature content and seemed pretty decent to me.

    Trey is dominating the radio and has a steady fanbase but he ain’t running nothing. His voice is superior to Chris Brown’s but CB has the best showmanship. He headlined a show in AZ this past weekend w/ 9,000 concertgoers. According to twitter, folks were chanting his name even before he came out on stage. The “mainstram” public may not be receptive to him but CB still maintains a strong fanbase and has regained his “urban” music cred back with the In My Zone mixtape. By late summer/fall he will do another statewide tour and I think he will be able to easily fill up 2000+ venues.

  • R.

    U all have to stop bashing Usher and let him live. Bet, MTV, Urban, Youtube still play and talk about Usher like crazy. Nobody in a million years will ever unseat Usher or R.Kelly. Usher has been doing his thing since the 90′s and had higher sales than CB,Ne-Yo, Omarion, Justin Timberlake, etc. No one will ever replace Usher. Superstars have their troubles, Usher is still a great man and awesome and why are people still playing and downloading U got it bad, Yeah, U make me wanna on itunes which are really old, b/c Usher is well remembered all over the world. His new album will not flop, Lil freak and More will be huger than hey daddy. Quit bashing him!

  • WUT

    MARRYING THAT OLD DOG WITH SOOOO MUCH BAGGAGE IS TOO BLAME!!!

  • Glam Avenue

    PEOPLE PEOPLE STOP IT! Tameka is on to the next 1 …she works with underprivileged young ladies through her not-for-profit effort http://www.lostonesfoundation.com | she is changing lives ! You cant take that away from her that Usher loved her & MARRIED her! he will bounce back when its his SEASON | until then

  • Sistawithavoice

    Honestly, Usher has been living foul for a minute. From the fake marriage to the arranged divorce. God don’t like ugly. Thought I am not one to judge, “Let thou without sin cast the first stone,” I still feel like if Usher lived better, treated others better and loved himself a little more, it’d reflect in his music. 8701 was my fav Usher album. Confessions was definitely a close 2nd place. He needs to find himself, and then put together music that comes from his Soul.

  • CanadianChick

    You have to blame USHER.. he dogged out Chilli..then made millions off of his rudeness..THEN..he goes and marries an old skeezer…became fat and uglier.. and now we should like his lame music.. Its done.

    It isn’t Trey’s fault..or anyone else.. only Usher.

    Its over..

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  • zoolander

    …This is retarded. The album is due out Mar 30th. And he has 3 singles charting on many billboard charts. Plus, he just performed at the Olympics to good reviews. His last album went gold in the first month of its release. Trey Songz just went gold last week after it being out for a year already.

  • TorontoChick

    Trey or Tameka has nothing to do with it. I think the people to blame are the record execs and Usher’s team. I think some people are more interested in who Usher is or isn’t sleeping with than anticipating the release of his album. I don’t think the execs really know what to do with him because so much of his personal life has been played for the public to see and some of his songs for the upcoming album have been leaked.

    I do think Usher can make a big comeback if he has the right team of people behind him and the label having more confidence in his abilities as an artist.

  • Kboo28

    You can NOT compare Trey Songs to Usher! I dont is it just me or does everything Trey Songs does sound like stuff R Kelly did 10 yrs ago? Usher is one of my favorite artist. Here I Stand was wack and I think he knew it, thats why he is trying so hard to suceed with his new album. I hope he releases it cause I cant wait to hear it!

  • Cory Roberson

    Thanks to the fickle public. Trey Songz is just Mr. Right Now. Don’t forget Usher has sold millions of albums and has been the headliners or Arena tours.

    Trey Songz has only reached the status of supporting act for Jay-z tour and his last album maybe went 1x platinum. Does he dance? NO….Does he sing better than Usher? Hell NO!

  • Awesome-O-3000

    Lol, Trey Songz? Lol

  • Mechanical Girl

    @Leslie.
    In no way is Usher modern day or near MJ. But Trey should be compared to R.Kelly because they are both R&B artist who sing about sex. Of course Kelly is better. Chris Brown should be compared to Usher because they both are versitle artist who isnt just restricted to singing R&B because they can both do POP and they dance. Trey is a RIGHT NOW type of guy and he wont be around for too long. 2010/2011 will be the year for USHER,CHRIS BROWN,AND
    NE-YO.

  • dmo

    Usher is to blame. In his absence he let Chris Brown, Neyo, and Gay Songs take over the R&B game. No excuses, he should have kept making music. Now he wants to come back with this garbage.

  • Joel

    Trey is weak and Usher is played out, F*ck them all..It’s all about Maxwell!

  • Rae

    Please! Nah.. there is plenty to go around. Usher has his own fans. Come on, give it a chance.

  • Maple

    @Maureen I agree with everything u said until the last sentence. Im not even a die hard fan but I have to sat that Chris’s album Graffiti especially the deluxe version was his best yet and it showed alot of growth as an artist. It wasnt as appealing to the US because it wasnt his typical album. He showed his versitily by having tracks for R&B, HIP HOP, and POP. It’s not doing good here but overseas is where it’s succeeding and that’s why this summer he’s doing a Worldwide tour because of the overseas success.

  • TREY SONGZ FAN

    trey songs!!!

  • Blasian

    WHAT? TREY SONGZ JUST WENT GOLD AFTER A YEAR PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

  • Tamika

    I have to agree with a few commentors on the board…Usher makes disposable music…it’s not timeless enough to keep the fans that grew up with him to still enjoy and just not catchy enough to get the newer younger audience. I was never a fan like that but I did like a few of his songs, when I heard “Papers” I was too through …found it immature, irresponsible and just dam selfish….I have no interest in supporting an artist that is ready to air out his dirty laundry just for some dollars…it was very disappointing to say the least…with that being said, I think Usher time has come and gone…not every artist has longivitity ablility, he just happens to be one of them, unfortunately.

  • damu

    yea man, usher should be doing music that trey songz cant even touch. Usher is still trying to sound like what’s out there. I don’t see any growth in his music, his stuff sounds like trey songz could sing them and thats not good. And doing a remix with trey songz, not a good idea. Marrying that chic too wasnt a good idea. Trey songz cant cut across with his music, his music only stays on black radio and in the hood. Usher could cut across all audience, black white young and old. So usher i hope you read this and evolve. The reason Michael Jackson was so good was because his music was constantly evolving.

  • juliemango

    Ask RKelly!!!!!!!!!!

  • Mz. D

    How can Trey Songz be a factor when he doesn’t have a gold or platinum album yet?

  • Tia

    To me Usher is like Boyz II Men, Trey Songz is like Jodeci, in two different lanes, Usher has crossover appeal, while Trey has the hood on lock. They both can me successful.

  • I’m Just Me…Keeping It Real Since: 1983. 44 DAYS!!! SHANI DAVIS ALL DAY!!!

    THE ONLY ONE URSH CAN BLAME IS HIMSELF AND POSSIBLY TIME. HIS TIME HAS COME AND IN MY OPINION GONE OR CLOSE TO IT (I CANNOT LIE I LOVE PAPERS THOUGH).

  • http://Followmeontwiiter@acm105 Southern Girl

    Usher can still get it.

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  • Glamourchic

    This is bull crap! How u gonna blame Tameka he got a divorce from her for his fans and now its her fault again that his album got pushed back thats stupid

  • Glamourchic

    i don’t think she has anything to do with this album. He came out wit that song papers and bashed her all to make himself look good in the end! and so he can sell records and now that didn’t work… who cares

  • ThatBKChick

    @ Anonymous

    Thank you! The only reason why Trey Songs is even relevant, is because R.Kelly is old and tired, T-Pain has gone away and we are tired of the Vacoder/box, and there is honestly no one other than Mario (which I was disappointed in after his first release “Break Up” which was hot). So the male R&B pop game is wide open, unlike the female game (Gaga and Beyaki).

    Usher could had tried to nail this with good tunes and songs that are relevant to the game, other than trying to cash in on his personal life and making his wife and mother the scapegoats in his life. Not to mention jumping in on that weak az z version of Trey Songs/Keri Hilson, “Invented Sex” was the stupidest thing he could had done while releasing his album…SMDH!! Jeanetta…come and get your son PLEASE!

  • champhf

    LOL they compaired tray songs to usher…. who ever wrote this smokes crack….LOL hilarious…

  • rox

    I am a Usher fan from the beginning!
    and it hurts that his career is over.
    But, i have to admit that Usher is not like he used to be. He is still fine, he’s a great singer, perfomer and he’s a nice guy ( i met him in person)
    But still there something way boring about him!! not interesting anymore.

    Trey Songs did not destroy his career.
    Here in Holland they never play songs from Trey Songz, only on the RnB stations…
    Usher is in Europe still a populair artist.

    I do think Justin Timberlake destroyed his career! Ever since Justin is a solo artist Usher’s career has gone bad.
    And I have to say that Ne-yo is to me a better artist. These guys write there own songs, produce there own records.
    Ne-yo recently gave a concert over here, and it was soled out 2! and he was the best.

  • rox

    Maybe Usher should get a new record label, change his image a bit, and he should get The Neptunes/Pharrell to produce his new album!

    He should not bring this new album out!
    Everybody already downloaded his songs, so no one is going to buy this album.
    (that’s mine opion on it)

  • pat

    his marriage to tameka definitely put him in a different demographic and lost him a lot of fans…..and trey’s rise definitely isnt helping usher’s attempt to revamp his image and comeback…so its a combination of things

  • CaptainRoastAHoe

    WELL ACTUALLY USHER’S MOTHER WAS MANAGING HIS CAREER FROM THE THE VERY BEGINING AND A FEW YEARS AGO HE FIRED HER AND THEN REHIRED HER AND NOW FIRED HER AGAIN…USHER NEEDS TO STOP HIRING OTHER PEOPLE TO BE HIS MANAGER AND STICK WITH HIS MOM BECAUSE SHE DID WHAT WAS BEST FOR HIS CAREER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • SWEETGAPEACH

    I AM SO PROUD OF ALL OF THESE COMMENTS. THEY ARE HONEST AND TRUTHFUL.. USHER IS 30 YEARS OLD AND HAS TO DO ADULT MUSIC IT HAS TO MAKE SENSE TO THE LISTENER. NO ONE IS WILLING TO LISTEN TO OR BUY A SONG CALL IF YOU FU$%^%ING WITH ME. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. BUT FOR SOME REASON I THINK PART OF THE BLAME IS HIS LABEL FOR PUTTING HIM WITH THOSE HORRIBLE PRODUCERS WHO DELIBERATELY GAVE HIM THAT HORRIBLE MUSIC SO THAT HE COULD FLOP. YES MY FRIENDS THE RECORD LABEL SOMETIMES HAS A HIDDEN AGENDA.. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THE NUMBERS . USHER IS POPULAR ENOUGH TO PUT HIS OWN ALBUM OUT ON HIS OWN LABEL AND MAYBE BRINGIN SOME NEW PRODUCERS. THAT IS THE ONLY WAY YOU ARE GOING TO GET A NEW SOUND. GROW UP THEN SHOW UP!

  • http://www.thenoireffect.com GotYou

    All these celebrities need to stop taking themselves so damn seriously. We need to return to the old school days when you didn’t step into the studio unless you were prepared to take your a s s to work.

    I’m kind of tired of Usher’s whining falsetto. It’s contrived and tired. Time for some reinvention – or get like Sade and only release true artistic works.

    Going to read.
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  • Usher Sucks

    Why the heck is Usher still making the news? No one is to blame for his sorry albums and songs but himself. Truth be told he never could sing in the first place…….Usher beleives his own hype.

    This man is so bi because he does not want to loose whatever is left of his fan base. To h*** with his flat whack a**.

  • http://BOSSIP HANNIBALS DAD

    TREY SONGZ IS THE NEW BREED, USHER IS WASHED UP WITH THE GAY LEATHER OUTFITS.
    TRE SONGZ LET USHER IN ON THE REMIX, SO IF USHER CAN RUN CIRCLES AROUND TRE THEN WHAT’S THE HYPE ABOUT ?
    USHER CHEATED ON CHILI AND KEPT SELLING (CONFESSIONS) SO STOP CRYING AND GIVE TREY HIS PROPS. REALLY COMPARING TRE TO USHER IS LIKE COMPARING LIL WAYNE TO RAKIM, PLEASE YALL STUCK ON YING YANG GARBAGE THAT ONLY SELLS BY HOOKS. THESE RAPPERS WOULD HAVE NOT EVEN MADE IT TO THE STUDIO 15 YEARS AGO !!

  • peaches

    I don’t believe either is true. Usher is a great performer and decent singer. All of the singles he released from his albumn is hot. I’m looking forward to hearing it…eventhough Trey is doing his thing. However I do feel is room for Usher. So Usher stand by our project and make them drop it…

  • dia

    Usher is to blame

  • Miss

    I REALLY WISH PPL STOP BLAMING TAMEKA IT IS NOT HER FAULT THAT HIS CAREER IS ALMOST OVER. I don’t know what happen to him and his sound but he doesnt sound like the same man that wrote Confessions and his albums before. Can’t blame Trey cause he is doing his own thing. Usher has to look and evaluate hisself.

  • Why?

    Trey is okay for the time being……but he does not have staying power….. we can only take some much of his tongue! Usher’s music has not grown; and that is why his fans/me are tired. He looks and sounds foolish trying to keep up with the listen and forget singers.

  • ACE

    Usher’s first mistake was blaming the last albums sales on his wife. If Usher would’ve “maned up” and taken the good with the bad the last time he wouldn’t be experiencing this now. Now he’s 30 or approaching it and trying to compete with the likes of Trey songs, I am of fan of Trey and own all his albums but he doesnt hold a candle to Usher. HERE I STAND is by far the best Usher album recorded and released however because he wasn’t man enough to stand up and say ‘Thats my wife, you may not agree with my decision but I love her and we’re going to make this work’ he would’ve gave respect and possibly a new legion of fans however he chumped up and has lost incredibly. Until Usher puts on his grown man hat and does what Usher does as an artist he won’t be nearly as successful as he was before. He tried to use the press to his advantage by releasing a song like PAPERS but it was him who destroyed their marriage and not the other way around, so therefore no one brought the bullshit.

  • -DJ-

    I like Trey alot, but Usher is 10 Times better. Ush & Trey ain’t even in the same league

  • …..

    TREY SONGSZ ALBUM HAS BEEN OUT SINCE SEPTEMBER ……… WTF ITS TIME FOR A NEW ALBUM TO COME OUT. TREY CAME OUT WITH ALMOST 6 SINGLES OFF HIS ALBUM AND NOW HE IS TOURING CUT THE BULLSHIT.

  • shy

    Usher been wack

  • Alrighty Then…

    I honestly thought it was out… I’ve had it for at least 1 1/2… he needed to go back to the lab, from what I’ve heard…

  • RoyBoy

    Chile PLEASE!!!!

    Trey Songz is not taking over the R&B game. His last album been out for 7 months now. He released “Ready” on 8/31/09 and as of this week he only sold 554,400 albums!!!

    Sade’s “Soldier of Love” sold more in one week then Trey Songz sold in 7 months!!!!

    The reason why Usher’s album is being pushed back is because the singles he recently released were garbage. “Papers” and “Daddy’s Home” are horrible. I’m sorry. Usher is almost 30 years old. All of his fans are now older and a bit more wiser and they aren’t going to run out and buy bullsh!t. He needs to step back, relax, take some time off and put out some real good music.

    And stop blaming Tameka for Usher’s failures. It’s not Tameka’s fault that “Here I Stand” didn’t sell as good as “Confessions”. Nobody put a gun to his head to marry Tameka’s “16 kids by 15 men azz”!!!

  • keepingitreal

    All i know is is Trey just made it cos Cb was absent for sometime but chris is back now, he is going chase trey back to where he belong

  • Sammantha

    Usher’s failed marriage and all the drama he and Tameka stirred up hurt his image. The songs he has put out lately are really LAME. Usher you are a babies daddy now and no one is checking for you anymore. The rnb game has moved on and forgot about you……… .NEXT!

  • Lynnett

    Women who stopped buying his music bc he married Tameka (a woman they didn’t approve of) is the issue. Not HER!!

  • monique

    u cant blame tameka

  • http://www.freewebs.com/atyourbest redcora

    its cuz them songs are young…

  • U R NOT ME

    STOP WITH THE BULLCRAP!!!! IF HIS PROJECT FAILS IT’S BECAUSE THE MATERIAL WAS CRAP!!! THE SONGS ARE SYRUPY AND OVER-PRODUCED. SADE TOOK A FRIGGIN TEN YEAR BREAK AND CAME BACK AND BLEW THEM ALL OUT OF THE WATER!!! IT’S ABOUT GOOD LYRICS, MUSIC AND PRODUCTION! HER PROJECT WAS NOT HEAVILY PROMOTED AT ALL, YET PEOPLE KNEW SHE WOULD PRODUCE AS ALWAYS. PLEASE DON’T BLAME A CRAPPY PROJECT ON ANYONE OTHER THAN THE ARTIST AND THE PRODUCTION TEAM!!!!!

  • memchee

    @ Slide….
    Trey Songz ain’t that good, the R&B Lane was wide open and he just happened to be there with half-way decent material…
    _____________________________________

    so true!
    Trey is just keeping Chris Brown’s seat warm.

    The label is right. Usher will need to produce a stong showing, b’cuz him and Chris are going to be the only real talent in pool.

  • Bee-Michael

    There isn’t even a source. This is bullcrap. What label wouldn’t release an Usher album. Are you serious? This is all just ridiculous rumors… Of course its all starting with 27 days before the album drops. The album is sounding really good and shows growth from Here I Stand. This is all stupid rumours…

  • DarkFather504

    Not Trey Songz not that spazz’n @#$%$#@ tameka it Usher; with all these R&B cats dancing USHER YOU JUST HAVE TO STEP YOUR GAME UP…… he is a whiner yadig?

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  • Trey don’t have s___ to do with s___.

    I’m ready for Usher to come back, but “papers” was not even close to the business. Tameka is just glad her name was mentioned in this post. Trey is wack, something about him creeps me the f____ out.

    So, the blame goes to: Usher and his brick of a first single.

    This post makes me miss Chris Brown even more.

  • CM

    Say what U all want but TREY SONGZ album is going to be on the billboards for at least 2 yrs. it is good as h*ll! kinda like how it took Justin Timberlake till his 2nd cd to get it going & then he kept promoting the album & it took over. Definitely don’t sleep on Trey Songz! Now what happened to Usher is he got older, married & now is a dad. Sorry but He just isn’t the same. Most R&b dudes who switch from being the ‘hottest dude’ in r & b & then mature don’t last. look at Ginuwine. I liked ‘papers’ but that ‘daddy’ song, hell nah, try again Usher!!!!!!

  • Quincy

    Usher threw his family under the bus, ran over her with a 10 wheeler so you Reap what you sow. If he flops thats why not his wife, music or Trey songz

  • Valereiy

    I love Usher!!!!! Do not like that cry baby song “Papers”. Why would he make a divorce anthem? As if its good to sign them Papers. If should be ashamed and all from the year prior when he made an album for his wife? FYI I love that album nobody gave it a chance, its soothing & good singing

    I love him as an artist but that was a terrible career move, then firing his mother and letting his jump-off serve as Manager, another epic failed career choice. His girlfriend should not be in his business. Shes older married and not pretty. Yuup! Its Usher bad choices that will mess him up. Trey Songz is fine but over over sexual and too obvious with it.

  • You Smell Me??

    blame the leather capris

  • s

    Usher already confirmed that the album is NOT pushed back.

  • t

    Trey Songs have nothing on Usher.

  • Joan Johnson

    Trey Songz can’t hold a candle to Usher. Noone will care less about him in a couple of months .Thus Usher has been around for years and will be for many more to come

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