According to ratedrnb.com, Tevin Campbell made a surprise appearance during Usher’s set for his Las Vegas residency on Sunday night, September fourth. The Grammy nominated singer joined Usher to perform his 1993 hit “Can We Talk,” off of his album, I’m Ready. In a recent interview on the State of Black Music Podcast, Campbell spoke of the friction caused between L.A. Reid and Babyface, who had signed Usher to their LaFace imprint, “Well, that’s true, That’s actually true, L.A. did want [Usher] to record it but Babyface wanted me to do it and they had a big fight over that.”
On August 26th, Usher continued his residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas. At the time of this article, he has ten more performances lined up going through the end of October. Because of overwhelming demand for it, he recently announced 25 additional shows that will be taking place in 2023. The Usher: My Way The Vegas Residency 2023 will begin on March 3rd and will end on July 15th. It will mark Usher’s third consecutive year with a residency in Las Vegas.
In other news, Usher recently collaborated with rap duo City Girls on “Good Love,” which debuted at number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of July 16th. Marking the second collaboration of the year for him. Earlier this year, he collaborated with Mary J. Blige on “Need Love,” a track off of her new album Good Morning Gorgeous. Campbell was recently presented with the R&B Icon Award at the 2022 Black Music Honors.
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