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Usher Brings 20th Anniversary ‘Confessions’ Performance To 2024 ESSENCE Fest

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Essence Fest 2024 is here, and R&B icon Usher is set to headline the Festival of Culture with a special one-night-only concert celebrating the 20th anniversary of his acclaimed album Confessions. Talk about good timing. 

This performance is one to check out. It is part of the festival’s 30th-anniversary celebrations, taking place in New Orleans from July 4-7, 2024, at the Caesar’s Superdome.

Ge this, the festival lineup includes major artists such as Janet Jackson, Birdman and Friends, Charlie Wilson, Ari Lennox, T-Pain, TGT, Busta Rhymes, Method Man, and rising star Victoria Monét. Keke Palmer, Pretty Vee, Big Tigger, Punkie Johnson, and Kenny Burns will handle hosting duties, with DJ sets from Raj Smoove, DJ Clark Kent, and DJ Beverly Bond.

Daytime events are also fun and exciting which will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, featuring activities like the ESSENCE Food & Wine Festival, BEAUTYCON: @ESSENCEFEST Edition, AFROPUNK BLKTOPIA, ESSENCE Film Festival by ESSENCE STUDIOS, ESSENCE Stage, SOKO MRKT by ESSENCE, ESSENCE Authors, ESSENCE GU CREATORS HOUSE, and GBEF HQ. This year’s festival also introduces The Suede: Men’s Experience, focusing on Black men’s interests in money, fatherhood, creativity, health, travel, fashion, and sports.

Here is what Hakeem Holmes, Vice President of the ESSENCE Festival of Culture, said about the significance of the festival … “For three decades, the ESSENCE Festival of Culture™ has blossomed into a pillar of our culture. It spans generations and echoes life stages, growing at the vibrant intersection of art, culture, freedom, and justice. As the festival approaches its 30-year milestone, we are excited to welcome and celebrate with all our closest family and friends around the world—whether it’s your 30th, 11th (like me), 2nd, or even first time. It promises to be an enriching four days of daytime and evening experiences.”

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Usher to Perform Iconic ‘Confessions’ Album at Lovers & Friends Festival

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Usher, the multi-platinum GRAMMY Award-winning artist, will grace the Lovers & Friends festival on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Las Vegas Festival Grounds. In an exclusive performance, he will deliver his seminal album Confessions.

Confessions, certified 14x platinum by the RIAA, remains the highest-rated album by a male soloist that has been released this century. Boasting hits like “Yeah,” “Burn,” “Confessions Pt. II,” and “My Boo,” the album sold 1.1 million copies in its debut week, dominating the charts for weeks on end.

This unique showcase at Lovers & Friends marks the first time Usher will perform the album from start to finish, promising an unforgettable experience for fans. Joining Usher on the festival’s star-studded lineup are Janet Jackson, Gwen Stefani, Nas, Alicia Keys, and more, along with Lil Wayne presenting Tha Carter III.

Produced by Live Nation and Redrock Entertainment, Lovers & Friends promises to celebrate iconic music and unforgettable performances, making it a must-attend event for music lovers everywhere.

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[WATCH] Usher Gives Brings a Medley of Classics to NPR’s Tiny Desk

Usher Gives Brings a Medley of Classics to NPR's Tiny Desk

Usher hopped off his skates and went to the NPR Tiny Desk stage. To close our NPR’s celebration of Black Music Month, Usher, flanked by Vedo, Eric Bellinger, and a live band, performed a medley of hits.

During his time on the stage, Usher performed “You Make Me Wanna…” for the opener before following up with “Superstar,” “U Don’t Have to Call” and “Nice & Slow,” which had a nice piece of audience interaction. Afterward, Usher performed “Confessions” Pt. 1 and 2, before he closed with another trip to the “My Way” album.

You can see the full performance below and be sure to check out the expanded dates of Usher’s residency at the Park MGM.

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Jermaine Dupri Clarifies Usher’s “Confession Part 3” Is Not About Herpes

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After a clip hit the web of Usher performing his unreleased track “Confessions Part 3”, many fans took some of the lyrics to mean that he was really confirming a rumor that he has herpes—but according to friend and collaborator Jermaine Dupri, fans are bugging.

On Wednesday (Feb. 26) Jermaine Dupri took to Twitter to dispel rumors that the unreleased track served as a real confession for Usher’s health, instead clarifying that the song is the third installment to the series noting that it’s actually written from the woman’s perspective.

“I see y’all trippin… CONFESSIONS PART 3 is from a females perspective,” Dupri wrote. “The song is about a girl cheatin’ on him and gettin’ pregnant by another man. She is then being stuck with the decision to keep or abort it.
Now that he knows, Should he stay or Leave ???”

Rumors began swirling after Usher teased the unreleased record during a performance at Live from the Cricket Lounge. After the clip hit the internet, fans began misinterpreting the lyrics and in true Black Twitter fashion—the jokes began to fly.

The actual lyrics to the song clearly back Jermaine Dupri’s interpretation of the track, which also references “Confessions Part 2.”

“Remember that time I was sitting up sick, couldn’t sleep in the middle of the night? / You said bae let me take you to the ER, I said, ‘Nah, Imma be alright / Well the next day I found out from f*cking around that the sickness I had was life / And I was fixed with the decision to keep it, knowing I had to get rid of it, rid of it, live with it,” Usher sang.

“Confessions Part 3”, which continues where “Confessions Part 2” left us in suspense, reveals the woman’s response to Usher admitted to cheating on his girl and the other woman having his baby—with a secret of her own. However some fans believed he was addressing his 2017 controversy, when a woman accused Usher of giving her herpes—which Usher vehemently denied before the issue was settled out of court.

In other Usher news,  the singer/ actor is getting ready to hit the big screen in the new film Burden. Set in 1966, the film, which is based on a true story, is about an orphan raised within the Ku Klux Klan who is persuaded to leave by his girlfriend and grows to denounce the Klan. When the Klan seeks him out for vengeance, a black congregation led by a benevolent reverend, played by Forest Whitaker, take him, his girlfriend and her son in.

Burden is set to be released on February 28, check out the trailer below.

 

Source: HipHopWired.com

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