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AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Usher responds to viral 'clone' accusations after MetLife Stadium concerts Mon Aug 17 16:45:06 2026

Usher dismissed social media claims that an impostor performed in his place at MetLife Stadium, but some fans are still demanding refunds. The 47-year-old singer took to Instagram after footage from his August 7 and 8 concerts in New Jersey sparked a wave of conspiracy theories across TikTok and Instagram. Fans who attended the Raymond […] The post Usher responds to viral 'clone' accusations after MetLife Stadium concerts appeared first on American Almanac .

Usher dismissed social media claims that an impostor performed in his place at MetLife Stadium, but some fans are still demanding refunds. The 47-year-old singer took to Instagram after footage from his August 7 and 8 concerts in New Jersey sparked a wave of conspiracy theories across TikTok and Instagram. Fans who attended the Raymond & Brown Tour shows, co-headlined with Chris Brown, posted clips insisting the man on stage was not the real Usher. The performer, dressed in an all-white outfit with sunglasses and a snapback cap, apparently looked different enough to set off a social media firestorm. Usher fired back in the comments section of a post by Power 105.1, the New York radio station that had flagged the debate on its own…Open

DAILYCALLER (Leena Nasir) - Usher’s Selfish Display Reinforces Every Celebrity Stereotype Tue Aug 11 16:26:06 2026

The optics on this were terrible

BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Church Trades Away Worship Leader For Youth Pastor And Usher To Be Named Later Tue Jul 28 21:26:47 2026

KANSAS CITY, MO — With the annual deadline looming at the start of next week, a local church made a major move by trading away its worship leader for a new youth pastor and an usher to be named later.

DAILYCALLER (Leena Nasir) - Jermaine Dupri Sues Sony For $18 Million Alleging Company Concealed Royalties For Mariah Carey, Usher Mon Jul 13 16:27:07 2026

He accused Sony of ‘contemptuous accounting practices’

Jermaine Dupri, one of the most influential producers of hip hop and R&B music, filed an $18 million lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment (SME). Dupri’s 13-page federal legal filing alleged that SME knowingly underpaid and concealed royalties tied to his work with major artists including Mariah Carey, Usher, Kris Kross, Bow Wow, Xscape, and Da Brat, according to Rolling Stone. The Grammy-winning producer claimed SME “knew that it was violating” contracts with his highly influential labels, So So Def Recordings and So So Def Productions, but “never attempted to disclose its contemptuous accounting practices.” The lawsuit states that “it is likely that SME did not report producer royalties to plaintiffs for producer…Open

DAILYCALLER (Leena Nasir) - Jermaine Dupri Sues Sony For $18 Million Alleging Company Concealed Royalties For Mariah Carey, Usher Wed Jul 8 19:09:57 2026

He accused Sony of 'contemptuous accounting practices'