USHER! USHER!! USHER!!!
Usher Raymond has influenced countless artists universally. In the late 90s and first half of the 2000s, Usher was the unstoppable powerforce in pop music. 2003 marked his career zenith when he released Confessions, the last album to ever go Diamond in the United States. Confessions ran the top of d Billboard 200 album charts for almost 10 straight weeks! A feat never archieved in history until Taylor Swift's 2009 album fearless broke the record. Confessions was the album that changed the landscape of the global music industry, reshaped rnb music in particular, it was crowned as the top solo album of the decade, the second most successful overall, unleashed 4 singles on top of the Billboard hot 100, an unprecedented feat and to date the album has sold OVER 21m million record worldwide. Confessions is one of the best selling albums in world history! In a career spanning 25 years, Mr Raymond has influenced both younger and older artist, some of the younger artists who are turning into global entertainment icons or has aready. Here are the top 10 influential entertainers on global standard influenced by Usher:
1. Chris Brown- Yea, Chris Breezy top this list. Infact, Brown has transformed from a ripp off of Usher into an artist of his own right. Chris Brown was shot to fame after his mom saw him performing like Usher in My Way Video.
2. Mario- The first two Mario albums were a carbon copy of Usher 8701 era. Infact, Mario's vocal was tutored by his idol.
3. Jason Derulo- No one desrve this spot but Jason. Jason has revealed in interviews that he still remains an ardent fan of Confessions era.
4. Trey Songz- Songz's voice, face and styles is reminiscent of Usher in his mid twenties, although, R Kelly remains his biggest vocal influence.
5. Taio Cruz- Hear every of this guy's song and they scream Usher. He said he is influenced by Sisqo and especially the latter.
6. Omarion- see the video for Ice Box rmx
7. Rain- The lead actor in Ninja Assassin
8. Drake- Drizzy? Well, yes, Drake said that Usher's 1997 album plus Aaliyah made him who he is in the hip hopSoul world.
9. Justin Beiber- Everybody hates him now!
10. Neyo- Listen to his songs, watch his videos and dance, they all replicate MJ and Usher.

BONUS- Justin Timberlake- Every move from JT's solo career mirror Usher, MJ; Stevie Wonder and the Beach Boys. Infact, most people call him the White Usher.