Usher Archives

The Jackson family today announced the participants for the Michael Jackson memorial for Tuesday (July 7) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The family’s rep revealed the list to JustJared.com: Ron Boyd (family friend); Kobe Bryant; Mariah Carey; Andrae Crouch Choir; Berry Gordy; Jennifer Hudson; Shaheen Jafargholi (finalist on Britain’s Got Talent); Magic Johnson; Martin Luther King III; Bernice A. King; John Mayer; Lionel Richie; Smokey Robinson; Rev. Al Sharpton; Brooke Shields (pictured here); Pastor Lucious Smith (family friend); Usher; and Stevie Wonder.

Usher’s latest confession is how he manages to remain fit and active: Milk!

The 30-year-old entertainer just released his new Got Milk? ad and the copy reads, “Let it flow. I pour my heart into my music. How do I stay in tune? With milk. The protein and nutrients in lowfat milk help me build muscle and stay fit. So eat right, exercise and grab a glass of ice-cold milk. Now that’s chill.”

Usher is also teaming up with the Body By Milk campaign to create the first-ever got noise? music video challenge. Body By Milk is sending two teen crews to Hollywood to collaborate, choreograph, write and film with Usher for his new single.

Visit BodyByMilk.com in late July to see how the teen-made videos turned out and vote for your favorite. The videos will run through August and Body By Milk’s winning team scores exclusive tickets to an Usher concert, Final Cut Pro editing software and Apple MacBook Pro laptops.

Earlier this week, Usher filed for divorce from his wife Tameka Foster Raymond, less than two years after they tied the knot.

Usher’s wife, Tameka Foster Raymond, is all smiles as she catches a flight home from the Airport of Guarulhos after recovering in Hospital Sirio Libanez in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Thursday(February 19).

She spent more than a week in hospital, recovering from a cardiac arrest while being anesthetized ahead of a “simple liposuction” (she just had a baby two months ago). Husband Usher is already back in the states.

Glad to see Tameka seemingly back to good health! More Here! »

• Usher’s wife, Tameka Foster, had a heart attack before plastic surgery
• Kate Hudson talks about pole dancing
• Miley Cyrus hangs with Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato
• Isla Fisher chats it up with Rachael Ray
• Lindsay Lohan has been keeping a low profile lately
• Chanel Couture Show
• Jessica Simpson wants to make clothes for women
• Michael Phelps‘ Pot Case: Two more arrested
• AI’s Joanna Pacitti got disqualified
• Madonna was No. 1 money music maker, earning $242.2 million for the year.
• Police said Thursday they will investigate death threats against Nadya Suleman, the mother of octuplets, and advise her publicist on how to handle a torrent of nasty messages that have flooded his office.
• Wanda Sykes has been selected as the entertainer at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner in Washington.

Usher’s wife Tameka Raymond is stable after a medical emergency.

His rep said Monday, “Tameka Raymond is in stable condition after suffering complications from routine surgery in Brazil. Her husband Usher is with her at the hospital. No further details will be released, and the family requests privacy at this difficult time.”

Access Hollywood reports Tameka, 37, experienced complications from plastic surgery. A neurosurgeon, Dr. Gabriel Hunt of LA’s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, arrived in Brazil yesterday to treat Tameka.

Because of the incident, Usher, 30, backed out of a scheduled performance at Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy party.

Usher and Tameka have two children — Usher Raymond V, 15 months, and Naveid Ely Raymond, 2 months. Tameka also has three sons from a previous relationship.

Usher and his wife Tameka have welcomed a new baby boy — Naviyd Ely Raymond!

“Usher and Tameka Raymond welcomed their second son, Naviyd Ely Raymond, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2:33 a.m. weighing 5 lbs., 13 oz.,” says a rep for the couple. “Tameka and the baby are doing fine.”

Naviyd joins older brother Usher Raymond V, who turned 1 on Nov. 26. Tameka, 37, also has three sons from a previous relationship.

Congrats to the happy couple!

Below are the very first celebrity reactions of Barack Obama’s winning the race for the White House. Among the 125,000 people at Tuesday’s victory rally were Brad Pitt and a tearful Oprah Winfrey. Here we go:

Oprah: “There are not even words to talk about what this night means. It’s one of the greatest moments I could ever imagine. That’s how great it is.”

Madonna: “I’m so f—ing happy right now”

Lindsay Lohan: “YES WE CAN.”

Samantha Ronson: “YES WE DID!!”

Kanye West: “HI MOM, OBAMA WON!” (His mom passed away about a year ago.)

Usher: “Isn’t this incredible news? Man, this is incredible. It’s so incredible to see that this historical thing has happened.”

In one of the latest PSAs encouraging people to vote, celebrities use reverse psychology and tell us “DON’T VOTE!”

Look for appearances by Amy Adams, Tatyana Ali, will.i.am, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Bacon, Maria Bello, Halle Berry, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Connolly, Courteney Cox, Ellen DeGeneres, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jaime Foxx, Jonah Hill, Djimon Hounsou, Dustin Hoffman, Anthony Kiedis, Ashton Kutcher, Adam Levine, Laura Linney, Eva Longoria, Tobey Maguire, Demi Moore, Esai Morales, Natalie Portman, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Silverman, Ethan Suplee, Kyra Sedgwick, Michelle Trachtenberg, Usher, and Forest Whitaker. Don’t Vote. Ya Heard?

To register to vote or to learn how to vote early, visit DeclareYourself.com. For voting locations, visit Maps.Google.com/Vote.