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Usher showed the rock side of his personality with a new cover of Foster the People‘s ‘Pumped Up Kicks’ on which he played bass guitar.

Usher takes some big risks on his seventh LP ‘Looking 4 Myself,’ the follow-up to his 2010 Grammy-winning album ‘Raymond v. Raymond.’ The veteran R&B mack brings his signature falsetto vocals and lays it on top of genre-bending songs — some of which are a hit and others, are a miss.

With just over a week until Usher‘s ‘Looking 4 Myself’ officially arrives, the singer is giving fans a chance to preview the album with 30-second snippets of 15 of the 18 tracks on the deluxe edition. The eight-minute clip posted on SoundCloud reveals plenty of sexually-charged lyrics and a lot of dance music.

Usher opens up about his past relationships in the latest issue of Q magazine. The R&B superstar, who is currently locked in a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife Tameka Foster, reveals that he’s been a playboy when it comes to his relationships with women.

Usher will hit the ‘Saturday Night Live’ stage for the third time as this week’s musical guest. He’ll be joined by ‘SNL’ alum Will Ferrell for the night’s host. Considering Ferrell is a comedic heavyweight, the promos for the episode are no less than hilarious.

Usher dropped both covers for his new album, ‘Looking 4 Myself,’ along with the new spelling of the title. It was originally spelled ‘Looking for Myself,’ but the “for” was swapped out in favor of the numeral. The singer also shared the track listing for the platter, which drops June 12.

Chart-topping artists Kelly Clarkson, Usher and Nelly Furtado have been added to the star-studded list of performers for the 2012 Billboard Music Awards. ABC will air the event live from Las Vegas at 8PM ET on May 20.

Usher will perform live in New York on an upcoming episode of NBC’s sketch-comedy series ‘Saturday Night Live.’ The ‘Climax’ singer will grace the stage on May 12 with ‘SNL’ alum Will Ferrell serving as host, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

‘Without You’ was such a huge success for Usher and David Guetta that the performers have decided to work on new music together. Guetta confirmed The Hollywood Reporter‘s inquiry about whether he’s planning to team up with the R&B star again.

WWBD — What Would Bieber Do — if faced with the opportunity to save one person and let the other drown when the two people are his girlfriend Selena Gomez and his mentor Usher? Ooh, that’s a toughie. The question was actually posed to the ‘Boyfriend’ signer during an interview with Big Boy on his radio show.

Usher‘s not dead. Twitter told us so. After the R&B superstar fell victim of a death hoax that went viral on the web, he tweeted to let fans know that he is alive and well, and even shared a photo of him flexing his ripped abs to prove it. Unless we’re like the kid in ‘The Sixth Sense’ and see dead people, Usher is still with us, thankfully!

More information on Justin Bieber‘s upcoming ‘Believe’ album and tour plans have surfaced. A few months back, Bieber tweeted that he was having studio sessions with Usher, but this didn’t seem too out of the ordinary considering he signed Bieber and acts as the ‘Boyfriend’ crooner’s mentor. However, Usher confirmed today (April 10) via Twitter that the two stars recorded a duet for ‘Believe’ in ad