USHER Talks “Confessions” Not Successful Album Of The Yr

USHER has received eight Grammy Awards throughout his profession. Nevertheless, the R&B legend by no means took dwelling the distinguished honor of Album Of The Yr.

Specifically, USHER’s Confessions misplaced the Album Of The Yr award to Genius Loves Firm by Ray Charles. The 45-year-old performer just lately spoke about his fourth studio LP dropping in that class.

“I didn’t win Album Of The Yr that 12 months, and I’m nonetheless somewhat like, ‘Rattling.’ I don’t know if there’s been an album that has truly bought as many or been as influential as that album has been,” the vocalist informed Apple Music’s Zane Lowe.

The Recording Trade Affiliation of America licensed Confessions as 14x-platinum on February 9 after the mission reached diamond standing (10 million items) in November 2008.

Confessions additionally held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 album chart for 9 weeks in 2004. USHER’s magnum opus did win the Grammy Award for Greatest Modern R&B Album.

“Artists care [about winning Grammys],” USHER additionally admitted to Zane Lowe. “And I’m blissful to see the progress that they’re making, however it doesn’t change the truth that we now have emotions and we now have lived in a time the place you’re purported to be poised and conduct your self in a sure method.”

He continued, “However I feel once you lastly get to an age the place you’re like, ‘Hey man, find it irresistible or hate it, that is how I really feel,’ moderately you select to do one thing for historical past, not only for me or these younger artists. That’s good. However do you do issues for historical past? I did.”

USHER led this 12 months’s Apple Music Tremendous Bowl LVIII Halftime Present in Paradise, Nevada. Earlier than his headline-grabbing efficiency on the NFL championship sport, he dropped the brand new Coming Dwelling album on February 9.