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Usher, Priyanka Chopra & Julianne Hough Set For ‘The Activist’, CBS Competition Series From Global Citizen – Update

UPDATED with statement from Global Citizen, 5:34 PM: After the format for The Activist drew some blowback on social media, Deadline reached out to Global Citizen for a statement. “The Activist spotlights individuals who've made it their life's work to change the world for the better, as well as the incredible and…

Usher, Pharrell, Taylor Swift, Lupita Nyong’o And Many More Call For Juneteenth To Be A National Holiday

Eight-time Grammy winner Usher Raymond penned an impassioned and informative essay in the Washington Post today arguing that, while the Fourth of July should be celebrated, for black people “Juneteenth is our authentic day of self-determination. It is ours to honor the legacy of our ancestors, ours to celebrate and…

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Usher Dances His Way To Quibi Competition Series ‘The Sauce’

Usher is bringing his moves to the upcoming Quibi dance competition series The Sauce. The Grammy award-winning R&B artist will serve as a judge and executive producer of the show. The Sauce will be produced by Thalia Mavros' The Front. The new dance series will be hosted by brothers and Atlanta-based dancers Ayo and…

Deadline Studio at Sundance 2018 – Day 3 – Octavia Spencer, Usher, Ellen Burstyn, Armie Hammer, & More

The Deadline Studio presented by Hyundai is again on Main Street in Park City, opening its doors to the most riveting and groundbreaking filmmakers at the Sundance Film Festival 2018. Talent stopping by the Deadline Studio for portraits and video interviews on Day 3 included Octavia Spencer (A Kid Like Jake), Usher (Bu…

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‘Carpool Karaoke’: Usher Teaches Dance Moves To James Corden, Cleans Up Hollywood Star

Usher and James Corden took a detour during a Carpool Karaoke segment that aired on Corden’s Late Late Show Tuesday. After jamming on Usher’s 2004 hit “Yeah!”, the duo pulled over in a parking lot so Usher could teach Corden some dance moves to Outkast’s “So Fresh So Clean.” “I feel like I’m in a Broadway show,&#8221…

Robert De Niro, Edgar Ramirez, Usher & Ana De Armas On Training For Boxing Pic ‘Hands Of Stone’ – Cannes Studio

Having both played boxing champions onscreen — Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull and Edgar Ramirez as Roberto Duran in Hands of Stone — how do these pugilists differ? “They can be very vulnerable,” Ramirez told Deadline yesterday before the Cannes screening of Hands of Stone, “These men are larger than…

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Shakira & Usher To Sub For Christina Aguilera & Cee Lo Green On 'The Voice'

UPDATED: NBC has tapped Shakira and Usher as coaches on the upcoming spring cycle of The Voice. They will replace original coaches Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green, who are taking the cycle off but are expected to return next fall. Aguilera is releasing an album and is going on tour, while Green is working on two…