Usher began to sing around the age of 9 in his church choir at St. Elmoes M.B. Church. His mother realized that he had a passion for singing when he was young and decided to move to Atlanta, Georgia where there were more music career opportunities.

In Atlanta, Usher's mother entered him into numerous talent contests and shows. Usher even appeared on the hit tv show Star Search around the age of 12. Usher had a dream of becoming a star and that dream came true when he was introduced to Laface Records CEO L.A. Reid.

Antonio Reid (L.A. Reid's brother) introduced Usher to L.A. Reid and Laface Records. Usher was quickly signed to the label after singing once for L.A. Reid and a few other employees. Usher's first studio production was for the Poetic Justice Soundtrack - the song was entitled "Just Call Me A Mack". Usher's first album "Usher" executive produced by P.Diddy was released in 1994 and included the hit song "Think Of You".

Usher later went on to work with Jermaine Dupri on his 1997 released album "My Way" which sold over 6 million copies. This album allowed her to have more control over production - he co-wrote some of the songs. In 1997 Usher was also introduced to acting when he landed his first role on the UPN sitcom Moesha. He also had roles in The Parenthood, The Bold & The Beautiful, Sabrina, The Faculty (movie), She's All That (movie), Texas Rangers (movie) & Light It Up (movie). In 1999 Usher released a live concert album and video (Usher Live).

Usher released "8701" on August 7th, 2001. The album's title stands for Usher's growth as an artist from 1987-2001. On this record he was able to show his vocal growth and growth as an artist all around. 8701 also went multiplatinum and led to Usher's superstar status.

Usher's latest released album "Confessions" which hit records stores on March 23, 2004 is an album describing personal life stories that Usher has experienced. The album includes the hit singles "Yeah" and "Burn".

Usher has also won numerous awards (Grammy's, Billboard, BET, etc.) and he has toured with artists such as Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blidge, Nas, Faith, P.Diddy and more.