Usher Terry Raymond IV ( /ˈʌʃər/; born October 14, 1978), who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American recording artist, dancer, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B.[1][2] Usher, rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit, "Nice and Slow". His followup album 8701, produced the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad". Both albums sold over 8 million copies worldwide, establishing Usher as one of the best selling R&B artists of the 1990s