@Antertain and @"Iamhatian" - The articles speak for themselves, and if "White-MidWest-Mainstream Larry King can "see-it," why aren't you? Just so that we're in the same Galaxy, Solar System , Dimension, and hopefully, "habitable-land-mass," those links were found in the matter of a few minutes; I can assure you that I'd find the information you'd like, BUT I reasoned that '3rd party is hearsay' you'd just as readily dismiss as....we'll... rumor!

Was Usher to go on-tour with MJ on, what was to be MJ's last tour? NO, but from all-reports, it was CB who WAS to go on-tour with MJ, NOT Usher! MJ choose Chris Breezy to go on-tour with him, NOT USHER! (As reported by FreddyO at freddyo.com AND Jacky Jasper of HSK.com)

@Anterain - I'll NOT make this into a "CB vs MJ" fight or even debate; that'll be ridiculous, and I'll not entertain or could even imagine such.
We BOTH know there'll NEVER be another MJ; much as there'll never be another Muhammad Ali NOR Michael Jordan (try as Kobe or Labron will).

What YOU BOTH find difficult to accept is that Usher didn't "pick up the mantle" and carry-on "in-the-spirit" of MJ; and that 21 y/o Christopher Brown has!

But you two shouldn't hang-your-heads-in-sorrow, doubt or "what-could-have-been!" 'Usher had-a-good-run'; he sold records, but HIS TIME, has come-and-gone! And it is CBreezy who fate, time and the gods have placed in a most-opportune-moment in history to HIMSELF: make-history! ..."Feb 8th Chrianna" withstanding!

Usher's performance was 'put-to-referendum' and the "populace-thus-spoke"; his performance, in front of OVER 100K, was "tired", "washed", "awkward," "mediocre," and thoroughly-unremarkable! ...I'm CERTAINLY NOT ALONE in reasoning that, given such a historic setting-and-venue, he should have put on the performance-of-a-lifetime!

CBreezy was given such a setting, a "coming-out-party "- of sorts: the 2007 VMA's; and said, to-this-day, is STILL being talked about: "COME THE HOUR-COME THE MAN!" Usher is a 32-y/o WHO, as a 21-y/o, wasn't as dynamic a performer as 21 y/o CBreezy is!
In closing, I'll reiterate, the world has spoken and chosen who THEY want to "carry-on" in MJ's stead and HE is CBreezy!