@BOYTOY Usher's sellout claims were horrifying. Sometimes, I truly wonder if he was aware of the fan backlash. Like, did he know his core fanbase who had been riding with him since 1994 were mad pissed?! Oh well, I guess the money gained from how commercially successful singles like DJ, More, Scream must've silenced any criticisms to him. Tbh, I blame what happened with Here I Stand. His fans were so petty for not liking his music because Tameka wasn't cute enough for them. That's BS. that album was pure R&B/Soul and they missed out on it. L4M to ME, remains a solid effort - his best since Confessions but it could have done without the EDM trash like Can't Stop Won't Stop, Scream but he could've kept Numb and Euphoria. He was the first mainstream R&B artist to really take risks with that alternative/progressive sound (Climax) and it was brilliant. Hope's album 8 is more of that.