In reply to HitchHikerGuideToGalaxy.

ITA. 100% spot-on. Rather than defiantly hold to who he is (and always was) as an artist, Usher panicked when he saw a crop of newer artists emerge and hit with a sound that was unlike his and was willing to bend, compromise and pander just to stay competitive. In the end it did nothing for his image, left him creatively lost and his long time fans disillusioned. Now it's like he's scrambling to try and put Humpty Dumpty back together again after the BS that was "OMG," "DJ" and "Scream" broke it, and he's finding that it ain't that easy.