Save for a few first-half successes, like his Young Thug collaboration No Limit, Hard II Love’s later songs have more staying power as Usher returns to a more familiar lane, still keeping ...

During a live-listening session in L.A., Usher revealed he ‘went through an entire transformation as a man’ while recording Hard II Love. The three-year long process was a labor of love.

Usher is back with his eighth studio album, Hard II Love. This comes after a few months of promo with successful Billboard Top 40 hit “No Limit,” featuring Young Thug, and the criminally ...

At its best moment, Usher's eighth studio album Hard II Love is vibrant, tight-roping the line between vintage Usher and today's R&B while possibly hinting a bit at his potential sound in the ...

Four years ago, it felt like Usher Raymond IV had broken new ground. On "Climax," his lovelorn pathos was married to Diplo’s frostbitten production, making for a revelatory experiment ...

Usher went on to reveal the "special moment" with "Crash" as the aforementioned wristbands lit up with a blue light that blinked to the beat. He also performed the title track "Hard II Love." ...

After dropping a string of singles throughout the year, Usher announced on Thursday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live that his new album Hard II Love, the follow-up to 2012’s Looking 4 Myself, would arrive ...

Usher is still making music. The 37-year-old is releasing his eighth studio LP on Friday, Hard II Love, to the world on Friday (it has been specially made available earlier for Tidal users).

It's been four years between albums, but Usher is officially back — and early. The R&B star's eighth studio record, Hard II Love, is due Friday, but Tidal subscribers can listen to it now.

Usher says that it took about three years to release Hard II Love, and in that time the sound of pop music has changed dramatically. He’s paid just enough attention to pop’s new ideas to come ...