![]() ![]() Some may see the drama that surrounded Usher's album and think it was all a cheap ploy to sell units. She did interviews that added to the rumors and her relationship with Usher eventually ended. ![]() But it turns out they did too good of a job, because even Chilli bought into the idea that Usher cheated on her. Usher didn't immediately end the suspicion, since he and his team intended to give Confessions a sense of mystery. So there was a lot of head-shaking when fans heard Usher sing about cheating. The couple appeared together often on red carpets and in music videos. For years before the release of Confessions, Usher was in a relationship with Chilli, a founding member of the group TLC. Yet, the song and its sequel gave Usher an amount of attention that few artists ever receive. The record tells a tale of infidelity, a story commonly heard in music. We now know it as "Confessions Part I," but the original name sums up the song's premise. This sentiment remained as Usher and Dupri began the recording process, and it manifested in a song titled "All Bad." The singer had to ramp up interest in who he was outside of music. Reid and Usher himself had a solution in mind. But for Usher's team, there was still another level for him to reach. He had Platinum albums, high-charting singles and big TV performances. Usher was already one of R&B’s biggest stars prior to Confessions. But few would dominate a chapter the way Usher did with his breakthrough LP. If R&B was a story, lots of characters would be involved. This understanding helped to shape Confessions, the fourth album by Usher. Topics that strike a chord, characters that you root for, anticipation of what’s to come-these elements can make us rewind an album or turn the page all the same. ![]() Music and novels are decidedly different artforms, but they both demonstrate the power of a good story. Happy 15th Anniversary to Usher’s fourth studio album Confessions, originally released March 23, 2004. ![]()
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