{"id":126118,"date":"2025-01-13T12:08:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T17:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/01\/13\/usher-joins-audibles-words-music-series-with-the-last-showman\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T12:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T17:08:18","slug":"usher-joins-audibles-words-music-series-with-the-last-showman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/01\/13\/usher-joins-audibles-words-music-series-with-the-last-showman\/","title":{"rendered":"Usher Joins Audible\u2019s \u2018Words + Music\u2019 Series With \u2018The Last\u00a0Showman\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tUsher is celebrating his decades-long career with a new audio journey, <em>Billboard<\/em> can exclusively announce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe superstar is joining Audible\u2019s popular <em>Words + Music<\/em> series, with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/The-Last-Showman-Audiobook\/B0DSJTJBDN?eac_link=AXmCzWAUuJlo&amp;ref=web_search_eac_asin_1&amp;eac_selected_type=asin&amp;eac_selected=B0DSJTJBDN&amp;qid=4wbh4kYfpQ&amp;eac_id=131-7195308-3562429_4wbh4kYfpQ&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Last Showman<\/a><\/em>, in which Usher looks back at his 30 years in music, as well as the inspiration, heartache and growth that led to his beloved fourth studio album, 2004\u2019s <em>Confessions<\/em>. He\u2019ll also delve into some of the set\u2019s iconic tracks including \u201cConfessions,\u201d \u201cConfessions Part II,\u201d \u201cBad Girl,\u201d \u201cBurn\u201d and more.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1240\" height=\"1240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/usher-Audible-art-billboard-1240.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Usher\" class=\"wp-image-1235874365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/usher-Audible-art-billboard-1240.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/usher-Audible-art-billboard-1240.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/usher-Audible-art-billboard-1240.jpg?resize=300,300 300w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 100vw\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Usher <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWith the recent 20th anniversary of <em>Confessions<\/em>, creating <em>The Last Showman<\/em> has been an incredible opportunity to reflect on the most pivotal moments of my career with fresh eyes and deep appreciation,\u201d Usher said in a press statement. \u201cThis project isn\u2019t just about telling my story; it\u2019s about sharing the raw, unfiltered truth behind the music that\u2019s connected with generations of listeners, as well as the power of vulnerability in art.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe set will debut exclusively via Audible on Feb. 6. For a limited time, eligible Amazon customers can join Audible for only\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/pmc_0aaa4_billboard?q=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F3CBNQta%3Fasc_source%3Dweb%26asc_campaign%3Dweb%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.billboard.com%252Fculture%252Fproduct-recommendations%252Faudible-new-releases-cher-keke-palmer-memoirs-1235833488%252F&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Fculture%2Fproduct-recommendations%2Faudible-new-releases-cher-keke-palmer-memoirs-1235833488%2F&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&amp;event_type=click&amp;trx-iid=iid1736553864019bhe\">99 cents per month for the first three months<\/a>. The membership includes one free bestseller or new release each month and access to thousands of audiobooks, podcasts and Audible.\u00a0The membership will renew at $14.95\/month after the promo ends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tUsher joins a string of other stars who have contributed to the <em>Words + Music<\/em> series, including John Legend, Beck, Pete Townshend, Snoop Dogg, James Taylor, St. Vincent, Billie Joe Armstrong, Tom Morello, Sheryl Crow, Carlos Santana, Mariah Carey, Sting and many more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/usher-audible-words-and-music-series-the-last-showman-1235874393\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Usher is celebrating his decades-long career with a new audio journey, Billboard can exclusively announce. The superstar is joining Audible\u2019s popular Words + Music series, with The Last Showman, in which Usher looks back at his 30 years in music, as well as the inspiration, heartache and growth that led to his beloved fourth studio [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126118\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}