Usher Emerges as New King of Pop in 2004
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LOS ANGLES (Billboard) - You only need one word to sum up  the year in pop 2004: Usher. Clearly, it was his house. The  rest of us were just overnight visitors.
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Usher and Outkast continued their awards sweep at Sunday nightâs (Nov. 14) American Music Awards, with Usher going home with four trophies and Outkast with three.
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R&B singer Usher and Linkin Park were among the winners at the 2004 Radio Music Awards in the US.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - With the help of Alicia Keys, R&B  singer Usher grabbed his fourth No. 1 of the year on  Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday.
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(Los Angeles-WABC, November 15, 2004) - It was a big night for &quot;R and B&quot; singer Usher at the American Music Awards. Usher won four awards including best soul &quot;R and B&quot; album for &quot;Confessions.
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R+b and country ruled last night&#39;s American Music Awards as Usher carried on his award winning year by picking up four accolades.
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R&B singer Usher, who scored the biggest album of the year and four No. 1 singles, picked up 11 trophies at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Wednesday, with Alicia Keys, OutKast and Grammys frontrunner Kanye West also sharing in the spoils.
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R&amp;B singer Usher, who scored the biggest album of the year and four No. 1 singles, picked up 11 trophies at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Wednesday, with Alicia Keys, OutKast
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The music industry's ultimate popularity contest just can't get   enough of Usher and Alicia Keys.
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R&B singer Usher, who scored the  biggest album of the year and four No. 1 singles, picked up 11  trophies at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on  Wednesday, with Alicia Keys, OutKast and Grammys frontrunner  Kanye West also sharing in the spoils.
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Usher was the star of the show at the American Music Awards, winning all four of his categories.
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Usher seduced the audience at the Continental Airlines Arena on Saturday with his spectacular dance moves and self-confidence.
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Hip-hop duo OutKast and R&amp;B sensation Usher shared top honors on Thursday, scooping a combined five prizes at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Rome which was broadcast to millions of viewers worldwide.
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R&B star Usher and his fiancee Tameka Foster announce they are expecting their first child together.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - To his eight Grammy nominations  and slew of No. 1 singles, R&B singer Usher has added the honor  of most-shipped U.S. album of 2004 for "Confessions," according  to year-end certifications from the Recording Industry Assn. of  America.
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Nielsen SoundScan has a "Confession" &#151; Usher's album is not No. 1, though a counting error placed it in the top spot.
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Usher accepts the award for favorite male artist-soul/rhythm &amp; blues at the 32nd annual American Music Awards, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill).