Usher

Confessions Usher 20th Anniversary edition

Usher's Confessions album, released in 2004, became an iconic milestone in R&B and popular music. Tracks like "Yeah!," featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris, brought Usher into the mainstream, dominating the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks. The album was a commerical juggernaut, selling over 1 million copies in its first week and eventually surpassing 10 million in the U.S. alone. It became one of the best-selling albums of the 2000s, with more than 20 million copies sold worldwide.

The album earned Usher multiple Grammy Awards, including Best Contemporary R&B Album, solidifying his place as a dominant figure in music during the early 2000s.