Usher Raymond IV recently completed a photo shoot for his VIP Fragrance with famed fashion photographer Mario Testino. Check out a few screenshots of behind the scenes action from the shoot for the fragrance Ursh describes as being marketed to the elegant individual.

More photos + behind the scenes video of the shoot below:

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You see tons of celebrity photos on all the blogs everyday, but do you ever wonder who’s behind the camera? You may recognize photo service names like WireImage or Getty, but there’s one name in particular that is making waves all across the country on the hip-hop scene…. Johnny Nunez! I’ve run into him quite a few times, but never really had a real conversation until recently. It’s funny how life has a way of connecting you with people. He’s a totally cool dude and is the man behind many of your favorite hip-hop celebrity photographs, sometimes capturing them in classic unconventional poses. Check out a few of Johnny’s memorable shots below:

Usher & Pamela Anderson

Beyonce & Jay-Z at the 40/40 Club

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A group of music industry Presidents and CEO’s convened on Hotel Palomar in midtown Atlanta last weekend to celebrate a reunion of sorts.  L.A. Reid, Steve Bartels, Bu Thiam, Devyne Stephens, Young Jeezy, Usher Raymond, Dallas Austin and more music industry decision makers all joined each other for an evening of fine dining at the hotel’s Pacci Ristorante for the annual “Dinner With The President”.

Take a moment to take in all the movers and shakers in the room…

L.A. Reid (Pres/CEO Island Def Jam), Steve Bartels (Pres/Island Records) & Bu Thiam (CEO Convict Muzik)

Bu Thiam & Usher Raymond IV

Wow! Looky who Dallas Austin brought out…

It’s Lee “Big Poppa” Najjar (Kim Zolciak’s on again off again married boyfriend). I guess he’s about to be more on the scene since Kim has a hit record…

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I know that there have been quite a few false alarms, but my sources have verified that as of November 4, 2009, Usher Raymond IV has officially gotten that monkey off his back! The divorce filed against Tameka Jonelle Foster Glover Raymond Jackson Brown is now complete and each are free to go their separate ways.  According to Fulton County Superior Court where the divorce was filed, the final judgment and decree has been entered. Stick a fork in it. It’s DONE!

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Last week, Tameka Foster Glover Raymond took to the Atlanta radio airwaves to discuss a few rumors and address her constant blogger battles. Tameka was bold enough to answer V-103’s Ryan Cameron’s questions about her upcoming divorce from R&B superstar, Usher Raymond and even touched on the public’s perception of her as a golddigging wanna-be. Many of you may have heard the audio over at FreddyO’s spot before it mysteriously disappeared, but you didn’t hear Tameka’s take on Usher’s mom because someone thought it best to to leave it out.  Sad thing is, Tameka wasn’t even grateful for that lil act of kindness and decided that she would prefer that the videos and images all be removed since it didn’t get her the positive press she was seeking.  Someone needs to tell Meka that she’s probably NEVER gonna get it…

Ryan struck a nerve when he asked Tameka about her strained relationship with Usher’s Mom/Manager, Jonetta Patton. This is the the audio that was omitted from the initial video that was circulating the net but Tameka and Jonetta have never seen eye to eye on much of anything. Tameka even admits (more…)

Usher & Gucci Mane on set of “Spotlight” video shoot

Check out a few screen shots from the set of Gucci Mane’s upcoming video for “Spotlight” featuring Usher. The song was featured on a recent “A” Pod (Click Here if you missed it) and is yet another hot joint for Gucci. As if an Usher duo wasn’t enought to create quite a buzz, there’s much talk about the video in that it features Bria Murphy, the oldest daughter of comedian Eddie Murphy and his ex-wife Nicole.  The scenery may also look familiar to some of you club heads. It was shot at LIFE over on Cheshire Bridge.

Photos below:

Bria Murphy and Gucci Mane

Gucci Mane outside of LIFE

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Usher Raymond’s 911 call regarding the vandalization of his vehicle has been released to the masses. In the call, Usher claims that after a domestic altercation with his soon to be, almost ex-wife Tameka Foster Glover Raymond, his car had been keyed.  In case you missed details of both police reports earlier, this is audio of the 2nd call.  In it Usher explains he’d just called the cops the night before to file “a complaint because of potential domestic violence between me and my ex wife.”

Usher calmly details the incident with the 911 operator and describes the damage to his vehicle. He ends up kinda sounding like an abused spouse as he reveals “she followed me.” I’m really feeling bad for him right now. Publicity stunt? You be the judge. Audio below: (more…)