What do you do if you’re a singer who doesn’t have an original bone in your body? That’s easy: you copy off someone who does.
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but what’s so sincere about ripping off another artist’s dance routines, style, and even using the same dancers as the other artist?
That’s exactly what Usher did when he opened his “Ladies Only Tour” In Atlantic City on November 2nd.
One loyal reader who attended the concert emailed me to say she thought she was watching Ne-Yo in concert. She said she had to look twice at her ticket to make sure Usher’s name was on it!
Photos of Ne-Yo (2) by Sandra Rose and Wireimage (Usher)
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Notice how far away he is from the womans private. Was that for Tameika’s sake or is “she having that not so fresh feeling?
but was the show any good ? all artists have swagger jacked someone in their life .it’s not right , but it’s nothing new.
lmao @ anna
YAWN ….
I’m thinking Neyo is the world’s biggest biter…the dance moves like MJ, and the hat gimmick - wasn’t tha Donnel Jones that was doing that in the 90’s? Yeah, who is on who’s ballsack?
I always thought that Usher was a better performer than Neyo. However, I am not a fan of neither. Neyo is a bore. Ol’ catfish cleft palate lookin’ ass.
all that crap is copied and recycled over and over again…i’ve never seen neither of them perform…i’m looking forward to seeing usher @ the hob when he comes to Chicago…
i cosign with #7. i have not seen notta ONE dayum thing original since “thriller”
i ain’t lying.
this should be filed under who cares. he will copy what ever gets him back on the charts and a sold out tour.
F uc K Usher……..
Sandra,
I usually dont comment but I have to say that if anybody is swaggerjacking it’s Neo. He has been biting off of Usher since he first came on the scene. He even tries to sound like usher.
To be honest none of them are original they all take notes or whatever you call it from each other and the older artists that came before them. For example Usher, Chris Brown, Neyo all at some point have reminded me Michael Jackson(back in the day). Everybody copies somebody at one point or another. Im not hating or Neyo or Usher… I love them both. I just hope people dont hate Neyo when he decides to get married and stand up for his wife regardless of his fans.
All I have to say is James Brown. We forget this man but Michael Jackson got most of his style from the godfather himself. Usher and Neyo both copy Michael
12mrsdawn Says:
I just hope people dont hate Neyo when he decides to get married and stand up for his wife regardless of his fans.
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Isn’t he gay?
This isn’t even a topic to disucss, originality is next to none in the industry and everyone knows that.
Wait a minute. . .Usher has been around for a long a$$ time. Neyo has only been around acouple of years, as far as him singing and having a fan base.
Not only that, Usher has been doing the same sh!t since his second cd, which was fuego. So the biter is Neyo.
usher has been doing this for years,as hermosa wrote and i must agree - if anything ne-yo and others are copying him!
@ goat dayum!
@ hermosa I was thinking the same thing.
AND don’t forget to add in the sellout YT boy Justin Cry Baby TimberFAKE. I don’t like him, but I give credit where credit is due. He can sing…….
@browni007……….The only reason I say that, He dun f uc ked Chilli up in the head…..good girl gone astray…
Gm! Just voted! Excited!
Usher…hmmmm…still lubs him. Looking for a sponser to get my tix to his concert. *looking in the blackbook* lol
Obama…
I will say this in Usher’s defense…he’s been doing this WAY before Ne-yo….if anything a lot of people are copying him in which ALL of them copy Mike Jack in some form or another…hence the finger point.
P.S. Ne-yo continuously wears that hat because he looks funny without it. I have been praying for him to find a new fashion style cause he’s running that hat into the ground.
her babydaddy dallas austin messed her up in the head…
oops…i meant to add chilli’s name…
Well, in actual reality, Usher was on the scene even before anybody even knew Neyo’s name…so lets give respect where repect is due. Usher might get on our nerves and we have no idea where his mind is at times, Usher as been here for a minute; it’s not like he just came out. The same moves that Usher did in the 8701 Evolution tour… flipping ladies upside down and ol’ MJ moves, he’s doing that same thing now.
And if y’all look at Neyo’s in the pics, all I see is old Michael Jackson moves….from both of them, really.
They are both jacking MJ.
YEAH RIGHT, USH BEEN OUT WAY BEFORE NE-YO . DONT GET ME WRONG I LIKE THEM BOTH BUT USH AINT COPYING SHYT OFF NE-YO.
#27 IS PROBABLY RIGHT!!
Ummm maybe they have the same choreographer/stage manager…ever thought of that one?? Ne-yo does not choreograph his shows and neither does Usher - No Brainer!
OBAMA!!!!
The concert was great!!!
And Usher copying Ne-yo, ummmmmmmm nope!!
All I want to know is Tameka on tour with him? If so, he won’t be doing too much partying.