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UR is the eighth studio album by American R&B recording artist Usher, to be released on RCA Records. Several producers were involved with the album's production, including Eric Bellinger, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox and Brian Alexander Morgan. Originally planned to be released in September 2014, the album's release date was pushed back indefinitely. UR will be supported by an upcoming tour, entitled 'The UR Experience'.

Background
In an interview with singer-songwriter Eric Bellinger by Rap-Up, Bellinger explained that he, along with Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, and Brian Alexander Morgan, were working on Usher's next album. Bellinger compared the album's music to Usher's Confessions (2004), saying that it is "more urban" than Looking 4 Myself. The latter declared that his next album would show that he is "still Usher". In a later interview with Billboard, Bellinger explained that Usher created music for his previous albums based on what people wanted to hear. For his follow-up project, he chose to do music based on "what he wants to do in his heart", placing R&B as the album's main focus. On January 6, 2014, RCA Records CEO Peter Edge described Usher's album as "one of his best records," and stated that new music from the record would be released in conjunction with his return on the 6th season of The Voice, on February 24th.

The album would feature several guest appearances, including Nicki Minaj, Pop & Oak, Pharrell Williams, Jermaine Dupri, Diplo, Ed Sheeran, Skrillex, Drake and Chris Brown. Usher teamed up with Honey Nut Cheerios in a conjoint promotional effort, where the singer is shown dancing to the album's second single "She Came to Give It to You" with the Honey Nut Cheerios bee. During the outset of the commercial, the album's title was accidently revealed as UR, the singer's initials. On September 8, 2014, Usher told Billboard that UR would be indefinitely delayed, though wouldn't divulge further into details due to the album not being finished; it was to be originally released in September 2014.

Tour
On August 25, Usher announced that he would embark on 'The UR Experience Tour', with August Alsina as an opening act, in support of the album. Dates and venues for the tour were revealed on September 3, with the tour to be performed in 27 cities. It would commence on November 1, 2014 in the Bell Centre, Montreal and conclude on December 14, 2014 in the Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa.

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