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Beyond the chart.

Awards are one measure. Performance vocabulary, longevity, mentorship, and the infrastructure built for young people tell the larger story.

Grammy wins

08Recording Academy artist archive

Grammy nominations

24Across three decades of recorded work

New Look

50K+Young people served worldwide

Performance language

Voice. Movement. Control.

The through-line is a demanding hybrid: sustained vocal performance inside detailed choreography, with live arrangements that let ballads, club records, and slow jams occupy the same dramatic arc.

That vocabulary moved from music-video precision to award stages, tours, Las Vegas residencies, and the 2024 Super Bowl halftime field. The scale changes; the insistence on movement as part of the music does not.

Usher's New Look

Culture to careers.

Founded in 1999, New Look describes its current work as a career-pathways platform using entertainment, creativity, and storytelling as entry points into creative, technical, and business careers.

The organization reports more than 50,000 young people served worldwide. Programs span early exposure, workforce exploration, real-world experience, and economic mobility.

Visit Usher's New Look