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*<• --- W on • ^ - • * <<■» • ; bvitth i k Page B3 * ■. i N O V . 1 9 ,1 9 9 7 Ilf* Vortkmà (Elje ||Jv»rtlanb (iHiscruer . J fi ENTERTAIN M ENT La Face Records Superstar Usher to Kick Off Fall Tour ix W eek T o u r to C o m e to P o rtla n d , O re g o n on D e c e m b e r 18, 1997 at th e R o se G a rd e n . L a F a c e R e c o rd s n e w e st s u p e r s ta r U sh e r, b eg an a six w ee k , 31 c ity to u r N o v e m b e r 7, in A l b an y w ith H ip H op c h a rt to p p e rs P u ff D ad d y & T he F a m ily . B u s ta R h y m es, J a y -z , F oxy B ro w n , and K id C a p ri. T h e to u r is in s u p p o r t o f U s h e r ’s g o ld p lu s s o p h o m o re a l b um "M y W a y ” and his #1 p la ti num h it “ Y o u M ake M e W a n n a .” T h is s in g le h a s to p p e d B illb o a r d ’s R& B S in g le s C h a rt fo r 8 c o n s e c u tiv e w ee k s, h as b r o ken th e r e c o rd s for th e m o st n u m b e r o f tim e s an R & B so n g w as p la y e d in o n e w eek , an d k ep t p o w e rh o u s e sin g le s fro m M a ria h C a re y a n d B o y z II M en fro m re a c h in g # 1 . T he a u d ie n c e fo r th is s in g le is now o v e r 5 0 m il lion. U s h e r ’s s in g le h a s a lso le a p e d o v e r B o y z II M e n ’s sin g le on th e B illb o a rd H ot 100 S in g le s C h a rt. It is no w b u lle te d at #2 fo llo w in g E lto n J o h n ’s #1 P rin c e ss D ia n a trib u te . U s h e r ’s liv e show p ro m is e s to be v is u a lly s p e c ta c u la r . L ik e th e b r e a k th r o u g h v id e o fo r “ Y o u M ak e M e W a n n a ,” it w ill f e a tu re S in c e his a u s p ic io u s a rriv a l, a tta c h e d to I I 2 ’s c e r tif ie d g o ld s in g le “ O n ly Y o u ," B ad B oy E n te r ta in m e n t's M ase h as b een an a tte n tio n -g r a b b in g ra p p e r -- r e f le c tin g b o th th e s im p lic ity o f tru e h ip -h o p and the g ra b b y sav v y o f c h a r t-to p p in g p op. In ju s t a few s h o rt m o n th s th e m e llo w v o ic e d M C h a s e a s ily le a p - fr o g g e d from re la tiv e o b s c u rity to b e c o m e a p o e tic p o w e r h o u s e a tta c h e d to m o re h its th a n a little bit. B e fo re d r o p p in g a s in g le o f h is o w n , M ase w as a lre a d y a f a m ilia r fac e - h a v in g b e e n a f e a tu re d a rtist in m o re th a n six high- ro ta tio n , c h a rt to p p in g m u sic vid eos. And on the 1997 M TV V ideo M usic A w ards, Mase jo in ed the e n tire Bad Boy family in a stellar live perform ance of the n ig h t’s winning single “I'll Be M issing Y o u ” along side rock legend Sting. “ T h e w ay 1 lo o k at it,” M a se - sa y s, “ e v e ry th in g th a t h a s hap p e n e d to m e so far is a b le s s in g fro m G o d . I c a n ’t ta k e c re d it fo r an y o f it.. I ’v e a lw a y s ju s t k ep t m y head s tr a ig h t, d o in g w hat w as rig h t, an d i t ’s lik e G o d s f in a lly te llin g m e , ' Y o, I a p p re c ia te h o w y o u ’ve b ee n liv i n ’ .” Puff Daddy & The Family, Busta Rhymes, Foxy Brown, And Kid Capri S Mase Usher fo u r d a n c e r s , U sh e r w ill e n te r ta in a u d ie n c e s w ith tr a c k s from h is c u r r e n t se t and h is g o ld s e ll ing e p o n y m o u s d e b u t alb u m . the c u ttin g e d g e , se x y , d a n c e r o u tin e s th a t h av e ro c k e te d h im to the to p o f th e c h a rts . A c c o m p a n ie d by a tro o p o f U s h e r ’s n ex t sin g le is “ N ice & S lo w " a m u sic v id e o w as le n se d in P a ris , F ra n c e by in n o v a to r H y p e W illia m s. A lso a p p e a r in g at th e P u ff D ad d y & T h e F a m ily T o u r C o m ing to th e R o se G a rd e n is M ase, a s u p e rs ta r in h is on rig h t. Levert - Sweat - Gill Superstar Trio LSG unites for Album Event of Fall In one o f the most spectacular m u sical unions in contemporary R&B history, superstars Gerald Levert, Keith Sweat and Johnny Gill (LSG ) are com bining their immense talents todeliver the album of the year, scheduled to hit stores this fall. W ith more than 20 mi 1 lion albums sold between them and a list o f perform ing/w riting/and pro duction credits that already read like a hall of fame plaque - this superstar trio has upped the ante even more, joining forces with some of the biggest pro ducers in the industry to helm this groundbreaking disk. 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