Usher’s Confessions: Dancing With Keke and Being “The Last Showman”

Baby, this is Keke Palmer

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Comedy, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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We all know Usher from classic albums like “Confessions” to his iconic stage shows—but have y’all been wondering what’s REALLY going on inside the man’s head? Well, he’s putting it all out there in a new Audible special called “The Last Showman,” where he gets real about his 30-year career, the making of “Confessions,” and everything in between. We’re getting into what inspired him to make the new special, sipping on some tea about how he accidentally caused some drama in Keke’s home life, and talking what it means to have everyone know everything about him. Then we’re getting into his biggest regrets, first kiss, and more in a game of “Confessions."

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by the lovely people over at Airbnb.
0:03.8	Are you celebrating love this month?
0:05.9	Book an Airbnb for you and your boot and watch the sparks fly.
0:09.5	Now, let's start the show.
0:16.6	Hey listeners, it's your girl, Kiki Palmer, and I'm so excited to talk to Mr. U.S. H-E-R.
0:38.9	Yes, that's right. Usher is coming on the show, and we're about to zip, zip, sip, sip, tea, and also talk about all his experiences and the lessons he's learned along his way. Let's get into it, because, baby, this is Kiki Palmer. No matter what we're doing in the car, just chilling, popo, Amazon music, sit back and listen. Life, love, sex, science, covering it all. Especially the bad cause money always involved. No matter what it is, we gonna make it make sense. Nothing else will do but kick it with the homies and keying. So grab you a drink and a snack you enjoy and get into the vibe that only one is your girls.
0:55.0	Baby, this is, this is Kiki.
0:59.0	Baby, this is Kiki Poma, yeah.
1:06.0	All right now y'all, my guest today is one of the most successful pop artists of all time.
1:11.3	Some might even say the air to the can of pop, and I might agree.
1:15.5	He's been serving us hits since the 90s, blending R&B, hip-hop, smooth vocals, and even
1:21.1	smoother dance moves.
1:22.4	I mean, you know the classics, like 2001, you run like, yeah, yeah, come on, yeah, with Lord John and Ludacris.
1:29.6	But maybe he did not stop there with eight Grammy Awards, 18 Billboard Music Awards, and
1:35.3	nine Soul Train Music Awards under his belt.
1:37.4	He is still out here proving why he's one of the greatest to ever do it.
1:42.5	Usher, welcome to the show, man.
1:45.5	What an amazing introduction, man.
1:47.3	I mean, it's all facts.
1:48.0	This is what you've done. You make it seem so easy, though. You made me feel like I could do this shit. You know what I'm saying? Like, I don't know if I could do a podcast. I don't know if people would even want to watch a podcast with me. Well, we got the last show, man, you know, with the audible.
1:59.5	So I'm going to be listening to that and hearing about all the confessions.
2:02.1	I'm just getting warmed up.
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