Coming Home (Usher album)

Coming Home
Usher holding a peach behind his neck
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 9, 2024 (2024-02-09)
Recorded2019–2024
Genre
Length66:40
LabelMega
Producer
Usher chronology
A
(2018)
Coming Home
(2024)
Singles from Coming Home
  1. "Good Good"
    Released: August 4, 2023
  2. "Ruin"
    Released: February 2, 2024
  3. "Kissing Strangers"
    Released: February 9, 2024[2]

Coming Home is the ninth studio album by American singer Usher. It was released on February 9, 2024, through gamma.,[3] coinciding with his Super Bowl LVIII halftime show performance.[4][5] It is Usher's first solo album since Hard II Love (2016) and follows the release of his collaborative album with record producer Zaytoven, A (2018), although his solo album Hard II Love marks the longest gap between Usher releases in Usher's history. Coming Home features collaborations with Burna Boy, Summer Walker, 21 Savage, Latto, The-Dream, H.E.R., Pheelz, and Jungkook.

Coming Home peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200, and received generally favorable reviews from critics, while the lead single "Good Good" reached the top 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. At the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, Coming Home was nominated for Best R&B Album. The album was also nominated for Album of the Year at the 2024 BET Awards.[6]

  1. ^ "Usher – Coming Home: Super Bowl, here we come". February 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Carpio, Eileen (February 9, 2024). "Usher – Kissing Strangers (Radio Date: 09-02-2024)". EarOne (in Italian). Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Former Apple Executive Larry Jackson Launches Gamma, New Music Company with Usher, Rick Ross on Roster". March 8, 2023.
  4. ^ McIntosh, Steven (February 12, 2024). "Usher joined by Alicia Keys and will.i.am at Super Bowl half-time show". BBC News. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  5. ^ Daly, Rhian (February 12, 2024). "Usher brings out Alicia Keys during throwback Super Bowl Halftime Show performance". NME. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  6. ^ Lynch, Joe (July 1, 2024). "2024 BET Awards Winners: See the Complete List". Billboard. Billboard Media. Retrieved July 1, 2024.