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Usher’s “Best Part” Cover From Daniel Caesar & H.E.R. Is Sure To Soothe You: Watch

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As one of the most iconic R&B artists of the past few decades, Usher has a lot of pressure on his shoulders. Not only is he expected to perform to high standards, but he’s also seen as a leader and a voice of counsel for the newer generation. After all, the soulful singer has a lot of experience to pass onto the next wave, one that allowed him to craft an acclaimed and opulent Las Vegas residency recently. Moreover, with his latest appearance on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge on Monday morning (October 23), he didn’t give any advice, but he did honor two of the most acclaimed contemporary artists in the genre to emerge over the past decade or so.

Furthermore, Usher covered Daniel Caesar and H.E.R.’s “Best Part,” and put together a wonderful rendition with a nine-piece band. While the full cover isn’t available on YouTube as of writing this article (which will likely change very soon), you can peep a clip of it down below. It’s quite the tender and softly passionate performance, with backing vocals and a lot of extra instrumentation to the originally guitar-reliant ballad. Rather than try to best it at its own game, he made sure to bring something to the table that the song didn’t have before, resulting in two great interpretations and not a simply diluted tribute.

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Usher Covers “Best Part”: Watch

In addition, the Confessions icon also performed his recent 21 S*vage and Summer Walker-assisted single, “Good Good.” That track is pretty representative of Usher’s renaissance in these past couple of months, actually, at least when it comes to new releases. It became his first song to make the top 30 of Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart in about eight years. With a Super Bowl halftime show on the way, too, we can only expect that the 45-year-old’s catalog will be inescapable in the lead-up to it- and we’re not complaining.

Meanwhile, what did you think of this rendition of “Best Part”? What other R&B classics or new favorites would you like to hear the Dallas native tackle next? However you may feel, let us know in the comments down below. As always, stick around on HNHH for the latest news and more updates on Usher.

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Jorja Smith Shares A New Harry Styles Cover

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Last week, Jorja Smith released her highly-anticipated sophomore album Falling or Flying. The 16-track project had features from J Hus and Lila Ike across its nearly 45-minute runtime. The project already has a few hits under its belt like “Little Things,” “Try Me,” and “GO GO GO.” The album is her second project and her first in five years following 2018’s Lost & Found. Clearly, despite her time her fans still have an unwavering dedication to her music.

They came to her defense at large recently when she shared a music video for a remix she made with Nia Archives. Despite fans praising the song, she faced plenty of body-shaming comments online. Thankfully though her fans had her back shutting down negative comments and praising the song. Now, she’s released yet another video playing some of her songs live from the BBC 1 Live Lounge. There’s one performance in particular that fans are honing in on, a cover of Harry Styles’ smash hit “As It Was.” The song, which was at the top spot on the charts for months in the summer of 2022, sounded great translated through Jorja’s incredible vocals. Check out the full video of the performance below.

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Jorja Smith Covers “As It Was” In The Live Lounge

The BBC Live Lounge has been on a hot streak with great covers recently. Just this week they’ve already shared videos of some major pop crossovers. They had Troye Sivan in to give his version of Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For.” They also got Olivia Rodrigo to cover another burgeoning superstars song with her take on Noah Kahan’s “Stick Season.”

Even Harry Styles himself has taken to the stage in the past. Back in 2017 he delivered an extremely memorable cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain.” Jorja Smith’s new album is already racking up million of streams and will make its debut on the Billboard 200 next week. What do you think of Jorja Smith’s cover of Harry Styles hit “As It Was”? Let us know in the comment section below.

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