Usher Raymond has been in the music industry since 1994 when he dropped his self-titled album on LaFace. Working with music moguls and other musically talented artists ever since, Usher has a rubbed elbows with a large portion of the industry. He’s been in the studio with Sean “Diddy” Combs, Jermaine Dupri and signed Justin Bieber to The Raymond Braun Media Group, which is a joint venture with Bieber’s manager, Scooter Braun.
Usher is a part owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, he is member of the group that bought the team with a reported total purchase price of $375 million; making him the third pop artist to own a large stake in an NBA team. Check out a few of Usher’s celeb friends in the gallery. –joi pearson @joiapearson
