The way Usher was supposed to promote his album โ8701โ but said โnah, not todayโ and dedicated his whole performance to Aaliyah. One thing about Usher is he always gave his flowers to the girls in R&B.
Labels were about to drop him. He lost his voice. He was going through puberty. His debut album flopped and none of the singles took off. His sophomore album was put on hold by the label. He knew he had one chance.