The Usher line of supplies with Yoobi features a collaboration with Jonni Cheatwood, the artist who does the designing.

If they don't have the tools, young men and women from underserved communities can't even begin to understand the idea of having a new or different perspective. They were seen together at different events including the Grammys, the Vanity Fair Oscar party and the NAACP Awards. The music video is geared towards facing the issues of social injustice and features images of Trayvon Martin, Rekia Boyd, Sean Bell, Marlon Brown, Ramarley Graham, Amadou Diallo, Caesar Cruz, and other recent victims of police violence. All three were represented by attorney Lisa Bloom, who said on August 8, 2017, that one of her three clients had contracted genital herpes allegedly from him.

There was speculation of the two being married when Miguel's Instagram post showed a picture of a gold wedding band on Usher's finger.

Usher, because of his efforts and dedication to helping the city of New Orleans rebuild was presented the key to the city of New Orleans in 2008 from former Mayor Ray Nagin. This concert date was filmed to make the official tour DVD of Truth Tour: Behind the Truth "Live from Atlanta". The album was subsequently pushed back and retooled after select tracks were later leaked to the radio and Internet.

On February 18, 2017, Morehouse College during the 29th annual "A Candle in the Dark Gala" honored Usher with the prestigious Candle Award for his philanthropy and contributions to music. In December 2021, Bruno Mars announced onstage with Usher that he was moving his residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM. Usher, Ella Mai, and Jermaine Dupri performed the song on BET's SOS: Saving Ourselves - A BET Covid 19 Relief Special, to benefit African American Communities Impacted By Coronavirus on April 22, 2020.

On Tuesday, June 2, 2015, Usher was honored alongside Robert De Niro by the Gordon Park Foundation Dinner and Auction in downtown Manhattan for his contributions to the arts at a charity gala in New York. The second single released from the album was " Scream" and the third single "Lemme See" which features Rick Ross.Looking For Myself exemplified his vocal craft earning him positive acclaim as Gawker's Rick Juzwiak states "his vocal range is even more impressive than his emotional one" with emphasis on his falsetto being "something that sounds as natural as a speaking voice . Usher also while in New Orleans would meet with students from Dillard and Xavier to aid them with cleaning up the city. With Confessions, Sasha Frere-Jones of The New Yorker generally noted him as "long on control and short on texture". The songs about infidelity and pregnant mistresses were not inspired by Usher's private life, but by Jermaine Dupri's own personal challenges at the time.

After a week of recovery, Foster's surgeon issued a statement saying that she was "doing very well".Usher's opening night brought out stars Penélope Cruz, Gabrielle Union, Clive Davis, and Rosie Perez among others. Comparisons of this scent have been made by other Basenotes reviewers to Creed fragrances (eg Green Irish Tweed) - very apropos given its clean, clear musky and verbena lemony amber nature. I've seen superstars perform before, but always in large venues, where they are isolated from the plebes by an appropriate distance.