Usher Re-Hires His Mum, Which is an Odd Thing to Have to Say Usher really must have thought he had it all going for him. He had a multi multi multi million selling album, a wife (eventually, a few times), a child with his name and some hats. Things were looking rosy for the dancing pop prat. Then he brought out a new album, 'Here I Stand', and - compared to his last one, 'Confessions', at least - it flopped something rotten. While still selling just under a million copies to date, this is considered a failure by both Usher and, more likely, his record label. So what's the solution when you're known around the world, popular, good looking and - apparently - talented? Why - sack your management and go running to your mum. Obviously. Which is exactly what Raymond has gone and done, re-employing the mother he sacked just over a year ago as a part of his throwing his toys out of the pram reaction to not selling enough records. Aww, bless him.