For many who have been holding out hope that Usher will lastly drop his “Imagine” observe that’s been swirling round on-line for years, excellent news awaits: Jermaine Dupri, one of many music’s writers, confirmed by way of X on Thursday (Feb. 22) that the music will lastly arrive on Friday.
Usher’s reps confirmed to Billboard that “Imagine” and “Bare” will likely be part of Coming House (Expanded Version), a reissue of Usher’s ninth studio album, which initially arrived on Feb. 9 forward of his Tremendous Bowl halftime present.
“Yo!!! For everybody commenting on this publish, for everybody that’s despatched me a message about this music, I used to be simply advised will probably be obtainable on Friday, ‘BELIEVE’ this Friday!!” Dupri wrote whereas sharing a Shade Room Instagram publish about followers being upset that “Imagine” wasn’t initially included on the unique Coming House launch.
The publish additionally included an IG Dwell snippet of Usher and Dupri previewing the uptempo breakup observe in 2019, which Dupri additionally shared on his Fb web page.
“Imagine” was additionally one of many songs Usher’s group previewed for Billboard for his 2021 cowl story, together with “Contemporary Air” and “Kissing Strangers,” however the latter document is the one one which made the lower on Coming House when it arrived Feb. 9 by way of mega/gamma. The set debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in addition to Prime R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and it topped the Prime Album Gross sales chart this week (ending Feb. 24).
Dupri united with Usher on the 2024 Tremendous Bowl halftime present stage to introduce “Confessions, Pt. II” as a part of the R&B celebrity’s hit-filled efficiency earlier this month at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium.
