{"id":36437,"date":"2026-08-10T12:33:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T07:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36437"},"modified":"2026-08-10T12:33:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T07:33:40","slug":"usher-addresses-claims-he-used-a-lookalike-onstage-during-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36437","title":{"rendered":"Usher Addresses Claims He Used a Lookalike Onstage During Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Fans speculated that the singer employed a body double for his concert at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/usher\/\" id=\"auto-tag_usher\" data-tag=\"usher\">Usher<\/a> shut down rumors that he used a body double during one of his recent live shows. Fans have claimed that the singer hired a lookalike to perform in his place on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/product-recommendations\/tickets\/where-to-buy-usher-chris-brown-tickets-2026-tour-1235560886\/\">Raymond &amp; Brown Tour<\/a> with Chris Brown. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn a video posted to the tour\u2019s official Instagram page, Usher shared <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DbyHIf5OxC4\/\" target=\"_blank\">his reaction<\/a> to the multitude of claims that he\u2019s employed a stunt double during a recent concert. Or even a clone. \u201cYa\u2019ll are funny\u2026clone?\u201d he wrote. \u201cThey can\u2019t clone this??\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tHe added, \u201cHow ya\u2019ll come up with this? AI ain\u2019t that advanced.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe online speculation began after Usher\u2019s Aug. 7 tour stop at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Numerous videos of his performance began to circulate online, with fans claiming that he looked different than usual. \u201cUsher, why\u2019d you have to play us all like that last night?\u201d one concertgoer wrote on\u00a0<a class=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thesultandiaries\/video\/7671648206941359391\">TikTok<\/a>. \u201cThat is NOT Usher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tSomeone commented, \u201cI\u2019m confused. I see Usher, but then I don\u2019t.\u201d No one appeared to be actually suggesting that the singer scientifically cloned, but that he had hired someone to perform in his stead. <\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tUsher\u2019s tour with Brown continues through the end of 2026. The trek wraps on Dec. 12 at Raymond James Stadium\u00a0in Tampa. Usher last toured in 2024 in support of\u00a0<em>Coming Home<\/em>. Brown\u2019s last tour was 2025\u2019s Breezy Bowl XX,<em>\u00a0<\/em>while his latest album,\u00a0<em>Brown<\/em>, was released in May<em>.\u00a0<\/em>Despite courting plenty of controversy over his career, Brown\u2019s 2025 tour was his highest-grossing to date, notching $300 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tUsher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/jay-z-yankee-stadium-guests-beyonce-rihanna-eminem-1235592808\/beyonce-48-1235592812\/\">recently joined<\/a> Jay-Z onstage during the rapper\u2019s anniversary shows at Yankee Stadium. The singer showed up on night three of the concert run to do the Al Green sample on \u201cHeart of the City.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans speculated that the singer employed a body double for his concert at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey Usher shut down rumors that he used a body double during one of his recent live shows. 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