Available June 12
The seventh album by the reigning emperor of R&B is lighter than air and sexy as hell: it’s been previewed with songs called “Scream” and “Climax.” (The latter has already hit No.1 on the R&B chart.) The tormented, confessional tone of Usher’s recent albums lingers around the new songs, while his radiant falsetto lets him turn on the come-hither even when he’s singing about breaking up.