{"id":10801,"date":"2015-10-20T06:13:31","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T06:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=10801"},"modified":"2015-10-20T06:24:55","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T06:24:55","slug":"usher-obama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/usher-obama","title":{"rendered":"The Obamas Sing For Usher As The R&amp;B Star Turns 37"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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A few days ago, he was at the White House to perform in a filmed concert series produced by PBS called <em>In Performance at the White House. <\/em>The series also\u00a0features famous artists such as\u00a0Queen Latifah, Smokey Robinson and Esperanza Spalding.<\/p>\n<h2>Visibly starstruck<\/h2>\n<p>As Usher, his wife Grace Miguel and the presidential couple were having an impromptu conversation in the Oval Office, the singer was surprised with a cupcake and an Obamaesque rendition of &#8220;Happy birthday&#8221;. Yes, the Obamas sang for Usher. The artist looked so starstruck in the video that he turned to whoever was filming the moment and said:\u00a0<em>\u201cYou gettin\u2019 this?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"picture-mini-caption vspace slide-bg\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_10803\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10803\" style=\"width: 703px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-10803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/2D9235F100000578-3279873-image-m-6_1445291257463.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"703\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/2D9235F100000578-3279873-image-m-6_1445291257463.jpg 634w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/2D9235F100000578-3279873-image-m-6_1445291257463-600x329.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/2D9235F100000578-3279873-image-m-6_1445291257463-85x47.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.funx.nl\/images\/2015\/10\/19_usherbday1.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"picture-mini-caption vspace slide-bg\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The video was posted on Usher&#8217;s Facebook account with the following caption:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;So this really happened the other night\u2026The President and First Lady sang me Happy Birthday at The White House &amp; I got to perform for them,&#8221; Usher captioned the clip. &#8220;I couldn\u2019t be more grateful for this moment and all of the birthday wishes from everyone. THANK YOU!!!!! #\u200eBlessed #\u200eOlderWiser.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Watch the video below:<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Le pr\u00e9sident Barack Obama et son \u00e9pouse chantent Happy Birthday pour le chanteur Usher. Juste Magnifique !\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/embed\/video\/x3a7ojo?pubtool=oembed\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Happy birthday Usher!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/11-babies-that-look-so-much-like-celebrities-you-would-think-they-are-related\">SEE ALSO:\u00a011 Babies That Look So Much Like Celebrities, You Would Think They Are Related.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grammy award winning R&amp;B singer Usher recently turned\u00a037. 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