FORGET Tinder! Get yourself down to a screening of Usher’s new concert film, which will inspire even the most useless wannabe babe magnets.
Rendezvous In Paris, which is in cinemas from today for four nights, sees the smoothest man in music taking his banging 2008 single Love In This Club to new heights, as he transforms Paris venue La Seine Musicale into an Atlanta strip club.
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Over 90 minutes, viewers are transported to the best seats in the house from Usher’s incredible 2023 concert in the French capital, with a heady mix of hedonism and stonking chart hits.
Dancers, who have “Usher” tattooed on their bums (where else?), twerk like their lives depend on it as his songs DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love and Yeah! blare out.
And the man himself turns on the moves, pouring water down his torso as he grinds and sings Burn and Without You to mesmerised women in the crowd.
“Paris was a special experience for me as an entertainer and for my fans,” Usher says.
“I hope this film brings that magic to everyone who couldn’t be there in person.
“Yes, I serenade women. It’s an R&B thing, it’s a classic thing.
“I try my hardest to be mindful of the thing that inspired me.
“When I look back and I see Marvin Gaye and the guys who really knew how to serenade the women.”
Laughing, he adds: “I go a bit closer, though.”
Trust me, that’s an understatement.
We caught up with Usher backstage in Paris last year.
He told us: “It’s a show based on temptations and guilty pleasures.
“Things you desire, rendezvous and intimate moments between two people.
“They can be there for a moment, then they’re gone, but in that moment, it’s everything.”
In March, Usher will bring his Past Present Future world tour to the UK with a ten-night residency at London’s O2 Arena.
And fans are in for a treat, with the R&B icon preparing to bump and grind his way through a mammoth, 47-song set list.
You might need a cold shower afterwards, though.
RoboMadge
SHE famously styled out that fall on stage at The Brit Awards in 2015 when a dance routine when wrong.
And Madonna did it again at New York Fashion Week, almost hitting the deck in the street after watching the Luar Spring 2025 show.
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Madge was channelling robot vibes in big glasses and a camel-coloured dress, while a loyal assistant carried her train behind her at all times.
And as the Queen of Pop started to take a tumble, thanks to her weird shoes, the flunky held on tight and used the dress to help keep her upright.
Someone deserves a pay rise for Christmas.
Radioheading back?
AFTER the Oasis reunion, there is now talk of another huge comeback after Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood let slip that singer Thom Yorke and the rest of the band met up recently.
He said: “We did some rehearsals about two months ago in London, just to play the old songs.
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“And it was really fun, I had a really good time.”
The band last toured in 2018 and their most recent LP was 2016’s A Moon Shaped Pool.
I have no doubt they could sell out stadiums in no time.
IF his music career ended tomorrow, Rag’n’Bone Man says he would think nothing of returning to life as a carer.
He told Jamie Laing on his Great Company podcast: “I ended up looking after a son and daughter who were both Down syndrome.
“I think they’d been through different carers and it didn’t really work out.”
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The Human hitmaker added: “It was just a really fun job.
“Super-fun, challenging at times.”
What a gentle giant.
LADY GAGA and Joaquin Phoenix will jet into London for the UK premiere of Joker: Folie A Deux on September 25.
The last time Gaga was in town for a premiere was for 2021’s House Of Gucci, which got her a Bafta Best Actress nomination.
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If initial reaction to the Joker sequel is to be believed, she could bag the top prize next time.
In the meantime, her comeback single, from her upcoming seventh album, is out next month.
The bear cheek of Robbie’s Ted logo
AFTER going for Oscars glory with new song Forbidden Road, Robbie Williams is launching a new business venture – a clothing range with a teddy bear logo.
But the design, which appears to be a nod to the name of his eldest daughter Teddy, could interest Ed Sheeran’s lawyers, because the logo is a lot like the bear on Ed’s Tingly Ted’s hot sauce range.
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A lawyer who took a look at both designs told me: “If I was Ed I’d probably be opposing Robbie’s application.
“The designs are very similar and cover some of the same trading classes.
“And, crucially, they are both well-known singers.
“Ed could argue that Robbie’s trademark, if granted, could deny him sales.”
Given that Ed and Robbie are both incredibly reasonable blokes, I am sure there won’t be any trouble.
But then again, I know stars who have gone to war over far smaller things.
Ready to cut in now
RITA ORA has so many strings to her bow, I’m surprised she’s not tied herself in knots.
And, after posing as a boxer on the cover of Time Out, she has revealed she’s now building a traditional British pub in the back garden of her New Zealand house.
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That’s only if she’s got time though.
Rita said: “Honestly, on a plane – that’s my home.
“I’ve learned to treat it as a travelling sofa.
“It gets overwhelming when you realise how much travel you do.
“And it’s not what everyone thinks, living lavishly on a jet.
“It’s car rides, trains, buses, tour buses…”
Who said being a popstar was glamorous, eh?