The NY Daily News is reporting that Usher was soooo pissed at his latest album Here I Stand selling only 433,000 in first week sales, that "He threatened to fire everyone." Check out the report below: "People have been telling Usher to listen to his mother," says a source. "Nobody knows how to sell him better than she does. Usher can be stubborn. But he may be ready." Some claim Usher pink-slipped his mom because she failed to show proper deference to his stylist-turned-girlfriend-turned-wife, Tameka Foster. But now that Foster has given her a grandson, the two ladies are said to be getting along better. Usher, for one, denies he fired his mom. Rather, he tells Vibe, "[I paid her] the ultimate compliment - to retire her to be a full-time grandmother." Patton has actually been busy running her own record label and managing other artists, including Usher’s brother, Jlack. But sources say that if Usher cries momma, she's there for him.Confessions sold over a million in first week sales in 2004 and there was more than a 50% drop with his sales for Here I Stand, so realistically speaking, Here I Stand is a conventional flop. It also didn't help that Usher turned off a lot of people when he sacked his mother for his current wife Tameka (who most people dislike because of her temper tantrums and diva attitude). He also angered many of his fans when he turned against his biggest fansite by threatening the owner with legal proceedings to get the site shut down - all because the owner didn't approve of Tameka. So I feel all of this was what contributed to the album's downfall but the biggest one of all is that Here I Stand is his worst album to date. And many of his fans are into Chris Brown now, who is by far a better performer and MUCH more attractive as well. I know his ass is WISHING he didn't sack his mom and he DID sack his mom. It's only RETIREMENT when that person themselves chooses to retire. There is no such thing as retiring someone. Another one bites the dust.
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