Usher has continued to rack up career wins this month, most recently being honored with the prestigious Phoenix Award by Atlanta’s mayor.
Fox 5 Atlanta was on hand when the Confessions crooner received the honor from both the City of Atlanta and Mayor Andre Dickens on Wednesday (February 14).
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“All these people are showing that Atlanta has great talent, and that we’re doing it on your radio waves,” said Dickens, according to the outlet. “But we’re really trying to push it forward so people know that Atlanta has something to say.”
The Phoenix Award was given to him at the Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame near Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Usher isn’t the first artist to receive the Phoenix Award from the city of Atlanta.
Back in August, Jermaine Dupri was honored with the same award, which seeks to recognize those who make outstanding contributions to the city of Atlanta.
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Dupri was handed the award while on stage during a Hip Hop 50 show by Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, who said the legendary producer was receiving the “highest award” he could give anyone in the city. The Phoenix Award “recognizes outstanding achievements and service to the city, state, nation or world.”
Aside from being an incredibly talented producer, Jermaine Dupri has long held a reputation for bringing out the best in the artists he works with.
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As for Usher, he’s been enjoying a huge streaming boost following his Super Bowl halftime show performance.
The R&B legend has seen a 550 percent increase in streams on Spotify following his record-breaking performance on Sunday (February 11), which was seen by over 123 million people making it the second highest TV audience in U.S. history behind the 1969 moon landing.
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As well as seeing an across-the-board 550 percent increase, four of Usher’s hits saw a 1000 percent uptick in streams.
The largest streaming increase was for “Caught Up” which saw an increase of 2000 percent.
The singer’s music has also been climbing up charts around the world, with his classic 2004 hit “Yeah!” currently No. 9 on the Spotify U.S. Chart.
While Usher was not paid for his performance at the annual sporting event, he has reaped the rewards in various other ways.
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The 45-year-old has expanded his recently announced Past Present Future Tour, almost doubling the number of dates from 24 to 44.
The North American trek is now expected to be his biggest in history with over 360,000 tickets sold already.
