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Usher remembers how Janet Jackson taught him “how to be a great headliner”

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Usher celebrated the 25th anniversary of his seven-times Platinum My Way album on Friday by releasing a special edition that includes “reimagined versions” of the album’s three monster hits: “My Way,” “Nice & Slow” and “You Make Me Wanna…”

As the eight-time Grammy winner reminisced about the phenomenal success of the original album in 1997, he remembered it led to him opening for Janet Jackson’s The Velvet Rope tour in 1998 and ’99.

“ taught me how to be a great headliner,” Usher told Complex of the ”Rhythm Nation” superstar.

“Anything I wanted to have onstage she made sure that I had, she didn’t cut my sound

 
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