Usher Rehires His Mom
Posted by Mitch Michaels on 08.07.2008
Usher splits with manager and brings back mother...
In a short statement issued by LaFace/Zomba, it was announced that Usher "has dissolved his management arrangement with Benny Medina and has re-engaged Jonnetta Patton as his manager." Jonnetta Patton is Usher's mother.
Meanwhile, sources say he and W&W Public Relations have also ceased working together. Reportedly it was a mutual decision and "both parties still feel the utmost respect for each other."
Usher split with his mother as his manager in May 2007. He then hired Medina, who was integral in the launch of the artist's recent album, Here I Stand, which has sold 948,000 units in 10 weeks, making it one of the top 10 best selling records of the year so far.
However, it hasn't come close to matching the numbers of its predecessor, 2004's Confessions, which sold 3.77 million copies in its first 10 weeks.
