Usher entered 2019 as the subject of countless wide eyes after debuting a new hairstyle. The 40-year-old was seen sporting a James Brown-esque permed coif on his Instagram page via an IG live story. A fan page shared the footage and images of the since-expired post.
"@Usher brought in the new year with a #Prince and #temptation vibe. Gotta love it…. Happy New Year," the page captioned.
The look pays homage to the 1920s to 1960s hairstyle called "the conk," made popular by Black men who relaxed their hair to achieve large, slicked-back pompadours. Back in 2016, the Cut premiered their "100 Years of Beauty" video showing the style that was often worn by singers like James Brown and Little Richard.
Usher shared three Instagram photos showing off his hair while donning a fur coat.
"Rat Pack 2019," he captioned.
The new hairdo comes days after the Grammy-award winning singer filed for divorce from his wife and manager Grace Miguel. According to USA Today, the couple who had been married since 2015 confirmed their separation earlier in the year.
Fans reacted to the new hairstyle with hilarious photos and commentary:
Usher out here looking like Basie Skanks https://t.co/teIhHxXSwj
— ???????? (@jayjenai) January 1, 2019
Usher looks a wop bop a Doo Dop a got damn fool https://t.co/W7rPsqOqeN
— Dre.(like Dree) (@NeauxlaDre) January 1, 2019
Usher Barrino. pic.twitter.com/hw2RHSa0ci
— You Know My Name (@LookAtDustin) January 1, 2019
USHER MONET pic.twitter.com/BbX09qN54q
— Xavier D'Leau (@XavierDLeau) January 2, 2019
First Young Joc now Usher ????????♂️ pic.twitter.com/qcA2uT8E3M
— Noe (@ThankYouNoe) January 1, 2019
Usher look like frisch's big boy pic.twitter.com/wZMd6OeqKr
— MEERAK ????????✊???????? (@DJReemsDope) January 2, 2019
Usher if you don’t …… pic.twitter.com/3n9DemYW43
— CallMeQuan (@Quavo2k) January 2, 2019
Usher look like Pepe Le Pew pic.twitter.com/OOMYKvk3OC
— Ty (@_ThaiNoodles) January 1, 2019
So Usher really decided to dress up like dude from that terrible Superfly movie?
Oh…………………….ok pic.twitter.com/q02isDUZmE
— AP (@MichelleDeRossi) January 1, 2019
Sorry Usher boo, this ain't it.
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