Associated Press — BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Usher was supposed to be one of the performers at music mogul Clive Davis' star-studded bash, but he had to back out for what Davis called a serious illness in his family.... more info

Perez Hilton — Poor Usher! We assume he doesn't get as many invites to do stuff because his wife's a supposed pain in the ass. And now, she's apparently the reason why he had to bow out of performing at the big, star-studded pre-Grammy Clive Davis tribute concert i... more info

TMZ — A family emergency caused Usher to 86 his performance at a pre-Grammy party last night -- and one report claims it's because his wife is in trouble after having cosmetic surgery. Music bigwig Clive Davis announced at his Pre-Grammy Bash that Usher'... more info

MTV.com News — Access Hollywood reports that singer's wife suffered plastic-surgery complications.By MTV News staff Usher and Tameka Foster Photo: Johnny Nunez/ WireImage Usher canceled his performance at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party due to a family eme... more info

People.com — Usher cancels pre-Grammy appearance "due to a serious injury in the family" more info

ContactMusic — Within two years, Apple may enter the television market, producing a set with a built in digital recorder that could sync with personal computers, iPhones and iPods ... more info

ContactMusic — R&B star USHER has denied rumours of a rift with his wife, after she was reportedly ordered to stay at home while he records his upcoming album. Internet gossip recently ... more info

The Mirror — Tuesday and we here at Mirror.co.uk's Showbiz Towers are rather pleased to see that the credit crunch is affecting celebs just as much as it is us mere mortals. more info

Perez Hilton — Back in 2006, Usher had high hopes for his Atlanta wine bar, The Grape. He was expecting the wine bar to go global! Sadly, it's not going to happen for the R&B star. The Grape has been forced to close. Tough times for everyone! According to reports,... more info

ContactMusic — R&B star USHER has fallen victim to the recession - his Atlanta, Georgia wine bar has been forced to close. The singer opened The Grape in his hometown in 2006 and talked of ... more info