5 days ago in Entertainment, Music FILE - Usher performs at Power 105.1's Powerhouse 2016 at Barclays Center in New York on Oct. 27, 2016. The R&B star said he plans to release his highly anticipated album âConfessions 2â this year. The singer didnât offer a definitive release date, but he expects to drop the follow-up album after he begins his Las Vegas residency, which kicks off in July. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File) Photo: Associated Press By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) â Usher has a confession â he’s almost ready to release the sequel to his groundbreaking, epic 2004 album “Confessions.”