Usher is gearing up for his 6th studio album and a new song titled ‘Papers’ will be released this Monday from the new set. However, the album’s name is not ‘Monster’ as has been reported by other websites and blogs in the past few months. The official name of the album has been apparently changed to Raymond Vs. Raymond, HHNM has exclusively learnt and yes, it has a release date: December 8th.

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It's now called Raymond VS Raymond

Unless he has a smash hit he's going in the same direction as Mariah--huge breakthrough album, then moderate/floppy album with only 1 hit, and the next album has no hype...

Neither album title jumps out at me...

I don't get it.

Better than Monster but it's still confusing.

The previous title has definitely much more commercial appeal than this one but we'll see.

"monster" was better >>>>>>

Raymond vs. Raymond???

I liked "MONSTER" way better.... i don't even know what this means.

I worry I am stating the obvious here... so sorry if that is the case.

...but Raymond is his last name.

Reference to his divorce? Reference to some alter-ego nonsense a la Beyonce? We shall see.

In any case I am so glad the hype train left his station a while ago. I have never been a huge fan.

Yes

Sasha Fierce thing... um Everybody Loves Raymond?

hmmm i think the only reason he changed the title because he knows Lady GaGa is doing so well right now in terms of sales, and since her re-release is called The Fame - Monster, he n the record company prob felt its better to change it !!

liked monster better >>>>>>

I'm confused...

Yes! Monster is GaGa.

Monster sounds like a name of a hit album...Raymond VS Raymond is a forgetable name of a flop album.

Change it back to Monster please and give us another What's A Man To Do!

Yes, "Monster" was a great title...Too bad he changed it. After all it's the music I care about, not the title. "What's A Man To Do" is an amazing song, but I would like to hear something new, something fresh and not "something like" or "another...". Can't wait for the first single!

It's gonna be like Confessions except this time it'll be about his DIVORCE. Yall don't get it? The 1st single which should be out today is called "Papers"...you know like divorce papers.

This could be his big comeback!

^ Now it makes sense, I never knew what his last name is .

I'm pretty sure most people doesn't as well...Well, other than die hard fans...Now it sounds more epic than Monster even.


@ JasonScofield We all do but just like a cover can make people check an album, the title does the same.

And I def' want him to step it up but I wouldn't mind another WAMTD kinda song.

Monster>>>Raymond vs Raymond based off the fact most people won't understand the title. However both are great!