{"id":290869,"date":"2024-02-18T21:17:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T02:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/usher-says-he-won-bidding-war-with-justin-timberlake-for-justin-bieber"},"modified":"2024-02-18T21:17:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T02:17:51","slug":"usher-says-he-won-bidding-war-with-justin-timberlake-for-justin-bieber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/usher-says-he-won-bidding-war-with-justin-timberlake-for-justin-bieber","title":{"rendered":"Usher Says He Gained 'Bidding Warfare' with Justin Timberlake for Justin Bieber"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Usher<\/strong><\/a> and Justin Timberlake<\/strong><\/a> draw a lot of comparisons … but Usher says he’s got a leg up on his counterpart — ’cause he beat him in a Justin Bieber<\/strong><\/a> bidding war.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The singer-songwriter revealed in an interview with People<\/strong><\/a> that, way back in 2008, he met Bieber and Scooter Braun<\/strong><\/a> and offered to bring JB onto his record label … but first, he said he had to pull out a thicker wad of cash than Timberlake.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Usher said he also used Timberlake’s name against him, telling Justin that — if he went with Usher — he’d be the only Justin around.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Seems like the war didn’t get too contentious … Usher doesn’t say anything negative about Timberlake in the interview — and actually compliments the guy tons.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Usher said he and Justin are both unique artists, and he loves the producers Timberlake chooses to work with … adding he even wants to collaborate on an album with the former *NSYNC star.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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He finished off by saying he’s motivated by people like Timberlake who “should be recognized for who he is and what his contribution has been.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Of course, Usher was recognized for his contribution to music by headlining the Super Bowl Halftime show<\/strong><\/a> … one which his protege decided to skip out on.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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We broke the story … Usher reached out to Bieber<\/strong><\/a> directly to get him to join him for his big performance — but, while Alicia Keys<\/strong>, Ludacris<\/strong> and Lil Jon<\/strong> all hopped onstage with him, Justin decided to sit in his suite and spectate.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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No bad blood between the two though … ’cause Usher said in an interview earlier this week that “he’s just wanting to tell a different story right now, and I understand that.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Bottom line … Usher won the biggest auction of his life — and ya gotta wonder how Justin Timberlake feels about it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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