Usher and his sons discuss social media on Instagram’s “Carversations.”

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00:00Usher and his sons discuss social media on Instagram's Carversations

00:04Instagram's new Carversations launched December 11th with Usher and his teenage sons, Cinco and

00:10Naveed, talking in a car, offering a rare look at a father hearing their social media realities.

00:16Usher started singing at 15 and broke out with My Way in 1997. His biggest success came with

00:23Confessions, which sold over 15 million copies and made him the top Billboard artist of the 2000s.

00:30He later scored more hits with songs like OMG and DJ Goddess Fallen in Love. Beyond music,

00:37he co-founded RBMG with Scooter Braun to launch Justin Bieber, founded Usher's new look in 1999,

00:44coached on The Voice, acted in the faculty In the Mix and Hands of Stone, and drew 123-plus million

00:50U.S. viewers with his 2024 Super Bowl halftime, on top of 100-plus million records, eight Grammys,

00:58and a Walk of Fame star. In Carversations, the megastar appears simply as a father with ex-wife

01:05Tameka Foster's teens, Cinco and Naveed using the car's relaxed format to listen, check in,

01:12and make space. No lecturing. No facade. The heart of the episode is social media, what they see,

01:19how opinions land, and the pressure to appear perfect, with visibility raising the stakes for

01:24a superstar's sons. Usher stresses authenticity over validation. He flags cyberbullying and

01:32unrealistic expectations. He urges creative, responsible use with compassion and honesty.

01:38He recalls a gatekeeper era of auditions and rejections before his 15-year-old debut,

01:43and tells his sons, If Instagram was around when I was trying to get signed, things would have been

01:49very different. Instead of waiting for label approval, he could have showcased talent instantly

01:54to millions online. A light-hearted break has Usher and his sons testing vocals, laughing and

02:01harmonizing, warm, human, and refreshingly unscripted.