Usher on new album 'UR': 'It isn't scheduled anymore, I've taken it back'

Hitmaker Usher has opened up about his forthcoming new album, 'UR', and revealed that the tentative release date has been axed.

During an exclusive interview with Billboard, the superstar explained that there is no longer a scheduled release date for the record, which features collaborations with Nicki Minaj, Pop & Oak, Pharrell Williams,Jermaine Dupri, Diplo, Ed Sheeran, Skrillex and Drake, so the pressure to rush it is now off:

"The album isn't scheduled anymore. I've basically taken it back. I'm taking my time with it. At the end of the day, all of this is just about having fun. You get in the studio [and] go with how you feel."

He also added that there's a duet with R&B sensation Chris Brown on the album: "There is another record that we worked on for the album. The relationship is great... we’ve been able to build.”

Usher admitted that he isn't far enough into the project yet to be able to define what it's about, but

"It's not about a specific topic or specific period of my life. I work on 40-50 songs in making an album. I haven’t finished the album enough to tell you what I'm talking about. It was just a different take. It’s something that feels very modern, but the vocal on it feels very specific to my style. I wanted to do something that I felt like would be current, but wouldn’t necessarily conform specifically."

Check out Usher's new song 'Believe Me' below: