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I'm not sure. I'm sure you know this but Usher's the guy who "discovered" Justin Bieber, and I don't think he does anything ironically. The man self-described as "Fat Usher," Patrice Wilson, might be, given the viral success of his creepy-as-fuck Alison Gold videos. In a lot of my circles, people still sing pop songs at karaoke or something, which is pretty much how I know them: I was at a party the other night and since it was youtube and you could find any song, I requested a Buffy Sainte Marie song, which was a bit of a party foul (even though it's a beautiful song) and Britney Spears immediately after got the crowd moving again. These kids are mostly hipster as all fuck. So to answer your question, I think Usher knows what he's doing, and could probably craft better songs, but those songs don't move like, say Turn Down for What, which everyone can enjoy, ironically or not.