*Usher’s Las Vegas residency, “Usher: My Way,” has transformed Park MGM into a thriving entertainment destination, according to Black Enterprise writer Iman Milner.
The residency, named in honor of the 20th anniversary of his second studio album, has cemented Park MGM’s reputation as a premier entertainment destination. The 42-year-old Atlanta-based artist has brought an unprecedented level of excitement and energy to the resort, enticing visitors with the opportunity to witness the music legend live and in person.
One year after his arrival at Dolby Live, the show has become the hottest ticket on the strip, with selling out crowds every night. According to Milner, “his likeness is plastered across billboards in the airport, peering across at you from atop taxis, and on the lips of passersby, all asking the same question: ‘Are you going to the show?’ No need to explain; everyone knows…if you’re in Vegas, you must be here to see Usher.”
Park MGM is the result of a $550 million overhaul in 2019 from the previous Monte Carlo Resorts. The 2,900-room destination, according to Milner, “has been the less trendy and more upscale option for travelers looking to experience Vegas with a side of serenity.” Milner says the size of the hotel belies its boutique feel, “right down to its smoke-free policy—the first of its kind on the Strip.”
Milner says the opening of Ursh’s show pays homage to those Black men and women of who came to Vegas at a time when people of color were not welcome through the front doors of the hotels, casinos and restaurants, despite being headline performers. Sammy Davis, Jr. Drive, named after the first Black person allowed to perform on the Strip, is just ten minutes away from Park MGM.
Watch video from Usher: My Way – The Las Vegas Residency below:
Below, Milner’s review of “Usher: My Way – The Las Vegas Residency” for Black Enterprise:
He starts the show in a perfectly-tailored all-white number that feels plucked off of Davis himself—and an undeniable nod to the era of music that made him a household name. There’s an ode to the stripper-dominant culture of his hometown combined with theatrics and staging that rival the thrilling experience of the neighboring Vegas mainstay, Cirque Du Soleil. And just when you’re ready to get swept up in the spectacle of it all, a single spotlight shines down on Usher, who is alone on stage, having finished a string of ballads that prove his mic is always on, and it’s clear that this level of excellence, of mastery, and execution could be achieved by very few other artists—past or present. No, Usher didn’t need a Vegas residency, but the city desperately needed him. By the time his 2004 No.1 single “Yeah” booms through the speakers, the audience has reached a fever pitch—a mixture of knowing the end has come and gratitude at having spent the last two hours in the presence of one of music’s all-time greats. If your ears are open as the sold-out crowd moves toward the exit, echoes of the words “Girl, we have to come back!” fill the theater’s lobby.”
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