Leaked: New Usher Album Fails to Find Love in Clubs or Elsewhere

Official Release Date: May 27

The Verdict: “Love in This Club,� despite its promising theme (it’s literally about doing it on a crowded dance floor), never really matches the charm or R&B absurdity of the R. Kelly singles it’s obviously based on. A bummer, since it’s definitely the highlight of Usher’s new Here I Stand. Otherwise, there’s the upbeat, not-bad “Best Thing� (featuring Jay-Z), the Will.I.Am-produced “What’s Your Name� (possibly built from the leftover parts of “Yeah!�), and a bunch of forgettable slow jams, all adding up to the fact that if “LiTC� isn’t an all-summer hit, Usher doesn’t really have a plan B.