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Jay-Z was so impressed with Usher’s tribute to Michael Jackson at Sunday night’s, January 31 Grammy Awards, he’s tipped that Usher will become the new King of Pop. Usher joined Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson and Carrie Underwood to perform Jackson’s “Earth Song” at the annual awards ceremony.

The “99 Problems” star was watching from the audience at Los Angeles’ Staples Center – and he predicts a groundbreaking future for Usher. He tells Access Hollywood, “I thought the Michael Jackson tribute was fantastic and I thought Usher was doing a magnificent job.”

“I think he’s; He’s one of the guys that’s in line to, you know, fill those huge shoes. I don’t wanna put that pressure on him, but I think he’s one of the guys that’s in line to do that.”

This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at 5:00 am and is filed under Uncategorized. Tags: Celine Dion, Earth Song, Jay-Z, Jennifer Hudson, king of pop, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson