Usher's Record Label to Launch Next Month

(andPOP) - After three years of fine tuning, Usher's US Records is finally ready for its unveiling. The superstar?s record label, first announced in 2002, will make its formal debut next month with the release of the soundtrack for the romantic comedy ?In the Mix.?

The album will feature songs by rapper Rico Love, R&B quintet One Chance, Rayan, Anthony Hamilton, Christina Milian, Claudette Ortiz, Paul Wall, and newcomer Chris Brown. There will also be one song from Usher himself, who served as writer/producer on the project. No exact date has been announced for its release but the movie, in which Usher stars alongside actors Chazz Palminteri and Emmanuelle Chriqui, will open in theatres nation-wide on November 23.

Of the delay, BMG North America chairman/CEO Clive Davis says, ?[Usher?s] priorities were finding the right artists and then waiting until he strongly believed they were ready.?

Usher says he hopes US Records will achieve the same success as the label he?s currently signed under, Antonio ?L.A.? Reid and Kenneth ?Babyface? Edmonds? LaFace Records. "I've gone through a lot of trial and error to find what works and what doesn't," Usher says. "With that comes an understanding of how to offer the same opportunities to other artists."