Usher Brings Tevin Campbell Out To Perform "Can We Talk" In Las Vegas: Watch

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Tevin confirmed earlier this summer that L.A. Reid wanted Babyface to give the hit song to Usher instead of him.

As he settles back into his second-ever venture of hosting a residency in Las Vegas, Usher looks to be giving audience members the performance of a lifetime, as well as a host of special guests joining him on stage.

After kicking things off at Park MGM's Dolby Live on August 26th, the 43-year-old recruited comedian Tiffany Haddish to partake in some bumping and grinding up on stage, which she clearly enjoyed, and for his latest show, Usher recruited fellow R&B star Tevin Campbell to come up and sing for his audience.


On Sunday (September 4), Campbell performed the lead vocals on his 1993 hit "Can We Talk" while the Dallas native joined in with some support and ad-libs.

Earlier this summer, the 45-year-old Texas-born singer confirmed on the State of Black Music Podcast that L.A. Reid and Babyface got in a spat over the song because the former wanted it to go to Usher, while the latter was set on Campbell recording the track.

"Well, that’s true," the "Always in My Heart" singer shared at the time. "That’s actually true, L.A. did want [Usher] to record it but Babyface wanted me to do it and they had a big fight over that."

Usher Brings Tevin Campbell Out To Perform "Can We Talk" In Las Vegas: Watch
Usher performs at his Las Vegas Residency -- Denise Truscello/Getty Images

As Rated RnB reports, Reid opened up about the drama in his Sing to Me book, writing, "The worst moment came when Kenny came to Atlanta to record Tevin Campbell on a song call ‘Can We Talk,’ a song I f*cking loved, and the first song he wrote and produced without me."

"It would have been perfect for Usher, but Kenny brought Tevin Campbell to Atlanta and recorded the song at Doppler Studios in the room next door to where I was working with Usher. That was no accident. Usher didn’t understand why Kenny was working next door on this song with someone else. He was confused and hurt. I was crushed."

Despite the past issues, though, both artists appear to be comfortable enough to take the stage together and support each other now. Check out a video of their performance below, and tap back in with HNHH later for more music news updates.


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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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