It was Usher‘s birthday last week, and so when he visited the White House to perform for Barack, Michelle and family, the Obamas presented him with a birthday cupcake and then burst into such a joyful rendition of Happy Birthday To You that the film of it has the effect of approximately ten high-grade kitten clips. Usher shared the film on his Facebook page and it is now going viral after being shared by the White House too.
Yesterday, Usher released his latest record, Chains, exclusively on Tidal, with a video focusing on the stories of black men, women and children recently killed in America, often in dealings with the police. Using facial recognition software (and your computer’s camera), the music video site can tell if you take your eyes off the people featured in the video, urging you to focus on their stories. The video campaign uses the hashtag, #DontLookAway.