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Yahoo
5 days ago
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- Yahoo
Usher Apologizes To Sabrina Carpenter's Dad Following Cherry Ordeal At 2025 Met Gala
Oh, oh oh— Usher's so sorry! Following the 2025 Met Gala, Sabrina Carpenter posted a photo recap from her extravagant night out including the highlight of Usher feeding her a cherry during his performance at the event. The final slide was a screenshot of her father, David Carpenter's reaction to the infamous cherry moment. '? Weird,' he wrote in the text after resharing the photo of her and Ursher. The crooner immediately took to the comments to issue a light-hearted apology. 'Apologies Mr Carpenter [laughing emoji] [cherries emoji],' wrote the father of four. Inside this year's Met Gala, Usher was one of two surprise performers with the other being Stevie Wonder. The eternal heartthrob serenaded the crowd with 'U Don't Have To Call,' 'Yeah!,' and 'OMG.' Per Vogue, Wonder performed 'Sir Duke,' 'Black Man,' 'Higher Ground,' 'Isn't She Lovely,' 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours),' 'I Wish,' and 'Superstition' before he and Ush sang 'Another Star' as a duet. The outlet noted that the show — and the evening which was in honor of Black dandyism — began on the Met steps as Silk & Sound, a 20-person chorus, wowed guests with a rendition of 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough.' When the party moved inside, the chorus covered an array of notable classics including Earth, Wind & Fire's 'Let's Groove,' Michael Jackson's 'Rock With You,' Bob Marley's 'Three Little Birds,' Al Green's 'Let's Stay Together,' Bill Withers' 'Lovely Day,' Luther Vandross' 'Never Too Much,' McFadden & Whitehead's 'Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now,' and even Stevie Wonder's 'Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing.' Promptly after the Met Gala, Usher jetted off to London to close out his Past Present Future tour. More from A$AP Rocky Doesn't Believe In "Weird" Absent Black Fathers Stereotype Ciara Claims Rihanna, A$AP Rocky Are Already Hinting At Baby No. 4 While Discussing Baby Fever Megan Thee Stallion Breaks Met Gala's No-Phone Rule, Gifts Fans Rare POV From Inside
Vogue
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Stevie Wonder and Usher Headline a True Musical Extravaganza at the 2025 Met Gala
Over the years, the Met Gala has developed something of a reputation for its show-stopping (or should that be dinner-stopping?) musical performance—from Rihanna belting out 'Bitch Better Have My Money' during 2015's 'China: Through the Looking Glass,' to Cynthia Erivo joining Ariana Grande onstage for a duet of 'When You Believe' at last year's 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' celebration. For the 2025 gala, however, fêting 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,' one or two big acts simply wouldn't do: The night, a tribute to the Black dandy, demanded a constellation of musical talent, beginning with a show on the red carpet. As celebrities streamed onto the daffodil-strewn Met steps, Silk & Sound, a 20-person chorus, serenaded guests (and eager onlookers posted across Fifth Avenue) with a rendition of 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough.' (Creative direction was by Allen René Louis.) The red carpet performance at the 2025 Met Gala The group would later move into the Great Hall, where, throughout the night, they covered a string of classic R&B, disco, and reggae hits, including 'Let's Groove' by Earth, Wind & Fire; 'Rock With You' by Michael Jackson; 'Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing' by Stevie Wonder (more on him later); 'Three Little Birds' by Bob Marley; 'Let's Stay Together' by Al Green; 'Lovely Day' by Bill Withers; 'Never Too Much' by Luther Vandross; and 'Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now' by McFadden & Whitehead. Joining them were the Matt Jones Orchestra, conducted by Matt Jones himself. Next came an interlude, arranged by Met Gala co-chair Pharrell Williams, from the 26-member Voices of Fire choir, based in Hampton Roads, Virginia, and directed by Bishop Ezekiel Williams, Pharrell's uncle. They performed melodious arrangements of 'JOY (Unspeakable),' 'Anywhere,' and—of course—'Happy,' because what would a major Pharrell outing be without that number? Later in the evening, as guests lingered in the Engelhard Court during cocktail hour, the call to dinner came—quite suddenly!—courtesy of New York's High and Mighty Brass Band, an eight-person group established back in 2009. They did 'No Diggity' by Blackstreet and Dr. Dre and 'Here Comes the Hotstepper' by Ini Kamoze.
