Usher Says He Won ‘Bidding War’ with Justin Timberlake for Justin Bieber

Usher and Justin Timberlake draw quite a lot of comparisons … however Usher says he is bought a leg up on his counterpart — ‘trigger he beat him in a Justin Bieber bidding battle.

The singer-songwriter revealed in an interview with People that, method again in 2008, he met Bieber and Scooter Braun and supplied to deliver JB onto his file label … however first, he mentioned he needed to pull out a thicker wad of money than Timberlake.

Usher mentioned he additionally used Timberlake’s title towards him, telling Justin that — if he went with Usher — he’d be the one Justin round.

Looks like the battle did not get too contentious … Usher would not say something destructive about Timberlake within the interview — and truly compliments the man tons.

Usher mentioned he and Justin are each distinctive artists, and he loves the producers Timberlake chooses to work with … including he even needs to collaborate on an album with the previous *NSYNC star.

He completed off by saying he is motivated by individuals like Timberlake who “should be recognized for who he is and what his contribution has been.”

After all, Usher was acknowledged for his contribution to music by headlining the Super Bowl Halftime show … one which his protege determined to skip out on.

We broke the story … Usher reached out to Bieber on to get him to hitch him for his massive efficiency — however, whereas Alicia Keys, Ludacris and Lil Jon all hopped onstage with him, Justin determined to sit down in his suite and spectate.

No unhealthy blood between the 2 although … ‘trigger Usher mentioned in an interview earlier this week that “he’s just wanting to tell a different story right now, and I understand that.”