Time to Usher in the Cannes Lions

By next week Cannes will once again be awash with celebrities

Imprint: By Pam Williamson, Updated 14 June 2016

The annual Cannes Lions event celebrates creativity and innovation across all disciplines and throughout business.

Always with an impressive line-up of speakers and representatives, 2016 is no different. We've already seen that the likes of two-time Academy Award nominee Will Smith is set to appear, as is A-list celebrity Gwyneth Paltrow, pop bad boy Iggy Pop and magical genius David Copperfield, to name but a few.

Now eight times Grammy Award winning music artist, actor and philanthropist, Usher will be appearing in 'An Intimate Conversation with Usher' at 14;00 on Tuesday 21st June. Usher is ranked as one of the best-selling artists in American music history, having sold over 65 million albums worldwide. His eighth studio album, Flawed, will release this summer.

Usher and Ryan Seacrest, will be discussing what it takes to create your own success. Giving you the chance for an intimate glimpse into their creative process — they will share the power of great collaborations, risk-taking, winning, losing, learning and striving beyond the hits to build a winning and enduring career.

Stay tuned for more on Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity 2016.

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