Usher’s new music video may spark some envy as he and his famous pals hop in pools and celebrate at a house party.
The LeSean Harris-directed video for "Don't Waste My Time," which features Ella Mai, was released Wednesday after Atlanta-based Usher teased it throughout the week on Instagram.
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The clip is all about having fun as Usher and Ella Mai party together, rubbing elbows with celebrities including Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sons King and Justin Combs, and comedian Jamie Kennedy. Notable appearances come from rapper Snoop Dogg, who’s in the kitchen whipping up a meal, and Atlanta’s own Jermaine Dupri, who produced the song, where he’s spinning as the party DJ.
View the summer-ready music video here.
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The clip comes three months after the single debuted on streaming platforms. While Ella Mai is featured prominently on the song now, Usher told Billboard magazine in December that it wasn't always a collaboration.
“I genuinely am a fan of her voice, and also felt like the song was perfect for both of us,” he said. “The more I listened to ‘Don’t Waste My Time,’ I felt like it was missing a female’s perspective. So we flipped it up, changed the second verse to a female’s story, and I felt like she was great for it. I reached out to her, and it took a minute, but we finally managed to get in the room with each other, and the rest is becoming history.”
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