OMG! Usher to perform here in April

A few hours after AEG Live announced that Taylor Swift's tour will stop in Charlotte this summer, the promoter spilled what's arguably even bigger news: Usher is set to stop at Time Warner Cable Arena just 2-1/2 months from now -- on Saturday, April 30, with special guest Akon.

Usher has been in the spotlight quite a bit lately. On Super Bowl Sunday, the R&B star behind recent hits like "More" and "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" appeared during the Black Eyed Peas' halftime performance, and then this past Sunday, he performed with Justin Bieber at the Grammy Awards ceremony.

The 32-year-old R&B superstar was last here on Sept. 30, 2004, at the old Charlotte Coliseum.

Tickets for Usher's April show will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 25, through timewarnercablearena.com, ticketmaster.com, the venue box office, Ticketmaster outlets, or charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000.