Feb 5, 2009, 11:35 GMT
Usher's wife Tameka Foster is reportedly upset the singer has gone to Las Vegas to record his album.
The R'n'B star has angered Tameka by leaving her and their two young children in Atlanta while he works on new material. - Las Vegas, NV, USA © PRN / PR Photos
The R'n'B star has angered Tameka by leaving her and their two young children in Atlanta while he works on new material.
A source told the New York Post newspaper: "Tameka is really upset she was asked not to come to Las Vegas with Usher when he left to work on his next album.
"She tried to have so much influence over his last project that this time, the people involved with the record said she had to stay away."
It has also been claimed Usher, 30, has impressed record bosses with his new tracks since he arrived in Las Vegas.
The source added: "Tameka keeping her distance seems to be helping Usher."
However, Usher's representative insists the singer's 38-year-old spouse fully supports his career decisions.
The representative said: "Usher and Tameka have a solid relationship and she understands the demands of his recording schedule. He's been in the studio with Pharrell Williams and Jermaine Dupri working hard on his next album."
Usher and Tameka have two sons - one-year-old Usher Raymond V and Naviyd Ely, who was born last December.
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