Usher Opens Vegas Residency with a Bang, Turns Into Sing-Along - TMZ

Usher is officially playing Vegas -- and the one thing we imagine he/his team are probably thinking now that show #1's in the books is ...

🥺❤️🥲😭 @Usher last night was EVERYTHING #usher #LasVegas pic.twitter.com/qhbdTieeM3.

it might be one of the best received Vegas residency shows we've seen in a while -- which just goes to show the strong fanfare Usher carries, even today.

Usher was even seen throwing his now-infamous "Usher bucks" ...

In other words, Usher and co.

Residency shows are usually reserved for your favorite acts of the past (no hate on the legends who play there) ..

Attitude of gratitude @Usher closes it out @CaesarsPalace@ColosseumatCP #UsherVegas #RJNow @reviewjournal pic.twitter.com/XB3ZO0QXJ4