Usher Says The World Deserves to Hear Him Collaborating with Adele

Usher has a confession to make. He really loves Adele, even if she's threatening his position as an album-sales record holder.

"If I have to confess, I have to confess that I have told a few people not to go and buy Adele's album because I don't want her to go and break my record," he joked to Capital FM in the U.K. The 21 singer's record-setting album has come close to beating the record held by his own album Confessions for most albums sold in one year.

"No, actually, I love her. Unfortunately, she's the closest to breaking my record for the last 10 years. So now, guys, don't go and buy that album right now."

But if he can't beat her, he'll join her. He hinted in the same interview that he would love the chance to collaborate with the broken-hearted songstress. "I think the world deserves an Usher and Adele record," he said. "That's what I think."