Singer Usher has dismissed bizarre online claims that a body double or “clone” performed in his place during a recent concert. His appearance in New Jersey (right) sparked rumours the singer was using a double body. “Is this the real Usher or did New York just get a high-budget body double with the wrong dance moves? Usher has hit back at claims he used a body double. In July, Usher faced another online debate after halting a steamy, interactive onstage routine during his concert in Nashville, Tennessee.