Thanks to iHeart Radio and AT&T, on Friday, Sept. 16, a group of about 200 people witnessed a live performance and an album release party for Usher’s new album, “Hard II Love.”

With a private boat and a show on the dock, the night was bound to be a good one. The night began with mingling, taking photos and getting drinks while waiting for the performance to begin. When the time came, everyone was moved to stand in front of the stage on the dock.

The show started off with a DJ performance by Grits and Biscuits. They were there to get the crowd warmed up for Usher’s performance unfortunately they didn’t do a great job. Though their set was good, the small crowd was just too anxious for the main headliner.

When Usher was about to come on, the crowd went nuts. The band began to sound check the instruments and screams of anticipation rose in the crowd. Within a few minutes, the lights dimmed and smoke from the fog machine rose. Before we knew it, Usher was standing in front of us in his signature all-white outfit. As everyone got their phones out to take photos and videos, the performance started. The crowd was able to hear him perform the songs from his new album, live for the first time.

Usher was joined by two backup dancers and performed almost the entire album. The crowd loved it; so many people held phones up in the air. Everyone wanted to take photos and videos to remember the night.

When it came time to perform the title song of the album, the crowd lit up, literally. Everyone was given a small radio-controlled bracelet before the performance began. When he began to sing “Hard II Love,” everyone’s bracelets were lit blue. Some were flashing and some were solid; it created a pretty twinkle against the dark sky. The crowd sang along the best they could and danced even more. Usher, reacting to the energy of the crowd, showed off his signature dance moves and soulful voice.

When the night neared its end, the music became nostalgic as the singer played a few of his old tunes including, “You Got It Bad” and “Without You.” Snapchats and Instagram videos were piling high. One girl next to me was even recording a Facebook Live video.

You can check out the setlist below:

1. Need U
2. Missin U
3. No Limit
4. Bump
5. Rivals
6. Downtime
7. Crash
8. Hard II Love
9. FWM
10. Let Me
11. The Matrimony
12. Tell Me
13. Stronger
14. Bad Girl
15. U Got It Bad
16. Without You

You can watch the entire performance on iHeart Radio’s website and AT&T Live. Usher’s brand new album, “Hard II Love,” is on sale now.