After Usher was given the key to the city of Las Vegas and bowled over this year’s Super Bowl audience, he may have permanently given the key to his heart to his longtime partner, record executive Jennifer Goicoechea.
On Thursday, Feb. 8, ahead of his star-studded Super Bowl headlining performance, the “Ruin” singer and Goicoechea obtained a marriage license in the state of Nevada, according to court documents obtained by People magazine and confirmed by theGrio.
While the license was obtained, court records have yet to indicate it has been filed. However, after several reports have surfaced that the couple may have had a post-performance wedding, with People reporting that the couple was spotted wearing wedding rings, People has also confirmed nuptials. Page Six reported that producer Bryan-Michael Cox may have spilled the beans on a secret ceremony during an after-party event:
“Congrats to the newlyweds in the building!” producer Bryan-Michael Cox cheered as the duo made their way into the intimate USHER x Rémy Martin Post-Performance Dinner Party held at Cathédrale Las Vegas wearing all-white bridal looks, per a source who spoke with Page Six.
Usher was first romantically linked to Goicoechea in 2019 when footage of the pair together at producer Keith Thomas’ 40th birthday party surfaced. However, there are reports placing them together as early as 2016.
Goicoechea, a Miami native, has a lengthy background in music management. According to Harper’s Bazaar, she got her start as an assistant for Ciara. She then launched her own management company, Boogs’N’Effect Management. Presently, she holds major industry influence as the senior vice president of A&R at Epic Records. Billboard recognized Goicoechea in both 2020 and 2021 as an “R&B/Hip-Hop Power Player.”
The couple share two children: a daughter, Sovereign Bo, 3, and a son, Sire Castrello, 2. Usher also shares two sons, Usher V “Cinco,” 16, and…
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