Usher announces he is having a son

Usher has announced that his wife Tameka Foster is expecting a baby boy this autumn.

The singer revealed he was to become a father earlier this year with his stylist partner, who already has three children from a previous relationship.

The R'n'B star married Foster last month and revealed to People magazine that they are to have a boy.

He said: "I just want my son to fully be coherent and to be healthy, first and foremost.

"I've found that it is a step-by-step process. You can wish for a million and one things. But I hope that my son has the same energy I had as a child. Hopefully, he won't be as bad as me. I hope he's just a healthy son."

Usher admitted earlier this month that he would love to have a boy because then he could carry on his name, saying: "I don't know if it's a boy or a girl. I want it to be a boy. I think every man wants a son. If it's a boy, I'm going to name him Usher. I'm hoping to name him that.

"I've been playing with a few names. I'm the fourth. Usher Raymond IV. I just want to pass the name on. Maybe I'll change the middle name."