Usher promises new music

Says that we can expect new material next year.

While 2013 has been a busy year for Usher, with a coaching spot on "The Voice" and an upcoming movie, "Hands of Stone," one thing has been missing from the R&B star: new music.

Well, get ready, Usher fans, because all of that is about to change in the coming weeks.

"[You're] going to hear some new music at the top of the year," Usher told MTV News on the purple carpet of his protégé Justin Bieber's documentary "Believe," which hits theaters Christmas Day.

Usher's friend and Bieber's manager Scooter Braun interjected, "I've heard Usher's music — get ready."