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Usher helped usher in the Grammy Awards with a vodka-infused party Thursday at Avalon in Hollywood.<br>
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The star-studded affair also marked the launch of (Belvedere) Red, a special-edition vodka for (Product) Red, the charity organization that helps raise money to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

Usher's Grammy pre-show

( Amanda Edwards / Getty Images / February 10, 2011 )

Usher helped usher in the Grammy Awards with a vodka-infused party Thursday at Avalon in Hollywood.

The star-studded affair also marked the launch of (Belvedere) Red, a special-edition vodka for (Product) Red, the charity organization that helps raise money to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

Usher's Grammy pre-show

Usher's Grammy pre-show

The Grammys 2011