The Voice judge marked the beginning of America's Independence Day holiday closing trading on Wall Street.
The move made traders pretty happy and also made Usher smile ear to ear.
Forget work: Usher marked the beginning of America's Independence Day holiday closing trading on Wall Street on Wednesday
The singer could not hide his excitement as he swung the heavy looking gavel down and declared the start of the July Fourth break.
While obviously music is his passion, the 34-year-old did try his hand at investment trading earlier on.
The star made sure to ham it up on the stock exchange floor, pretending to call in stock prices on the New York building's iconic phones.
Dance or financial move? While obviously music
is his passion, the 34-year-old did try his hand at investment trading
in New York
And while he may have looked a bit unsure, Usher certainly looked good doing.
Shunning the traditional trader uniform of suspenders, ties and suits, the 34-year-old went for a more rock star look.
For the bell ringing ceremony, which also celebrated the Macy's fireworks show, Usher donned black jeans and matching tight T-shirt with a navy windcheater and brogue inspired green and black sneakers.
Is this thing on? Usher seemed to be a bit confused by the phones
Ready to rock: Usher donned black jeans and
matching tight T-shirt with a navy windcheater and brogue inspired green
and black sneakers
Making sure everyone new he was a celebrity The Voice judge also wore his sunglasses inside the building.
Usher has helped curate the highly anticipated fireworks show and has been letting fans know how excited he is to be given the opportunity.
Taking to Twitter he said: 'Look up on July 4th! Bringing my artistic vision to #MacysFireworks!'
Diamonds in the sky: Usher has helped curate the highly anticipated Macy's fireworks show
'Really excited to add my flavor to the #MacysFireworks! This is the biggest stage I've ever created.
'Any guesses to the songs? Excited for u to see how we made this fire in the sky sing.'
But there was no time to take a break before the big show as Wednesday was definitely a busy New York day for Usher.
The RNB star was also tasked with the very important duty of turning on the lights of the famous Empire State Building.
Busy day: The singer also turned on the lights to the Empire State Building
Enjoying this as much as ringing the Stock Exchange bell, Usher laughed his way through the ceremony as he pulled down the big light switch.
The star then headed up to the observation deck to catch a look at the skyline he will be helping paint with colour the following evening.
Happy times: Obviously in a great mood, Usher playfully mucked around with a woman outside his hotel
