As previously reproted, Usher’s “Usher Bucks” are not some sort of ploy to scam people out of their hard work, but actually a promotional campaign for his upcoming Las Vegas residency.

The singer told Billboard just as much in a new interview. “The idea behind Usher Bucks was really as a way of promoting the residency. And since then, there has been more conversations, thus proving roads lead to Las Vegas,” he said. “We’ve been working on the merchandise for the night and that was the start of it.”