Usher announced the project on Octowith a trailer showing himself and Zaytoven driving around Atlanta and visiting various locations. According to Pitchfork writer Briana Younger, " A is a solid homage to the duo's beloved Atlanta roots and the city's sound that has permeated just about every corner of popular music." Elias Leight of Rolling Stone wrote that "catching pop's waves has always been one of Usher's greatest strengths, whether that means collaborating with Lil Jon when crunk was going mainstream or charging into EDM". The album features songwriters Elliott Trent, Dimitri McDowell, and American gospel singer Deitrick Haddon. The album was recorded at Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California. And we started working on songs, had great combinations between the first two, three, and we kept going." In an interview Usher conducted the Thursday before the album release with The Fader, he said "Zaytoven and I were working on my project, my future album, actually. Zaytoven and Usher previously collaborated on the 2009 single " Papers" from Usher's 2010 album Raymond v. Pitts posted another image in September on his Instagram of him, Zaytoven, and Usher in the studio. On July 25, 2018, Mark Pitts, President of Urban Music at RCA, posted a photo on Instagram of him and Usher working in the studio. A features guest appearances from Future and Gunna.
The album is an homage to the city of Atlanta, where Usher and Zaytoven grew up. A is a collaborative studio album by American singer-songwriter Usher and American record producer Zaytoven, the latter of which entirely handling the albums production.
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