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Tuesday, Nov 3
Hands Up If You, Too, Thought That Chris Brown Was Going For An “Alvin & The Chipmunks” Thing With His New Album’s Cover
Chris Brown debuted the cover for his forthcoming album Graffiti on Twitter last night, and the Purple Rain font, slung-over-the-shoulder guitar, and mess of animals either threatening him or ready to be spawned by him. I first saw the cover on the relatively tiny screen of my phone, and t...
Tuesday, Oct 27
Chris Brown Breaks Out His Toybox
Chris Brown’s “I Can Transform Ya” video takes the lessons of this summer’s Michael Bay blockbuster to heart, with people in the video changing into fire trucks (an unintentional homage to the semi-iconic video for “Cherry Pie”?), motorcycles, and sleek cars right before your eyes. (Yo...
Wednesday, Oct 21
Chris Brown Grabs The Mic
Chris Brown is doing the first radio interview since his domestic-violence incident with Rihanna in November right now on New York radio station Hot 97, and I have to say that the DJ conducting the interview, Angie Martinez, is pretty no-holds-barred in her questioning, asking the sing...
Wednesday, Apr 8
Publicity-Stunt Single Backfires, Sorta [That's Life In The Inferno Of Postmodernity]
Last week brought the news that a Chicago outfit called the Smoke Jumpers had recorded a track called "My Flow So Tight," a "James Brown Is Dead"-ish piece of piffle that became newsworthy because of its chorus asking for the ass-kicking of one Chris Brown. In the five days that have passed,...
Thursday, Mar 12
How Would You Like A Chris Brown and Rihanna Duet... That They Recorded A FEW DAYS AGO? [Move Along, Nothing To See Here!]
Seriously, if I never see the words Chris Brown and Rihanna in a sentence together it will be like Christmas and my birthday rolled into one. But here we are, one more chapter in a story that gets sadder and sadder every day. According to CNN:
Monday, Feb 16
Chris Brown Apologizes [Official Statements]
One week after being arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats during the course of an altercation with his girlfriend, Rihanna, pop singer Chris Brown released a mea culpa to the press: "Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired. I am seeking th...
Wednesday, Feb 11
Is Radio Runnin' Scared From Chris Brown? Not Really [Radio, Radio]
Staff members at Cleveland Top 40 station WAKS told the Cleveland Plain Dealer said that the station was pulling Chris Brown off the station because of complaints from listeners. Chris Brown's Songs, TV Appearances Yanked From Air [MTV]
Thursday, Jan 15
Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Ciara, Chris Brown, And Pretty Much Every Other R & B Star Out There Mix It Up [A Listening Station Extra]
Usher, "First Class Flight (To The Moon)": Usher rewrites Ne-Yo's "Closer." It sounds better than anything on Here I Stand, but you have to admit that's a pretty low bar. Chris Brown, "Comeback (Such A Lie)": What if "Cry Me A River" was wound around a flute sample? It would sound like this.
Friday, Dec 12
Doubled His Pleasure, Quadrupled His Fun: Chris Brown is 2008’s Stealth Chart Star [100 And Single]
6. “No Air” (Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown) 19. “Kiss Kiss” (Chris Brown feat. T-Pain) 66. “Get Like Me” (David Banner feat. Chris Brown) R&B/Hip-Hop: 42. “Get Like Me” (David Banner feat. Chris Brown) 43. “No Air” (Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown) 45. “Kiss Kiss” (Chris Brown feat. T-Pain)
Monday, Nov 10
Peoples' Choice Awards Once Again Give People Chance To Act Like They Care About Music [Everybody's A Winner]
FAVORITE MALE SINGER Chris Brown Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley FAVORITE R&B SONG No One" by Alicia Keys Take A Bow" by Rihanna With You" by Chris Brown FAVORITE POP SONG Disturbia" by Rihanna I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry No Air" by Jordin Sparks featuring Chris Brown
Wednesday, Sep 17
The BET Awards Continue To Wave The Banner For A "Best Ringtone" Award
Lyricist of the Year Jay-Z Lil Wayne Nas T.I. Kanye West MVP of the Year DJ Khaled Jay-Z Lil Wayne T.I. Kanye West CD of the Year Jay-Z – American Gangster Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III Lupe Fiasco – Lupe Fiasco’s “The Cool” Nas – Untitled Kanye West – Graduation
Sunday, Sep 7
Live-Blogging The 2008 Video Music Awards: No Britney, No Peace
9:53 p.m. Chris Brown: shill for Wrigley. I wouldn't mind quite so much if he OWNED it, you know? If he didn't look so damned sheepish in the Wrigley photo ops. 11:00 p.m. Oooh, depressingly unsmooth hip-hop punch-in in this Kid Rock performance.
Wednesday, Aug 27
2008 Video Music Awards Nominations [Putting The Pseudo In Pseudo-event]
BEST MALE VIDEO Chris Brown, "With You" Flo Rida, "Low" Lil Wayne, "Lollipop" T.I., "No Matter What" Usher, "Love In This Club" BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Adele, "Chasing Pavements" Chris Brown, "Forever" Chris Brown feat. T-Pain, "Kiss Kiss" Gnarls Barkley, "Run"
Monday, Aug 11
The Video Music Awards Nominations Keep On Dancing Into Our Field Of Vision
BEST DANCING IN A VIDEO Chris Brown, "Forever" Directed by Joseph Kahn BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO: Mary J. Blige - "Just Fine" Director: Chris Applebaum Rihanna - "Take a Bow" Director: Anthony Mandler Chris Brown - "With You" Director: Erik White/Chris Brown
Monday, Aug 4
Chris Brown's Song Brought To You By Wrigley, Ad Concept Brought To You By iTunes
Maybe I'm still dealing with residual Chris Martin-on-the-brain after seeing not one, but two new Coldplay videos yesterday, but the first thing I thought of when I saw Chris Brown's commercial for Wrigley's Doublemint gum—which uses the hook from the teen heartthrob's secretly spon...
Monday, Jul 28
Chris Brown Would Like To Double Your Pleasure Against Your Will [Endorsements]
First, Mr. Brown updated the jingle and recorded it with hip-hop producer Polow Da Don. Then, during the same Los Angeles recording sessions in February, paid for by Wrigley, Mr. Brown added new lyrics and made a 4½-minute rendition of the tune, titled "Forever."
Wednesday, Jul 2
The Followup Conundrum: At Midyear, Big Hits Are One-Offs [100 And Single]
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 2. Lil Wayne, "A Milli" (LW No. 4, 10 weeks) 4. The-Dream, "I Luv Your Girl" (LW No. 5, 18 weeks) 5. Chris Brown, "Take You Down" (LW No. 6, 14 weeks) 8. Usher feat. Beyonce and Lil Wayne, "Love in This Club, Part II" (LW No. 8, 10 weeks)
Thursday, Jun 26
Ne-Yo is denying claims that his pretty decent ...
Ne-Yo is denying claims that his pretty decent "A Milli" freestyle was meant as a shot at Chris Brown. "That is not a Chris Brown dis," he told MTV. "I'm not shooting at nobody... Chris, I ain't shooting at you. That's my homeboy. It is not a Chris Brown dis!" OK, so then who is the opening line "To whom i...
Tuesday, Jun 17
Teen Choice Nominations: Finally Some Credit For The Jonas Brothers
Choice Music: Male Artist Chris Brown Jesse McCartney Justin Timberlake Kanye West Usher Choice Music: Rap Artist Flo Rida Kanye West Lil Mama Lil Wayne Lupe Fiasco Choice Music: R&B Artist Beyoncé Chris Brown Rihanna T-Pain Usher
Friday, May 30
John, Paul, George, Ringo, And Cookie: "Idol" Winner Sets (And Sells) Records
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 4. Chris Brown, "Take You Down" (LW No. 7, 9 weeks) 5. Usher feat. Young Jeezy, "Love in This Club" (LW No. 8, 16 weeks) 7. The-Dream, "I Luv Your Girl" (LW No. 12, 13 weeks) 8. Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown, "No Air" (LW No. 4, 12 weeks)
Thursday, May 22
New Kids On The Block Have A Brand-New Hit
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1. Lil Wayne feat. Static Major, "Lollipop" (LW No. 1, 10 weeks) 4. Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown, "No Air" (LW No. 5, 11 weeks) 7. Chris Brown, "Take You Down" (LW No. 10, 8 weeks) 10. Usher feat. Beyonce and Lil Wayne, "Love in This Club, Part II" (LW No. 12, 4 weeks)
Friday, May 16
From Zombies to Ri-Ri: Bonus Hits are Album-Buyer's Ripoff and Chart Bonanza
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1. Lil Wayne feat. Static Major, "Lollipop" (LW No. 1, 9 weeks) 2. Mariah Carey, "Touch My Body" (LW No. 4, 14 weeks) 5. Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown, "No Air" (LW No. 5, 10 weeks) 10. Chris Brown, "Take You Down" (LW No. 16, 7 weeks)
The BET Awards Promise Big Stars, Big Hits And The Word "Feat."
Best New Artist Best Female Hip-Hop Artist Trina Lil' Mama Eve Best Male Hip-Hop Artist Jay-Z Lil' Wayne Common Chris Brown feat. T-Pain-"Kiss Kiss" Viewer's Choice Chris Brown feat. T-Pain-"Kiss Kiss" Lil' Wayne feat. Static Major-"Lollipop" Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown-"No Air"
Tuesday, May 13
Live-Blogging The Top 3 Showdown On "American Idol," Because I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
8:25 p.m. The girls are going wild for David's Chris Brown pick. And he said it was a tough song to practice. 8:58 p.m. This whole episode is making me miss Josiah Leming. 9:01 p.m. Cutting back to David Archuleta's version of "With You" is making Bryan crack up.
David Archuleta Hoping To Show The World That He's The Chris Brown Of "American Idol"
Syesha Mercado Randy Jackson chose: "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys Syesha Chose: undetermined The producers chose: undetermined David Archuleta Paula Abdul chose: "And So It Goes" by Billy Joel David chose: "With You" by Chris Brown The producers chose: "Longer" by Dan Fogelberg
Thursday, May 8
Jesse McCartney: The Unlikely Heir To Justin Timberlake's Throne?
Ed. note: Chris "dennisobell" Molanphy, our resident chart guru, looks at the upward, downward, and lack of movement on this week's Billboard charts: The upper reaches of this week's Billboard Hot 100 are a little sleepy—two songs sneak into the bottom rungs of the Top 10, and every song a...
Friday, May 2
Forever Leavin' Pork & Beans: Big Chart Moves By Summer Single Contenders [100 And Single]
3. Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown, "No Air" (LW No. 3, 17 weeks) 5. Usher feat. Young Jeezy, "Love in This Club" (LW No. 4, 11 weeks) 6. Ray J & Yung Berg, "Sexy Can I" (LW No. 7, 13 weeks) 9. Chris Brown, "Forever" (CHART DEBUT, 1 week) 10. Chris Brown, "With You" (LW No. 9, 22 weeks)
Friday, Apr 25
Sweeter Than Apple Pie: Weezy Licks His Way To The No. 1 Spot [100 And Single]
1. Lil Wayne feat. Static Major, "Lollipop" (LW No. 2, 6 weeks) 3. Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown, "No Air" (LW No. 3, 16 weeks) 4. Usher feat. Young Jeezy, "Love in This Club" (LW No. 4, 10 weeks) 5. Mariah Carey, "Touch My Body" (LW No. 5, 10 weeks) 9. Chris Brown, "With You" (LW No. 8, 21 weeks)
Friday, Apr 18
The Main Event: Original Diva Battles New Diva For No. 1
2. Lil Wayne feat. Static Major, "Lollipop" (LW No. 4, 5 weeks) 3. Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown, "No Air" (LW No. 7, 15 weeks) 4. Usher feat. Young Jeezy, "Love in This Club" (LW No. 5, 9 weeks) 5. Mariah Carey, "Touch My Body" (LW No. 1, 9 weeks) 8. Chris Brown, "With You" (LW No. 8, 20 weeks)
Thursday, Apr 10
Countin' Down The Drum Stems! Remixable Single Gives Radiohead A Hit
1. Mariah Carey, "Touch My Body" (LW No. 1, 8 weeks) 4. Lil Wayne feat. Static Major, "Lollipop" (LW No. 7, 4 weeks) 5. Usher feat. Young Jeezy, "Love in This Club" (LW No. 2, 8 weeks) 7. Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown, "No Air" (LW No. 5, 14 weeks) 8. Chris Brown, "With You" (LW No. 8, 19 weeks)
Monday, Apr 7
Usher Haunted By Hotties
I'm not totally sure why Usher bothered making an expensive video for "Love In This Club" when the song it promotes is already a No. 1 hit, but who am I to question the choices of a performer that makes Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown, and the like look gawky and amateurish? In the clip, Usher is...
Friday, Apr 4
Touch Their Bodies, Eat Their Dust: Two Queens Dethrone The King
1. Mariah Carey, "Touch My Body" (LW No. 15, 7 weeks) 2. Usher feat. Young Jeezy, "Love in This Club" (LW No. 2, 7 weeks) 5. Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown, "No Air" (LW No. 6, 13 weeks) 7. Lil Wayne feat. Static Major, "Lollipop" (LW No. 9, 3 weeks) 8. Chris Brown, "With You" (LW No. 4, 18 weeks)
Friday, Mar 28
Lils Mama And Weezy Make Big Moves, Shake Up Top 10
4. Chris Brown, "With You" (LW No. 2, 17 weeks) 6. Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown, "No Air" (LW No. 6, 12 weeks) 8. Rihanna, "Don't Stop the Music" (LW No. 5, 18 weeks) 10. Lil Mama feat. Chris Brown & T-Pain, "Shawty Get Loose" (LW No. 19, 5 weeks)
Friday, Mar 21
It's Alright, 'Na (She's Only "Bleeding"): Leona Lewis Vaults Past Mariah
1. Usher Featuring Young Jeezy, "Love In This Club" (LW No. 1, 5 weeks) 2. Chris Brown, "With You" (LW No. 2, 16 weeks) 5. Rihanna, "Don't Stop the Music" (LW No. 5, 17 weeks) 6. Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown, "No Air" (LW No. 6, 11 weeks) 7. Ray J & Yung Berg, "Sexy Can I" (LW No. 7, 7 weeks)
Friday, Mar 14
Bonkers For Buckley: America's Dead Idol [100 And Single]
When the producers of American Idol announced at the start of this season that, for the first time, they would be selling contestants' performances on iTunes, but that iTunes had agreed not to report those sales publicly or to Billboard, we chart geeks grumbled. How would we know how big an...
Friday, Mar 7
He Makes Us Wanna...: Usher's Our Flo Rida-Killing Hero [100 And Single]
1. Usher Featuring Young Jeezy, "Love In This Club" (LW No. 51, 3 weeks) 2. Flo Rida feat. T-Pain, "Low" (LW No. 1, 19 weeks) 3. Chris Brown, "With You" (LW No. 2, 14 weeks) 4. Rihanna, "Don't Stop the Music" (LW No. 3, 15 weeks) 6. Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown, "No Air" (LW No. 13, 9 weeks)
Friday, Feb 29
The White Stripes And Flo Rida: They're Both No. 1!*
• The biggest digital-sales gainer on the Hot 100 is the second official single from American Idol season six winner Jordin Sparks. "No Air," her duet with Chris Brown, is up more than 40% in sales for the week and leaps 10 notches to No. 13 on the big chart.
Wednesday, Feb 27
"Don't Forget The Lyrics" Flexes Its Soundscan Muscle [Who Charted]
5. Step Up 2: The Streets soundtrack (43,000) 8. Chris Cagle, My Life's Been A Country Song (37,000) 9. Mary J. Blige, Growing Pains (35,000) 13. Chris Brown, Exclusive (29,000) 17. 2008 Grammy Nominees (25,000) 18. Daughtry 25,000) 19. Jim Jones, Harlem's American Gangster (25,000)
Wednesday, Feb 20
Herbie Hancock Still Has A Lot To Smile About [Who Charted]
Jack Johnson topped the sales charts last week, selling 180,000 copies of Sleep Through The Static, but the rest of the top sellers had Grammys written all over them, with Herbie Hancock's Album Of The Year winner River: The Joni Letters skyrocketing from No. 159 to No. 5 and nearly doubling...
Monday, Feb 11
The Kids Choice Awards: More Songs About Girls [Everybody's A Winner]
In the shadow of the Grammys and their tributes to the aged come the nominations for the Kids Choice Awards, the Nickelodeon-sponsored awards for tween faves that have somehow been around for 21 years. While the four music-related categories do include single nods to Disney stars Miley C...
Thursday, Feb 7
Hey, Let's Write a Song Called "Steve Jobs Is Dreamy" [100 And Single]
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 3. Mary J. Blige, "Just Fine" (LW No. 3, 19 weeks) 4. J. Holiday, "Suffocate" (LW No. 4, 18 weeks) 8. Mario, "Cryin' Out for Me" (LW No. 8, 23 weeks) 9. Flo Rida feat. T-Pain, "Low" (LW No. 10, 20 weeks) 10. Chris Brown, "With You" (LW No. 9, 10 weeks)
Friday, Feb 1
Mama-say, Mama-sa, Ma-Ma-Hard-Sell: Rihanna Throws Michael Jackson A Lifeline [100 And Single]
Ed. note: Chris "dennisobell" Molanphy, our resident chart guru, looks at the upward, downward, and lack of movement on this week's Billboard charts: And then, like a table-dancing angel from above, Rihanna answers your prayers.
Thursday, Jan 31
Chris Brown Is Still Flogging The "New Michael Jackson" Thing For All It's Worth
And now he's dragging Lil Mama along with him, as evidenced by the "Scream"-biting video for "Shawty Get Loose," the latest attempt to let the Top 40-listening masses that the pint-sized rapper has other songs besides "Lip Gloss." Whoever had the idea that ripping off paying homage to a vi...
Thursday, Jan 24
It's Time For A Good Old-Fashioned Flo Rida Vs. Norsemen Smackdown [100 And Single]
For a fifth week, Flo Rida's "Low" rules Billboard's Hot 100. But that bit of warmed-over southern crunk finally has some competition: "With You," Chris Brown's collaboration with Norwegian pop-masters StarGate, is the biggest gainer in both sales and airplay on the entire chart. Unles...
