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Raymond & Brown Tour

[ April 10, 2026 ]

It’s Breezy and U-S-H-E-R. Chris Brown and Usher are hitting the road together for the R&B Tour (short for Raymond & Brown), which will take over stadiums later this year.

The pair of R&B legends announced the co-headlining trek on Friday (April 10) with a cinematic commercial. “ITS TIME! #R&BTOUR #Raymond&Brown,” they captioned the X post.

The clip shows both Usher and Breezy speeding through town on motorcycles, then pulling up to the venue. The “Party” collaborators head inside and hit the “stadium” button in an elevator, then take over the stage together, with a roaring crowd ready to explode.

“Watching yall do ‘Party’ gone be insane. Our first number 1,” producer Hitmaka wrote in the comment section. Fridayy, Jacquees, D-Nice, Lala Anthony, Ebro and Tyrese all showed love as well.

Dates for the tour are yet to be made public. However, Brown will have a new album ready to perform. C. Breezy announced that his new album, Brown, is slated to arrive on May 8.

He released a second single from his 12th studio album on Friday with “Obvious,” which follows “It Depends” featuring Bryson Tiller. Usher also hopped on the “It Depends” remix.

Usher and Brown have collaborated a handful of times over the years, including on standout top 40 Billboard Hot 100 hits “New Flame” and “Party,” as well as the “Back to Sleep” remix.

Brown is coming off a dominant stadium run with his Breezy Bowl XX tour last year, which earned $295.5 million and sold just under two million tickets (1.983 million) over 49 shows (across North America and Europe), according to Billboard Boxscore.

Watch the R&B Tour trailer below.

Usher says no one is surpassing Michael Jackson’s impact: “Everybody has their space in history”

[ September 15, 2024 ]
When it comes to an artist exceeding Michael Jackson’s influence, Usher is certain who wins the debate between him and Chris Brown

BY Angelina Velasquez

What would music look and sound like without the influence of Michael Jackson, the world’s biggest and most iconic pop star to grace the global stage? We may never know for sure, but the generation of entertainers who used his career as a blueprint to chart their own success makes his impact undeniable.

Usher is among the artists who have found ways to weave hints of the “Thriller” superstar into his performances and stage persona, dance moves included. But if you were to ask him who, if anyone, might be the second coming of Jackson, he wouldn’t name himself or any other pop-R&B act.

“The same as in history, there’s been inspiration that defines who and inspired who I am. There will only be one Little Richard. There will only be one James Brown. There will only be one Michael Jackson. There will only be one Prince. There will only be one Usher,” he told The Associated Press. “So with that, everybody has their space in history. I’m just trying to make certain that we remember it.”

The eight-time Grammy Award-winner released his ninth studio album, Coming Home, performed at the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show, launched a world tour, PAST PRESENT FUTURE, and has been receiving his flowers for his decades-long career all year. He is currently promoting his international concert film, USHER: RENDEZVOUS IN PARIS, that completes its three-day run in AMC Theaters on Sunday (Sept. 15).

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