R&B Icon Chris Brown Celebrates Twenty Years With Breezy Bowl, Grammy Win, BET Viewer's Choice Award and 11:11 Deluxe Album Release

 Chris Brown has fought back fiercely and triumphed brilliantly through the storm of negative media attention and legal battles he has experienced in the past. He still has some legal hurdles ahead. However,the pinnacle of success he has achieved today is really nothing short of miraculous. From a small town in Viginia to a global superstar. Resiliency is definitely in his DNA and must be one of his superpowers.

This year Breezy Bowl XX his concert tour received critical acclaim.

"According to Billboard Boxscore, the Breezy Bowl XX earned $295.5 million and sold 1.98 million tickets over 49 shows. Of those totals, $47.8 million and 490,000 tickets are from the tour’s European leg, and the remaining $247.8 million and 1.5 million tickets are from North American shows.^[1] The tour received critical acclaim, with reviewers praising Brown’s dancing, vocals, stage production, aerial stunts, audience engagement, and overall performance energy, with several describing the tour as a demonstration of Brown's continued prominence in R&B and pop music.^[6]"

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His deluxe album 11:11 was awarded a Grammy for Best R&b album in February. He gave thanks to god and graciously thanked his fans.

Residuals, his single from that album won the BET Viewer's Choice Award in June. Brown was not there to receive the award

Check out this video compilation of his best performances over the past 20 years:

Thousands Attend "No Kings" Protest Marches Across the Country and Globally

 No King's Washington, DC

No King's New York City

No Kings~Atlanta

No King's Atlanta  Georgia- Interview of Senator Raphael Warnock on site of protest.

No King's Detroit, Michigan

Protesters from all over the world marched and chanted slogans in unison in expressions of  discontent with the current administration's policies and their impact on the American people. I gathered some video footage from YouTube  to give you a view of some of the cities where the protests took place.

In a coordinated effort among community organizations, the ACLU and a host of civic and social organizations, protests were held in over 1,000 cities. More information forthcoming in our newsletters and podcast.

Breezy Bowl Chris Brown's Global Tour Celebrating Twenty Years Concludes Tonight in New Orleans

 

Tonight Chris Brown takes the stage in New Orleans at Caesar's palace to a sold out venue.

Tuesday night, October 14,  Raleigh North Carolina news station WRAL reported that mega star, r&b icon Chris Brown drew an audience  of 50,000 Lenovo Center capacity crowd of enthusiastic fans who patiently streamed in through gnarled and congested traffic and waited in line hours to see Brown perform on stage in a highly anticipated concert event. He was last there ten years ago. So fans were anxiously awaiting this concert after the decades long wait.

D'Angelo Neo-soul Genre Pioneer Passes

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 Grammy award winning recording artist and Neo-soul genre pioneer D'Angelo passed away yesterday at the age of 51 after a courageous private battle with pancreatic cancer. He was surrounded by his family. 

We send out our prayers of comfort and supportive  condolences to his family and friends. Stay tuned for podcast.

Rest in love, peace and honor.

Cynthia Wilson and the Chaplains ministry team

Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds Honored by National Action Network(NAN) with 2025 Activism in the Arts Award

 

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13 time Grammy winner, multi-platinum recording artist, producer, singer, songwriter, composer and arranger Kenny 'Babyface" Edmonds honored at 2025 National Action Network Triumph Awards with Activist in the Arts award by Reverend Al Sharpton. The event was held in New York City. 

Babyface paid special homage to Rev. Al and encouraged the community to lift him up more and show appreciation for his continual fight for us. He shared the sentiment and I am paraphrasing...that we don't show him the kind of appreciation that he so richly deserves. He also mentioned his mother and expressed his gratitude for her instilling in him the value of always being humble. 

Babyface has written numerous songs and has maintained his iconic status spanning nearly five decades penning and arranging top 10 hits for not only himself but many other iconic artists including Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige, Toni Braxton and composed songs for the soundtrack of the blockbuster film "Waiting to Exhale". He has also collaborated with other iconic artists  including  Eric Clapton, Barbara Streisand, Madonna, Boys to Men, Ariana Grande,etc. The list goes on and on.

Congratulations Babyface! May God continue to bless you and use your musical gifts to uplift and encourage others.