Wednesday, April 15, 2026

The "R"(Raymond) and "B"(Brown)Tour: "Imagine That-Chris Brown and Usher on Stage Together

 

Video Courtesy Sherri Shepard Show and YouTube 

Miracles do happen and this long awaited tour by fans is coming together with the quickness, velocity and magnitude of Chris Brown and Usher Raymond's combined dynamism and their impact on r&b and pop culture over two decades. Check out the high energy video announcement that was prepared for the concert. The anticipation of this event might even surpass the excitement generated by the public relations roll out of a coveted Superbowl appearance that Brown fans have been long clamoring for, though Usher has had his glory and triumph on that stage.

While all systems appear to be go, many concerned fans are praying and sending healing thoughts out to Chris Brown who has been rumored to have had some pretty serious health challenges in the past noteably during the last leg of the XX tour. This recent tour announcement, now official,  has instead set the minds of many fans and tour officianodos at ease and filled them with gladness that Chris is well enough to meet this coming commitment. However, Brown has a tight team and very talented stand-ins at the ready to step in and meet the demands of his fans when necessary. Though many want to see Brown and know for sure how he is actually doing and what his prognosis is.

Though it's not customary, a nice sweet biographical vignette and "where are they now?"on each replacement/sub  in a concert booklet would be very timely and definitely educational. Inquiring minds want to know. Celebrate their support of Chris and their contributions to that extraordinary Chris Brown legacy. All want and deserve their due recognition. Histories and backgrounds have their place.

Peace would most assuredly be the outcome. Can I get a witness? An amen?

God bless all involved and godspeed this tour. My prayers and well wishes to real R&B titans Chris Brown, Usher Raymond, their teams and their sea of fans.


Other Posts of Interest on Chris Brown/Usher

15 Year Anniversary of Chris Brown's F.A.M.E Albuml

Million Dollar Studio Opens in Detroit Thanks to Usher and Big Sean

Chris Brown Travels Across Pond for Court Date

This Christmas Movie Trailer

https://cynthiadwilson2.blogspot.com/2025/11/r-icon-chris-brown-celebrates-twenty.html

https://cynthiadwilson2.blogspot.com/2025/10/breezy-bowl-chris-browns-global-tour.html

https://cynthiadwilson2.blogspot.com/2025/06/chris-brown-wins-bet-2025-viewers.html

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Kanye Catapults Rap Into the Stratosphere at So-Fi


 Kanye West, now known as Ye, makes an extraordinary  comeback catapulting the Rap genre into the stratosphere with an out of this world light show on top of fantastic stage displays, appearing almost holographic, of planet earth and its moon with amazing performances by himself and guest artists including Lauryn Hill, Zion Marley, Travis Scott and daughter North West before sold out audiences of 80,000 over two nights in one of  LA's largest concert venues. Other artists appearing over the span of two nights on different days were Cee Lo Green, Andre Troutman and YG Marley.

It is estimated that Ye raised a record 33 million from ticket sales alone from what some critics have described as a cultural takeover.

Two of the corporate sponsors decided to bail out when they learned they were backing Ye. Obviously because of his past media antics promoting Nazis, putting down Jews and making outlandish remarks about some of his closest friends and allies like Hova and Beyonce. However, Ye went back to all apologizing, receiving acceptance from a Jewish rabbi, forgiveness from Jay-Z and begging for forgiveness for his mistakes, blaming his erratic behavior on a traumatic brain injury he experienced, the result of a car crash he had been involved in years ago. We all remember that. He had to have his jaws re-wired and could not talk or eat any solid food for months.

For more information on Ye's journey on the road to seek forgiveness for past transgressions that led to his being ostracized by his peers, the Jewish community and allegedly banned from concert appearances in the US,  watch the following Instagram reel by long time friend, Grammy and Emmy Award winning producer  Malik Yusef at this link.

For more history about past incidents that have resulted in Ye being called out on the carpet for his behavior towards fellow recording artists like Taylor Swift concerning a Grammy award win dispute involving Beyonce and ultimately forgiven by Swift see my prior blog post at the following link:

https://cynthiadwilson2.blogspot.com/2010/09/song-for-kanye-its-about-forgiveness.html?m=1

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FOR MORE posts on forgiveness in this blog follow these links:

https://cynthiadwilson2.blogspot.com/2026/03/15-year-anniversary-of-chris-browns.html?m=1

https://cynthiadwilson2.blogspot.com/2007/05/on-forgiveness.html?m=1





Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Chris Brown Celebrates 15 Year Anniversary of Grammy Award Winning F.A.M.E. Album

Photo Credit and more info about F.A.M.E 
Studio Release here.

Chris Brown's interview by Robin Roberts of Good Morning America marking the release of his Grammy Award winning album F.A.M.E revealed a focused, considerate and thoughtful artist who explained what fame meant to him as he elaborated on the special meaning of the punctuated initials appearing on the album cover art work.  He responded that the initials stood for "Forgiving All My enemies" and in the alternative and with emphasis "Fans are My Everything".

At the beginning of the interview Roberts began a line of questioning that sought to probe his relationships and controversial incidents occuring in the past. Brown rather quickly responded that he was there to talk about the album, the music and rather candidly veered away from that topic.

As I reflect on the Brown discography on this 15 year anniversary of the F.A.M.E. album, which is one of my favorites by Brown and could be characterized as an upbeat compilation of songs that you could easily imagine being acted out as segments of a movie storyline or sung as compositions in the soundtrack of a Broadway play.

To be continued...
 
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Monday, March 16, 2026

Sinners,K-Pop Tantalizing Performances and History Makers at 2026 Oscars


While the movie "One Battle After Another" walked away with the most awards including Best Picture and Best Director wins, Sinners and K-Pop put on one of the most colorful and mesmerizing musical performances during the Academy Awards. Both movies also made history and  stood as proud beacons of their communities during their performances and when accepting their awards.

Sinners received a standing ovation from the audience after performing the original movie soundtrack song "I Lied to You" in a spellbinding kaliedoscopic real time montage that presented as a vibrantly surreal mix of ethnic dancers, Blues singers, guitarists, African dancers and a singular ballet performance by Misty Copeland who came out of retirement and recovery from a recent hip replacement surgery to be among the performers. The innovative horror movie won a total of 4 Oscars. Michael B. Jordan picked up his first Oscar for his brilliant portrayal of two characters as twins. The movie also won for Best Original Score with long time friend and fellow collaborator Swedish ____, Best Original Screenplay for Director and writer Ryan Coogler. Cinema photography with a history making win for Afro-Philippino    the first female to ever win in that category. 



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