Grammy-winning R&B icon Chris Brown will launch his 12 th studio album, BROWN, on May 8 on his personal Chris Brown Entertainment/RCA Records label, with a brand new single, “Obvious,” the second single off the brand new album after the Grammy-nominated “It Depends,” that includes Bryson Tiller. At the identical time, Brown, whose profitable “Breezy Bowl XX Tour” completed No. 7 on Pollstar’s record of 2025’s top-grossing excursions of the yr, introduced a North American tour with Usher, dubbed “The R&B Tour” for Raymond & Brown.
Dates for the joint tour with Usher haven’t been introduced.
Brown’s tour raked in additional than $298 million, promoting 2.06 million tickets, giving him the best reside rating of any performer showing on the Artist Power Index chart, topping the LIVE75 chart 4 instances between June and October, together with the primary artist to promote out three nights at National Park in Washington, DC.
Usher completed No. 98 on the Year End Top 100 Worldwide Tours Chart, with $33 million in product sales from 212,323 tickets.
The upcoming album follows Brown’s Grammy-winning 11:11 (Deluxe), which was named Best R&B Album, that includes the platinum-certified single, “Residuals.” Brown additionally nabbed probably the most wins eventually yr’s NAACP Image Awards, together with Outstanding Male Artist, which he’s received 4 instances, tied with Usher for probably the most in its historical past. He additionally received two BET Awards final yr, together with Best Male R&B/Pop Artist and Viewer’s Choice Award (for “Residuals”).
Brown launched two singles final yr, together with “It Depends,” with an alternate model that includes Bryson Tiller and Usher, and “Holy Blindfold.” His “Breezy Bowl XX” tour celebrated the 20th anniversary of the discharge of his first album. He stands because the R&B singer with probably the most Hot 100 entries in Billboard historical past and Top 10 with probably the most RIAA multi-platinum certifications of artists throughout all genres.
