Cali Christmas 2010 With Chris Brown, Ice Cube, Rick Ross, E-40, Too $hort And More

Southern California radio station Power 106 held their annual "Cali Christmas" 2010 at Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA Friday Dec. 3rd.

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Chris Brown - 'Yeah 3X' (video)

From Chris Brown's forthcoming project F.A.M.E. (Forgiving All My Enemies) on Jive / Zomba coming soon!

'Takers' Staring Chris Brown, T.I. Hollywood Movie Premiere Red Carpet

video & story courtesy of KABC 7 News Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- "Takers" is an action film that revolves around a group of criminals, and two of its stars have dealt very publicly with their own crimes.

Chris Brown pled guilty to one count of felony assault on his ex-girlfriend, singer Rihanna, and T.I. served time in jail for weapons possession.

The two men are now back in the spotlight, but this time under much better circumstances.

"Takers" is a cops and robbers heist film that takes place in L.A.

Idris Elba is among the ensemble cast.

"It's a great action film," Elba says. "It has great characters in it, lots of men being men, lots of explosions and it's a good laugh. There's some humor in it."

Chris Brown is one of the film's stars and an executive producer on the project.

At this world premiere, he wasn't interested in talking, so I asked Brown's co-star, Michael Ealy, to talk about him.

"He's got so much energy and his personality was just infectious on set," Ealy says.

"He's a good kid," Ealy added. "He made a mistake, but he's a good kid."

Clifford "T.I." Harris, who's had a lot of legal trouble in the past, is now looking ahead.

"I believe this entire year represents a new beginning for me," T.I. says. "I'm very proud to embark on a new journey."

"Snoop Dogg, as the representative of the hip hop community, is very pleased with Chris Brown, T.I. and the rest of the staff for what they've done and what they're doing to correct their situations and make it a better life," says Snoop Dogg in the third person.

"If Hollywood will have me, I definitely plan on spending as much time here as possible," T.I. says.

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Rihanna Dodges Chris Brown And Bottles In Nightclub Brawl

via metro.co.uk

The frightening incident occurred in the early hours of Monday morning, as Rihanna was sitting and drinking in Miami's Liv club with US reality star Kim Kardashian and music producer Timbaland.

Suddenly five magnum-sized bottles of champagne rained down from the balcony above, one just missing the Barbadian singer as it smashed on the floor. The hooligans shouted '"Touchdown!" as each bottle shattered on the floor.

Someone from Rihanna's table returned fire with a bottle of their own... prompting an even bigger bottle to be hurled from above.

At this point, security waded in, and the DJ stopped the party with the words: "Everybody get the f**k out! Super Bowl is ruined." A terrified, screaming Rihanna was ushered away.

It was Rihanna's second near miss of the night.

Earlier she had been heading for the powder room when she nearly bumped into her ex, Chris Brown, who was also in the club.

Chris hadn't noticed her before his security stepped in and steered him away from an awkward, not to mention illegal, encounter - he's still under a restraining order after beating her up last year.

Chris Brown Host New Year's Day Party In Miami, FL

Chris Brown & Lil Wayne hosted a New Year's Day celebration at The 400 Club @ Club Play in Miami with party guests Young Jeezy, Bow Wow, D. Wade, Tammy Torres, DJ Clue, Busta Rhymes, Polow Da Don, Teyana Taylor, Poe Boy's Elric "E-Class" Prince and others.

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Gucci Mane Nips Chris Brown Heels In First Week Sales Charts

The final Nielsen/Soundscan sales and chart rankings for 12/8 releases:



Chris Brown - Graffiti (Jive/Zomba)
102,000 sold / Rank #7



Gucci Mane - The State Vs. Radric Davis (Asylum/So Icey Ent.)
90,000 sold / Rank #10



Snoop Dogg - Malice N Wonderland (Doggy Style/EMI/Priority)
59,000 sold / Rank #21



Timbaland - Shock Value 2 (Interscope/Mosley Music)
39,000 sold / Ranks #32



Clipse - Til The Casket Drops (Columbia/Re-Up Gang)
31,000 sold / Rank #41



B.G. - Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood (E1/Chopper City Records)
19,000 sold / Rank #65

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Projected First Week Sales On Chris Brown, Gucci Mane, Clipse, Snoop, Timbaland & B.G.

Projected First Week Sales On Chris Brown, Gucci Mane, Clipse, Snoop, Timbaland & B.G.

According to Hits Daily Double, here are the projected first week sales for Super Tuesday 12/8 new releases.

Ranked as follows:



Chris Brown - Graffiti (Jive/Zomba)
95k-100k



Gucci Mane - The State Vs. Radric Davis (Asylum/So Icey Ent.)
85k-95k



Snoop Dogg - Malice N Wonderland (Doggy Style/EMI/Priority)
55k-65k



B.G. - Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood (E1/Chopper City Records)
40k-50k



Timbaland - Shock Value 2 (Interscope/Mosley Music)
35k-40k



Clipse - Til The Casket Drops (Columbia/Re-Up Gang)
30k-35k

The Hits Daily Double numbers will become more firmer a day prior (on Tuesday, December 15) to the Nielsen/Soundscan (the industry standard) numbers as we will see next Wednesday, December 16.

Chris Brown Live On Fan Appreciation Atlanta Tour Stop

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Chris Brown Fan Appreciation Tour Dates:
12/09 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland
12/11 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
12/12 - Wallingford, CON - Chevrolet Theater
12/13 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
12/15 - New York, NY - Nokia Theater

Chris Brown - 'Graffiti' on Jive Records arrives in-stores tomorrow!

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Susan Boyle Steals Rihanna's 'Rated R' Thunder *update*

Final Nielsen/Soundscan taley...
Susan Boyle 701K
Rihanna 181K
Lady Gaga 174K

According to the Hits Daily Double, Susan Boyle's debut 'I Dreamed a Dream' is projected to sell 670K first week of release. Also breaking the record for the most sold in first week 2009 sales, Eminem's May release of 'Relapse' which came in at 608K. Rihanna will still pull in a respective number of 180K with plenty of promotion going on prior and during the first week of release, but not enough steam to beat out Boyle's hefty sales.

With Chris Brown's 'Graffiti' coming December 8, this will get interesting as to who will pull in the bigger numbers first week Chris or Rihanna.

On Susan Boyle, Rihanna, Lady Gaga and the other November 23 releases, the Nielsen/Soundscan (the industry standard) numbers will be published tomorrow Wednesday, December 2, as Susan will win the chart race by a landslide.

Rihanna Storms Off At Cash Money Party In London

Rihanna seen here earlier supporting Cash Money recording artist Jay Sean at the Cash Money Party held at the Royal Exchange Building In London, UK on Friday November 27.

via the London Mirror

SHE FLEES PARTY AFTER CHRIS BROWN TRACK

Cash Money records broke the bank to secure Rihanna as guest of honour at their lavish UK launch party - so it's a pity someone forgot to tell the dozy DJ.

Rihanna, who was in London ahead of her incredible performance on last night's X Factor, had barely sat down when the DJ played a track by her violent ex, Chris Brown.

So she gathered her posse and stormed off.

It left party organisers fuming. Well, they had splashed out on £100,000 worth of Cristal champagne to impress their VIP guest at the Friday night bash, thrown to celebrate the launch of Jay Sean's album, All Or Nothing.

And they had worried that Rihanna, whose latest album is Rated R, might not show up.

Bryan "Birdman" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams - founders of US hip-hop label Cash Money - had been anxiously checking their bling-encrusted watches from the moment they stepped out of their Rolls-Royces and into the Bank venue.

As the clock struck 1am, Rihanna finally strutted in, past fellow celebrity guests Ice-T, Alexandra Burke, Jamelia, Alesha Dixon and JLS, and took her VIP table in the corner.

Rihanna, who was wearing a slinky, cleavage-enhancing trouser-suit, hugged pal Jay and apologised for being late before reaching for a glass of champers. Minutes later she was grooving to his performance of Down and then the dunderhead on the decks suddenly spoiled her good mood.

Hearing her ex being played, Rihanna, 21, stopped dancing, returned to her table, told her entourage the party was over and left.

Our spy tell us: "It was a massive night for Jay.

The Cash Money boys had wanted to give him a homecoming celebration to remember and they wanted everyone talking about the label's launch party in the UK for a long time.

"Getting Rihanna there was the icing on the cake. Who knows what possessed the DJ to start playing Chris? It was such a dumb thing to do. Rihanna had looked ready to party as she chatted with Ice-T. But as soon as that song came on, she sat down and raised her eyebrows.

"She couldn't believe how insensitive the DJ was. She thought he probably played it to get a reaction. She wanted to leave there and then."

At least the smile was back on Rihanna's face on Saturday when her brolly blew inside out on the way to Bungalow 8. You'd think that by now she'd have learned to control her Umbrella... ella... ella!
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Lupe Fiasco Performs 'Superstar' With Chris Brown In Chicago

Chris Brown at the House of Blues in Chicago, IL on Thursday November 26 performing with Lupe Fiasco 'Superstar.'

Chris Brown Fan Appreciation Tour Dates:
11/29 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
12/01 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage
12/04 - Washington, D.C. - Warner Theater
12/05 - Providence, RI - Lupo’s
12/06 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
12/09 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland
12/11 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
12/12 - Wallingford, CON - Chevrolet Theater
12/13 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
12/15 - New York, NY - Nokia Theater

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Chris Brown Los Angeles, CA Fan Appreciation Tour Concert Recap

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As reported by Mikael Wood at the Los Angeles Times

First up was Keri Hilson, who appeared not long into Brown's hourlong set and sang her hit "Turnin' Me On." Hilson was followed by Ester Dean, whose song "Drop It Low" features a cameo from Brown. Later, the singer introduced a medley of Michael Jackson covers as a homage to his "homie, friend and loved one." And near the end of the show, during "No Air," Brown even pressed squeaky-clean "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks into service, trading verses with Sparks' recorded voice in a duet that has surely taken on new meaning in Brown's mind over the last nine months of smothering media scrutiny.

If the female-heavy crowd at the Avalon was serving as Brown's jury, the testimonials had their desired effect: This was precisely the sort of adoring audience Brown presumably intended to draw by calling his current trek, which launched last week in Houston, the Fan Appreciation Tour. The singer made no mention of the Rihanna incident; instead, he repeatedly announced that he was in the mood to party.

The mood to sing struck him only intermittently -- like Sparks' phantom performance in "No Air," some of Brown's vocals at the Avalon issued from a hard drive. At several points, he left the singing to other acts entirely, as when he instructed his DJ to play "I Gotta Feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas. For a minute or so, Brown's concert consisted of watching the star dance around onstage to one of his favorite songs.

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Chris Brown Fan Appreciation Tour Dates:
11/19 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
11/22 - Richmond, VA - Landmark
11/25 - Detroit, MI - Royal Oak
11/26 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
11/29 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
12/01 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage
12/04 - Washington, D.C. - Warner Theater
12/05 - Providence, RI - Lupo’s
12/06 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
12/09 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland
12/11 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
12/12 - Wallingford, CON - Chevrolet Theater
12/13 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
12/15 - New York, NY - Nokia Theater

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Chris Brown Announces Tour Dates: Too Soon?

Todd Martens of the Los Angeles Times begs the question about the pending Chris Brown “Fan Appreciation” Tour - is it "Too Soon?"

October 20, 2009 2:07 P.M. Wasting no time to return to the public eye, controversial R&B singer Chris Brown has confirmed a date at the Avalon in Hollywood, promising an "intimate performance" on Nov. 18. The official announcement, oddly enough, comes on the same day that Rihanna released her new single, the stark "Russian Roulette."

In late August, Brown was sentenced to five years' probation and 180 days' community labor -- to be personally supervised by the chief of police in Richmond, Va. -- in connection with his attack on former girlfriend Rihanna.

Brown will soon see how forgiving pop audiences are of him. Tickets for his Nov. 18 performance, produced by Live Nation, will go on sale Friday via the promoter's website.The concert will promote his forthcoming release "Graffiti."

UPDATED 4:17 P.M. A statement from Jive says that the trek will be called the "Fan Appreciation" tour, and that a "portion of proceeds" will be donated to the charity Best Buddies International. The non-profit is "devoted solely to providing friendships, jobs and leadership opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities," according to the release.

In a release announcing the tour date, Brown is quoted as saying, "I wanted to change it up and really be different. Like my style nowadays, I don't try to be typical urban. I want to be like how Prince and Michael [Jackson] and Stevie Wonder were. They can cross over to any genre of music."

There's plenty of examples in pop music of artists surviving controversial pasts, including Brown's idol Jackson. R. Kelly continued to release music and dominate the charts while undergoing a prolonged trial, in which he was ultimately acquitted, on child pornography charges.

Brown will have to hope the public has a similarly short memory when it comes to his tour. His comeback single, "I Can Transform Ya," was released Sept. 29 and has hovered around No. 30 on iTunes' top-selling digital singles for much of the last week, according to data from Big Champagne.

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L.A. Times - Chris Brown announces L.A. date: Too soon?

Chris Brown “Fan Appreciation” Tour Dates

Sat 11/14/09 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
Sun 11/15/09 – Dallas, TX – Palladium
Wed 11/18/09 – Los Angeles, CA – Avalon
Thu 11/19/09 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Sun 11/22/09 – Richmond, VA – Landmark
Wed 11/25/09 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak
Thu 11/26/09 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
Sun 11/29/09 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
Tue 12/01/09 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
Wed 12/02/09 – Atlanta, GA – CenterStage
Fri 12/04/09 – Washington, D.C. – Warner Theater
Sat 12/05/09 – Providence, RI – Lupo’s
Sun 12/06/09 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
Fri 12/11/09 – Baltimore, MD – Sonar
Sat 12/12/09 – Wallingford, CT – Chevrolet Theater
Sun 12/13/09 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory

main photo courtesy of Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times