Usher and Chris Brown On Tour This summer

On April 10, 2026, Usher Raymond IV and Chris Brown made a massive joint announcement that broke the internet. Their upcoming co-headlining tour, cleverly titled the “R&B Tour” (also referred to as the “Raymond & Brown Tour” or “R&B: Raymond & Brown”), is a double entendre that honors both the genre and their last names. Clever.

A Cinematic Announcement That Shook Fans

Both artists took to Instagram simultaneously, posting a flashy, high-energy promotional video. The teaser shows the duo riding motorcycles through city streets as excited fans chase them toward a venue. The clip ends with both entering an elevator, setting a cinematic vibe.

Captions read “It’s time!” alongside the hashtags #R&BTOUR and #Raymond&Brown.

Fan reactions were immediate and explosive. Comments flooded in, with one user writing, “GONNA BE THE BIGGEST OF ALL TIME!!” Another emotional fan said, “I’m literally boutta cry I’m so excited.”

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Chris Brown Announces New Album ‘BROWN

Chris Brown is wasting no time kicking off his next era and he is back in album mode.

The two-time Grammy winner announced that his 12th studio album, “BROWN,” is set to arrive on May 8, and he is giving fans a new single to run with in the meantime: “Obvious.” The release follows “It Depends,” featuring Bryson Tiller, another recent track Brown dropped as he continues to build the next phase of his catalog. 

 

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Afrika Bambaataa Dies At 68

Afrika Bambaataa, the hip-hop pioneer with a checkered past of sexual abuse allegations, has died at the age of 68.

The visionary rapper, DJ and producer (real name Lance Taylor) died on Thursday (April 9) in Pennsylvania, according to TMZ. Bambaataa’s lawyer confirmed to the Associated Press that his cause of death was prostate cancer.

“Today, we acknowledge the transition of a foundational architect of Hip Hop culture, Afrika Bambaataa,” Kurtis Blow said in a statement as executive director of the Hip Hop Alliance. “[He] helped shape the early identity of Hip Hop as a global movement rooted in peace, unity, love, and having fun.

“His vision transformed the Bronx into the birthplace of a culture that now reaches every corner of the world … At the same time, we recognize that his legacy is complex and has been the subject of serious conversations within our community.”

Born in the South Bronx, New York, Afrika Bambaataa rose to prominence as a member of the Black Spades street gang before establishing himself as a popular local DJ. In the 1970s, Bambaataa launched the art collective the Universal Zulu Nation, helping to define the four elements of hip-hop culture: DJing, graffiti, breakdancing and MCing.

As a recording artist, he is best known for the 1982 hit “Planet Rock” with the Soulsonic Force, which cracked the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100 and inspired a wave of electro-rap and dance-pop records, owing to its futuristic, Kraftwerk-sampling sound.

Alongside DJ Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa is widely considered a founding father of hip-hop, helping to lay the foundation for the genre to grow into arguably the most culturally influential movement of the last 50 years.

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