NPR said there hasn’t been a male R&B superstar since Usher. Is this true?

[dora_da_destroyer]

When the last time Chris brown had a major tv appearance?

Didn’t they cancel him and Ciara’s MJ award show tribute?

Where those numbers come from?

Usher has a diamond single and album

Chris brown ain’t do that.

Name a Chris brown song bigger than yeah!

And that was released before Chris brown came out.

Chris has a lot of features, records sold counts album, singles, digital downloads of songs where you are both the lead and featured artist. No slight to him, but I do wonder what those numbers look like if just counting their works as a lead artist. Chris being hot during the streaming era helps also

 

[KnowledgeOfSelf17]

Chris has a lot of features, records sold counts album, singles, digital downloads of songs where you are both the lead and featured artist. No slight to him, but I do wonder what those numbers look like if just counting their works as a lead artist. Chris being hot during the streaming era helps also

Yup just like Nicki Minaj and Wayne. Dem nikkas don’t do these amazing numbers on their own.

shyt be so inflated. It’s a joke now.

 

[KnowledgeOfSelf17]

The #s came from Wikipedia

This last album was #1 on the R&B charts

"11:11 was released Nov. 10, 2023, via Chris Brown Entertainment/RCA Records. 11:11 debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart and No. 9 on the Billboard 200."

He's also just announced a tour from that same album.

His last movie I think was in 2022 and he was also on Blackish.

He was also just nominated for a Grammy.

"Eleven solo albums into his career, Chris Brown received his 22nd nomination at the 2024 Grammy Awards with “Summer Too Hot,” the lead single from his freshly-released album 11:11. It’s up for Best R&B Performance."

"He was also nominated for Best R&B Album – Breezy (Deluxe), 2023"

He's been doing just fine.

Yeah he’s good but not A list

A listers headline Superbowls and sell out Vegas with no new album out

Or go viral multiple times with no new album out

Chris Brown has announced a multi-year residency on the Las Vegas Strip, starting on June 11, 2022, at Drai's Las Vegas.0 Tickets for his concerts in Las Vegas typically start at $146.00 and average $202.00, but prices can vary based on the date of the show, seat selection, tour guests, and other factors. The concerts are typically held at T-Mobile Arena, Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino, or MGM Grand Garden Arena

And none of them shows went viral like ushers.


I like Chris too but nah you must be a mega fan lol

Last time Chris went viral was being mad about losing a Grammy last year or some dumb gang shyt, he be doing.

 

[™BlackPearl The Empress™]

Yeah he’s good but not A list

A listers headline Superbowls and sell out Vegas with no new album out

Or go viral multiple times with no new album out

Chris Brown has announced a multi-year residency on the Las Vegas Strip, starting on June 11, 2022, at Drai's Las Vegas.0 Tickets for his concerts in Las Vegas typically start at $146.00 and average $202.00, but prices can vary based on the date of the show, seat selection, tour guests, and other factors. The concerts are typically held at T-Mobile Arena, Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino, or MGM Grand Garden Arena

And none of them shows went viral like ushers.


I like Chris too but nah you must be a mega fan lol

Last time Chris went viral was being mad about losing a Grammy last year or some dumb gang shyt, he be doing.

That's cool but I was specifically addressing the statement about being blackballed and answering the follow up questions. I was never debating if he was A lister or who had a better Vegas show.

 

[Ol’Otis]

John legend went lounge act.

 

[Loose]

This is completely unrelated to the thread but Cardi B has 3 Diamond albums

No one care about streaming diamond albums, no offense. Different dynamics

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

Yes true but keywords in the title R&B SUPERSTAR. I feel like the problem here is that R&B has became so watered down over the last 20 years that we have changed the definition of R&B. The true definition of R&B to me is the strong voices and passion that those artists in the 70s 80s and early to mid 90s had. CB dont have the vocal skills and discography to sit in that tier with the greats of the past. My personal opinion R Kelly is the last true R&B superstar.

Church.

A lot of the great singers from back in the day had a Gospel background and their voices were well developed. They had soul and it's not something you can teach. They could sing and they could "sang."

Nowadays you need to look good shirtless, have decent dance moves and have "the look" with decent enough vocals.

Back in the day...the Voice was #1 and then the studios figured out how to improve the rest of you. Now, you gotta have everything else and just be passable as a singer.

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

Church.

A lot of the great singers from back in the day had a Gospel background and their voices were well developed. They had soul and it's not something you can teach. They could sing and they could "sang."

Nowadays you need to look good shirtless, have decent dance moves and have "the look" with decent enough vocals.

Back in the day...the Voice was #1 and then the studios figured out how to improve the rest of you. Now, you gotta have everything else and just be passable as a singer.

Most of the new female singers do that whisper singing shyt and struggle high notes

 

[EndDomination]

The Weekend, but he isn't pure R&B.

Chris Brown, is an R&B and pop artist - who acts quite a bit like a hanger-on of rap hits - and has not delved into strong classic R&B like others.

The same goes for Bryson Tiller, whose trap R&B and lack of vocal skill is a killer in this category.

Brent Faiyaz, Miguel, Jacquees, Ty Dolla $ign, and Trey Songz (sexual assault allegations aside) would also be in the running.

I assume Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak do not fall into R&B.

 

[Sad Bunny]

Frank Ocean is huge

Bruno and Weeknd are huge

Miguel is huge

Neyo was Huge

Trey Songz was huge

Bryson Tiller was on the verge but he’s a hermit

None of them are huge when it comes to billboard bro.

Bruno and Weeknd are pop so they dont count.

 

[Sad Bunny]

Yup just like Nicki Minaj and Wayne. Dem nikkas don’t do these amazing numbers on their own.

shyt be so inflated. It’s a joke now.

Cap. Wayne did it before streaming. He broke Elvis record in 2012.

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

I would say Bruno is a pop artist. That's how he blew up making bland pop shyt. He has switched it up his last two efforts but his OG label is still sticking.
Weekend is emo R and B. It has a strong appeal to a limited amount of people. I like him tho.

Limited amount of people is crazy, hes top 2 on Spotify listeners

 

[EndDomination]

No he doesnt... Chris Brown doesnt have any mainstream hits that the average NFL superbowl fan knows.

Run It, Kiss Kiss, With You, Look at Me Now, Yeah 3x, No Guidance, Deuces, No Air, Forever, Party, etc.

 

[7th Letter Specialist]

 

[Lord Beasley]

Here we go with the bu bu bu bu Chris Brown shyt

For the slow ones, pop and r&b is not the same

So which the fukk is Bhris????