Chris Brown brought out his BMX skills to the Billboard Music Awards tonight. The singer rode onstage at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to perform his high-energy “Turn Up the Music” against a colorful, bike ramp backdrop dubbed the “Fun Zone.” Breezy, outfitted in a leopard fur-lined jacket (opened to show off his muscular, tattooed chest) and bandana, gave the crowd his usual choreographed dancing, including some impressive twirls and turns at the end.

Fans on Twitter were divided on the number and despite finding it overall entertaining, some blasted the singer for apparently lip-syncing. Fans tweeted sentiments like, “What’s the point of performing live if you’re gonna lip sync? You should just become a back up dancer” alongside “I don’t mind Chris Brown lip synching ….. at least he PERFORMS !!!” and “CB performance never disappoints.”

The jury was also out in regards to his fashion choice for the performance too. Marie Claire’s Fashion Director Nina Garcia tweeted “is Chris Brown the new Abercrombie model? Fur parka & shirtless” while Hot 97 radio personality Miss Info poked “chris brown’s got a furby bomber and a doobie scarf on! Yay.”

Brown himself seemed ambivalent before his performance, tweeting, “Billboard awards?????? ….. Um.. Ok.. Im Down!”

Source: MTV RapFix

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[05.20] 2012 Billboard Music Awards

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‘Turn Up The Music’ features plenty of eye-popping entertainment with a slew of dancers pulling off wild moves all captured with the latest camera technology.

Godfrey Taberez, who co-directed the gig along with Brown, explained that they had a very specific motif in mind when conceptualizing the video.

“We wanted to make sure that when people watch this they feel that they’re in the video. We wanted to give it personality, we wanted to make it fun, we wanted everyone to see this and wish they were there.”

Is there anything that Chris Brown can’t do? Already a superstar singer and dancer, Breezy is adding video director to his resume, but can fortune teller be next? RapFix was on the set of Wale’s Chris Brown-directed video “Slight Work” back in December and asked Breezy, Wale and “Slight Work” guest MC Big Sean about their picks for MTV News’ “Hottest MCs in the Game.” Without hesitation Big Sean suggested Wale for the list. After the trio tossed out names of hip-hop big dogs like Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross, Brown came up with a suggestion. “How ’bout Big Sean,” he asked.

How about Big Sean? On Tuesday it was revealed that the Detroit MC landed at #9 on the “Hottest MCs in the Game VII” list.
Wale of course was slotted at #10 on Monday. It was the first time that either rapper appeared on MTV News’ annual list. “Shoutout to @MTV and @mtvjams for acknowledging my hustle and thank you to all the fans who have been supporting me since day one,” the D.C. spitter tweeted after he learned of his placement on the list.

Sean was pretty excited about his inclusion too. On Tuesday he took to Twitter to express his joy. “Well dats what da f–k it is den! Like a Gee! —->@MTV,” he wrote while sending out a link to his site uknowbigsean.

“He was like the underdog that made it to the finals,” MTV News hip-hop director Rahman Dukes pointed out about Big Sean’s recent strides. “He really did his thing.”
And Chris Brown knew it all along.

Source: MTV RapFix

After 6 years, 4 albums, and 11 nominations, singer Chris Brown finally took home his first GRAMMY at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, February 12, 2012.

Chris took home a GRAMMY for Best R&B Album for his 4th studio album, F.A.M.E. It’s been a long time coming, but we did it Team Breezy. Chris came out on stage to accept the award, presented by rapper Common and actress Taraji P. Henson.

Check out the photos of Chris accepting his GRAMMY on stage and hanging out backstage with music legend Stevie Wonder. Also, check out the video of Chris accepting his award here.

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Breezy’s Back.

With so many questions surrounding Chris Brown’s controversial return to the Grammys, the F.A.M.E. singer simply let his feet do the talking. It was 2009 when Brown assaulted ex-girlfriend Rihanna a night before both were scheduled to appear at the 51st Grammy Awards. Sunday night (February 12), however, it was all about the music.

Fans may not have recognized the intro beat to “Turn Up the Music,” Brown’s first single from his upcoming fifth album, Fortune, but they’re sure to be humming the tune tomorrow following Chris’ colorful performance at Sunday’s show.

When the stage lit up, Brown stood atop a collection of colorful blocks that at times resembled the 1980s arcade game “Q-Bert.” The electric-tuned, Underdogs-produced single filled Staples Center, as Brown, who was dressed in a white and gray varsity jacket, white pants and sparkling sneaks, kick-stepped up and down multiple levels of the high-rising stage prop.

As the beat built, the blocks went from red to blue to yellow and green with building intensity before Brown switched gears and went into the more familiar dance single “Beautiful People” from last year’s F.A.M.E. LP. The pop star got a bit daring, jumping across the structure while his backup dancers, who wore oversize winged ponchos, followed suit in a high-flying routine.

In the end, there were no innuendos or screen cuts to Breezy’s ex-flame Rihanna. Brown simply finished his number, stood triumphantly and saluted the crowd before taking a bow.

Source: MTV.com

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[02.12] The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards

Check out Chris’s performances after the jump!