Narrowing down the list to just top 25 classics could not have been more difficult. In addition to all that, he founded his own imprint under Interscope Records, where other artists have come to him mentorship and guidance when it comes to their industry development. His Spotify channel reaches about 17 million listeners per month and he's also one of the Top Ten most popular artists in at least 17 U.S. Fast forward to 2017 and his legacy only continues to grow. Brown officially signed to Jive Records in 2004 at age 15 a year later, he released first album, Chris Brown. Reid and Tina Davis, the latter later taking up the mantle of being his manager.
In fact, he has upcoming eighth album Heartbreak on a Full Moon due on Halloween and has been keeping fans busy with teasers.īorn on in Tappahannock, Virginia, soon-to-be multi-platinum record artist Christopher Maurice Brown first saw his vocal talents gain local attention before being cosigned by industry execs L.A.
It's perhaps the only logical explanation to give about an artist that has been as prolific as he has, with seven studio albums, one collaborative album, eight mixtapes, movie soundtrack appearances, dozens of singles, unnumbered unreleased tracks, and countless features to his name. Constantly clocking in the overtime, there seems to be no stopping Breezy's frenetic pace for releasing music. To Chris Brown, music is more than just a career - it's a part of his being. Investigators were treating the incident as a possible felony battery case, police said.Įxecutives with Brown's record label at the Grammy Awards told CNN they knew nothing about the incident and declined further comment.Check out our list of the Top 25 Chris Brown songs of all time! Sunday, officers found the woman at the scene of the alleged fight, but Brown had left, the department said. "After stopping his car, Brown and the woman got out and the argument escalated," police said.Īfter receiving a 911 call at about 12:30 a.m.
The police statement said Brown and a woman were in a vehicle near Hollywood's Hancock Park when "they became involved in an argument." Watch the latest developments in the case »īrown, 19, and Rihanna, 20, were seen together Saturday night at a pre-Grammys dinner at the Beverly Hills Hilton, about five miles from where police said the alleged incident happened at 12:30 a.m. has been often photographed with Rihanna, but pair has played coy with the media Featured on an episode of MTV's "My Super Sweet 16," which covered the two 18th birthday parties he had Sophomore CD, "Exclusive," included hit singles "Kiss Kiss" featuring T-Pain, "Wall to Wall" and "With You"Īwards: Billboard Magazine Artist of the Year in 20 nominated for Grammys in 20 Debut album spawned hit singles "Run It!" and "Gimme That." The album peaked at No. "Rihanna is well," her spokesman said in a written statement. His girlfriend, singer Rihanna, abruptly canceled her planned Grammys performance, but neither her spokesman nor the show organizers gave a reason. "At the time the case is presented to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office, additional charges may be filed."īrown, nominated for two Grammy Awards, was scheduled to perform at the show. "Detectives investigating the alleged domestic violence felony battery booked him for criminal threats," a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department said. He was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats.īrown was later released on a $50,000 bond and given a March 5 court date.
While Los Angeles Police have a policy against identifying alleged domestic violence victims, two people who know both Brown and Rihanna confirmed she was the woman police said had "suffered visible injuries and identified Brown as her attacker."īrown, 19, turned himself in to police Sunday night after police said they were looking for him.