UsherandChris Brownare hitting the road together.
The singers announced their co-headlining R&B Tour — a nod to their last names, Raymond and Brown — on Friday. The concerts will promote the latter's upcoming album,Brown.
The news came in anInstagram videofeaturing two motorcyclists racing through a city to arrive at a parking structure. They then remove their helmets to reveal that they are Usher and Brown.
"It's time," Usher says.
"Hell yeah," Brown responds.
The duo then step into an elevator and press a button labeled "stadium."
Further information about the tour — including dates and specific locations — has not been announced.
The R&B Tour announcement comes nearly three years after the artists were reportedly involved in an altercation in Las Vegas.
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Citing video footage of the incident, TMZreportedin 2023 that Brown became agitated after he unsuccessfully tried to talk to Teyana Taylor at a roller rink and Usher attempted to calm him down. The outlet reported that Brown then directed his anger toward Usher and that they left the roller rink shortly thereafter. According to TMZ, eyewitnesses saw Usher emerge with a bloody nose after following Brown and his entourage into the parking lot.
Representatives for Brown, Usher, and Taylor did not immediately respond toEntertainment Weekly's request for comment.
Usher and Brown have spoken highly of each other in the past. Brown brought Usher out as a guest at the Atlanta stop on his Breezy Bowl XX tour in October. "This is my motherf---ing brother for life," the "Residuals" singersaid. "I'm so happy to be sharing the same stage with him." The duo released a remix of Brown's track "It Depends" shortly after their performance together.
In April 2023, just a few weeks before the alleged altercation, Usher addressed the possibility of working with Brown in the future.
"If that ever happens, it'll be one of the biggest things that anybody has ever experienced in entertainment," he said in aninterviewwith BigBoyTV. "In celebration of two people who love each other. 'Cause I love Chris. I don't like him, I don't like his music — I love his music, I love him. He's my little brother, and he's always been there for me, and I've always been there with him. Through hard ups and down times, I've been there with him. And for us to be able to celebrate what we do together, man, that'll be crazy."
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Brown joined Usher as a surprise guest on stage at the latter's 2022 Las Vegas residency. The pair performed their 2015 collaboration, "Back to Sleep."
Usher also made guest appearances on Brown's 2016 song "Party" and on a remix of Brown's 2014 track "New Flame."
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