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Chris Brown stormed the charts in 2011! His music this year was so diverse that he was able to chart in not only his usual R&B/Hip-Hop categories, but also Dance/Club, Rap, and Pop! Before we dig in to the chart positions, let’s tally up how many times Chris charted this year…
Chris Brown charted 43 times on the 2011 Billboard Year End Charts!
Most notably, he scored 9 charting songs in the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs category, thus making him the #1 R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artists of 2011. Don’t call it a comeback! Chart positions after the click.
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Chris Brown got 3 nominations in the 54th Annual Grammy Awards! “F.A.M.E.” in R&B album, which really deserves to win, and two nominations for “Look At Me Now”! Are you as excited as I am??!?!?!??
Best Rap Song
Kanye West & Rihanna – All Of The Lights
Wiz Khalifa – “Black And Yellow”
Dre, Eminem – “I Need A Doctor”
Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look At Me Now”
Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Otis”
Lupe Fiasco – “The Show Goes On”
Best Rap Performance
Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look At Me Now”
Jay-Z and Kanye West – “Otis”
Lupe Fiasco – “The Show Goes On”
Nicki Minaj and Drake – “Moment 4 Life”
Wiz Khalifa – “Black And Yellow”
Best R&B Album:
F.A.M.E. — Chris Brown
Second Chance — El DeBarge
Love Letter — R. Kelly
Pieces Of Me — Ledisi
Kelly — Kelly Price
The award takes place in Los Angeles, Feb 12.
-Rita
Tonight the Grammy Award nominees will be announced live during a live concert event featuring LL Cool J as host, and performances from no-names like Jason Aldean and everyone’s favorite Illuminati representative, Lady Gaga. We’ll be tuning in to see just how many nominations Chris Brown walks away with this year and will report back right after.
Here’s more about the event tonight, though:
Country artist Jason Aldean and five-time GRAMMY® Award winner Lady Gaga are the first performers announced for THE GRAMMY® NOMINATIONS CONCERT LIVE! — COUNTDOWN TO MUSIC’S BIGGEST NIGHT.® Two-time GRAMMY® Award winner LL COOL J will again host. The special will broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Nov. 30 (10:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. LL COOL J, who currently stars on “NCIS: LOS ANGELES,” has hosted the past three years.
The show will announce nominations in several categories as well as feature performances by past GRAMMY® winners and/or nominees. This marks the fourth consecutive year that nominations for the annual GRAMMY® Awards will be announced live on primetime television, setting the stage for the annual GRAMMY® Awards telecast.
The road to Music’s Biggest Night begins with THE GRAMMY® NOMINATIONS CONCERT LIVE! and culminates with THE 54th ANNUAL GRAMMY® AWARDS at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles live on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 (8:00-11:30 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Tickets for THE GRAMMY® NOMINATIONS CONCERT LIVE! — COUNTDOWN TO MUSIC’S BIGGEST NIGHT® go on sale on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, and are available online at www.nokiatheatrelalive.com and via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines at 800.745.3000. For discounts on groups of 10 or more and for more information on VIP packages, visit www.aegtickets.com or call 877-234-8425.
THE GRAMMY® NOMINATIONS CONCERT LIVE! — COUNTDOWN TO MUSIC’S BIGGEST NIGHT® is produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures, LLC. Ken Ehrlich is the executive producer. LL COOL J is a producer.
Chris Brown managed to walk away with one of five Soul Train Award. He scored the greatest award of the night, ‘Album of the Year’ for F.A.M.E., despite his lack of attendance. Make sure you congratulate him on Twitter.
Chris sang his amazing ballad “All Back” with all his heart, continuing with “Say It With Me” doing some fantastic dancemoves! Check out the video!
-Rita
ABC.com: Chris Brown will wrap up his F.A.M.E. North American tour next week in support of his fourth studio album, F.A.M.E, which continues to produce chart-topping songs spawning three consecutive No. 1 singles (“Look At Me Now,” “Deuces” and “No BS”) and earned him five BET Award wins. Bow Wow, T-Pain, Kelly Rowland and Tyga joined Brown on his headlining tour. Brown has received two American Music Awards nominations for Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B and Favorite Album- Soul R&B.
Kanye West, Chris Brown and Beyonce lead the way in Soul Train Award nominations with five each according the full list of nominees that was recently released. Kelly Rowland and Adele also look to win big when the award show is taped November 17 in Atlanta with three nominations a piece.
The 24 annual edition of the STA’s scheduled performers include Robin Thicke, Jill Scott, Mindless Behavior, Melanie Fiona, Lloyd and others.
The award show airs November 27 on BET.
Song of the Year
“She Ain’t You” – Chris Brown
Best Male R&B/Soul Artist
Chris Brown
Album of the Year
F.A.M.E. – Chris Brown
Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year
Look at Me Now – Chris Brown (featuring Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne)
Best Dance Performance
“She Ain’t You” – Chris Brown
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