Chris Brown returned to the stage on Tuesday (Oct. 27) at Power 105.1′s Powerhouse ’09 concert for the first time since pleading guilty to assaulting Rihanna. Despite technical difficulties, the pop star braved the rain and thrilled the audience with his new single “I Can Transform Ya” with Swizz Beatz, wearing a Michael Jackson “Thriller”-inspired outfit.
Keri Hilson, Mario, Ryan Leslie, Fabolous, Trey Songz, Jim Jones, Omarion, and The-Dream also performed at the New York radio station’s annual show at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J.
As the crowd settled in at Hiro Ballroom in NYC on Tuesday (Oct. 20), the opening acts readied the crowd for the men of the hour, Clipse, the headliners for MySpace Music’s “The Release.” From underground hip-hop to alternative overseas influence, fans were taken on a lyrical ride with newcomers Jasmine Solano, Adam Tensta, and Donnis.
“Give it up for the one and only, legendary T-L-C!” said Justin Timberlake as he introduced Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, the two remaining members of the R&B trio, as they performed at the second annual Justin Timberlake & Friends concert at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Saturday (Oct. 17). The show, benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children, also featured sets from Alicia Keys, Ciara, Snoop Dogg, Taylor Swift, Jay Sean, and Timbaland.
An invite-only crowd popped beer bottles and rocked to the musical stylings of Estelle, Wale, Ludacris, and Nas, as well as DJs Biz Markie and D-Nice, at the Heineken Red Star Soul series at New York City’s Gotham Hall on Friday night (Oct. 16).
On a chilly fall evening outside New York City’s performance venue Canal Room, everyone from teens to couples formed a line that snaked around the block, awaiting their turn to catch an earful of two R&B heartthrobs: one, veteran crooner Mario, and the other, newbie Mateo. The two joined forces for MySpace Music’s “The Release” to celebrate Mario’s latest effort, D.N.A.
Mariah Carey took a swing on stage at her last of four special engagements in Las Vegas on Saturday (Oct. 10). MC performed new material from her Memoirs album at The Pearl Theater at the Palms Resort & Casino. She celebrated her husband Nick Cannon’s birthday in Sin City with “clowns and midgets.” Watch a clip of her performing “I Want to Know What Love Is” below.
Lil Wayne was on the right side of the law in Amsterdam. The rapper smoked the stage with his Young Money family at Heineken Music Hall in the Netherlands on Tuesday (Oct. 6). Weezy and his Cash Money artist Jay Sean dethroned the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling” with their collaboration “Down,” which is No. 1 this week on the Billboard Hot 100.
David Guetta and Kelly Rowland gave 5,000 fans the royal treatment, performing their smash “When Love Takes Over” at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Friday (Sept. 25). Akon also joined the French DJ for “Sexy Bitch,” while Nas, Nelly, and Daniel Merriweather kept the crowd pumped as part of the Orange RockCorps concert.
