In 2009, Brown received much media attention after pleading guilty to felony assault of his then girlfriend, singer Rihanna; he was sentenced to five years of probation and six months of community service. His third album Graffiti was released later that year, and included the top-twenty single &I Can Transform Ya&. Brown's fourth album F.A.M.E. (2011) became his first to top the Billboard 200; it spawned the successful singles &Yeah 3x&, &Look at Me Now&, and &Beautiful People&. F.A.M.E. earned Brown his first Grammy Award for Best R&B Album at the 54th Grammy Awards.His fifth album Fortune was released in 2012. However, after the release of Exclusive, Brown's albums have not been well received commercially or by music critics, with the exception of X, which received a normalized rating of 63. Brown's seventh studio album Royalty was released on December 18, 2015.
Apart from his work in the music industry, Brown has pursued an acting career. In 2007, he made his on-screen feature film debut in Stomp the Yard, and appeared as a guest on the television series The O.C.. Other films Brown has appeared in, include This Christmas (2007), Takers (2010), Think Like a Man (2012), and Battle of the Year (2013). Throughout his career, Brown has won several awards, including two NAACP Image Awards, three American Music Awards and fourteen BET Awards.
On February 24, 2015, Brown released his first collaborative studio album with Tyga, titled Fan of a Fan: The Album. The album was a follow-up to the pairs 2010 mixtape Fan of a Fan. In early 2015, Brown also embarked on his Between The Sheets Tour with Trey Songz.
On June 24, Brown released a new song titled &Liquor&. Shortly after, it was announced that &Liquor& was the first single off his seventh studio album. On August 22, 2015 the singer officially declares from his Twitter profile that the new album will be titled &Royalty& in honor of his daughter, Royalty Brown.On October 16 he has revealed the album cover, portraying Chris with Royalty in her arms in a black and white picture.On October 13, 2015, Brown announced that Royalty will be released on November 27, 2015. After it was revealed that the album has been pushed back to December 18, 2015, in exchange on November 27, 2015, he released a free 34-track mixtape called Before the Party as a prelude to Royalty, which features guest appearances from Rihanna, Wiz Khalifa, Pusha T, Wale, Tyga, French Montana and Fetty Wap.On October 16, 2015, the album cover was revealed.The album was released on December 18, 2015, and it debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200, selling 184,000 units (162,000 in pure album sales) in its first week,marking an improvement over Brown's last three studio albums. It also became his seventh solo album consecutive top ten debut in the United States.
On May 1, 2016, Brown announced that his next album title would be, Heartbreak on a Full Moon.The first single, &Grass Ain't Greener& was released on May 5, 2016.In May 2016, Brown became the face of sneaker and streetwear retailer Snipes' spring/summer 2016 campaign.
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中 文 名 克里斯•布朗
外 文 名 Chris Brown
别 名 Breezy
国 籍 美国
星 座 金牛座
身 高 182cm
出 生 地 美国弗吉尼亚州塔帕汉诺克
出生日期 1989年5月5日
职 业 歌手,词曲作者,舞者,演员,导演
经纪公司 Jive唱片,RCA唱片
代表作品Run It!、Kiss Kiss、Forever、With You、No Air、Look at Me Now、Turn Up the Music 主要成就 格莱美奖“最佳R&B专辑”,提名“最佳新人”
MTV音乐录影带大奖“最佳男歌手录影带”
黑人娱乐电视奖“最佳新人”、“最佳男R&B歌手”
第38届全美音乐奖“年度艺人”
流 派 流行,R&B,嘻哈
全 名 Christopher Maurice Brown
艺人档案
克里斯•布朗(Chris Brown),全名克里斯托弗•莫里斯•布朗,1989年5月5日出生于弗吉尼亚塔帕汉诺克,美国流行歌手、词曲创作者、舞者、演员及导演。
2004年,与Jive唱片公司签订合约。2005年6月,发行个人首支单曲《Run It!》,单曲在公告牌百强单曲榜蝉联冠军五周。2005年11月29日,发布首张录音室专辑《Chris Brown》,专辑被美国唱片业协会认证为双白金唱片。2007年,出演电影处女作《街舞少年》。2012年2月12日,凭借专辑《F.A.M.E.》夺得第54届格莱美奖“最佳R&B专辑”奖杯。2015年12月18日,发行个人第七张录音室专辑《Royalty》。
早年经历
1989年5月5日,克里斯•布朗出生于美国弗吉尼亚州塔帕汉诺克。他自幼对音乐产生兴趣,并受到了迈克尔•杰克逊,艾瑞莎•富兰克林,史提夫•汪达和安尼塔迈克•贝克等人的影响。11岁时他发现了自己的演唱才能。在坚信成为歌手这条道路的成功下,布朗来到了纽约,并得到了在Def Jam唱片公司经纪人蒂娜•戴维斯、高管L.A. Reid面前展示的机会。戴维斯对布朗的天赋产生了深刻印象,于是与布朗签订了协议,成为了他的经纪人,并将他推荐给华纳兄弟唱片、大西洋唱片和Jive等唱片公司。
2004年,克里斯•布朗与Jive唱片公司签订合约。
2005年6月,克里斯•布朗推出首支单曲《Run It!》。歌曲在美国公告牌百强单曲榜夺冠五周,成为了他首支在该单曲排行榜的冠军单曲。11月29日,发行个人首张录音室专辑《Chris Brown》。这张专辑首周在美国公告牌二百专辑榜以15万4千张的销量位居第二位,并于2006年12月被美国唱片业协会认证为双白金唱片。
2007年2月,克里斯•布朗在第49届格莱美奖颁奖典礼上获“最佳新人”和“最佳当代R&B专辑”奖项提名。9月,在第二十四届MTV音乐录影带大奖颁奖典礼上与蕾哈娜同台合作了《Wall to Wall》《Kiss Kiss》和《Umbrella》等歌曲,这也是他在该颁奖礼上的首次演出。11月6日,发行了第二张录音室专辑《Exclusive》。这张专辑的主打单曲《Kiss Kiss》和《With You》相继进入公告牌百强单曲榜前十,而前者成为了他的第二首公告牌冠军单曲。同年,出演个人电影处女作《街舞少年》和由彼得森 A•怀特莫尔二世执导的喜剧电影《今年圣诞节》。
2008年6月3日,克里斯•布朗发行了其第二张录音室专辑《Exclusive》的改版专辑《Exclusive (The Forever Edition)》,而改版专辑中的派台单曲《Forever》在公告牌百强单曲榜上最高到达第二位。6月,获青少年选择奖“最佳男艺人”、“最佳R&B歌曲”等五奖。11月,获第38届全美音乐奖所颁发的“年度艺人”奖。
2009年12月8日,发行了个人第三张录音室专辑《Graffiti》。该专辑获得第53届格莱美奖“最佳当代R&B专辑”提名,专辑歌曲《Take My Time》获“最佳R&B组合演唱”奖项提名。
2010年6月27日,克里斯•布朗在黑人娱乐音乐奖上以演出形式致敬歌手迈克尔•杰克逊。8月27日,由布朗出演的电影《劫匪》上映,在片中他饰演“Jesse Attica”一角。
2011年3月22日,克里斯•布朗发行了个人第四张专辑《F.A.M.E.》,这是他首张登上公告牌二百专辑榜首位的专辑。据Nielsen SoundScan统计,这张专辑在美国首周售出了27万余张。6月,夺得黑人娱乐音乐奖“最佳R&B男歌手”、“年度录影带”、“最佳合作”等四个奖项,同时凭借在电影《劫匪》中的表现被提名为“最佳演员”。
2012年2月12日,克里斯•布朗凭借专辑《F.A.M.E.》夺得第54届格莱美奖“最佳R&B专辑”奖,这也是他个人的首座格莱美奖奖杯。在本次颁奖典礼上他表演了其第五张录音室专辑的首支单曲《Turn Up the Music》和歌曲《Beautiful People》。7月3日,发行了个人第五张录音室专辑《Fortune》。9月6日,凭借《Turn Up the Music》的音乐录影带拿下第29届MTV音乐录影带大奖“最佳男歌手录影带”及“最佳编舞”奖,这部音乐录影带由布朗本人及戈弗雷•塔巴雷斯执导。同年,同蕾哈娜合作了《Birthday Cake》的混音版。
2013年4月2日,克里斯•布朗发行了第六张录音室专辑《X》的首支单曲《Fine China》。5月19日,在公告牌音乐奖上献唱歌曲《Fine China》。6月16日,发行与已故R&B女歌手艾莉雅的合作单曲《Don’t Think They Know》的音乐录影带。7月22日,发行与说唱女歌手妮琪•米娜合作的单曲《Love More》。
2014年3月15日,克里斯•布朗推出了歌曲《Loyal》的音乐录影带。6月29日,推出与亚瑟小子和瑞克•罗斯合作的歌曲《New Flame》。9月12日,发行个人第六张录音室专辑《X》。这张专辑首周在美国以14万六千余张的销量位居公告牌二百专辑榜的第二位,这也是他在该榜第六张进入前十的专辑。
2015年2月20日,与说唱歌手Tyga的合作专辑《Fan Of A Fan: The Album》发行。5月17日,同嘻哈歌手皮普保罗在公告牌音乐奖颁奖典礼上合作表演了歌曲《Fun》。6月28日,同Tyga以及Omarion在黑人娱乐颁奖典礼上献唱。12月18日,发行个人第七张录音室专辑《Royalty》,专辑以其女儿Royalty的名字命名。
2016年4月3日,克里斯•布朗出席iHeartRadio音乐奖,并在颁奖典礼现场表演了《Liquor》《Back to Sleep》等四首歌曲,在此次颁奖典礼上他同时拿下了“年度R&B艺人”奖。同年,为说唱歌手坎耶•维斯特第七张录音室专辑《The Life of Pablo》中的歌曲《Waves》献声,该专辑于2月14日发行。
Christopher Maurice &Chris& Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. Born in Tappahannock, Virginia, he was involved in his church choir and several local talent shows from a young age. Having signed with Jive Records in 2004, Brown released his self-titled debut studio album the following year. It peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 and was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling an overall three million copies worldwide.With his first single &Run It!& peaking atop the US Billboard Hot 100, Brown became the first male artist as a lead since Diddy in 1997 to have his debut single top the chart. His second album Exclusive (2007) spawned his second Hot 100 number one &Kiss Kiss&, in addition to &With You& and &Forever&. The album was also certified double platinum by the RIAA. In addition to his solo commercial success, Brown has been featured on several hits such as &No Air&, a duet with singer Jordin Sparks, &Shortie like Mine& with the rapper Bow Wow and &Shawty Get Loose& alongside Lil Mama and T-Pain. The songs have peaked at number three, number nine and number ten on the US Billboard Hot 100 respectively.
In 2009, Brown received much media attention after pleading guilty to felony assault of his then girlfriend, singer Rihanna; he was sentenced to five years of probation and six months of community service. His third album Graffiti was released later that year, and included the top-twenty single &I Can Transform Ya&. Brown's fourth album F.A.M.E. (2011) became his first to top the Billboard 200; it spawned the successful singles &Yeah 3x&, &Look at Me Now&, and &Beautiful People&. F.A.M.E. earned Brown his first Grammy Award for Best R&B Album at the 54th Grammy Awards.His fifth album Fortune was released in 2012. However, after the release of Exclusive, Brown's albums have not been well received commercially or by music critics, with the exception of X, which received a normalized rating of 63. Brown's seventh studio album Royalty was released on December 18, 2015.
Apart from his work in the music industry, Brown has pursued an acting career. In 2007, he made his on-screen feature film debut in Stomp the Yard, and appeared as a guest on the television series The O.C.. Other films Brown has appeared in, include This Christmas (2007), Takers (2010), Think Like a Man (2012), and Battle of the Year (2013). Throughout his career, Brown has won several awards, including two NAACP Image Awards, three American Music Awards and fourteen BET Awards.
On February 24, 2015, Brown released his first collaborative studio album with Tyga, titled Fan of a Fan: The Album. The album was a follow-up to the pairs 2010 mixtape Fan of a Fan. In early 2015, Brown also embarked on his Between The Sheets Tour with Trey Songz.
On June 24, Brown released a new song titled &Liquor&. Shortly after, it was announced that &Liquor& was the first single off his seventh studio album. On August 22, 2015 the singer officially declares from his Twitter profile that the new album will be titled &Royalty& in honor of his daughter, Royalty Brown.On October 16 he has revealed the album cover, portraying Chris with Royalty in her arms in a black and white picture.On October 13, 2015, Brown announced that Royalty will be released on November 27, 2015. After it was revealed that the album has been pushed back to December 18, 2015, in exchange on November 27, 2015, he released a free 34-track mixtape called Before the Party as a prelude to Royalty, which features guest appearances from Rihanna, Wiz Khalifa, Pusha T, Wale, Tyga, French Montana and Fetty Wap.On October 16, 2015, the album cover was revealed.The album was released on December 18, 2015, and it debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200, selling 184,000 units (162,000 in pure album sales) in its first week,marking an improvement over Brown's last three studio albums. It also became his seventh solo album consecutive top ten debut in the United States.
On May 1, 2016, Brown announced that his next album title would be, Heartbreak on a Full Moon.The first single, &Grass Ain't Greener& was released on May 5, 2016.In May 2016, Brown became the face of sneaker and streetwear retailer Snipes' spring/summer 2016 campaign.