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Chris Brown pleaded guilty to affray in a 2023 London nightclub case, two months after an honorary doctorate. HitsCulture weighs the full record: the music, the family, and the legal history that never quite closes.

Apple Music just crowned Drake its most-streamed artist ever, atop a top 20 dominated by hip-hop and R&B. Why the viral red graphic is really a Black Music Month story about who built the sound, and who still owns it.

New Music Friday lands on Juneteenth weekend with full-lengths from YG and Key Glock, a Tierra Whack project, Chris Brown, a Ne-Yo 20th-anniversary reissue, and a deep singles run, all the morning after the culture lost Grammy-nominated Memphis super-producer Tay Keith at 29. Here is everything worth your stream.

When a present father gets pushed to the margins of his child's life, there is almost always a motive or a hurt underneath. Inside the Chris Brown custody story, the myth of the absent Black father, and what the research says it costs the child.

Chris Brown received an honorary Ph.D. in Visual and Performing Arts from Harvest Christian University on May 23, 2026, joining a growing list of R&B and hip-hop icons including Busta Rhymes, T.I., and Tank who have been recognized by the Dallas-based institution.

Drake drops three albums at once, Givēon expands Beloved with Act II, Chris Brown and Usher announce their massive R&B stadium tour, Mariah the Scientist stays hot, and veteran soul stars remind everyone why the classics still win. Here is everything that happened in hip-hop and R&B this week.

A$AP Rocky kicks off in two weeks. Usher and Chris Brown hit stadiums this summer. Doja Cat owns the fall. Here's your fan-first guide to every major hip-hop and R&B tour you can still get tickets to in 2026.

"Please tell me who / Who's getting all my love? (Love) / Who's getting all my love? / Tell me who, Who's getting all my time?

After dropping the singles 'Run It Up" and "Wassup," Ciara has set the stage for the release of her eighth studio album, which has yet to be announced.

There's a quote Chris Brown dropped that hit harder than some people want to admit: "Girls want a man that all the other girls want, but when they are with the man, they get mad because all the girls want him."

Chris Brown is hitting major stadiums in 2025 with the announcement of "Breezy Bowl XX: Stadium World Tour," a globe-spanning celebration of his 20-year music career.

R and B star Chris Brown , known for his smooth vocals and electrifying dance moves, recently dropped off the official music video for his song, "Residuals." The visuals, directed by Travis Colbert, offers fans a behind-the-scenes look at Brown's life, fusing