Grammy winning R&B artist Chris Brown arrived in Jamaica early Tuesday morning ahead of the BZR weekend events which will culminate with the Chris Brown and Friends concert August 27. Brown came into the island dressed in a green sweatsuit via private jet and was greeted by members of the media at the airport.
As the American singer was about to enter his vehicle to leave the airport, Brown greeted the media with a word to his eager Jamaican fans, “Thank ya’ll for having me back, I appreciate ya’ll.”
Organizers of the event have reported that ‘Sky Vew’ tickets costing US$10,000 are all sold out and this week announced special student discount tickets.
This is the first time Chris Brown will be performing in Kingston, Jamaica and his last time in the Island for a major performance for over ten years at Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay.
Not that he needs assistance, but joining him on the lineup will be Sean Kingston, Ding Dong, TeeJay, Aidonia, Byron Messia and Gramps Morgan who will be doing an acoustic set.
For fans in Jamaica who are not aware of the magnitude of his achievement WMV curates a list of his achievements with some help from his superfan Stephen.
Brown has 10 certified Gold or Platinum albums in the US by the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA) including: Exclusive (4x Platinum) F.A.M.E. (3x Platinum) Chris Brown (3x Platinum) X (2x Platinum) HBOAFM (2x Platinum) Royalty (Platinum) Indigo (Platinum ) Fortune (Platinum) FOAF (Gold) Graffiti (Gold) Breezy (Gold).
The 34 year old was one of the youngest artists to hit No. 1 in the history of the Hot 100 when his debut single “Run It” featuring Juelz Santana went straight to the top in 2004.
Often referred to as the King Of R&B with comparisons to Usher, Beyonce and Micheal Jackson, Brown has 114 Hot 100 entries, the most for a male singer and has sold over 112 million records (albums + solo singles) in the United States according to RIAA certifications and more than 40 million albums sold worldwide.
Born Christopher Maurice Brown, he has won more than 125 awards including a Best R&B album at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards for his album F.A.M.E. in 2011. He has the most Gold RIAA certified singles for a male singer in the US (56), surpassing Elvis Presley. Total tour gross totalling $200 million with a total attendance of 3 million across his tours
In 2012 Brown helped launch the Symphonic Love Foundation, a nonprofit that supports and creates art programs for youth.
