Chris Brown and Usher are going on tour together: 'It's time'

Usher and Chris Brown are teaming up again.

The singers shared a promotional video Friday connected Instagram announcing a associated tour, “R&B: Raymond & Brown” — a notation to Usher’s commencement name, Usher Raymond IV. The announcement did not see further details connected circuit dates oregon cities.

The video depicts the brace speeding done a metropolis connected motorcycles, chased by fans. They get astatine a stadium. An elevator doorway opens, and the 2 locomotion retired onto a stage, greeting a packed crowd.

“It’s time,” Usher says successful the video. “Hell yeah,” Brown replies.

The brace has collaborated before, astir precocious with the 2025 opus “It Depends (The Remix),” which besides featured Bryson Tiller. They besides worked unneurotic connected Chris Brown’s 2014 azygous “New Flame” and 2017 opus “Party.”

Usher started his vocation successful the 1990s and has released 9 workplace albums, astir precocious 2024’s “Coming Home.” He has won 8 Grammy Awards and headlined the Super Bowl halftime amusement successful 2024.

Brown launched his signaling vocation successful the aboriginal aughts and has released 11 workplace albums and won 2 Grammys. His 12th workplace album, “Brown,” is acceptable to beryllium released May 8.

Over the years, Brown has faced aggregate ineligible challenges and controversies. He was arrested astatine a Manchester edifice successful May 2025 for allegedly utilizing a tequila vessel to onslaught a antheral successful a U.K. nightclub. Earlier this year, helium was granted bail up of a preliminary proceeding successful April. The proceedings begins successful October, according to Reuters.

In 2024, Brown was sued for $50 cardinal for allegedly attacking 4 fans backstage astatine his performance successful Fort Worth (his entourage and circuit promoter Live Nation were besides named successful the lawsuit). In 2009, helium pleaded blameworthy to assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna.