Chris Brown Leads BET Award Nominations

Chris Brown has had quite the comeback year. He has scored his first number one album this year along with his first top ten since 2008 along with three Grammy nominations. Now he can add another six BET Award nods as the singer is the highest nominated artist at this year's ceremony which airs on June 26th. Among the nominations include "Video of the Year" and "Best Male R&B Artist."

Coming second in nominations is none other than Weezy with five, which include a few overlapping nods with Breezy for his contributions on the hit single "Look At Me Now." Up next with four nominations include Rihanna (who has recently followed her ex on Twitter), Kanye West and Drake. To view the full list of nominees, check below:

A Third the Way Through: How's 2011 Been?

At the end of 2010, Katy Perry was atop the singles charts in America and several other national charts, while Susan Boyle capitalized on what worked with her debut album as she secured her reign atop the album charts around the world for a second holiday season. But exactly how the first few months of 2011 would shape out would surely be an interesting ride.

The big story thus far this year has been Adele's enormous success. Having the strongest first week sales of any album this year and being the first album of 2011 to cross the platinum barrier, Adele's 21 has officially confirmed that her transatlantic journey proved to be successful. Add to that the growing momentum of her lead single "Rolling in the Deep," she may be the first British female with a number one album and single since Leona Lewis accomplished that feat in 2008.

Another major story was Britney Spears's return to music. Her lead single "Hold It Against Me" would preform quite well on the charts, debuting at number one on the Hot 100 with over 400,000 copies sold in its first seven days on digital music media. Unfortunately, the song strong entrance on the charts would be short-lived as the song rapidly fell off the charts (largely because of the absence of any promotion). March would prove to be far better as the album debuted at number one, her sixth chart-topper and the youngest artist to do so.

Rihanna VS Chris Brown: It's Over Officially

Blogs and even respected music publications have done their part to intensify the well-publicized altercation between Rihanna and Chris Brown. After the domestic violence case, Chris Brown was punished with probation, forced to attend DV courses, community service, and an order of protection that requires the "Deuces" singer from coming within 50 yards of his former girlfriend, with the exception of events that both attend, in which that distance is reduced to 10 yards.

Chris Brown's "Beautiful People" Cover Artwork

We had Britney Spears's new album cover artwork today and we can add Breezy to that list as well. Chris Brown's "Beautiful People" single has new artwork to go with it. The trance, synths-heavy dance track is a sure-fire hit and the cover art is nice. Over a honey mustard yellow background, magazine cutout ransom letters spell out "Beautiful People," perhaps a metaphor that beautiful people come is all sorts of shapes, sizes, and colors. Regardless, it's a nice cover.

Listen to the track below:

Chris Brown Scheduled To Do SNL

Chris Brown has been booked to perform (and presumably take part in a skit or two) on the February 12th episode of Saturday Night Live. This marks the first time the "Deuces" singer has performed on the show, a milestone that Nicki Minaj described as "monumental" after performing last weekend. The episode will be hosted by Russell Brand, the husband of Rihanna's BFF Katy Perry.

Chris Brown's "F.A.M.E." Official Release Date

Chris Brown's upcoming album F.A.M.E. has an official release date of March 22nd, according to Jive Records. The LP features production by Jim Jonsin, Kevin McCall, Polow Da Don, and Diplo, among others, along with collaborations with Bruno Mars, Drake, and Justin Bieber.

Chris Brown's "No BS" To Be His 2nd R&B #1

It appears that things are looking up for the once fallen R&B star, who just one year ago struggled to make a substantive comeback after the incident with former girlfriend Rihanna. Just last fall his song "Deuces," which had initially been released as part of his Fan of a Fan mixtape, rocketed to the top of the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart and spent nine weeks at the summit. Now, it appears that momentum is continuing with Brown's song "No BS," which looks to be bringing Brown his second R&B number one.

Lil Wayne Dissing Chris Brown?

Lil Wayne is so in love with Chris Brown's newest single "Look at Me Now" that the New Orleans native was considering using it for his new album, with one not-so-minor alternation: kicking Breezy off. In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, the emcee said that Chris Brown's rhymes on the song make the track ineligible to make the final tracklist of Tha Carter IV.

Listen to Chris Brown's "Look at Me Now" below:

Chris Brown's "I Can Transform Ya" Video Premiere

Chris Brown premiered the video to his single "I Can Transform Ya" today on MTV.com, featuring Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz.

The video clearly shows that Chris Brown, although still repairing the damage sustained in the recent past, has no intention of disappointing his fanbase. The bravado of the lyrics are completely outshined by bravado of the choreography and special effects of the music video. It pretty much has everything you could ask for from a Chris Brown music video: a thumping R&B beat, immaculate choreography, a Weezy verse, sophisticated CGI, and convenient shots of a bare-chested Breezy. The video is certainly appropriate for the song and the dancing in the video attempts to remind those who are iffy about supporting Chris of his undeniable talent as one of the best dancers in the industry. And if Chris is able to accomplish that, this is a huge step in the effort to restore his charm in the hearts of defected listeners and customers. Overall, a nice video from C. Breezy.