On Friday (May 8), Chris Brown released his 12th album BROWN featuring Bryson Tiller, Leon Thomas, GloRilla, Sexyy Red and more. 5/8/2026 Chris Brown at the 68th GRAMMY Awards held at the Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. Gilbert Flores/Billboard Chris Brown’s albums bring about many feelings. Excitement from his diehard fanbase. Hate from the people who understandably cannot forgive and forget his past transgressions. Exhaustion from the music fans who prefer shorter tracklists and runtimes. Most of all, the reminder that he is a machine. To debut in the mid-2000s, be white-hot, almost get cancelled, and still be a top name in R&B well into the 2020s is mind-boggling. He has circumvented multiple controversies that would have killed the career of a singer who didn’t inspire such devotion from their fans (or, frankly, have the same undeniable talent).…