Well it looks like Jermaine Jackson jumped the gun when he announced Chris Brown as a headliner of the upcoming Michael Jackson tribute concert. Chris’ people just released a statement to the media:
“Chris is not confirmed to perform or participate in any capacity for this show,” the publicist for Brown’s label tells E! News.
Below is our post prior to the statement released by Chris Brown’s publicist..
CHRIS BROWN is to make his musical comeback by headlining the upcoming tribute concert to MICHAEL JACKSON in Vienna, Austria. The R&B star was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to serve six months hard labor after pleading guilty to a vicious assault on his ex-girlfriend Rihanna last February.
The hitmaker has not performed in public since the incident, but now is ready to make his return to the stage – he has been announced as the first headline act for the star-studded Jackson tribute concert set to take place on September 26th. The news was revealed by the King of Pop’s brother Jermaine Jackson at a press conference in Vienna on Tuesday.
“Michael was his idol and he (Brown) dedicated his first number one hit in the U.S. to Michael. Chris is a very, very talented artist.”
Other artists on the bill include Mary J. Blige, Natalie Cole and Sister Sledge. The rest of the line up will be unveiled in a series of press conferences to be held over the course of this week with scheduled stops in both London and Berlin, Germany.
Jermaine revealed the tribute concert, which will take place in front of 65,000 fans at Vienna’s former imperial Schoenbrunn Palace, will feature a multi-cultural line up – because his brother’s music touched people all over the globe.
He adds, “We have many, many surprises. This is growing more and more, and we have more names to announce. We want this to be a dignified performance for Michael – he attracted people from around the globe so we need to have a diverse mix of talent.”
CONGRATS CHRIS!!! that is awesome news!
GOOD for CB, glad he is being allowed some shine
This is really good news for Chris!….
From now on he should just let his moves and music do the talking…
I hope he just dances because he definitely doesn’t need to attempt to sing an MJ song ever again.
he is scum
not going to lie- i’m surprised. i wonder how this will affect his career- will it help? doesn’t matter to me anyway. i don’t love or hate him
I can’t hate on him. Good for him. He is a talented artist.
Congrats, Mr, Brown..I hope people can let by gones be by gones…Yeah what he did was wrong…but I feel he has learned from his mistakes… I know there is going to be people who dont agree but hey guess what just as you are entitled to ur own opinion, so am i……..Get it or Get off, the choice is yours
wasn’t he performing on tour w/ lil wayne as a hype man or something…well whatever Congrats Chris…best of luck, we know you need it
@ mikki, he was not performing on the young money tour..when it hit VA wayne asked him to make an appearance that is all and he did…fans went crazy for him..
yaaaaaaaaaaaay chris.. this is amazing news..wow, what a first major comeback..65000 people live and it will be broadcasted to millions…that is what i am talking about..cant keep him down…yaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy
OKAY Chris!
He is a good performer and knows how to create a hit
People shouldn’t limit his career because of one idle incident…in that case, most of the celebs wouldn’t be doing a thing!
Great news! I’m so glad he is bouncing back. I knew he would.
Congrats mr brown. Although I do agree that what he did was wrong, I don’t think that it should be a determining factor as to whether or not he is allowed to perform at the memorial concert. He still loves MJ the same way any other person does whether they are criminals, felons, preachers, or whomever. Love is not limited to any barrier and if the boy wants to celebrate the life of his greatest idol he should be able to with no questions asked… Although I did disagree with what he did to Rihanna there is only one person who is allowed to pass judgement. Last time you checked yourself were you perfect?
Perfect person to open! Chris will definitely give a GREAT show…
he should’ve performed on BET as well but they were too scared.
GOOD SHIT………..
JUST THE THING TO BRING HIM BACK TO THE SPOTLIGHT IN A POSITIVE WAY…A TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL.
I Really Hope He Leads This..He’s A Great Performer…But Reports Are Also saying on MTV that his reps haven’t confirmed anything…we’ll see how it goes
CIARA should definitely be apart of this tribute as well.
She is just as (if not more) influenced by Michael Jackson and she’s also an amazing performer.
Congrats!! That’s HUGE for him.
i don’t care for chris brown, but i love watching ppl who dance well do MJ tributes. RIP MJ.
This will be good for CB. With this happening outside the country…the focus will be on the purpose of the concert, which is to celebrate Michael Jackson and not what he did.
nice photo selection lol
As long he keeps his mouth shut about the beatdown ordeal from now on! That whole ignorant interview SMH
I wonder if he will do the tribute that Janet is putting together for the VMAs on Sunday. I hope Chris is there he really loved some MJ
Correction: Chris Brown has performed in public on stage with Young Money for the “I Am Music” Tour.
I would be happy to see him perform in honor of MJJ, I know it will make him feel a whole lot better.
Off Topic: Why isn’t Jay-Z performing “Run This Town” on the VMAs?! Is Rihanna not ready to get back on stage? I would love to see this performance live. I think it would be so raw…
TtThanks, Jermaine for giving Chris another chance, God going to Bless you for this, so many people had turn on him for one mistake, Jesus did forgive him like he forgave me and everybody else, I know this is what Michael would have wanted.
Thank you. Finally this boy gets to pay tribute to his idol. Just like Michael did not want to be judged by the rumors do Chris the same. Go get ‘em CHRIS
Thats the face and look he gave Rihanna when he slapped her. *Ouch*
Dammit Im just playing but we’ll see. Lawd, if Chris dont pull off his tribute in a spectacular, mind -blowing and amazing way, then he should really get his ass whooped. Beating up Rihanna is one thing but if you dont do MICHAEL JACKSON justice, Im coming for blood. That’s all.
I think its great hes gonna be performing in a tribute concert for MJ. Artists have person lives just like everybody else plus hes been sentenced so let the man do his thing. Not many other artists out except Neyo or Usher can pay tribute besides Chris in my opinion.
@ 22. Those Lil Wayne hype man performances don’t count because he wasn’t performing his own music and he wasn’t officially scheduled to be there.
and Jay-z isn’t performing Run This Town on the VMAs because they will be performing it live on Jay Leno’s new show.
He should perform Beat It
or Better Yet his own version of Smooth Criminal
(Rihanna Are You Ok)
(So, Rihanna Are You Ok)
(Are You Ok Rihanna)
(You’ve Been Hit By)
(You’ve Been Struck By-
A Smooth Criminal)
^Lol.
Wow…the public moves on so quickly. CB pleads guilty, was found guilty and is back where he was before he pounded his ‘love. Meanwhile MJ was harassed after pleading NOT guilty and being found NOT guilty. No justice.
CB will always be a MJ impersonator. It just shows what we’re left with now MJ has gone- trash.
Great News!
^^Pure ignorance. Smh. Grow up.
So glad to hear this! This is one hell-of-a-way to make a comeback! God is good, Chris! He’s got your back!
My bad, I meant @ Tealeaf. You guys comment so fast…
No, nvm. Ivory’s Intellect is ignorant too.
First of all, the reason MJ was hasseled so much is because he was the biggest star in the WORLD, and also because he was accused of it TWICE. Not to mention all the other things going on with him. (BTW, notice I said ACCUSED. He didn’t do shit, but I’m just trying to explain why he got so much backlash) Doesn’t matter if he was aquited.
Secondly, Chris is an amazingly talented artist, MJ HIMSELF SAID SO. MJ WAS A FAN OF CHRIS’S MUSIC. CALLED HIM ON THE PHONE TO TELL HIM!
So, Chris is about the closest thing we have to MJ. He’ not trying to replace him, but just paying his respects the best way he knows how; by performing. It will be nothing short of breathtaking, trust me. That boy is over-the-top naturally talented and you know it.
beyonce should be here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
good for him. it’s time to move on. he’ll def give the gr8est tribute. I’m looking forward to it if it comes to the states!
Too bad Chris isn’t going to be able to ride Michael’s tribute as a comeback…notice it’s being done overseas.
When he has a number 1 album and gets his endorsement deals back that’s when he’ll have a comeback. And with his little spat with Oprah and people still angry with him I doubt that’ll be happening anytime soon.
IDK why it would be a comeback, he never left. But I’m excited though, maybe it was best this way that he wasn’t apart of the awful tributes earlier this year for something on a larger scale. I know he is going to kill it. I hope he is part of the tribute that Janet is doing on the VMAs Sunday.
KNEW IT KNEW IT KNEW IT
SNEAK BACK IN THORUGH MICHEAL LOL
IM NOT GONNA HATE THE BOY’S CLEVER
DO YOUR THANG CHRIS
Congrats! i’m so happy for him, he deserves it
hop off haters, Chris is makin a comeback!
oh and i agree with Jesse, Beyoncé should be on that line-up too.
Great for Chris… He should do really Well!!!
That pic of Jay-Z doing the pyramid needs to stop!!!
We’re Not Interested in becoming Demon Posessed so No Thank You Jay-Z!!!!!
Soul Sister….Idk the rest of the words lol!
Angel we all knw the story ,why cast all that negativity in the first few sentances? Your starting to sound like CNN, MSNBC etc. they always started off or included in their coverage material how Michael was accused, ACCUSED! (not convicted) of child molestation. We all know what he was accused of why keep talking about it over and over?
Congratulations Chris. This is a really good look.
i dont know about this” chris needs to lay low” hes pushing hisself and this new album down our throats and thats not cool’ white mainstream is not over what he did to rihanna. good luck on the album though” these young black girls are dying for his new stuff so he should go platinum in a week. ….right?? thats how yall females make it seem, to me hes just a male version of Ciara. he can dance his ass off but cant sing a lick!!! he sounds like a crying baby when he sings. just remember dancing dont sell records anymore and hes not marketable AT ALL!!! atleast to white folks. which gives you hot 100 hits songs. so hell just fade away soon. Larry King even told him “You know in 50 years this will be the first thing people read about you, i think chris career is over done and out. it wont be the same as it once was. Exclusive bearly went platinum and those singles was flopping hard till he rereleased it and released Forever, and with you” good look chris!!!
yeahh dats a good look!!!!
OH MY GOD…….”many many surprises”????? I know MJ said he was planning to shock the world, and I still can’t believe he’s dead; I won’t get into details on that for respectful reasons, but CONGRATS CHRIS BROWN! Bad timing with the sentence and whateva, but he will draw the younger audience….
Congrats to Chris. He’ll do well.
@ Troy
I agree…His career will NEVER be the same. White America has already labeled him as thug and basically Bobby Brown like. I think he should take Tom Joyner’s advice and lay low and do his time and then try to come back. And Exclusive was basically a flop when it first came out, none of the songs really amounted to much until he rereleased it and put more songs on the album…that really shows you how bad the album did.
Ooops Angel you might want to take this down, according to this he wont be making a comback. This is a statement from his publicist via E News !
http://www.eonline.com/ub...wont_beat_it_jackson.html
As much as I want him to make a comback, I dont want people ( Rihanna Stans ) to be going crazy at you.
Chris Brown is such a BORE.
He needs to go to Europe.
I’m just glad he has nothing to do with any real Tributes because he is a complete disgrace.
This bill is perfect for him. Natalie Cole and The Sister Sledge????? LMAO
This is the beginning of the END for this CLOWN.
Chris has left the B-List and is about to “Headline” the Z-List.
Chris…Welcome to the end of your “career” LMAO
dang it, i’m mad he won’t be performing… why would Jermaine say that then?
Chris u would be a fool not 2! i praying 4 u homie! But CONGRATS IN ADVANCE C BREEZY!!!! blow that BORE rhianna out the water!
Im 2 exciiiiiiiiited!
What some of you fail to realise is, his fans are going to support. And your band wagon jumping selves will bounce to his music regardless.
Well it looks like he wont be performing after all. I thought it was a little strange seeing as he’s suppose to be starting his community labor real soon…I knew his probation officer wouldn’t let him off just to do a concert…
Niiggas hatin need to fall back erbody ridin that niigga micheal when he died and he was a molester shit and R.kelly too chris ain’t do nothin half as bad as these niiggas
lol yall look so dumb getting excited for nothing…..
Stans
#54
Wonder if his probation officer said No
i hope they let chris perform….
He is listed but not confirmed kinda like what happen at the bet awards he was listed and at the last minute he got pulled. He just needs to make sure he can get there and if he can get there he will perform
And real tribute that is the tribute his family is putting together dumbass that is the only real tribute shithead
THANK YOU JERAMINE JACKSON!!!!!!
YOU THE AND FEW PEOPLE IS TRYING TO BRING HIM BACK.
HE IS VERY VERY TALENTED. WE NEED SOMEONE HE WHO WILL STICK UP FOR HIS TALENT. NOT JAM HIM IN HIS BACK.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! JERAMINE I KNOW YOU HAVE A FORGIVEN HEART.
GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CHRIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHOW THEM!!!!!!! I WILL BE YELLING FOR YOU CHRIS!!!!!!!!!!! YOU GO BOY!!!!!!!!!!!! SHOW THEM WHAT YOU ARE MADE OF EXTRA TALENTED!!!!!!!!! LOVE YA CHRIS!!!!!!!!! DON’T LET NO ONE BRING YOU DOWN CAUSE YOU WILL COME BACK EXTRA STRONG.