Chris Brown Thrills With Jackson Tribute

Published: Wednesday 16th Dec 2009 by Sam

R&B/Pop star Chris Brown continues to sell out venues around the US with his ‘Fan Appreciation Tour’. During a recent stop at New York’s famed NOKIA Theatre, the 20 year old gave a roof-raising tribute to his idol – the late, great King of Pop Michael Jackson. Giving his dance renditions of ‘Thriller’, ‘Rock With You’, and ‘Billie Jean’, Brown showed not only why his behind should have performed at the BET Awards (he’s one of a few active males in the industry able to do MJ justice), but also why he is one of the industry’s premier performers.

Credit: Real Talk NY

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  1. coldhearted December 16, 2009

    What is with the tail? lmao

  2. TOW3RA December 16, 2009

    well he looks like he is having fun……but i’d b scared in the audience i mean wat if he kick someone at the front

  3. The Creole Corner December 16, 2009

    chris looks a mess

  4. Cherrygirl December 16, 2009

    I was there last night and I have to give credit where it’s due. He sounds like his records and he is one heck of a performer. The girlies were goin crazy! I too didn’t understand why he had the tail but I can ask my bro who is his dj lol.

  5. keeping it real December 16, 2009

    I agree BET made a big mistake in who should have perform for the Micheal Jackson tribute. By far and I do mean by far Chris Brown should have been #1 on the list to perform. I agree with Ne Yo performing, Not so much Jammie because I think he tried more to make it about him and not Micheal, Ursher should have been a performer. I wish people would look past the bad situation about Chris, damm he was a young teenager that should have had a older mentor that could have help him to cope with situations not of the good. People don’t know what went on between him and Rihanna and with everyone decising what it should and should not be between them I think people should pray and let god work with them both to help them and not to destroy them. The man is a good entertainer and shouldn’t be black ball because of a mistake that he surely didn’t know or think would have him in this situation.

  6. wtf December 16, 2009

    chris brown is the s***…man the kid is talented…they can block him or do whatever but one thing they cannot take away is his talent…heard he brought the roof down and everyone there had the time of their lives…

    #graffiti or get lost..it is the best…yessir!!!

  7. Cherrygirl December 16, 2009

    I was there last night and I’m going to give Chris some credit. A) He sounded like his records B) He is one heck of a performer. Now some may or may not like him personally but he does have talent. Now regarding the tail, I too was like what in the world?! And I giggled but I think it was more of a fashion statement. He did a really good job!

  8. Raychel December 16, 2009

    He’s okay, but he’s played out the MJ tributes. I mean come on, noone will EVER be mj, or even come close to what he is, so if he wants to do something at his concerts, do his music and the things he makes instead of michael, let him rest in peace and stop using him as promotion. That may not be what he is doing but to me, Im getting tired of people copying him.

  9. Fred December 16, 2009

    He does Michael Jackson tributes because he loves MJ like most of the world does. Michael even stated that Chris Brown is very talented. MJ himself listed only Chris Brown and Justin Timberlake as people he was impressed with as carrying on his legacy in an interview not long before he died. Take note.

  10. Gumaro December 16, 2009

    Look at all those damn cameras and cell phones, no WONDER the industry is a f***** failure.

  11. caroline December 16, 2009

    so what lots of people love MJ that doesnt mean they have to rip of his s*** at every opportunity. Make your own music and become a legend yourself, LOSER!!! M.J never sold 100,000 thousand cds in a first week release EVER!! So he need to sit down and school himself instead of doing rubish imitations. And these little kids on this site praising him you need to go to schoOl too.

  12. jamaican cutie December 16, 2009

    caroline ur an ass wipe..go sit down an shut da f*ck up i bet ur ass cant sing to save ur goddamn life!!! ugh i hate stupid bishes

  13. Erica December 16, 2009

    THAT BOY KILLED IT!!! U BETTA DO YOU BREEZY..U GOT MY SUPPORT..AND THE ALBUM IS NUTS!!!!! LOVE IT!

  14. Erica December 16, 2009

    @ Jamaican cutey..lol..I can sing!!! lol..

    Myspace.com/citysongbird

  15. me December 16, 2009

    “M.J never sold 100,000 thousand cds in a first week ” LMAO!

  16. caroline December 16, 2009

    If you could sing jamaican ugly you would be famous too, i know i cant sing thats why i’ve never claimed it, but if you removed you that head of yours that is stuck so far up your own ass you would realise that, chris brown is not the ish.C.B has already done M.J tributes and so has everybody and their mama, move on. He’ needs to make himself known for his own music and own dance skills not ripping them off a dead man. Lots of pple can imitate that doesnt mean they should, so kiss my ass!!

  17. thestar December 16, 2009

    grrrrrreattt!!

  18. KodieBlue December 16, 2009

    GO CHRIS! GO TO ChrisBrownweb.com to vote for him! His been nominated for an award for best R&B artist, and Best MUsic Video for I can transform ya! SAW ALOT OF HIS FAN APPRECIATION CONCERTS ON YOUTUBE! First of all go bac k to RD you f***** Haters! I’m so sick of this s***. Everytime I come on here to give props where props are due, I see people who still struggle with there own inner demons of not being able to get past a situation. MICHAEL JACKSIN STATED IN HIS OWN WORDS THAT THE TWO PEOPLE HE WANTED TO KEEP HIS LEGACY ALIVE ARE CHRIS BROWN AND JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE. SO, GIVE IT A REST WITH YOUR HATE. THE WORDS CAME OUT OF HIS MOUTH. AN RAYCHEL EVERYTIME THERES A POST ABOUT CHRIS BROWN I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE HATING ON HIM. GET OVER HIS SUCCESS. AND FAME. AND TO WHOEVER THINKS 100,00 ISN’T ALOT IN THE RECORD INDUSTRY, THAT 100.,000 IS NOT COUNTING ITUNE ALBUM SALES, PREORDERS, OR THE ONES ORDERED FROM AMAZON, AND 100,000 in STORE SELLS WERE AS EVERYONE KNOWS, COCKBlOCKED BY A FEW INDUSTRY FIGURES WITH BIG BANK ACCOUNTS, AND WATCVH HOW FAST 100,00 IN STORE 1 WEEK SELLS TURN INTO 1,000,000. TEN WEEKS AT THAT RATE, AND THERE YOU HAVE IT AND AS I SAID BEFORE THATS NOT INCLUDING ITUNES ALBUM SALES WHERE FOR THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF HE DOMINATED THE R&B CHART, PRE ORDERS, AND AMAZON SALES! GET YOUR FACtS STRAIGHT.

  19. ANTHONY December 16, 2009

    THIS IS NOT THE END OF CHRIS BROWN…THE NEXT CD WILL BE HIS RETURN…IT NEVER OVER FOR A GREAT PERFORMER

  20. SAM’S_Twin December 16, 2009

    Pretty good but he’s still a felon. Actually the dude from Britain’s Got Talent 2 yrs ago does the best MJ imitation. That indian dude and his partner the fat indian dude do a pretty funny MJ routine.

  21. Avatar December 16, 2009

    1) All you people STILL ragging on Chris Brown for what he did are horrible. Yes, he beat a woman, but how long are you going to keep talking ill of him? What does he have to do? If he went to jail, would you stop? No, you wouldn’t. He is a human being like the rest of you. Let him live, please.

    2) I feel really bad for Chris. He’s practically the most HATED person in America, he can’t be with his one love in the world, and to top it off, stores like WAL-MART REALLY AREN’T PUTTING HIS CD ON THE SHELVES FOR PURCHASE! HOW MEAN IS THAT?

    3) I wish people would understand that Chris Brown is the ONLY CANDIDATE that can perform a tribute to Michael Jackson (I.M.O.), But imagine all the people (Including celebrities) that would be BOOING HIM AT THE B.E.T. AWARDS IF HE PERFORMED! B.E.T. would lose millions. THAT’S the reason why they COULDN’T DO IT. Not because of Jay-Z or whatever.

    4) Chris Brown may be one of the industry’s premier performers, but in the end, it’s all about what the fans want. That’s just business. Oh well.

  22. Avatar December 16, 2009

    5) I happen to OWN Chris Brown’s “Graffiti” Album. It’s not your ordinary “Just turned 18” Chris Brown, but it’s definitely a good listen. You should order a copy (Since you won’t find the CD in STORES or anything.)

  23. sugar December 16, 2009

    I can picture him in bed he must be a TIGER … rihanna will regret throwing him under the bus my future hubby cb is the business…. im satisfied.

    go chris go

  24. swaggedupstud December 16, 2009

    I’M OVER THE WHOLE SITUATION WIT CHRIS N RIHANNA F*** LET DA PAST BE DA PAST DA KID CHRIS BREEZY IS TALENTED ND I AGREE DEY SHOULD’VE HAD HIM PERFORMING DA MJ TRIBUTE ALONG WITH USHER BUT HEY MY BEYONCE WAS THERE SO I WAS EXTREMELY HAPPY. LET HIS MUSIC SPEAK FOR ITSELF I MAY NOT AGREE WITH WHAT HE DID BUT I’M IN IT FOR DA MUSIC.

  25. Raychel December 16, 2009

    @kodieblue you need the shut up and hop off because I can post anywhere I want and I am not hating I cleary said he did okay your a cb stan I get it leave me alone and get my name out your posts!

  26. KodieBlue December 16, 2009

    I FOUND THIS ON CHRISBROWNWEB.COM CHRIS WANTS EVERYONE TO DO THIS! NEED ALL CHRIS BROWN FANS ON HERE TO READ THIS AND SHOW THERE ACTION IN MAKING A CHANGE WITH WHAT THERE DOING! SOME SHOPS STILL NOT RE-STOCKING GRAFFITI
    Since graffiti has been out some stores havent re-stocked the album. They have been telling the customers that they are unavailable but they will be in the back. Evidence is below of how shops like walmart, for example, told the customers how the album wasn’t there.
    Please fans, send an email to lillele70@gmail.com telling her why you support Chris with your name and state. This is for someone who works for tina davis company (chris’s manager) and it will really help trying to stop all the stores that are doing this to graffiti. Also if you have any information about your local stores doing the same thing to Graffiti please email it.Please email your letters before Friday. Please read this for more information on how to help Graffiti BY CLICKING HERE Thank you.
    Video in Walmart

  27. Deltaboy December 16, 2009

    I dont understand people like @Caroline. I want to say this. Its ok to not like Chris Brown.. but heres my question and maybe someone can help me, but If you dont like Chris then why are you following his every move and commenting on him???? Its simple, just like in real life, if u dont like someone you simply leave them alone and let them live their life. Chris was tributing to MJ because certain networks arent allowing him to. He’s paying his dues and still showing MJ love. Theres no need for negativity.

  28. sugar December 16, 2009

    @ KodieBlue

    i just did my boy needs our support

    Go chris go

  29. Raychel December 16, 2009

    @kodieblue I see you didnt comment on what I wrote towards you. PLEASE LEAVE Y NAME OUT YOUR POSTS. thank you.

  30. KodieBlue December 16, 2009

    @Raychel. As I said before. Don’t you have anything better to do than to hate on CHrisbrown? Everytime I’m on here, and leave comments to support his recovery you amongst others are on here trying to keep running his name and his music in the mud. Don’t you think he’s been through way too mcuh already? GTFOH, and go to RD..

  31. Raychel December 16, 2009

    @kodieblue I DIDNT HATE ON HIM IN THIS GOT DAGGONE POST. you have really pissed me off, Im tired of you. Leave me the hell alone, you cant control people, I wanna post on chris brown, I can, you need to go somewhere and leave me alone! I didnt say ANYTHING bad about him on this daggone post, so why is my name in this post? EXACTLY! SHUT UP, get a friggin life, and stop trying to make people do what you want to do. Im gonna do what I want to, so shut the fudge up and leave my name out your posts!

  32. KodieBlue December 16, 2009

    I’m on here tryingto help the Boys career by making his fans who think his concerts are far better than ok know what he and his manager want them to do so we don;t need negativity like the posts where you say one nice thing about him in one comment and then post condenscending jokes that attempt derail people’s positivity about him in the next. Seriously go to R>D> HATER!

  33. KodieBlue December 16, 2009

    That stuff is for Gradeschool children! Seriously, grow up and get a life!

  34. Raychel December 16, 2009

    @kodieblue Imma seriously call chris brown and tell him to tell you to leave me the HELL alone F YOU omg Im getting tired of you, I cant take it anymore, I really cant, when I posted in his single post about pass out, I made a joke, but I said IT WILL DO WELL. I posted in r***** and I said my opinion and commented on when?’s post because I disagreed with what she said. I never said, oh cb you need to rot in hell, or cb your music is a bunch of sh**. I said it wasnt that good, and in this post I said I didnt like people copying mj. seriously your the most debating cb stan I have ever seen. Just leave me alone, leave my friggin name out your got damn posts son of a…omg Im so mad, Im tired of people, Ive been tired all day. Just dont put my name in your posts NO MORE? okay? Because I could definitly prove you post on EVERY rihanna post. I dont talk about you do I? NO. smh…

  35. sugar December 16, 2009

    @ KodieBlue

    leave that b***h RAYCHEL OR whatever her name is alone, she/he is a HATER, who needs to get a life and HELP MENTALLY. Go hate somewhere else not here expecially on this post, chris post.

    Go chris go we love you

  36. sugar December 16, 2009

    @ KodieBlue

    i mean IGNORE HER

  37. Raychel December 16, 2009

    @SUGAR omg okay you know what, how am I a hater? are you f****** serious??? did you see what I f****** posted on this MOTHERFUCKING topic??? OMG! I cant do it. I said I wasnt gonna curse, but I cant. I cant not curse. I cant explain how much I f****** hate you and you little b**** kodieblue! Im a christian but you have stressed me out till no eternity. I still F****** listen to chris browns music. I love poppin, I love yo, I love forever, I love wall to wall, kiss kiss, this christmas, hell I even like famous girl. But that dosent mean I cant forget what he did, Im posting on him as a person F***! How many times I have to say it? I went to wal mart saw rows of his cds, and hell, I posted on that, because I didnt believe it was true that they werent selling them since I saw a whole row of them. Im not f****** mental, and your making me cry really, thats what I feel like doing. F*** you, f*** kodieblue, and F*** that grape juice. obviously you cant post your got damn opinion without somebody getting mad at you! S***! UGH! leave me the f*** alone!

  38. Raychel December 16, 2009

    Im not posting on this s***** ass site any more anyway, so sugar and kodieblue, respond to my post if you want. I dont care anymore, because this site has JUST lost an avid visitor.

  39. sugar December 16, 2009

    @ rAYCHEL

    Pls dont come back, you should be blocked FOREVER

  40. Raychel December 16, 2009

    @sugar I hope you rot in hell you motha f****** s*** ass s***** piece of dirt! Did you just read my post?????? huh huh huh huh huhh???? omg. you cant read thats it.
    WHEREEEEEEEEEE JESUS!
    Im calm
    now
    im done with you. Ive said time and time again i still love cb music your stuck on stupid.
    just I’ll pray for you.
    because you obviously only have one mindset

  41. sugar December 16, 2009

    @ RAYCHEL

    you need help, call dr phill

  42. Raychel December 16, 2009

    @sugar you need to go to dr. phil. I love chris brown okay? are you happy?
    I guess you are just not comfertable with people being critical of your precious star.
    so just whatever, can you stop calling me crazy and agree to disagree please? Im tired of this. Please?

  43. bobs December 16, 2009

    Huh? Tiny venues / no one cares.

  44. D00DaS M0M December 16, 2009

    @ CAR0LiNE…LMA0 U NEEd HELP! THE GUY iS 0NLY D0iNG A FEW S0NGS T0 PAY RESPECT T0 HiS iD0L ANd A LEGENd! HE iS N0T D0iNG A T0UR 0N JUST MJ S0NGS ANd dANCES! HE d0ES PERf0RM HiS 0WN MUSiC ANd dANCES T0 HiS 0WN S0NGS! Y0U ACT LiKE THE GUY iS G0iNG AR0UNd PR0M0TiNG HiSSELf S0LELY 0FF 0F MJ……..TRY AGAiN SWEETiE!!! i’M N0T A HUGE fAN 0F CB BUT HE’S A GREAT PERf0RMER ANd PPL ST0P BRiNGiNG UP HiS “W0MAN-bEATER” PAST. HE’S TRYiNG T0 M0VE 0N ANd S0 SH0ULD EVERY0NE ELSE!! GEEZZZ!!!!!

  45. caroline December 17, 2009

    I COMMENTED ON THE LINK BECAUSE OF THE M.J CONNECTION, EVEN THOUGH THEY IS NONE DUMMY!!

  46. nieka December 17, 2009

    for people who didnt know chris ALWAYS does a mj tribute at all his show even before mj death..this guy is one of mj biggest fans and he lets that be know..mj even let it be know that he likes chris and sees that chris has TRUE TALENT!! so people who are mad just hop off and get a life

  47. FattDoll December 17, 2009

    I Would like to see the following people to the following tribute songs to MJ

    Dirty Diana -Pink
    Smooth Crimminal – Ciara (cause she can handle the bad ass dance moves)
    Wanna Be Starting Something – Beyonce (cause she got mad energy for that song)
    Human Nature – Alicia Keys
    In The Closet – Justin Timberlake
    Thriller – Chris Brown (Cause he transforms into a were wolf..Literally ask Rihanna)
    Man In The Mirror – Mary J. Blige (Mary Got SOULLLLLLLL)

    Anyone with any other ideas feel free!!!!!!!

  48. KodieBlue December 17, 2009

    @Sugar Thanks for Voting and E=mailing your information regarding the situation. What there doing to him is wrong and completely unjust considering how high of a selling artist he is and how many fans are having trouble getting the physical album in stores, and they want us to voice our story of our difficulty in obtaining the album at that address. And that girl can’t keep my name out of her posts if she tried. And YES she does hate on chris in almost every other post they put on about him on here, and they are ignorant comments on posts. But notice I didn’t say her name.. SO I’m voting for his nominations for the award in those categories today on Chrisbrownweb.com, and sending in my story of how ridiculous and screwed up the two local walmarts where I live are. I’ve seriously never seen anyone put in a position where they have to face the f****** entire world, admit there faults, speak about WHY and HOW they intend on ReCOVERING and EMERGIN a BETTER PERSON in the END, and STILL SUFFER the same FATE by the people who are suppose to be shelving his product. So anyone who can E-mail her at lillele70@gmail.com, CHris Brown, his P.R. team, dancers, and Manager would Grealty appreciate your story of in justice based on the inability to choose for yourself whether or not you wanted to buy it or your attempt being stopped dead in its tracks by these managers and employees at the Major Retailers!

  49. sugar December 17, 2009

    @kodieblue

    did you see those clips at mediatakeout.com ? you should if you havent, they even have proof. I will continue to pray for myboy.

    Go Chris Go

  50. KodieBlue December 17, 2009

    I saw a couple videos his fansite was psoting where there trips into walmart were being filmed and they were being turned down left and right, and I read alot of comments on different music sites where people were commenting left and right about the trouble retailers were causing them in purchasing his album.. But I’ll check out the ones you just posted now! Thanks!

  51. KodieBlue December 17, 2009

    @Raychel. I can’t remember how long its been since I posted on a Rihanna post? Over a month? I let go of that girls PR schemes a long time ago..

  52. KodieBlue December 17, 2009

    And one more thing @RAychel.. Read my comment on the last thing they posted on Chris on here about 100k his first week. You might learn that although I have commented on Rihanna’s posts, it has been well over a month, and you’ll learn that although I am a fan of Chris Brown I was an even bigger fan of Rihanna at one point in time. I just disagree with alot of whays going on with her right now in comparison o how she vs he has handled the situation.. But you are in fact a hater, it even shows in your comment where you admitted to disagreeing with the last three Posotive posts they have submitted about Chris Brown. To me and obviously to others, you want to do nothing but come off as neutral, and then run his name in the mud by disagreeing with every damn good thing they say about him? Yet people don’t need this negativity. And that is why I quit posting on RD awhile back. Because, A, i started realizing that I completely disagree with so much that has occured in her decision making recently that theres no point in sharing that negative opinion anymore. I made my statement, and felt like its better to support Chris’s Rehabilitation, act out against the people trying to ruin his career, and the two Walmarts where I live had none of his cd’s when I called. So although you saw them, explain all of the video tapes of people walking in walmart that there postin on youtube and his fansites that prove people are tryigng to purchase his album and are being turned down left and right. One store having the album doesn’t account for the thousands that are suppose to have it but claim they don’t! blackballed!

  53. KodieBlue December 17, 2009

    @sugar, he;s from what I hear suppose to be on 106 and park tomorrow. So check for i, but I don;t know how accurate that is because Chrisbrownweb.com his official fansite posted that he was suppose to be on there on Dec 16th and he wasn;t. so there commercial from what someone says, said he’s gonna be on there tomorrow.. We noticed something in the comments on his fansite though. Last Friday Crawl peaked at number 1 on 106 and park and now its not on the countdown? Were trying to figure that out oo ovr there at Chrisbrownweb.com

  54. KodieBlue December 17, 2009

    Oh sorry I just realized. Yeah I saw the videos from mediatakeout, and definitely realized on that day that this whole thing was offically real.. So, on his fansite, they posted the end of 2009 Billboard 200 and Hot 100 end of year results, and check out where Chris stands. Its surprising and good for a comeback! Number 7 debut out of 200!! Hard to argue with that for the negative s*** people are still trying to drag him and themselves through..

  55. i’M JUST TELLING THE TRUTH December 18, 2009

    CB did a good job. MJ is his idol people. Let him give his tribute. Im sure MJ dont mind. He loved CB.

  56. jamaican cutie December 18, 2009

    caroline i took my head out of my ass now n i realized tht ur still a dumb bish….y tha f*** did u even cme here to comment?!! if i met u in person i’d give u a beat down… ,mike tyson did it , o.j done sum s*** i cud go on and on but it makes no sense…GET OVER IT. plus they wont sell his cds cuz they kno his wud sell way more than rihanna’s BS of an album….THE END!!!!!

  57. KodieBlue December 18, 2009

    Ok Our boy was on 106 ad park tonight and talked about his album Graffiti, his relation to Michael Jackson music wise, and GUESS WHAT HATERS. HE AND MICHAEL WERE SUPPOSE TO MEET THE DAY HE PASSED.. THEY WERE HAVING A MEETING ABOUT SOMETHING..

  58. Raychel December 18, 2009

    Whatever, @kodieblue Im really done arguing. I dont like him as a person, so you can go ahead and call me a hater, but the post I posted here was NOT negative. I can listen to hs music, but I will never look at him the same as a person. So thats that, so I dont care, call me a hater, Im tired of it all really.

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