Usher is currently at the center of major music news, leading a successful joint tour with Chris Brown that generated $77.4 million in a month, though several stadium dates were canceled ahead of Brown's sentencing. The artist also launched a new fellowship program at USC and made headlines with high-profile guest appearances at his shows, including Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, and Robin Thicke, while also being linked to a potential duet album with Brown.