Usher and Chris Brown have been central to recent music headlines, performing together in Atlanta despite prior tensions, contributing to a successful tour that earned $77.4 million in a month, while also facing tour cancellations ahead of Brown's sentencing. Usher is also advancing new projects, including a remix of Drake and Loe Shimmy's 'I'm Spent' and a duet album with Brown, while launching USC fellowships and celebrating his 48th birthday with major artists.