{
  "id": 17079720,
  "title": "Usher & Chris Brown Bring R&B to No. 1 on Monthly Boxscore Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/usher-chris-brown-bring-r-b-to-no-1-on-monthly-boxscore-report",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-29T15:01:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/pro/usher-chris-brown-top-monthly-boxscore-report/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Usher and Chris Brown's collaborative R&B tour, The R&B Tour, topped Billboard's monthly Boxscore charts in September 2026, marking a historic first for a co-headliner pair. Grossing $77.4 million and selling 423,000 tickets across 10 shows, the tour surpassed BTS and The Weeknd's previous bests. Usher claimed the No. 1 spot for the first time, while Brown returned to the top one year after his last reign. Despite a decline in gross and attendance from their July and August performances, the duo's run will likely challenge other co-headlined tours to become the highest-grossing ever. Joining them at No. 2 was Latin artist Karol G, whose Viajando Por El Mundo Tropi tour grossed $73 million and sold 355,000 tickets. Celine Dion, who returned to touring after a six-year hiatus, landed at No. 3 with $62.9 million and 269,000 tickets from her Paris residency. K-pop stars BTS and BigBang rounded out the top five, signaling a competitive month for touring artists.",
  "summary": "The R&B Tour was the highest-grossing and best-selling tour of September.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}