Chris Brown fan on stage moment follows Usher’s awkward Nashville serenade
TMZ says Chris Brown brought a fan into a steamy Nashville stage bit after Usher’s viral misfire with Gabrielle Cheyenne.
By Georgia Hale · Staff Writer
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A Chris Brown fan on stage turned his Nashville tour stop into the week’s spicy concert clip, according to TMZ, after Brown brought a woman up during a performance and worked her into a suggestive routine.
TMZ reported that Brown was performing in Nashville over the weekend on his tour with Usher when the fan joined him onstage. In video described by the outlet, the woman is positioned on a pole and straddles Brown as the two move through a risqué bit during the song.
What happened with Chris Brown’s fan on stage?
According to TMZ, Brown’s segment featured a fan participating directly in the performance rather than watching from the crowd. The outlet said the moment stood out because it happened on the same stage where Usher recently had a much colder onstage exchange with another concertgoer.
Brown has made fan interactions part of his live show, TMZ reported. The Nashville clip landed right after Usher’s own attempt at a steamy serenade became viral for a very different reason.
Who was the fan Usher brought on stage?
The woman in Usher’s awkward onstage moment was Gabrielle Cheyenne, according to TMZ. She appeared on “TMZ Live” on Monday and said she had gone to the concert hoping to see Brown, not Usher.
Cheyenne told TMZ she accepted an upgrade to the VIP section because she hoped it might lead to being selected for Brown’s stage bit. Instead, she ended up being brought into Usher’s performance.
TMZ previously reported that Usher removed Cheyenne from the stage after she did not appear to engage with his serenade. The outlet said she was “clearly” not feeling the moment, and Cheyenne later explained on “TMZ Live” that Brown had been the performer she wanted to meet.
Why are the two clips being compared?
The comparison is plain: both moments involved fans on the same Nashville stage during a tour featuring Brown and Usher, but the reactions went in opposite directions. Brown’s fan leaned into the performance, while Cheyenne told TMZ she had been hoping for Brown and wound up in Usher’s segment instead.
TMZ said Usher has not been using that kind of fan-onstage bit as often on the tour, while Brown is known for it. That made Brown’s latest Nashville moment look even more pointed beside Usher’s viral misfire.
No response from Brown or Usher was included in TMZ’s report on the Nashville fan clip. Cheyenne’s explanation, as reported by TMZ, is that her awkward Usher moment came down to a simple mix-up of expectations: she wanted the Chris Brown experience and got called into Usher’s instead.
This story draws on original reporting from TMZ.