Days after reports of a backstage argument in Atlanta, Chris Brown and Usher have scrapped two of the biggest stops left on their R&B Tour.
The Monday, Nov. 16 show at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California and the Sunday, Dec. 6 date at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium are both off, as first spotted by TMZ.
Nobody has offered an explanation yet. Ticketmaster’s listing gives no reason for the cancellations, only a note telling fans to expect refunds to whatever payment method they used when they bought tickets.
The rest of the run looks intact for now. Stops in Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston and Tampa still appear on the schedule, which makes the decision to drop Los Angeles and Miami stand out even more.
This isn’t the first time the tour has shrunk. Last month, organizers cut four dates in Baltimore on Oct. 17, Cincinnati on Oct. 24, Columbia, South Carolina on Oct. 29 and Indianapolis on Oct. 31.
Back then, the promoter framed it as a wellness call. The statement said it had “made the difficult decision to cancel select upcoming dates on the R&B Tour to prioritize the health and well-being of the touring party and crew,” adding that the changes would let the tour “continue safely and sustainably through the remaining scheduled performances.
It’s still unclear if that same reasoning applies to the latest pair of cancellations. The October cuts had their own complicated backdrop too, since they landed just ahead of Brown’s sentencing in the UK.
Brown had pleaded guilty to affray over an attack at a UK nightclub. A judge handed him an eight month prison sentence, but it was suspended for 12 months.
Then came Atlanta. The two singers kicked off their residency in the city on Thursday, Nov. 5, and TMZ has been reporting rumblings of tension ever since.
According to the outlet’s sources, the pair got into a “verbal argument” about delaying the opening night show because of heavy traffic around the stadium.
Usher reportedly wanted to get started on time, while Brown pushed to hold things back so fans stuck outside could make it in.
Brown’s side apparently won that one, or at least the traffic did. The show ended up starting roughly two and a half hours late, which is a long wait even by big R&B concert standards.
Brown, for his part, isn’t buying the drama. In an Instagram Story that seemed aimed squarely at the headlines, he wrote “Internet” followed by a cap emoji, adding, “Don’t fall for it.”
Fans are left weighing two very different readings of the same schedule changes. One points to a crew worn down by a long stadium run, the other to two R&B heavyweights who can’t agree on when to hit the stage.
With New Orleans, Houston and Tampa still on the books, every remaining show is going to get watched a lot more closely.
