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STAGE TUBE: Chris Brown Performs on DANCING WITH THE STARS

By: May. 09, 2012
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On last night's DANCING WITH THE STARS results show, Grammy Award winner Chris Brown tore up the ballroom with an incredible performance of his hit song “Turn up the Music." “Turn up the Music,” written and produced by The Underdogs and Fuego, is his first single off his eagerly anticipated new album, “Fortune,” which releases July 3. Capturing the sonic energy of “Turn up the Music,” the 23-year-old entertainer made his directorial debut for the electrifying video which was co-directed by Godfrey Tabarez and viewed over 8 million times within the week it premiered. A mainstay at the top of charts, Brown recently received four Billboard Music Awards nominations, including Top Male Artist. Earlier this year Brown won his first-ever Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for 2011’s “F.A.M.E.” The critically acclaimed album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, his first #1 album, and spawned three consecutive #1 singles.

By Tuesday evening’s end, two couples were eliminated, as determined by a combination of the judges’ scores and viewers’ votes on dances performed on Monday’s performance show. Ultimately, Roshon Fegan and his partner Chelsie Hightower and Melissa Gilbert and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy were eliminated from the competition, leaving the 4 remaining couples to move on to the semi-final round. The remaining couples are:

Donald Driver and partner Peta Murgatroyd
Katherine Jenkins and partner Mark Ballas
WILLIAM LEVY and partner Cheryl Burke
Maria Menounos and partner Derek Hough

Hosted by Tom Bergeron (“America’s Funniest Home Videos”) and Brooke Burke-Charvet (“Dancing with the Stars” Season Seven Champion), the celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which will be judged by renowned Ballroom judge Len Goodman and dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba. Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite teams via phone on Monday night during and up to 60 minutes after the “Dancing with the Stars” performance shows. AT&T customers may also vote by texting the word “VOTE” and entering the number that corresponds to the

View Chris Brown's performance on last night's DANCING WITH THE STARS below!







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