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It's not everyday that an artist has an opportunity to takeover New York's Madison Square Garden. On Tuesday, Lupe Fiasco, N.E.R.D, Rihanna and the "No. 1 human in music" -- aka Kanye West -- rocked MSG during the New York stop of the Glow in the Dark tour.

In an effort to make sure Mr. West doesn't spazz on us, we at the BoomBox decided to steer clear of saying anything that would anger the "Great One," even though we're a little disappointed that the rap star never actually glowed in the dark during the 60 minute set ... but I digress. Instead, we decided to mention Rihanna's hot performance and new partner in crime Chris Brown.

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Artist: Chris Brown
Song: 'Forever'
Why You Should Listen: Chris Breezy, who's no stranger to getting busy on the dancefloor, croons about dancing 'Forever' on the first single off his upcoming repackaged deluxe edition of 'Exclusive.'

Artist: Chris Brown
Song: 'Take You Down'
Why You Should Watch: The teen phenom channels Bobby Brown circa 1988 with classic bump and grind moves in the video for his latest single off his platinum album, 'Exclusive.'

Artist: Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown
Song: 'No Air'
Why You Should Watch: The American-Idol winner gets a little help from teen phenom Chris Brown as the pair belt out the impassioned lyrics of her second single off her self-titled debut album.

Teen sensation Chris Brown will re-release his platinum-selling second album, 'Exclusive,' on June 3. The disc will feature the Polow Da Don-produced bonus track and upcoming single 'Forever,' along with a DVD of footage from the singer's "Up Close & Personal" tour.

"It's very fortunate, my label wants me to repackage the album and release some new records," Brown told MTV. "I've been recording a lot of new records as well as having some songs that haven't been released yet that I can put on my repackaging."

In other Brown news, the singer claims he and pop diva Rihanna are not an item despite pictures circulating throughout the blogosphere, which show the pair cuddling, holding hands and leaving hotels together.

"I am definitely single," Brown insisted. "And I've been on my Web site and seeing how girls have been threatening me and saying I'm a liar, and I'm like, 'It's not even that.' The thing is, I have a close friend, but it's not like a relationship. I'm not trying to settle down. I'm only 18, so I'm just trying to live my life and have fun."

Artist: Chris Brown
Song: 'Take You Down'
Why You Should Listen: While the song title suggests the teen sensation wants to euthanize a lovely young lady, the guitar solo and sexy lyrics get the message across.

The 39th NAACP Image Awards showed Alicia Keys a lot of love Thursday night. The singer-songwriter walked away with four awards, including Outstanding Female Artist and Outstanding Album for 'As I Am,' at Thursday night's ceremony. R&B phenom Chris Brown was honored with the Image award for Outstanding Male Artist and 'American Idol' winner Jordin Sparks was named Outstanding New Artist.

Keys has been racking up honors this week. She took home the Grammy for Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for 'No One' on Sunday night.

If you were wondering how to get every teenage girl from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut in one room, wonder no more. R&B/pop phenom Chris Brown and co-headliner Bow Wow corraled an estimated 18,000 prepubescent girls into Madison Square Garden on Thursday night.

Lil Mama and Soulja Boy Tell Em warmed up the crowd while tweens danced in the aisles. Bow Wow made his way on stage via a prop resembling a G5 airplane. The rapper rocked the crowd before bringing out his 'Face Off' partner, Omarion. The two bounced around stage performing the first single, 'Girlfriend,' off the collaborative effort. Omarion danced in and out of two sequined Michael Jackson-esque jackets before exiting the stage.

All warmed up, an eager crowd counted down while watching an animated film of Brown fighting monsters on his way to the Garden. Like all great performers, the Prince of R&B/pop made a monstrous entrance. He dropped in from the rafters and launched into his smash hit, 'Wall to Wall.'

After hours of ear-popping explosions and yelping, the content crowd were treated to New York's finest. Diddy and 50 Cent showed some major love for the singer. Diddy strolled on stage and jumped into renditions of 'It's All About the Benjamins' and 'Last Night.' 50 and crew -- donning dollar bill green shirts -- surprised the crowd and performed his hit, 'I Get Money.' Dipset's young emcee Juelz Santana was also in the house and joined Brown on 'Run It!'

Bow Wow was rushed to the hospital Thursday following the first date of the 'Exclusive' Holiday tour, which the rap star co-headlines with R&B sensation Chris Brown.

Bow Wow was taken to a local hospital in Cincinnati immediately following his performance. According to a statement released from the rapper's camp, Bow Wow "is in good spirits and awaiting the doctors' diagnosis, which appears to be a combination of stress and exhaustion."

There's no word on how many dates the rapper will miss, but he plans on sitting out the Chicago show. In the meantime, Bow Wow assured his fans that he "loves them and will be sure to come back to Chicago soon!"

Kanye West received a whopping eight Grammy nominations -- including Album of the Year -- for his chart-topping 2007 effort 'Graduation.'

The rapper/producer, whose mother passed away suddenly last month, was insiders' top pick and leads the list with the most nods. Troubled songstress Amy Winehouse tails behind West with six nominations. 'Graduation,' West's third album, sold almost 1 million copies its first week, topping 50 Cent's 'Curtis.'

Jay-Z ('Kingdom Come'), Common ('Finding Forever'), Nas ('Hip Hop Is Dead'), T.I. ('T.I. vs. T.I.P') and West ('Graduation') all earned nominations for Best Rap Album.

Other nominees included Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, T-Pain, Chris Brown, Timbaland, and Akon.

Read more on the nominees for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards.

Pop sensation Chris Brown recently admitted to witnessing and experiencing abuse for six years of his childhood, according to I'mNotObsessed.com.

"I don't want to mention the person's name -- it wasn't my real father -- but somebody hurt my mom and me, I had to deal with that from seven all the way to 13," Brown confessed. "It affected me, especially [my behavior] towards women -- I treat them differently. I don't want to put a woman through the same thing that person put my mom through."

It's not clear what sparked the singer/dancer's announcement, but Brown is not shying away from expressing the effect the abuse had on him.

"I was scared and timid when I was little. I used to pee in my bed... I think it was me being nervous, and scared to get up [out of bed] and see what was going on," Brown said. "My mom used to try and hide it from me and my sister, but we knew. Anybody that's going through it, just try to deal with it, talk it out."

Artist: Chris Brown
Song: 'Kiss Kiss' feat. T-Pain
Why You Should Watch: Brown plays the nerd and the bully in this choreography-filled video that will satisfy both your eyes and your ears.

R&B sensation Chris Brown dazzled the crowd with his table-hopping VMA performance earlier this month, and while Brown will be taking his moves on the road, first fans will hear new music when his latest album, 'Exclusive,' drops on November 6.

"The new album is crazy," Brown tells PopEater. "I think definitely with the choice of songs and the growth that I've had, it's been great for me personally just changing it up -- musically, concept-wise and just me being 18 in the mix-up."

To help show that growth, Brown enlisted an all-star list of collaborators, including Will.I.Am, T-Pain, Pharrell and Timbaland, among others. "You get different vibes," he says of working with that slew of talent. "You see different personalities -- different creative minds -- and you get to combine your creative mind with theirs and then come up with a great project."