November 12, 2008

By By Jen Wilson, London

U.S. R&B act Chris Brown will return to the U.K. for his first arena tour in the territory, following his sold-out gigs at London's IndigO2 in March.

This will be the "Kiss Kiss" singer's biggest shows to date for the U.K., taking in Manchester Evening News Arena (Jan. 10), London's O2 Arena (Jan. 11) and Birmingham's National Indoor Arena (Jan. 14). AEG Live is the tour promoter.

Brown recently won best international and best R&B act at the 2008 MOBO Awards, which celebrates music of black origin.

According to Nielsen SoundScan, Brown's curren album "Exclusive" (RCA) has sold 1.8 million copies in the U.S.

His new single "Superhuman" (featuring Keri Hilson) will be released in the U.K. Nov. 17.

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