" Turn Up the Music " was performed live for the first time at the 54th Grammy Awards ceremony , which took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles , California on February 12 , 2012 . Brown performed the song as part of a medley with " Beautiful People " from '' F.A.M.E. '' ( 2011 ) . He was dressed in a white and gray varsity jacket , white pants and sparkling sneakers . Brown and his backup dancers performed heavily choreographed routines to " Turn Up the Music " atop a collection of blocks , which changed from colors red to blue to yellow and green . He then sang " Beautiful People " as he jumped across the blocks , while the dancers followed in a high-flying routine . The performance ended when Brown saluted to the audience before he took a bow . Rob Markman of MTV News noted that the blocks " resembled the 1980s arcade game Q Brown performed a shortened version of " Turn Up the Music " during the halftime show of the 2012 NBA All-Star Game in Orlando on February 26 , 2012 . In April 2012 , Brown performed the song during his set at Supafest Australia , as part of a set list , which included " Run It ! " , " Yeah 3x " , " Look at Me Now " , " She Ai n't You " , " Wet the Bed " , " Body 2 Body " and " Birthday Cake " . '' Rap-Up '' wrote that " A tatted Chris Brown thrilled with his chart-topping hits " . On May 8 , 2012 , Brown performed the song on '' Dancing with the Stars '' . He later performed " Turn Up the Music " at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards ceremony , which took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise , Nevada on May 20 , 2012 . Brown wore a leopard fur-lined jacket , waxed pants , Air Jordan sneakers and a bandana . The performance began when Brown entered the stage on a fluorescent bike and asked his astronaut doll to activate the fun zone . The fluorescent and graffitied-drawn backdrop then lit up as several dancers appeared onstage and performed with Brown , while " BMX bike riders performed several high-flying tricks " on bike ramps behind them . The performance received a mixed response from celebrities , most notably Joe Jonas , Pink and Carey Hart , who all criticized Brown for lip-synching
2012 Billboard Music Awards
2012 Billboard Music Awards
Turn Up the Music (Chris Brown song)