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"Chris Brown has revealed that his upcoming studio album pays homage to Michael Jackson. The singer will release his sixth collection X later this year and has described the new material as the &amp;quot;classic essence of R&amp;amp;B&amp;quot;.   &amp;quot;Making X, I found out who I am,&amp;quot; Brown told Rolling Stone. &amp;quot;This album has a lot of substance, from the subject matter and the situations to how it deals with love.  &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s really derived from personal experiences. Then again, I always like mixing reality with art. &amp;quot;I tried to stay away from the Euro beats, and not go totally pop. Instead, I wanted to take the Quincy Jones approach.&amp;quot; He added: &amp;quot;The record pays homage to the Stevie Wonders, the Michael Jacksons, the Sam Cookes: I wanted to put that classic essence of R&amp;amp;B and soul with the new age of music now.  &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s a lot of live instruments, and a lot less Auto-Tune. I really wanted to demonstrate my vocal ability, creating the vibe of me singing along with a band.&amp;quot;  The star also admitted that he has recorded a new collaboration with girlfriend Rihanna, but has yet to decide whether it will make the final tracklist. &amp;quot;I wrote a song for her called &amp;#039;Put It Up&amp;#039; that we did together,&amp;quot; Brown said. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s still in the pot of songs we have to pick from.  &amp;quot;It may or may not make it, but you know, because she&amp;#039;s already on it, it&amp;#039;s a strong possibility.&amp;quot; Brown&amp;#039;s new collection will be preceded by lead single &amp;#039;Fine China&amp;#039;, which will premiere on Monday (April 1). Watch the music video for Chris Brown&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Don&amp;#039;t Wake Me Up&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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