CHRIS BROWN DUMPS KARRUECHE Rihanna's The Reason

Chris Brown says he has officially BROKEN UP with his girlfriend Karrueche Tran ...  explaining, "I don't want to see her hurt over my friendship with Rihanna."
Brown just made the announcement ... saying, "I have decided to be single to focus on my career. I love Karrueche very much but I don't want to see her hurt over my friendship with Rihanna."
He adds, "I'd rather be single allowing us to both be happy in our lives." 
The announcement comes after Brown and Rihanna were spotted together at the Jay Z concert in Brooklyn last night. The two had been hanging around each other A LOT lately ... and did some hardcore flirting at the MTV VMAs. 

Karrueche had posted a cryptic tweet last night reading, "Bye baby." 

Really am so shocked? Come on give me a break, these guys have been hinting at this for a long time. Riri carry go!!!!!!

Cheryl Cole: 'A Million Lights' Arena Tour Opening Night!

.Cheryl Cole belts it out during the opening night of her A Million Lights Tour held at The Odyssey Arena on Wednesday (October 3) in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The 29-year-old entertainer kicked off her first UK headline tour in good spirits and performed tracks from all three of her solo albums.