Chris Brown To Host A Benefit Concert For Haiti

New York (AP) – Chris Brown will headline and host a benefit concert in Virginia next month. “Virginia Stand Up! A Call to Action” will be held May 15 at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Performers will include Trey Songz, Keri Hilson, T-Pain, Mario and Ryan Leslie.

The 20-year-old R&B singer said in a statement Monday he wanted to personally contribute to the Haitian relief effort and support an organization that helps people in his home state. Proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross and the Central Virginia Foodbank.

Brown was sentenced last year to five years’ probation and six months of community labor after pleading guilty to felony assault. He was charged in an attack on his then-girlfriend Rihanna hours before the 2009 Grammys.

Chris Brown Begs Fans To Help Get His Music On The Radio

Chris Brown is begging his fans to help with his comeback. He doesn’t know what else he can do besides reach out to his fans and get them to request his music on the radio.

Brown is still trying to rebuild his image after he brutally attacked Rihanna. He claims to be a better man, or does he just want more money in his pocket?

He feels like he has done all he can do following the famous incident, so he decided to record some audio (listen below) to make him sound even more desperate.

In a message uploaded to SayNow.com, Brown says, “I ain’t (sic) never really did this but right now I need all of my fans’ help. It’s crazy because a lot of radio stations aren’t playing my records. They’re not being that supportive and I wouldn’t expect them to. It’s on the fans and what you guys do in your power to bring me back because that’s all I need. Nothing else will do that except for the fans. There’s nothing else that I can do. I’m doing everything that I need to do. I’m doing me as a person and I’m a better guy.”

“My singing and my music I do it for you guys and everything else but it won’t be possible if I’m not relevant on the radio and it wouldn’t be possible for me to be an artist if I don’t have any support. I can’t be an underground mix-tape artist. That’s where we are. I just want all my fans to help me. I love y’all. Peace.”

Chris Brown To Premiere ‘Crawl’ Video This Week

Chris Brown is set to premiere the video to his ballad “Crawl,” the second single from his forthcoming album Graffiti, this Friday during an appearance on “The Wendy Williams Show.” It was also announced on Monday (November 9) that Brown is due to appear on BET’s “106 & Park” this week, and appear and perform on “Good Morning America” next month.

The Joseph Kahn-directed clip for “Crawl” will feature Bad Boy recording artist Cassie as Brown’s love interest. The song’s lyrics seem to address Brown’s situation with Rihanna.

Kahn spoke with MTV News recently and said the video is “probably the most personal thing [Brown's] ever done.”

“I mean, everything that’s happened to him in the year, I think this is going to be his big statement, in terms of what he’s feeling and what he’s living through right now,” he said.

“It’s my first ballad with Chris, and it was easy,” he explained. “Again, it’s another idea that he clearly had, in terms of what the genesis of the idea is. I don’t even know if Chris is trying to say anything with the video. I think he just sort of, as an artist, I think Chris communicates more through what he does … and so what he does in the video will speak for itself.”

Graffiti was pushed up to a December 8 release date last week, and the lead single, “I Can Transform Ya,” currently rests at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The picture below is from the “Crawl” music video shoot.

Poor Ticket Sales For Chris Brown Fan Appreciation Tour

To the surprise of absolutely no one, tickets for Chris Brown’s upcoming Fan Appreciation Tour aren’t selling very well.

Will Breezy be able to put his attack on Rihanna behind him and save his career or will his lady-beating meltdown haunt him “Forever?”

The disgraced former heartthrob is attempting a comeback with his Fan Appreciation Tour, which kicks off at the House of Blues in Houston next week, but Chris still struggles to fill the small venues he’s set to perform in, industry snitches spill to The NY Daily News. Chris’ tepid ticket sales in a direct result of his vicious attack on then-girlfriend Rihanna last February, industry execs tell the paper’s “Gatecrasher Column.”

“This is definitely not the outcome [Chris' label] Jive Records hoped for. Chris lost a lot of fans after he assaulted Rihanna. And after that whole scandal, he’s not exactly kid-friendly. What parent would buy their children tickets to his concert?”

In related news, Chris’ third album Graffiti has been pushed up a week to Dec. 8.

I wonder if he’s going to tweet on his Twitter about all of this?!

Chris Brown “Graffiti” Album Cover Art Revealed

Chris Brown released the album cover for his forthcoming Graffiti album (due December 15) on Monday (November 2). The singer tweeted the image on Monday afternoon, just as images from his “Crawl” music video were released. He appears as a serious, space-travelling, guitar-playing graffiti artist.

On the cover, Brown is decked out in all black wearing a blazer, turtleneck, sunglasses and army boots and holding an electric guitar one shoulder and a can of spray paint in the other hand — which actually looks like a mechanical hand. He appears to be standing in a spacecraft, in front of a window showing stars and the Earth. The album’s title is in a liquid, futuristic silver font, contrasting oddly with a collection of colorful cartoon characters.

Interesting………. I mean I do have to admit, it’s much better than an orange jumpsuit.

It actually looks a lot like Adam Lambert’s cd cover for his new album “For Your Entertainment.” Is Chris Trying to tell us something? Don’t you agree, they have the same feel!