'Fan appreciation' tour on Chris Brown's schedule

It may be safe to say Chris Brown does not have as many fans as he did before he attacked Rihanna. But he still has some, and he's going on tour to thank them next month.

The singer is kicking off his "Fan Appreciation" tour in Houston on November 14. The venues are small, but a statement from his record company says it's to keep an "intimate" setting. A portion of tour proceeds are going to charities.

Brown, 20, was sentenced in August to five years' probation, six months of community labour and a year of domestic violence counselling for the February attack on Rihanna.

He's due to perform at his first concert since the attack in New Jersey next week, and has a new song, I Can Transform Ya.