- Chris Brown is not using Twitter to vent about the industry these days. The singer/dancer/actor tweeted that he’ll release a new album soon. “My new album will come next year or sooner, but in the meantime I might — I might — do something special for y’all again,” he wrote. [T]
- Montana Fishburne’s first sex tape sold out across the country. Now Vivid Entertainment wants to offer the 19-year-old a multi-picture contract. No word if she will take the deal. [TMZ]
- A year after interrupting Taylor Swift’s MTV Video Music Award acceptance speech, Kanye West is reportedly set to perform at the VMAs. [Vulture]
- Steven Slater, the Jet Blue employee who lost his cool and slid down the airplane’s inflatable raft, was released from jail after posting $2,500 bail. [TMZ]
- Former White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers is officially the new CEO of Johnson Publishing Company. [Gawker]
- Fantasia’s dad, Joseph Barrino, says his daughter is “doing fine” after her overdose on aspirin and a sleep aid on Tuesday. [MTV]
- NFL star Chris Johnson of the Tennessee Titans said, “In real life, I’m 100 percent unstoppable. I got no home. I run for days.” Johnson received a 99/100 skill rating in the new Madden NFL11. [TMZ]
- “The Hurt Locker” star Anthony Mackie filled in for Lindsay Lohan at the Marc Ecko Cut & Sew event at Milk Studio in NYC. [P6]
- In an interview with Shade 45’s Angela Yee, Lyfe Jennings said he wants his $100,000 engagement ring back from his ex-fiancee. [WHH]
- Britney Spears is set to appear in an episode of “Glee” that’s being created around her music. [NYP]
- Facebook is working on a new design that would collate birthday-related messages in a simpler way, so you’re not bombarded by all those birthday notes. [CNN]
- Yaya DaCosta and Zoe Kravitz are on the cover of W Mag’s “New It Girls” Issue. [FBD]
- Will.i.am took in some recording time with MC Hammer. [P6]