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Sonu Niigaam postpones Malaysian concerts

singer Sonu Niigaam25Due to unforeseen circumstances, renowned Bollywood playback singer Sonu Niigaam has deferred one of his upcoming concerts in Malaysia and rescheduled another to next year. The Sonu Niigaam 1Malaysia Live In Concert show scheduled for this Sunday in Stadium Bandaraya Johor Baru has been scrapped, organisers have announced, reports the Star Online. Also, the concert [...]

Shania Twain Las Vegas Show?

Is Sin City ready for Shania? Shania Twain rode hits like “That Don’t Impress Me Much” and “You’re Still the One” to record-setting record sales over the past 15 years. Now the Billboard darling may be headed to party city in the desert for a permanent slot at Caesar’s Palace Las Vegas. We hear the [...]

Ke$ha Tour Dates — “Get $lezy” Concerts Kick Off Feb. 15

Grab your glitter and glow stick — The Pop Party Girl you love to loathe is hitting the road to headline her first tour. Ke$ha — who played second fiddle to Rihanna on last summer’s “Last Girl on Earth” trek — will be crisscrossing the US beginning in February and tickets go on sale via [...]

Kanye West Mile-High Concert! Rapper Treats Delta Passengers To In-Flight Show [VIDEO]

Who says “Gay Fish” haven’t got heart? It’s new album season in Kanye West’s world and the notoriously loose-lipped rapper is ensuring that he crushes chief competitors Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber — who will also be releasing new LPs on the same day — by coming down with a curious case of a condition [...]

New Kids On The Block Backstreet Boys Tour Dates!

Eighties bubblegum will meet nineties pop when Beantowners New Kids on the Block and Orlando’s own The Backstreet Boys hit the stage for an eagerly-anticipated summer tour. On Monday, the iconic boy bands came together to announce the first leg of their North American shows, set to kick off in Canada June 9. With over [...]

Backstreet Boys New Kids on the Block American Music Awards Performance Will Precede Summer 2011 Tour

Backstreet’s back and they’re hangin’ tough with NKOTB! By popular demand, the leading boy band of the ’90s is teaming up with the boys from Beantown for a concert tour that will invade arenas and thrill pop aficionados in the Summer of 2011. Fans have been clamoring for such a collaboration ever since last June, [...]

Beyonce “I Am…World Tour” Concert DVD On Shelves Nov. 30

The latest concert film featuring pop star Beyonce’s will be released on DVD this month, Music World/Columbia Records said Monday. The concert film – Beyonce: I Am….World Tour — will be sold exclusively at Wal-Mart Nov. 26, with a deluxe DVD/CD edition made available at most retail outlets Nov. 30. The DVD /CD combo will [...]

Robert Johnson Centennial Concerts: Fall Tour and CD

TOUR STARTS JAN. 28; STUDIO ALBUM TO BE RELEASED EARLY 2011


Robert Johnson

There’s no denying anyone who digs the Blues will really dig the once-in-a-lifetime experience that is Blues at
the Crossroads: The Robert Johnson Centennial Concerts
. The very special tour (set to launch in San Francisco
on Jan. 28, 2011) and accompanying studio recording (to be released early 2011) commemorates the 100th
Anniversary of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson’s birth with exhilarating collaborations between Big Head Todd and The Monsters, living
Bluesman legend David “Honeyboy”
Edwards
, Hubert Sumlin, and Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm.
With Edwards on board, Blues at the Crossroads has a direct connection back to the legend, as Edwards was in
attendance for Johnson’s last live performance the night Johnson passed away.

Before the tour hits the road, Blues at the Crossroads musicians meet this fall at Ardent Recording Studios in
Memphis to put this epic collaboration to tape. The studio recordings will be released in early 2011 in conjunction
with the tour.

Tour Dates (additional dates to be announced soon):


Jan. 28 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom

Jan. 29 Costa Mesa, CA Orange County Performing Arts Center
Jan. 30 San Diego, CA (2 shows) Anthology

Jan. 31 Santa Barbara, CA Campbell Hall / UCSB
Feb. 01 TBA

Feb. 10 Ann Arbor, MI Hill Auditorium / U of M
Feb. 11 Chicago, IL Orchestra Hall
Feb. 12 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theatre
Feb. 13 Meridian, MS Riley Center / MSU
Feb. 16 Chapel Hill, NC Memorial Hall / UNC Chapel Hill
Feb. 17 Washington, DC Strathmore Performing Arts Center
Feb. 18 Boston, MA Berklee School of Music
Feb. 24 Ridgefield, CT The Playhouse
Feb. 25 Princeton, NJ McCarter Theatre
Feb. 26 Blue Bell, PA Montgomery County Community College
Feb. 27 New Bedford, MA Zeiterion Theater
March 4 Milwaukee, WI Potowatomi Casino
March 5 Omaha, NE Holland Performing Arts Center
March 6 Minneapolis, MN Orchestra Hall
March 7 TBA TBA
March 8 Urbana, IL Krannert Center – Tyrone Festival Theatre


Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds: Seattle Charity Concerts

TICKET PURCHASERS TO DESIGNATE WHERE FUNDS ARE DONATED


Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds will perform two
unprecedented special benefit concerts on December 6 and 7 at Seattle’s McCaw Hall. One hundred percent of the
proceeds from these two shows will benefit charities selected by each ticket purchaser.

For each ticket you purchase for $135 for either show, you will receive a unique code worth $150 that you may use
to direct a donation to any charity of your choosing on JustGive.org (a nonprofit organization that connects people to over 1.8 million
charities).

Visit the Warehouse website for more
information and place a ticket request for Dave and Tim in Seattle.


Trombone Shorty Jams w/Kravitz; Directs Red Hot + N.O. Concerts

TROY JOINED BY LENNY KRAVITZ IN PARIS JAM SESSION;
GUESTS ON NEW KRAVITZ
ALBUM

In the midst of his second European tour in the last six months Trombone Shorty (Troy Andrews)
was joined by his mentor and former bandleader Lenny Kravitz, who surprised Troy’s fans onstage in Paris on October 13 to sit in on
drums. This was followed by a late-night session in the studio, where Andrews added some touches to Mr. Kravitz’
upcoming CD, which already includes horn parts Troy had recorded at Lenny’s studio in Caribbean. Watch it below.

Troy will also serve as Music Director for two Red Hot + New Orleans concerts presented as part of the Brooklyn
Academy of Music (BAM) Next Wave Art series. For this salute to the music of the Crescent City, Troy has enlisted
Dr. John, Ledisi, Marc Broussard, Partners-N-Crime, Kermit Ruffins and Irma Thomas, among others. Produced in
association with the Red Hot Organization in recognition of World AIDS Day (Dec 1), the shows take place at the
Howard Gilman Opera House on December 3 and 4. Part of the proceeds will benefit New Orleans’ NO/AIDS Task
Force.

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Liza Minnelli Pneumonia Diagnosis Sidelines Seven Concerts

Diva down! Singer/actress/entertainment icon Liza Minnelli is singing her signature showtunes in E flat after being diagnosed with bronchial pneumonia. Liza is under strict doctor orders to spend the remainder of the month resting, prompting the “greatly disappointed” star to axe the next seven dates on her popular “Confessions Tour.” Minnelli reportedly became ill after [...]

Prince “Welcome 2 America” Tour Kicks Off In December

Purple Rain meets Red December as music icon prepares to head out on a new concert just in time for the holidays! Prince has unveiled plans for “a series of events” he’s dubbed “The Welcome 2 America Tour.” The “Do Me Baby” crooner is expected to perform with his legendary band, The New Power Generation, [...]

The Jonas Brothers Cancel Mexico Concert Amid Security Concerns

The Jonas Brothers have cancelled an upcoming concert in Mexico following a wake of violent attacks on civilians in that country. The “Lovebug” hitmakers were due to perform in Monterrey on 21 October, but promoters with Live Nation have axed the gig due to “a series of unfortunate events” prompting concerns for the singing sibilings’ [...]

Katy Perry The California Dream Tour Dates 2011 [Europe]

Katy Perry’s hitting the road on her next headlining tour! In a posting on her Twitter page Monday, the quirky pop tart announced plans to embark on her eagerly-awaited The California Dream Tour early next year. The trek — which will feature Perry belting out charttoppers like “California Gurls” and “I Kissed A Girl” –kicks [...]

Justin Bieber World’s Highest-Paid Teen Performer — “Baby” Singer Earns $300K Per Show

It pays to be young in Hollywood when your name is Justin Bieber. The “U Love” singer has emerged as the year’s top-earning young performer this year after clocking approximately $300,000 per concert, according to documents obtained by The Smoking Gun last month. The new rich list reveals that the heartthrob, 16, earns twice as [...]

Cher Lady Gaga Duet?

In news that will be heavenly music to the ears of pop lovers everywhere, The Gossip Hotline is atwitter with buzz that two of the most flamboyant and outre pop songstresses of our time are teaming up to lay down vocals on a collaboration. Cher/Lady Gaga Duet anyone?Tattles reportedly tell The National Enquirer (Consider the Source!) [...]

M.I.A. Free Concert Brooklyn Bowl Oct. 6

Sri Lankan rapper M.I.A. is fulfilling her promise to bring a free concert to her fans in the Big AppleM.I.A. plans to perform an intimate show free of charge at New York’s Brooklyn Bowl on Wednesday, Oct. 6, Interscope Records said Monday. In July — days before her third album /\/\ /\ Y /\ was released [...]

Jay-Z Coldplay New Year’s Eve 2011 Performance Cosmopolitan Las Vegas

Hip-hop heavyweight Jay-Z and his pals of the UK band Coldplay have bagged a multimillion dollar deal to headline a concert at the grand opening of a Las Vegas nightclub on New Year’s Eve.The British rockers and the hip-hop superstar will see in 2011 by providing the soundtrack for the invite-only Grand Opening Celebration [...]

Black Eyed Peas Super Bowl Halftime Performance 2011?

After a string of lethagric rock acts, is pop on its way back to championship football? We hear multiplatinum-selling five-piece The Black Eyed Peas have been booked to provide the entertainment at the halftime show when football’s two best teams toss around the pigskin at Super Bowl XLV in Dallas next year.Sports by Brooks cites well-placed [...]

Lady Gaga Breaks Up Fight During Washington, DC Concert

Just call her Madame Peacekeeper! Lady Gaga pumped the brakes on the Washington, DC stop on her sold-out Monster Ball Tour to break up a fight between two people in the audience.The multiplatinum-selling star was smack dab in the middle of a performance of her smash track “Monster” at Washington’s Verizon Center Tuesday night when two [...]