Leonard Cohen reschedules European dates
Leonard Cohen has rescheduled a run of European dates due to a back injury. Cohen recently suffered a compression injury in his lower back while exercising and has been advised by his doctor to allow time to heal, according to a press release.
Cohen's physicians advised the artist to follow the typical regimen of four to six months physical therapy prescribed for athletes with similar injuries. "Doctors have confirmed that Mr. Cohen is otherwise in terrific shape, thanks to years of exercise and careful diet, and simply needs appropriate time to recover from the lower back injury," Cohen's manager said in a statement.
The 13 postponed dates include shows in France, Poland, Slovakia and Russia.
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'Hope for Haiti Now' distributes $35 million
"Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief" will distribute to six beneficiaries the first installment of funds raised by the Jan. 22 telethon.
An advisory committee received proposals last week and, after an intensive review process, allocated $35 million, which is slightly more than half of the $66 million in pledged donations, according to a press release.
As part of the grant allocations, "HFHN" is providing specific descriptions of how each organization will use funds for relief efforts and immediate rebuilding initiatives.
Oxfam America will receive $8 million to build systems for clean water and safe sanitation, deliver shelter and relief supplies, and work on lasting solutions for food security, housing and land issues.
Partners in Health will receive $8 million to provide emergency medical assistance and supplies, strengthen the public health system, and provide rehabilitation, social support and economic assistance to survivors.
American Red Cross will receive $6 million to supply emergency shelter and non-food relief items to vulnerable families, specifically targeting female-headed households, the disabled, elderly, and the disadvantaged.
UNICEF will receive $6 million to coordinate the immediate protection of children, prevent and respond to family separations, support the psychosocial needs of families and children, and prevent child exploitation for trafficking.
United Nations World Food Programme will receive $6 million to ensure the distribution of meals and other life-saving food assistance to the most vulnerable earthquake victims in urban and rural areas over the next six months.
Yele Haiti Foundation will receive $1 million to promote community mobilization in major under-served neighborhoods to coordinate aid delivery and support recovery efforts.
One beneficiary, the newly formed Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, will request funds to go to recovery and rebuilding efforts in the next round of disbursements.
All partner organizations will report regularly to "HFHN" on how the funds are being used on the ground in Haiti. Through field reports and real-time updates, the impact of immediate assistance will be closely monitored and assessed each month before additional funds are distributed.
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Jamaica's annual Bob Marley celebration canceled
Smile Jamaica, the annual concert celebration of Bob Marley's birthday, is being canceled this year due to what organizers are calling numerous circumstances, according to the Jamaica Observer.
A spokesperson for Smile Jamaica told the Observer that the organization hopes to celebrate Marley's life next year, but for 2010, "there are some extenuating circumstances that just cannot be ignored and there's no way we could proceed with the concert bearing them in mind." The extenuating circumstances were not specified.
Event organizers, Ghetto Youth International, said efforts will be stepped up to make a 2011 staging possible.
Marley's family reportedly will celebrate his birthday and honor his legacy in private.
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Reverend Horton Heat maps spring tour with Cracker
Rockabilly revivalists Reverend Horton Heat [ tickets ] will embark on a spring tour with Cracker beginning in May, after the band finishes up its own headlining dates over the next few months.
The group--led by singer/guitarist Jim Heath, also known as "The Reverend"--kicks off its slate Feb. 25 and 26 in New Orleans. Following a European outing in late March and early April, the band will return home to co-headline a month-long jaunt with Cracker starting May 13 in Kansas City, MO. Dates are at right. Overseas dates can be found at the trio's website.
"Laughin' and Cryin' with the Reverend Horton Heat," which surfaced in September on Yep Roc Records, is the band's first new album since 2004's "Revival."
"[The record is] kind of from a regular guy point of view," Heath said in a press release, noting that the new album veers more toward the "billy" in the "rockabilly" equation than previous efforts. "You know, I like to do stuff that's kind of tongue-in-cheek that makes fun of the good old boy thing as much as trying to glorify the country boy thing."
In 2006, the band--which also features longtime upright bassist Jimbo Wallace and drummer more recent addition Paul Simmons--issued "20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Reverend Horton Heat," which features tracks from the trio's two releases on Interscope: 1996's "It's Martini Time" and 1998's "Space Heater."
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February 2010
25, 26 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
27 - Orlando, FL - Orlando Harley Davidson
28 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
March 2010
1 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
3, 4 - Newport, KY - Southgate House
5, 6 - Chicago, IL - Double Door
7 - Dekalb, IL - Otto's
May 2010
1 - Dallas, TX - Life in Deep Ellum
12 - St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House
13 - Kansas City, MO - Crossroads (w/ Cracker)
14 - Indianapolis, IN - Vogue Theatre (w/ Cracker)
15 - Dayton, OH - McGuffy's House of Rock (w/ Cracker)
16 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom (w/ Cracker)
18 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick (w/ Cracker)
19 - Rochester, NY - German House (w/ Cracker)
20 - Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix (w/ Cracker)
21 - Montreal, Quebec (w/ Cracker)
22 - Uncasville, CT - Wolf Den
23 - Clifton Park, NY- Northern Lights (w/ Cracker)
25 - Portland, ME - Asylum (w/ Cracker)
26 - Boston, MA - House of Blues (w/ Cracker)
27, 28 - New York, NY - Highline Ballroom (w/ Cracker)
29 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club (w/ Cracker)
30 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club (w/ Cracker)
June 2010
2 - Pittsburgh, PA - Alter BAr (w/ Cracker)
3 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle (w/ Cracker)
4 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (w/ Cracker)
10 - Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ (w/ Cracker)
11 - Long Beach, CA - Ink-N-Iron
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Toby Keith reveals cities for 2010 tour
Country superstar Toby Keith [ tickets ] plans to spend much of the year on the road, adding a list of intended concert stops to his currently sporadic itinerary.
Keith will take the stage later this month (2/18) for a performance at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, followed nearly a month later (3/12) by a gig at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. A handful of additional confirmed shows dot the schedule, including an April 25 concert at Indio, CA's Stagecoach Festival.
Earlier this week, the country star posted an alphabetical list of 39 North American cities, which he plans to add to his tour schedule. No word yet on when dates will be announced. The full list, as well as Keith's confirmed shows, are listed below.
The Oklahoma native continues to support last year's "American Ride," which surfaced in October and marked the performer's 13th studio release. The effort's title track--the only song on the album that Keith did not write--served as its lead single, landing the musician his 19th No. 1 hit on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.
In October, Keith received the Songwriter/Artist of the Decade Award from the Nashville Songwriters Association International.
"If I am ever in a position to be in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, it won't mean any more than this," Keith explained in ainterview with LiveDaily last fall. "Any award given to me by songwriters is the ultimate. I'm completely at a loss for words to tell you how big it is to me."
Keith has several awards under his belt, including two American Music Awards for Favorite Country Male Artist (2003 and 2005) and two Academy of Country Music Awards for Entertainer of the Year (2002 and 2003), among others.
[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
February 2010
18 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
March 2010
12 - Houston, TX - Reliant Stadium at Reliant Park
April 2010
25 - Indio, CA - Empire Polo Club
June 2010
25 - Oshkosh, WI - Country USA
26 - Cadott, WI - Chippewa Valley Festival Grounds
September 2010
11 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live
DATES TBD (Cities listed in alphabetical order)
Albuquerque, NM
Atlanta, GA
Boise, ID
Boston, MA
Charlotte, NC
Chicago, IL
Cincinnati, OH
Cleveland, OH
Darien Lake, NY
Denver, CO
Detroit, MI
Fresno, CA
Hartford, CT
Holmdel, NJ
Indianapolis, IN
Kansas City, MO
Las Cruces, NM
Mountain View, CA
New York, NY
Omaha, NE
Philadelphia, PA
Phoenix, AZ
Pikeville, KY
Pittsburgh, PA
Portland, OR
Raleigh, NC
Sacramento, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
San Bernardino, CA
San Diego, CA
Scranton, PA
Seattle, WA
St. Louis, MO
St. Paul, MN
Tampa, FL
Vancouver, British Columbia
Virginia Beach, VA
Washington, DC
West Palm Beach, FL
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The Apples in Stereo plot 'Space' journey for spring
Indie-rockers The Apples in Stereo [ tickets ] return to the road this spring just in time for the release of their latest studio album, "Travellers in Space and Time."
The trek gets underway April 16 in Lexington, KY, and runs through a May 4 show in St. Louis, MO. The 14-city outing also includes dates in New York City (4/21) and Chicago (4/30). Details are included at right.
"Travellers in Space and Time," the band's seventh studio album, is due in stores April 20 on three labels: Elijah Wood's Simian Records, Yep Roc and the band's longtime Elephant 6 imprint.
"I wanted to make a futuristic pop record, to reach out to the kids of the future," bandleader Robert Schneider said in a press release. "It is what I imagine their more highly-evolved pop might sound like: shiny soul music with robots and humans singing together, yet informed by the music of our time. So we are sending a pop-music message through time, hoping they will decode it and be into it."
The new set, the band's first full-length studio effort since 2007's "New Magnetic Wonder," is also the group's first album to feature drummer John Dufilho, who replaced previous drummer Hilarie Sidney following the recording of "Wonder." The band also added keyboardist John Doss and vocalist/keyboardist John Ferguson as permanent members in the interim between releases.
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April 2010
16 - Lexington, KY - Cosmic Charlie's
17 - Morgantown, WV - 123 Pleasant Street
18 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
20 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
21 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
23 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs
24 - Ithaca, NY - Castaways
25 - Rochester, NY - Bug Jar
27 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
28 - Pontiac, MI - The Pike Room at The Crofoot
30 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
May 2010
1 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
3 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
4 - St. Louis, MO - Billiken Club
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Metric hits West Coast with 'Fantasies'
Canadian indie outfit Metric [ tickets ] will spend a couple weeks this spring on the US tour trail, drumming up support for their latest studio effort, "Fantasies."
The rock quartet will climb aboard the tour bus for a March 17 show in Tempe, AZ, followed by a handful of West Coast club shows. The US jaunt concludes with a Jan. 27 gig in San Diego. The full schedule is shown at right.
"Fantasies," the group's fourth studio album, surfaced last April. The self-released set, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers charts and peaked at No. 76 on The Billboard 200, is Metric's first full-length collection of new material since 2005's "Live It Out." Metric recorded the album at Bear Creek Studios near Seattle with the help of producers Gavin Brown and Jimmy Shaw.
"The four of us went into the woods as a band and with no expectations and did whatever we wanted," vocalist Emily Haines stated at the band's website. "We were coming from London so it was a serious contrast--it felt like we had left civilization and all that mattered was music again."
"Fantasies" is currently streaming in its entirety on Metric's website; a free download of the lead single, "Help I'm Alive," and an acoustic version of "Gold Guns Girls" are also available.
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March 2010
17 - Tempe, AZ - Tempe Beach Park
21 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
22 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
25 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
26 - Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Palladium
27 - San Diego, CA - North Park
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Uncle Kracker celebrates 'Happy Hour' with roadwork
Detroit-based Uncle Kracker [ tickets ] has plotted a spring course through the eastern portion of the US as he continues supporting last fall's "Happy Hour."
The DJ/singer/songwriter--born Matt Shafer--will focus on the Midwest and parts of the East Coast, beginning with a March 11 show in Flint, MI. The month-long outing will venture through clubs in 24 cities before concluding April 10 in Lynchburg, VA. Details are included below.
"Happy Hour," Uncle Kracker's fourth studio set, hit retailers last September, peaking at No. 38 on The Billboard 200 and at No. 13 on the magazine's Top Rock Albums chart. Produced by Grammy Award-winning Rob Cavallo (Kid Rock, Green Day), the set marks the musician's first new release since 2004's "Seventy Two & Sunny."
"I co-produced my last couple of records, so it was nice to write something and take it to a producer and let him bring out what worked," Uncle Kracker states at his website. "Sometimes you can be too attached to a song to be open-minded about taking suggestions from anybody."
The video for the album's lead single, "Smile," is currently streaming at his official website.
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March 2010
11 - Flint, MI - The Machine Shop
12 - Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection
13 - Traverse City, MI - Streeters & Ground Zero Nightclub
14 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Downunder
17 - Hutchinson, KS - Memorial Hall
18 - Des Moines, IA - People's Court
19 - Libertyville, IL - Austin's Saloon
20 - Maplewood, MN - The Rock
22 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
23 - Columbia, MO - Blue Note
25 - Bloomington, IN - Bluebird Nightclub
26 - Dayton, OH - McGuffy's House of Draft
27 - Pittsburgh, PA - TBA
28 - Albany, NY - Northern Lights
30 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
31 - Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock Cafe
April 2010
2 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
3 - Philadelphia, PA - TBA
4 - Baltimore, MD - Recher Theatre
6 - Richmond, VA - The Hat Factory
7 - Greenville, SC - The Handlebar
8 - Charlotte, NC - Amos' SouthEnd
9 - Wake Forest, NC - Crossroads
10 - Lynchburg, VA - Cattle Annies
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Cobra Starship, 3OH3! plot 'Too Fast' trek
On the heels of their recent Bamboozle Festival launch announcement, Cobra Starship [ tickets ] and 3OH3! have unveiled an MTV-presented co-headlining tour of North America this spring.
Dubbed the "Too Fast For Love" tour, the road trip kicks off with an April 28 performance in Milwaukee, along with an additional 28 concerts scattered across the continent through mid-June. As mentioned in recent days, the bands will perform May 15 in Chicago at the city's first annual Bamboozle Festival. The full itinerary is shown at right.
The trek will also include first-ever live solo performances of Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, as well as I Fight Dragons.
In an effort to save fans money, tickets for most shows will be available through local venues with little or no added service fees, according to a press release. Pre-sales for fan club members begin Feb. 11, while the general public can purchase tickets beginning Feb. 13.
Cobra Starship, currently in the midst of an extensive European run, continues supporting "Hot Mess," which entered The Billboard 200 at No. 4 last summer. The album's title track is the group's latest single, which debuted atop the magazine's Hot 100 Songs.
3OH!3 [ tickets ] released "Want," the band's breakthrough major-label debut, in 2008 and is currently putting the finishing touches on its follow-up. The as-yet-untitled set is slated to hit shelves this summer, according to a press release.
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April 2010
28 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
May 2010
2 - Niagara Fall, NY - The Rapids Theatre
4 - Toronto, Ontario - Sound Academy
5 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit
7 - Rochester, NY - Institute of Technology
8 - Danbury, CT - Western Connecticut State University
9 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
11 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
12 - New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
15 - Chicago, IL - Bamboozle Festival
16 - Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
18 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
19 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
21 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
22 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
23 - Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
25 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
26 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
28 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre
29 - San Diego, CA - SOMA San Diego
30 - Anaheim, CA - Grove of Anaheim
June 2010
1 - Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia
2 - Phoenix, AZ - Bamboozle Roadshow
4 - Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
5 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre
7 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
8 - Pompano Beach, FL - Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
9 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
11 - Philadelphia, PA - Festival Pier
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Sugarland announces plans for 55-city trek
Country-music duo Sugarland [ tickets ] will hit the road this spring and summer for a 55-city trek that the pair has dubbed the "Incredible Machine Tour."
Although specific dates and venues for most shows remain pending, the outing will kick off April 23 in Primm, NV, and runs through late September. Currently confirmed dates are at right; updated information can be found at Sugarland's website.
"This new tour is a thrill for me," Nettles said in a press statement. "It will reflect our latest writing and surprises to come for the new record, the hits that our fans love, along with the production value that people have come to trust and expect from our live shows."
The duo is aiming for a "summer-ish" release date for their fourth studio album, according to an interview last fall with EW.com. "We've already been writing," Nettles told the website. "We have to go in the studio at the beginning of next year, at some point."
In the meantime, the two continue to support of a pair of recent efforts, including their platinum-selling third album, "Love on the Inside," which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2008.
In October, the Sugarland released its first holiday album. "Gold and Green," which features five original compositions and five traditional holiday songs, including "Winter Wonderland" and "Silent Night," debuted at No. 12 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, eventually peaking at No. 3.
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April 2010
23 - Primm, NV - Star of the Desert Arena
24 - Indio, CA - Stagecoach Music Festival
May 2010
6 - Nampa, ID - Venue to be announced
July 2010
8 - London, Ontario - John Labatt Centre
9 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
23 - Twin Lakes, WI - Country Thunder
24 - Eau Claire, WI - Country Jam USA
30 - Cheyenne, WY - Cheyenne Frontier Days
31 - Minot, ND - North Dakota State Fair
August 2010
6 - Primm, NV - Star of the Desert Arena
19 - Louisville, KY - Venu to be announced
20 - Indianapolis, IN - Indiana State Fair
September 2010
25 - Bristow, VA - Country Megaticket
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Usher, Alicia Keys, Shakira hit NBA All-Star game
Usher [ tickets ], Shakira and Alicia Keys will perform at the 2010 NBA All Star game Feb. 14 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX. The performances will take place before the largest crowd ever to attend a basketball game, according to the NBA website.
Shakira and Keys will headline the halftime show and Usher will perform during the introductions of the NBA All-Stars. Shakira is expected to perform two songs, her current single, "Give It Up To Me," and "She Wolf," the title cut of her most recent album.
Keys will sing her 2007 hit "No One, and the current chart-topper "Empire State of Mind." She also will perform "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart," from her most recent release, "The Element of Freedom."
During the introductions of the 2010 All-Stars, Usher will perform his single "More," which the NBA has been using in a promotional spot for the game; the 2004 single "Yeah!" also is on his setlist.
The game will air live at 8 pm ET on TNT, Score Canada, ESPN Radio and in more than 200 countries in more than 40 languages.
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Cocaine, alcohol cited in Jay Reatard death
Autopsy results have determined that Jay Reatard [ tickets ] died from cocaine toxicity and that alcohol also was a contributing factor, according to The Commercial Appeal of Memphis.
Reatard, whose real name was Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., was found dead in his Memphis home on Jan. 13. He was 29.
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Killswitch Engage Gallery Spotlight: Boston, MA - Feb. 4, 2010
Boston area metalcore band Killswitch Engage [ tickets ] celebrated the kick-off of their headlining tour last night among their nearest and dearest fans at the local House of Blues. The result: wall-to-wall moshers right down to the photo pit.
The group will be covering a lot of ground on the club and theater circuit over the next five weeks. Continuing to back their self-titled album, which hit stores in July and peaked at No. 7 on The Billboard 200 chart. In a statement on the band's website, frontman Howard Jones gave an apt description of the set: "You can count on anthems and positive lyrics, but hey, there's times when the sun isn't shining so brightly and some songs reflect that."
Fans can catch Killswitch Engage tonight (2/5) in the House of Blues in Atlantic City, NJ, and tomorrow (2/6) they'll play at NorVa in Norfolk, VA. LiveDaily photographer Mary Ouellette braved the mayhem to get some photos at the aforementioned show last night (2/4) and here are some of her best shots.
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Toby Keith plays Wayman Tisdale tribute
Toby Keith [ tickets ] will perform Saturday (2/6) during the University of Oklahoma's tribute to late college basketball Hall of Famer Wayman Tisdale [ tickets ].
Keith will perform the song "Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song)," during halftime of the Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball game, according to the Sooner Sports website. The song was written in memory of Tisdale, who died last May from cancer at the age of 44.
In addition to being OU's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, and later starring in the NBA, Tisdale was a contemporary jazz bassist. Several members of Tisdale's former band, and saxophonist Tom Braxton, will accompany Keith during the tribute.
Country-music star Keith collaborated with Tisdale on the athlete's final album, "Rebound," singing a remake of Barry White's "Never Gonna Give You Up."
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Kenny Rogers celebrated with TV special
Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Alison Krauss, Wynonna and The Oak Ridge Boys will be among the artists celebrating Kenny Rogers [ tickets ]' six-decade career at a television show taping in April.
"Kenny Rogers: The First 50 Years," will be taped April 10 at Foxwoods Resort Casino's MGM Grand Theater in Nashville, according to a press release.
"When this was first proposed to me as a 50-year celebration, something about that sounded final, and I didn't want to that, so I suggested we call it 'The First 50 Years,'" Rogers said in a statement. "I will tell you this, the first 50 years TV show is gonna be awesome--the next 50 years TV show is gonna be a bitch."
Rogers has sold more than 125 million albums and has won numerous awards, including three Grammys, five Country Music Association Awards, 18 American Music Awards, eight Academy of Country Music Awards and 11 People's Choice Awards.
Details on when the special will air, as well as an announcement of more guest stars, are expected to be announced shortly.
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Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings change places
Folkie unveils new tunes in guitarist's revue
Gillian Welch and her guitarist Dave Rawlings swap roles on the current Dave Rawlings Machine tour that features three members of the Old Crow Medicine Show. In the midst of originals and numbers from the pens of Woody Guthrie, Neil Young and Bill Monroe, Welch is using the opportunity to perform a song or two from her upcoming album. Welch has not released an album in seven years.
Rawlings and Welch draw inspiration from the folk music and blues that inspired Bob Dylan and his generation of folkies. Their originals are more rough-and-tumble than the revivalists of the 1960s and a rambunctious spirit fills their versions of "This Land is Your Land," "See See Rider" and a few blues numbers that do not appear on Rawlings' debut album, "A Friend of a Friend."
The tour, which included stops in Los Angeles at Amoeba Records and the Troubadour on Thursday (2/4), continues though Feb. 16 up the West Coast and includes stops at Amoeba Records in San Francisco and Music Millennium in Portland, OR. Rawlings and Welch intend to keep independent record stores on their tours as a thank you for their support on their previous releases.
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Weekend Ticketing: Eagles, Daughtry, Michael Buble, Alicia Keys, Martina McBride/Trace Adkins
The Eagles [ tickets ] have mapped a few additional West Coast dates that will follow their upcoming three-night engagement at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles this spring.
Monday (2/8) on-sales are lined up in Phoenix; Anaheim, CA; Sacramento, CA; San Jose, CA; and Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Alt-rockers Daughtry [ tickets ] have mapped the second leg of the group's first-ever arena tour as they continue to support last summer's "Leave This Town."
Tickets roll out Friday (2/5) in University Park, PA, and on Saturday (2/6) in Edmonton, Alberta; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Regina, Saskatchewan; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Kansas City, MO; Hoffman Estates, IL; Grand Rapids, MI; Nashville, TN; Pittsburgh, PA; Pikeville, KY; Atlanta; North Charleston, SC; Clemson, SC; Charlotte, NC; Hampton, VA; Amherst, MA; Manchester, NH; Portland, ME; and Rochester, NY.
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On the heels of unveiling an extension to his spring US tour, Michael Buble [ tickets ] has tacked a round of Canadian shows onto his roadwork behind "Crazy Love."
Tickets hit the box office Friday (2/5) in St. Louis, MO; Omaha, NE; Columbus, OH; Uncasville, CT; Richmond, VA; Raleigh, NC; Toronto; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Calgary, Alberta; and Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Alicia Keys [ tickets ] has added more major market shows to her forthcoming US-area tour behind her just-released fourth studio set, "The Element of Freedom."
Tickets go on sale Friday (2/5) on Detroit, and on Saturday (2/6) in Atlantic City, NJ; Washington, DC; Tampa; and Atlanta.
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Martina McBride [ tickets ] and Trace Adkins [ tickets ] remain on the road this winter for the latest leg of their "Shine All Night" co-headlining tour, which has been lighting up stages around the country since last November.
Friday (2/5) on-sales are set in Dekalb, IL; and Bismarck, ND. A Saturday (2/6) on-sale is lined up in St. Louis.
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Jet takes off behind 'Shaka Rock'
Australian rockers Jet [ tickets ] have outlined a spring trek of North America as the group continues canvassing the world behind last summer's "Shaka Rock."
Beginning with the tour kick-off March 5 in Toronto, the rock quartet will hit a handful of East Coast clubs before working their way westward. The 13-city run wraps up March 30 in Colorado Springs, CO. The full schedule is shown at right.
The band--comprised of singer/guitarist Nic Cester, drummer Chris Cester, guitarist Cam Muncey and bassist Mark Wilson--unveiled "Shaka Rock," its third studio effort, last summer. The set peaked at No. 27 on The Billboard 200 and reached No. 5 on Australia's ARIA Albums chart.
"The one thing I really love about this band is its honesty," Nic Cester explained in a statement posted at the band's website. "For better or worse, every album is a real and accurate window into how we are reacting to our lives in that point in time, which is why every album is uniquely different, and I think 'Shaka Rock' is the most honest so far."
"Shaka Rock" follows the group's 2006 release, "Shine On," which the band worked on over much of 2005 and into 2006 during writing sessions in Barbados, Australia, Massachusetts and Los Angeles.
In 2004, Jet won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video for the hit "Are You Gonna Be My Girl."
[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
March 2010
5 - Toronto, Ontario - Opera House Concert Venue
6 - Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights
7 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
9 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
11 - Richmond, VA - Hat Factory
13 - Columbia, SC - TBA
15 - Little Rock, AR - The Village
16 - Baton Rouge, LA - Varsity Theatre
23 - Seattle, WA - Showbox at the Market
24 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
27 - Las Vegas, NV - Ceasars Palace
29 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up Aspen
30 - Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep
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Alicia Keys takes 'Freedom' a step further
Alicia Keys [ tickets ] has added some new dates to her upcoming tour schedule since last check as the singer prepares to storm North America in support of her recent studio set, "The Element of Freedom."
The trek, which kicks off Feb. 28 in Montreal, will now make a March 14 stop in Norfolk, VA, and has set a new closing date for the run: an April 10 show in Oakland, CA. Dates for the 23-city jaunt are included below.
A European leg will follow the North American outing. Those dates can be found at Keys' official website.
The R&B/soul star dropped "The Element of Freedom" in December. The set, which Keys co-produced alongside a bevy of well-known hit-makers, follows 2007's triple-platinum "As I Am."
"The music is really strong, and the drums are really aggressive, but my voice is vulnerable and delicate," Keys told MTV News in October, adding that the new album expresses her way of "eliminating all of the boundaries and all the limitations, so that you can feel your freedom and express your freedom in every way you possibly can, and that's what I did with this album."
The set has spawned four singles, including the forthcoming "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down," which officially ships Feb. 22. The song is an answer to Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind," which Keys originally guested on.
"The Element of Freedom" debuted at No. 2 on The Billboard 200, selling 417,000 copies during its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It was Keys' first album to not debut in Billboard's top spot.
[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
February 2010
28 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
March 2010
1 - Kanata, Ontario - Scotiabank Place
3 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
5, 6 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theater
8 - London, Ontario - John Labatt Centre
10 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
11 - Quebec City, Quebec - Colisee Pepsi
13 - Mashantucket, CT - Foxwoods Casino
14 - Norfolk, VA - Norfolk Scope
17 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
19 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
20 - Atlantic City, NJ - Mark Estess Arena
22 - Boston, MA - Agganis Arena
24 - Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena
25 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
27 - Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
28 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
30 - Atlanta, GA - Phillips Arena
April 2010
2 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theater
3 - Houston, TX - Toyota Centre
6 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
9 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay
10 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
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The Hold Steady reveals spring tour dates
Alt-rockers The Hold Steady [ tickets ] have lined up a two-week spring roadtrip through the US Northeast, the band's first outing since the departure of keyboardist Franz Nicolay.
The Brooklyn-based outfit kicks off the tour April 2 in Ardsley, NY, and ambles around the villages and cities of the region through an April 16 appearance in Harrisburg, PA. Dates for the 12-city trek are included at right.
The Hold Steady continues to support 2008's "Stay Positive," which reached No. 30 on The Billboard 200, marking the group's best chart performance to date. Produced by John Agnello (Son Volt, Dinosaur Jr.), the album follows 2006's "Boys and Girls in America."
Last month, Nicolay announced to fans that he had left The Hold Steady after five years in the band. "I told the band I'd be leaving in early September, played my last show with them in Minneapolis around Thanksgiving, and dotted the t's and crossed the i's this week," Nicolay wrote on his website.
"Franz is an extraordinary musician that brought a lot to our band and remains a good friend," the group responded in a statement. "We wish Franz the best of luck in his future endeavors and thank him for his contributions and good times along the way. It was truly a blast."
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April 2010
2 - Ardsley, NY - LIFE
3 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
6 - Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
7 - Albany, NY - Linda Norris Auditorium
8 - Woodstock, NY - Bearsville Theater
9 - Jermyn, PA - Eleanor Rigby's
10 - Syracuse, NY - The Westcott Theater
12 - Rochester, NY - The Club at Water Street Music Hall
13 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
14 - Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel Club Lounge
15 - Morgantown, WV - 123 Pleasant St.
16 - Harrisburg, PA - Appalachian Brewing Company
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