[NEWS] Salt-N-Pepa Announce 2011 Tour Dates

Those who are fond of old school hip hop are about to get a yummy treat. Pioneering hip-hop duo, Salt-N-Pepa, have announced the dates for their Legends of Hip-Hop tour.

The 20-city tour that is set to kick off February 4 in Cleveland, Ohio and wind down on April 4 in Atlanta, Georgia will also include veterans such as Slick Rick, Biz Markie, MC Lyte, Kurtis Blow, Doug E. Fresh, and Naughty By Nature to name a few.

The Legends of Hip-Hop tour will also commemorate the 25th anniversary of Salt-N-Pepa's Hot, Cool & Vicious - their 1986 debut album.

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[NEWS] Lauryn Hill Announces North American Tour Dates

An early Christmas gift has arrived for the music lovers in all of us, preferably those who are nostalgic and still mumble Lauryn Hill when quizzed about who they think is one of the best.

Billboard reports that Lauryn Hill has announced tour dates for her intimate North American tour that will see the reclusive singer kicking off her first show as soon as next Monday (December 27).

Hill revealed in a statement that she "may never play venues of this size again," practically putting the nail on the speculation that those tickets will sell like hot cakes.

The set list will primarily be made up of  songs from Lauryn's Grammy award-winning LP The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.

The "Ex Factor" singer's tour will start in New York at Highline Ballroom and wind down in Montclair, New Jersey February 4th.

Tour dates when you...

Maxwell Just Doesn't Play Nice With Jill Scott and Erykah Badu...

...Well that is why they are saying their tour is being canceled.

In what was seen as the perfect union of neo-soulness is turning into a gumbo of agitated personalities dipped in lack of tolerance when it comes to singer's Maxwell, Jill Scott and Erykah Badu.

The conflict is rumored to be over time.

You see, the artists are given designated times for their performance sets. Makes sense. There are three performers and as much as music fans may love the three, we're not looking to spend the night at a concert  I know I'm not.

Apparently, Maxwell is not too pleased with both Jill and Erykah overstaying their time on stage and is looking to call it quits. Supposedly, all of the shows that are scheduled to take place after June 26th will be canceled.

I'm hoping this is just a rumor. In my mind - my imagination that is - I see the three laughing it up over cups of hot chocolate ever so often breaking out into song. They're breaking out all right, just not into song...

Updated to say: According to Billboard.com, the portion of Maxwell's tour that was to kick off June 28 in Greensboro, NC with Melanie Fiona has been postponed till 2011. Maxwell's label cites scheduling conflicts with the venues as the reason why the tour has been canceled. *shrugs*

NEWS // Christina Aguilera Postpones Tour Till 2011 -- Because Of Album Leak?

Sad news for Christina Aguilera stans...ahem I mean fans. Christina has reportedly postponed her upcoming tour that was scheduled to kick off June 8th. A statement from tour producer Live Nation stated that Christina would have to put the tour on hold to attend to her responsibilities surrounding Burlesque - a new film Christina is set to star in.

Rihanna announces dates for 'Last Girl on Earth' Tour, brings Ke$ha and Nicki Minaj along for the ride [Tour Dates]

Rihanna fans will be happy to know that they will be able to catch their favorite chick in concert when she embarks on her North American tour kicking off in July.

Jay-Z announces Fall tour dates

Jay-Z has announced his fall tour dates which kicks off in October. The tour will make stops at colleges along with traditional venues starting at Penn State University. Tickets will go on sale Friday, September 11th at LiveNation.com.

Here are the 21 dates. Dates and venues are subject to change.

October 9 - University Park, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center
October 10 - Highland Heights, KY @ The Bank of Kentucky Center
October 13 - Edmonton, Alberta @ Rexall Place
October 14 - Calgary, Alberta @ Pengrowth Saddledome
October 15 - Kelowna, British Columbia @ Prospera Place
October 16 - Vancouver, British Columbia @ General Motors Place
October 17 - Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
October 21 - Ypsilanti, MI @ Convocation Center
October 23 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
October 24 - Providence, RI @ Dunkin Donuts Center
October 25 - Amherst, MA @ Mullins Center
October 27 - Baltimore, MD @ 1st Mariner Arena
October 28 - Columbus, OH @ Value City Arena Ohio State
October 29 - London, Ontario @ John Labatt Centre
October 30 - Montreal, Quebec @ Centre Bell Centre
October 31 - Toronto, Ontario @ Air Canada Centre
November 1 - Ottawa, Ontario @ Scotiabank Place
November 12 - Champaign, IL @ University of Illinois, Assembly Hall
November 19 - Albuquerque, NM @ Tingley Coliseum
November 20 - El Paso, TX @ Don Haskins Center
November 22 - Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center Arena


More cities and dates will be announced soon. Jay's shows are always insane and receive rave reviews, I might just have to get me a ticket to see the show live; better than reading about it the next day.

Anthony Hamilton prepares to headline National Tour

The oh so soulful Grammy Award winning singer Anthony Hamilton is set to headline the "Playin It Cool" National tour, kicking off this May.

The tour, that will also feature appearances from Chrisette Michele and Musiq Soulchild (I must contain my excitement!), will start off in Houston, Texas and wind down in Charlotte, North Carolina. The tour is a continuation of last year's successful "Playin' It Cool" dates.

Here are the dates,

May 28 Houston, -TX Reliant Arena
May 29 Dallas, TX -Nokia Live Grand Prairie
May 30 Southaven, MS- DeSoto Center
May 31 St Louis, MO -Fox Theatre
June 4 Los Angeles, CA -Nokia Live Theatre
June 6 Oakland, CA -Paramount Theatre
June 11 Columbus, OH -Palace Theatre
June 12 Detroit, MI -Opera House
June 13 Chicago, IL -Arie Crown Theatre
June 16 Newark, NJ -New Jersey Performing Arts
June 18 New York, NY- WaMu Theatre at Madison Square
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June 19 Washington, D.C. -DAR Constitution Hall
June 21 Baltimore, MD- Pier Six Pavilion
June 25 Atlanta, GA- Fox Theatre
June 26 Augusta, GA -Bell Auditorium
June 27 Birmingham, AL -BJCC Concert Hall
June 28 Charlotte, NC -Ovens Auditorium

*All dates are subject to change.

To keep up to date on tour information, visit playinitcooltour.blogspot.com.

Keyshia Cole announces "A Different Me" tour dates

The tour will kick off May 13th in Cincinnati's Aronoff Theater and ends June 21st. The 20-city tour will also include performances from label mates Keri Hilson, The Dream, and Bobby Valentino.

Here are the dates,

Wednesday, May 13- Cincinnati Aronoff Center
Thursday, May 14 -Milwaukee Riverside Theatre
Friday, May 15 -Chicago Chicago Theatre
Saturday, May 16- Detroit Fox Theatre
Thursday, May 21 -Atlanta Fox Theatre
Friday, May 22 -Greensboro Special Events Arena
Saturday, May 23 -Atlantic City Mark Etess Arena Taj Mahal
Sunday, May 24 -NYC WAMU @ MSG
Thursday, May 28- DC Constitution Hall
Saturday, May 30 -Norfolk Ntelos Pavillion
Sunday, May 31 -Columbia, SC Township Auditorium
Tuesday, June 2 Newark NJPAC
Friday, June 5 -Mashantucket, CT MGM Foxwoods
Saturday, June 6 -Baltimore Pier Six Pavillion
Tuesday, June 9 -Nashville Ryman Auditorium
Thursday, June 11 -St. Louis Fox Theatre
Saturday, June 13 -Dallas Nokia Live
Sunday, June 14 -Houston Reliant Arena
Thursday, June 18- Oakland Paramount Theater
Saturday, June 20- LA Nokia

More dates will be announced very shortly.

She is also reportedly working on another album right now. It has also been announced that Keyshia has just wrapped up a video for her song "Trust" with Monica. She will shoot another video right before the tour begins for her song "This Is Us".

Beyonce announces U.S. tour dates

Beyonce is set to bring her "I Am..." World Tour back to the U.S. this summer. In June, Beyonce will kick off her tour performing at New York's own Madison Square Garden ending with a four-night residence at Las Vegas' Encore July 30-August 2.

The tickets for Beyonce's concert will go on sale April 20th starting at 10 AM but will only be open for pre-sale for those that are members of her fan club. Tickets will go on sale and made available to the general public via Ticketmaster on April 25th. But here is where it gets good and interesting, you could get a chance to see her perform for as little as $20! She will make 2000 seats available at each venue for just $20 to help accommodate those who are feeling the bite of the recession. Smart move because I doubt people are trying to shell out money in the hundreds for a concert.

The tickets for her show in Vegas will go on sale at a later date. You can find out when by visiting www.encorelasvegas.com. Here are the dates,

Sun/Jun-21 New York City, NY -Madison Square Garden
Wed/Jun-24 Washington DC- Verizon Center
Fri/Jun-26 Philadelphia, PA -Wachovia Center**
Sat/Jun-27 Greensboro, NC -Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Mon/Jun-29 Ft Lauderdale, FL- Bank Atlantic Center
Wed/Jul-1 Atlanta, GA -Philips Arena
Fri/Jul-3 New Orleans, LA- Superdome (Essence Music Festival)
Sat/Jul-4 Houston, TX -Toyota Center**
Sun/Jul-5 Dallas, TX -American Airlines Center
Tue/Jul-7 Phoenix, AZ -US Airways Center
Thu/Jul-9 Sacramento, CA -Arco Arena
Fri/Jul-10 Oakland, CA- Oracle Arena
Sat/Jul-11 Anaheim, CA -Honda Center
Mon/Jul-13 Los Angeles, CA -Staples Center
Thu/Jul-16 Minneapolis, MN -Target Center
Fri/Jul-17 Chicago, IL -United Center
Sat/Jul-18 Detroit, MI -Palace of Auburn Hills
Thu/Jul-23 Uncasville, CT- Mohegan Sun
Thu/Jul-30 Las Vegas, NV -Encore Theater, Wynn Las Vegas
Fri/Jul-31 Las Vegas, NV -Encore Theater, Wynn Las Vegas
Sat/Aug-1 Las Vegas, NV -Encore Theater, Wynn Las Vegas
Sun/Aug-2 Las Vegas, NV -Encore Theatre, Wynn Las Vegas

There might be future dates added. I ain't even gonna lie, I'm interested in watching her in concert for $20, that is a bargain!

Tour Dates: Jennifer Hudson-Robin Thicke Tour

Beginning March 31st Grammy and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson and Robin Thicke will be embarking on a muti-city tour. The fist city they will kick it off in will be Albany, NY and tickets go on sale for this show today. Check out the tour dates!

March 31 Albany, NY, Palace Theatre
April 2 Newark, NJ, NJ PAC
April 3 Philadelphia, PA, Tower Theater
April 4 Baltimore, MD, Lyric Theatre
April 5 Washington, D.C., DAR Constitution Hall
April 9 Mashantucket, CT, MGM Grand at Foxwoods
April 10 New York, NY, WAMU Theater at MSG
April 12 Norfolk, VA, Chrysler Hall
April 15 Atlanta, GA, Fox Theatre
April 17 Charlotte, NC, Ovens Auditorium
April 18 Greensboro, NC, Special Events Center
April 19 Richmond, VA, Landmark Theater
April 23 St Louis, MO, Fox Theatre
April 24 Detroit, MI, Opera House
April 25 Chicago, IL, Arie Crown Theater
May 2 Los Angeles, CA, Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
May 3 Oakland, CA, Paramount Theatre
May 7 Dallas, TX, Nokia Theatre
May 8 Houston, TX, Verizon Wireless Theater

Keep in mind that dates are subject to change.

Beyonce's "I Am" tour dates

The tour dates for Beyonce's international tour have been released and they are as follows:

Sun, 26-Apr - Zagreb, Croatia - Arena
Tue, 28-Apr - Vienna, Austria - Stadthalle
Wed, 29-Apr - Budapest, Hungary - Arena
Thu, 30-Apr - Prague, Czech Republic - O2
Sat, 2-May - Rotterdam, Holland - Ahoy
Tue, 5-May - Paris, France - Bercy
Wed, 6-May - Strasbourg, France - Zenith
Thu, 7-May - Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpalais
Fri, 8-May - Berlin, Germany - 02
Sun, 10-May - Herning, Denmark - MCH Arena
Mon, 11-May - Gothenburg, Sweden - Scandinavium
Wed, 13-May - Stockholm, Sweden - Globen
Fri, 15-May - Koln, Germany - Arena
Sat, 16-May - Zurich, Switzerland - Hallenstadion
Mon, 18-May - Lisbon, Portugal - Atlantico
Tue, 19-May - Madrid, Spain - Palacio Desportes
Wed, 20-May - Barcelona, Spain - Palau St Jordi
Sat, 23-May - Birmingham, UK - NIA
Mon, 25-May - London, UK - 02
Wed, 27-May - Manchester, UK - MEN
Fri, 29-May - Dublin, Ireland - The O2
Sun, 31-May - Belfast, UK - Odyssey Arena

She really is the hardest working woman in this business. Lets all chip in to buy her a nap. Go Bey!

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Lil Wayne in concert

Click here for Lil Wayne's tour dates. Keyshia Cole, T-Pain, Gym Class Heroes, and Keri Hilson are scheduled to perform as well.

Usher's Ladies Only Tour

Usher's "Ladies Only" tour kicks off on November 2nd promising to have the women swooning and screaming for the R&B crooner. Sorry gentleman, this tour is strictly for the ladies. Check out the dates below.

11.02.2008 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel and Casino - Events Center
11.03.2008 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
11.04.2008 Washington, DC Warner Theatre
11.05.2008 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
11.07.2008 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods Casino - MGM Grand Theater
11.08.2008 Toronto, On The Guvernment - Kool Haus
11.10.2008 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
11.12.2008 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
11.13.2008 Chicago, IL House Of Blues - Chicago
11.18.2008 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
11.19.2008 Los Angeles, CA Club NOKIA L.A. Live
11.20.2008 Los Angeles, CA Club NOKIA L.A. Live
11.21.2008 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl at The Palms
11.24.2008 Houston, TX House of Blues - Houston
11.25.2008 Dallas, TX House of Blues - Dallas

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John Legend "Evolver" Tour Dates

Here are the tour dates for John Legend's "Evolver" tour that kicks off on November 19, 2008!

Wedesday November 19
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
NORTHROP AUDITORIUM

Thursday November 20
CHICAGO, IL
CHICAGO THEATRE

Monday November 24
E. LANSING, MI
WHARTON CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS

Wednesday November 26
DETROIT, MI
MASONIC TEMPLE THEATRE

Friday November 28
TORONTO, ON
ROY THOMPSON HALL

Saturday November 29
MONTCLAIR, NJ
WELLMONT THEATRE

Monday December 1
MONTCLAIR, NJ
WELLMONT THEATRE

Tuesday December 2
BOSTON, MA
ORPHEUM THEATRE

Friday December 5
PHILADELPHIA, PA
TOWER THEATER

Monday December 8
BALTIMORE, MD
LYRIC OPERA HOUSE

Tuesday December 9
WASHINGTON, DC
DAR CONSTITUTION HALL

Wednesday December 10
GREENVILLE, SC
PEACE CENTER CONCERT HALL

Friday December 12
CHARLOTTE, NC
OVENS AUDITORIUM

Saturday December 13
DURHAM, NC
DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER