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After lending her rich voice to all four Chemical Brothers studio albums, Beth Orton is finally getting her favors returned. Daybreaker, the techno-folkie’s third full-length album, due July 30, features beats from Brothers Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons on the title track. Other guests on the record include alt-country alchemist Ryan Adams harmonizing on “Concrete Sky” and composing on “OK,” veteran Emmylou Harris contributing vocals to the ballad “God Song,” and ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr playing on several tracks. “Paris Train,” “Ted’s Waltz,” “Mt. Washington,” “Anywhere,” “Carmella” and “Thinking About Tomorrow” round out the album, which Orton’s spokesperson described as… Read more »

Hitting the stage for the first time in 3 years, genre-defying, multi-platinum artist Lenny Kravitz has announced dates for the US leg of his LENNY LIVE world tour in support of his 6th studio album, LENNY. The tour, promoted by Clear Channel Entertainment will kick off in the US on July 12th in Virginia Beach and hit 33 major cities nationwide through September. Jointly presented by MTV and VH-1, P!nk and Abandoned Pools will open the show. A special theatre appearance at NYC’s Hammerstein Ballroom on May 3rd will kick off Lenny’s world tour. Universally-renowned as one of America’s premiere… Read more »

R&B singer-songwriter Joe has responded to embattled R&B superstar R. Kelly’s recent negative comments. In a Vibe magazine interview, Kelly said, “He (Joe) has a beautiful voice, but I think he needs a producer who is going to give him who he is, not who I am.” During a conference call on Wednesday (April 10), Joe offered LAUNCH the following to response to R. Kelly’s comments. “I think it’s kind of distasteful, you know, especially with what’s going on with him right now,” he said. “I think he would have more things to be concerned with opposed to talking about… Read more »

Incubus kicks off its largest tour to date at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon on Thursday (April 11). The tour, in support of its current album, Morning View, will visit arenas in 49 cities in North America through early July, with open dates on the calendar expected to be filled with yet more shows. Incubus’s hometown friends and soundalikes Hoobastank serve as the opening act from April 11-May 15, while the group’s Epic Records labelmates Phantom Planet sign on May 24-July 3. Frontman Brandon Boyd said that playing in such large venues offers its own unique challenges. “When we… Read more »

R.E.M.’s Peter Buck was cleared of all charges alleging he behaved badly on a trans-Atlantic flight last April. An Isleworth Crown Court in London found the guitarist not guilty Friday (April 5) of assault, being drunk on an aircraft and damaging airline dishes, plates and other meal-service items, according to a court spokesperson. Buck waited with wife Stephanie and bandmates Michael Stipe and Mike Mills for the jury to render its verdict, which came after a five-and-a-half-hour deliberation. Buck, 45, was aboard a British Airways flight from Seattle to London on April 21 when he was accused of displaying drunken… Read more »

With a sound that blends ’90s grunge with polished pop, it’s probably safe to assume that Nickelback spent their high school years listening to Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains. So, aside from the fact that they’re now labelmates, it’s easy to understand why Nickelback asked Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell to open a bunch of dates for them this summer. The tour will kick off May 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the jaunt will pass through many major West Coast, Midwest and Southern cities. During the tour, Nickelback and Cantrell will perform at Country Jam USA… Read more »

DJ crew the X-Ecutioners will kick off their twenty-eight-city “Adrenaline Rush” tour tonight in Austin, Texas. The tour dates are in support of the group’s recently released Built From Scratch. The X-ecutioners will add two MC’s to their road show: Gudtyme and DSTROY, formerly of New York outfit the Arsonists. Once the tour wraps up on May 7th in Pomona, California, the group will hit some of the same cities again for radio shows running through mid-June. X-Ecutioners Tour Dates: 4/3 – Austin, La Zona Rosa 4/4 – Dallas, Trees 4/6 – New Orleans, LA, House of Blues 4/7 –… Read more »

Former Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg will play his first shows in five years at a series of in-store performances beginning later this month. The solo acoustic shows come in support of the artist’s upcoming Vagrant solo album, “Stereo,” due April 23. The set will come packaged with a new album from Westerberg’s punk-veering side project Grandpaboy, titled “Mono.” “I’m more prepared to go and actually play music now than I was four years ago, when I was supposed to last time,” Westerberg told Billboard earlier this winter in an exclusive interview. “And, even a year ago, the thought of performing… Read more »

If Usher brought all the people on the road who have been talking about opening for his Evolution Tour, the poor dude would barely have any time to perform himself. Artists from Ludacris to Fabolous have all talked about taking the city-to-city jaunt with the singer this spring, but Friday he finally announced who will kick things off. Faith Evans, Mr. Cheeks and Nas, who won’t have to unpack from finishing his Stillmatic tour, have all made the cut. The trip starts May 8 at Seattle’s KeyArena. A spokesperson for Usher was not aware of the singer’s mindset in choosing… Read more »

Elvis Costello has a busy spring/summer ahead of him in support of his new album, When I Was Cruel, his first one of new material in seven years, due April 23rd. Costello will kick off a tour on May 18th in Portland, Oregon. The thirteen-date tour runs until June 24th in Atlanta. In between dates, you can catch Costello at Tower Records in-store appearances. On April 19th, he’ll do a signing in Philadelphia; on the 21st, he’ll be in Chicago; and on the 23rd, he’ll be in New York. On April 29th, Costello will appear on an episode of Musicians… Read more »