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After more than five years as host of Nickelodeon’s “Blue’s Clues,” Steve Burns is passing the leash to his successor and passing the mic to himself. Burns, who along with animated canine Blue has solved nearly 100 puzzles since the children’s show premiered in December 1996, is now facing a quandary that has baffled just about anyone who ever wanted to form a career around picking up a guitar: how to get signed. The 28-year-old Brooklyn, New York, resident has recorded 11 tunes, some of which are posted on www.steveswebpage.com, for an LP titled Songs for Dustmites. That was the… Read more »

Judging by the number of cars bearing Canada license plates around Michigan State University’s Breslin Center on Tuesday, it was clear that Vancouver’s Nickelback were going to feel right at home. Fans waved maple-leaf flags around the venue before the Campus Invasion show, which also featured performances by Starsailor, Injected and Nickelback protégées Default. Others sat atop their rides shouting pro-Canada slogans. Stepping onstage to sweeping, cinematic music, Nickelback kicked off their set with “Woke Up This Morning.” Singer/guitarist Chad Kroeger was obviously pleased with Nickelback’s newfound multiplatinum status – he grinned incessantly as fans punched their fists in the… Read more »

Chart-topping modern rock act Nickelback and jazz pianist/vocalist Diana Krall snared three trophies each at Canada’s Juno Awards last night (April 14) in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Nickelback grabbed Junos for best group, best single for “How You Remind Me” and best rock album for “Silver Side Up” (Roadrunner). Krall picked up Junos for best album and best vocal jazz album for “The Look of Love” (Verve), and the best artist honor. The event was broadcast on the nationwide CTV network. In winning the best artist trophy, Krall beat out Leonard Cohen, Nelly Furtado, Amanda Marshall, and Garou, a one-time busker… 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 »

In Jimmy Eat World’s video for “Sweetness,” the band remains essentially stationary as the world around it changes at a blurring pace. It’s an example of art imitating life, as the band’s self-titled latest album has brought about a change never before experienced in the Mesa, Arizona, quartet’s eight years together: mainstream success. “It’s loosely based on a general journey of what a band goes through as they start and as they progress,” drummer Zach Lind said of the clip. “There’s not really a story line to it. It’s more of a very cool, unique-looking video that will hopefully look… Read more »

Sum 41’s new DVD, Introduction To Destruction (Video Treats To Move Yo Feets), proved a winner on the latest SoundScan Top DVD Music Videos chart as the best debut of the week. More than 2,200 copies of the DVD were sold during the period, according to sources-good enough for the fifth spot on the chart behind the top four releases by Sade, Britney Spears, U2, and the Eagles. Introduction To Destruction… features concert footage, videos, and other rare footage of the Canadian punk-pop band. Meanwhile, Sum 41 continues its “Sum Like It Loud” tour, performing tonight (April 5) in New… 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 »

Ozzy Osbourne has long been a favorite of hard rock and heavy metal fans, but now the TV show The Osbournes is giving heavy music’s first family a chance to show their lives to non-metal fans. The reality-based show focusing on family life is making Osbourne even more famous. Osbourne admitted that he is surprised by the show’s success. “I know all about the music scene, but this television thing has gotten me totally baffled. I don’t know how it works.” He added, “I was walking down the street last Saturday and people that normally wouldn’t stop me are freaking… Read more »

The lead singer of the rock group Puddle of Mudd was arrested for allegedly fighting with his fiancee. Wes Scantlin, 29, of Kansas City, Mo., and Michelle Rubin, 31, of Los Angeles, both were arrested Sunday for investigation of domestic violence and booked at the Ventura County jail. They were released after posting $20,000 bond each. Scantlin apparently was en route to shoot a music video when he began fighting with Rubin around 8:30 a.m. on the shoulder of Highway 126 in nearby Piru, authorities said. Several people called authorities by cell phone to report seeing a man forcing a… Read more »

Tickets for former Beatle Paul McCartney’s first American tour in a decade sparked a stampede among fans on Saturday, selling out by telephone and Internet within 30 minutes of going on sale. A spokesman for the British performer said fans snapped up all 75,000 tickets for the first five shows on the “Driving USA” tour of the United States and Canada. “Maccamania is here again,” a spokesman for the American promoters, Clearchannel, said. “We knew the gigs would be hot but this demand is boiling.” The 15,000 tickets for McCartney’s show in Toronto, the first to go on sale, sold… Read more »