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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 »

It’s been a heck of a year so far for Alicia Keys, who took home five Grammy Awards in February for her album Songs in A Minor, which has sold more than 8 million copies worldwide. And, with a multitude of appearances and a full summer tour on her schedule, her star should shine bright well through the year. Keys’ 35-date North American tour will begin in Milwaukee on July 2 at Summerfest and will run through August 30 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, at the American Music Festival. Keys will celebrate Independence Day in New Orleans at the Essence Festival;… Read more »

Neil Young has been hit with the flu, forcing some changes in the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY) tour. The group was forced to postpone Friday’s (March 15) show at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington, to April 28, while last night’s (March 17) gig at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon, will now take place April 29. Tickets for the postponed shows will be honored at the new gigs. Young should have plenty of time to get well, as CSNY doesn’t play another show until next Tuesday (March 26) at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.

Creed are about to bring the crushing riffs and uplifting spectacle of their live show to a coliseum or dome near you. The second leg of the group’s tour in support of Weathered is set to kick off April 29 in Fargo, North Dakota. This latest jaunt, which is presented by VH1, takes them from the Midwest to the Northwest down into Texas. It’s currently scheduled to end in San Antonio, Texas, on May 31. Starting on May 3, Creed will be supported by Default, Canadian rockers currently enjoying a hit with “Wasting My Time.” Default’s 2001 debut album Fallout… Read more »

Pink will kick off her first ever headlining tour on May 2nd in Phoenix. The twenty-seven-date tour will hit mainly theaters from coast to coast. The jaunt comes in support of her sophomore release, Missundaztood, and on the heels of her recent Grammy win for “Lady Marmalade,” along with Christina Aguilera, Mya and Lil’ Kim. As for Missundaztood, the album remains a Top Ten mainstay sixteen weeks after its release, and with another week in stores will likely top 2 million copies sold. Tickets go on sale this week. Pink Tour Dates: 5/2 – Phoenix, The Webb Theater 5/5 –… Read more »

Five For Fighting, whose popularity surged after the post-September 11 embrace of the group’s single, “Superman (It’s Not Easy),” returned to New York Monday (March 11) as the city and the country marked the six-month anniversary of the terror attacks. The group was scheduled to perform Tuesday (March 12) at the city’s Irving Plaza. Frontman John Ondrasik said the timing makes perfect sense. “You know, in New York the song kinda has a different meaning than kinda around the rest of the world. You know, considering the Concert For New York and all of my conversations with firemen and what… Read more »

Lance Bass may not get to space as quickly as he’d like, but he shouldn’t worry; his band’s already in the stratosphere, and they didn’t even have to leave Portland to prove it. ‘NSYNC’s Celebrity tour kicked off Sunday at the city’s Rose Garden arena, and glitter-gelled eyelids twinkled in the night as thousands lined up for entrance, though new security measures (full bag check, metal detector wands and pocket-emptying for all) slowed things down considerably, and made not a few young girls cry, as they were forced to leave all posters, flowers and other small gifts for the boys… Read more »

CenterSpan Communications Corp. on Thursday said it struck a deal to distribute Sony Music Entertainment’s music on its peer-to-peer service, marking the first time a major record label has licensed its content to a file-sharing company. CenterSpan agreed to pay Sony Music, a unit of Sony Corp., about $2 million in cash plus 283,556 shares and a warrant to buy 189,037 additional shares of its common stock at an exercise price at $8.11 per share, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CenterSpan’s stock on Thursday closed up almost 41 cents at $8.75 on Nasdaq. Internet content… Read more »

If you missed her tour last fall or her HBO special or her recent big screen debut… well, then you must live in a cave. But even cave dwellers need to get out every now and then, so pop’s reigning queen, Britney Spears, has lined up a spring North American tour that kicks off May 24 in Las Vegas, according to her web site. Spears has so far mapped out two month’s worth of shows. The trek will comprise the second leg of the chart champ’s tour in support of her Britney CD. The outing comes on the heels of… Read more »

Incubus’s two-week vacation from the stage is officially over-the group heads back out on the road to support its latest album, Morning View, with shows through March 23 in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand beginning today (February 25) in Osaka, Japan. The Los Angeles band will play five shows in Japan, including a two-night stand in Tokyo, another half-dozen Down Under, and two more in New Zealand. The tour comes on the heels of Incubus’s European tour and several days back in the states hyping its upcoming Honda-sponsored American tour, set for April. The group’s various goings-on also coincide with… Read more »