April 2009 Archives

Fresh off their triumphant appearances on Saturday Night Live and at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, as well as performances on The Late Show With David Letterman and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, New York City's Yeah Yeah Yeahs will hit the road for a spring tour. The tour, which begins May 23rd at the Sasquatch Festival in Washington state, will make stops at the Bonnaroo Music Festival on June 12th and the All Points West Music & Arts Festival on July 31st.

The trio are touring in support of their latest album, It's Blitz!, which was released by DGC/Interscope on March 31st. Already No. 1 at indie retail stores around the country, It's Blitz! has earned four stars from Rolling Stone, five out of five from Britain's Q, and been called "the alternative pop album of the decade" by Spin. The first single -- the huge, dancefloor anthem "Zero" -- has stormed the Top 40 at Alternative Radio with no signs of slowing down.

Now it's time to catch Yeah Yeah Yeahs live where they promise to "shake it like a ladder to the sun". Karen O, Nick Zinner, and Brian Chase mean it bad as they strut both rock-disco explosions and ballsy ballads that cut both sides of your emotional heart. Don't miss them on the road this spring!

For more information please visit:

www.yeahyeahyeahs.com/ or www.myspace.com/yeahyeahyeahs

                                TOUR DATES

    5/23        Quincy, Washington   Sasquatch Festival
    5/26        Chicago, IL          Riviera Theatre        On Sale 5/2,  10am
    5/27        Detroit, MI          Clutch Cargos          On Sale 4/29, 10am
    5/28        Columbus, OH         Newport Music Hall     On Sale 5/2,  10am
    5/30        Minneapolis, MN      First Ave              On Sale 5/2,  10am
    5/31        Milwaukee, WI        Eagles Club            On Sale 5/2,  10am
    6/2         St. Louis, MO        The Pageant            On Sale 5/1,  5pm
    6/3         Kansas City, MO      The Beaumont           On Sale 5/9,  10am
    6/6         Mountain View, CA    Live 105 BFD
    6/12        Manchester, TN       Bonnaroo
    7/31        Jersey City, NJ      All Points West
 
SOURCE DGC/Interscope Records

LaFace/Jive Records multi-platinum recording artist Ciara is set to release her third album, Fantasy Ride on May 5th.

The release comes as both of her singles "Never Ever" featuring Young Jeezy and "Love Sex Magic" featuring label-mate Justin Timberlake race up the radio charts. Both singles are currently in the Top 15 on the Rhythm, Pop and Urban mainstream charts and have combined digital downloads nearing one million in sales. Entertainment Weekly has declared "'Love Sex Magic' hits it with a bouncy, finger-popping, straight up summer jam" and People Magazine proclaims "'Love Sex Magic'...a hot grinder." Internationally, "Love Sex Magic" scores the # 1 spot on the UK's iTunes R&B Chart, Germany's Club chart and Japan's Ringtone chart.

Ciara takes on a greater creative role on her latest effort by co-writing a major portion of Fantasy Ride and serving as co-executive producer. In addition to Timberlake, she is also joined by all-star producers Danja, Tricky Stewart, Polow Da Don and Rodney Jerkins. The album reveals Ciara's growth as a singer, songwriter, producer, and performer reflecting not only her new artistic direction but also her vision on the ever-evolving worlds of music, dance, and fashion.

The 23-year old, Atlanta-based artist first came to national attention in 2004, with her 3x platinum debut album Goodies which spawned the #1 hits "Goodies," "1,2 Step" featuring Missy Elliot and "Oh" featuring Ludacris. She followed up with her platinum-certified sophomore album in 2006, Ciara: The Evolution, which contained her #1 hit "Promise" and the provocative "Like A Boy." Since hitting the music scene at 18-years old, Ciara has continuously topped the charts and earned accolades as an all-around entertainer.

Look out for upcoming television appearances on Good Morning America, Saturday Night Live, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Regis and Kelly, Ellen, and Jimmy Kimmel.

SOURCE LaFace/JIVE Label Group

International pop icon, Beyonce, is offering fans exclusive opportunities that include front row seats and backstage access for an in-person meeting, autograph and photo at the upcoming 2009 "I AM..." concert tour. The limited VIP packages will also offer concertgoers pre-show parties, special edition Dereon bags, fanclub memberships and collectables.

The 19 city 2009 "I AM..." World Tour comes to North America and launches June 21 in New York City at Madison Square Garden and ends with a four-night residency at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas July 30-August 2 (following is a listing of the tour itinerary).

Experience Beyonce up-close and personal with premium packages that include fan club memberships and pre-sale tickets for the "I AM..." Tour. VIP Packages and pre-sale tickets are on sale now www.ticketmaster.com/beyonce. Pre-sale tickets are available for fan club members. During April 20-24, fan club memberships are being offered for only $19.99 at www.ticketmaster.com/beyonce. As a special offering, in order to make the concerts affordable to all her fans, there will be a select number of seats available at each venue for $20 (plus applicable service charges). Information on tickets for the four-night residency at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas is available at www.encorelasvegas.com.

2009 "I AM..." Concert Tour VIP premium packages will be offered on a limited basis in each market:

"I AM... BEYONCE" - MEET & GREET PACKAGE

• Front Row Ticket
• Meet & Greet with Beyonce
• Photo with Beyonce
• Special entrance for VIPs
• Pre-show party in exclusive VIP room
• Limited Edition Dereon bag (including autographed tour book and more)
• Collectible laminate and/or wristband
• One year membership to the official Beyonce fan club
• Onsite event management staff

"I AM... FIERCE" - ON-STAGE PACKAGE

• On-Stage ticket in the Diva Zone - the ultimate fan experience
• Special entrance for VIPs
• Pre-show party in exclusive VIP room
• Limited Edition Dereon bag (including tour book and more)
• Collectible laminate and/or wristband
• One year membership to the official Beyonce fan club
• Onsite event management staff

"I AM... BOLD" - HOT SEAT PACKAGE

• Premium ticket in the first three rows
• Limited Edition Dereon bag (including tour book and more)
• Collectible laminate and/or wristband
• One year membership to the official Beyonce fan club

Beyonce sold-out arenas around the world in 2007 with "The Beyonce Experience." Two years later, the "I AM..." World Tour is the most anticipated event of summer 2009. The shows will premiere live performances by the star joined by her all-female band and feature her classic mega-hits and new songs from her international #1 album, I AM... Sasha Fierce. Adopting a full fan experience, winners of the Beyonce "Single Ladies" Video Dance contest will see themselves on-screen during one of the centerpiece sections of the "I AM..." concert.

Beyonce is co-sponsoring food drives along her tour itinerary as part of the Show Your Helping Hand(TM) initiative, a national hunger relief campaign created by General Mills' Hamburger Helper(R), in partnership with Beyonce and her Survivor Foundation. The campaign goal is to help Feeding America(TM) deliver more than 3.5 million meals to local food banks. Consumers can get involved in the effort by submitting codes on specially marked boxes of Hamburger Helper(R), by donating non-perishable food items at Beyonce's concerts in select cities across the U.S., or by donating money at www.showyourhelpinghand.com. Beginning April 25, visit www.showyourhelpinghand.com for more information.

L'Oreal Paris, one of the co-sponsors of Beyonce's "I AM..." North American Tour, is celebrating 100 years of legendary beauty with the iconic superstar. Concertgoers will be invited into the L'Oreal Paris Glam Station where the LP Pro Team will provide mini makeovers and touch-ups. Then, fans will walk out onto the red carpet in front of the L'Oreal Paris Infallible Step and Repeat banner for a VIP photo session and reception.

Concertgoers can enter the L'Oreal Paris 100th Anniversary Legendary Beauty Sweepstakes for a chance to win the grand prize, a fabulous 5 day/4 night trip for two to Paris including a beauty makeover. They could also win one of L'Oreal's 100 anniversary gift baskets, which include L'Oreal Paris products.

The Beyonce "I AM..." North American Concert Tour is co-sponsored by L'Oreal Paris and General Mills and produced by Live Nation and Music World Entertainment.

    Beyonce "I AM..." 2009 NORTH AMERICAN CONCERT DATES*

    DATE              CITY                  VENUE
    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

    *Future dates may be added.

• For the Philadelphia show, VIP packages and Fan Club pre-sale tickets may be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com/beyonce April 20 -24 and general on sale tickets after April 24 can be purchased through the venue website www.wachoviacenter.com/ and the venue box office.
• For the Houston show, VIP packages and general tickets may be purchased online through the venue website www.houstontoyotacenter.com and the venue box office only.

  SOURCE Music World Entertainment

MTV.COM UNVEILED OFFICIAL NOMINEE VOTING SITE ON MONDAY, APRIL 13

Show Set to Air Live on Sunday, May 31 at 9PM (ET/PT) from Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California

Eminem, one of music's most captivating performers, is set to take the stage at the 2009 MTV MOVIE AWARDS. Eminem's performance comes days after the release of his anticipated album Relapse, available May 19. Hosted by Andy Samberg, the eighteenth annual MTV MOVIE AWARDS will air on Sunday, May 31st at 9PM (Live ET/Tape Delayed PT.) Presenters and additional performers will be announced at a later date.

For the first time in Movie Awards history, MTV is letting the fans participate in the nominee process. Beginning Monday, April 13, voting will open and viewers will be able to select the 2009 MTV MOVIE AWARDS nominees from an eligibility list of over 200 movies on movieawards.mtv.com. MTV Mobile will also enable viewers on the go to text VOTE to 66333 to vote for nominees in the Best Movie category from their mobile phone. Voting for this round will close on April 20.

On May 4, the 2009 MTV MOVIE AWARDS nominees will officially be announced. Viewers will also have the opportunity to vote on the winners online and on their mobile phones. This second round of voting will close on May 18, with the exception of Best Movie which will remain open through the show. For more on MTV's ongoing movies coverage, check out http://www.mtv.com/movies/.

Eminem's "We Made You" debuted on MTV.com on April 7, 2009, and currently stands as the biggest music video debut of all time on the site, with more than 758K streams in its first 24 hours, breaking the previous record by 15%.

Eminem has sold more than 75,000,000 albums worldwide. His previous studio album, Encore, reached #1 and dominated the charts in late 2004. Certified quadruple platinum and spinning off four Top 40 Hot 100 hits, the Grammy-nominated disc has sold more than 11,000,000 copies around the globe. The #1, double platinum, 2005 greatest hits collection, Curtain Call: The Hits and #2, platinum, 2006 various artists compilation, Eminem Presents: The Re- Up, followed. In October 2008, Eminem released "Eminem: The Way I Am", a book compiling thoughts, stories, and memorabilia from various points in his life. The book entered the New York Times Best-Seller list at #11.

Mark Burnett will serve as Executive Producer for the 2009 MTV MOVIE AWARDS. Audrey Morrissey is Co-Executive Producer. Lee Rolontz is Executive Producer for MTV, Garrett English is Executive in charge for MTV and Jane Mun serves as Producer. Robin Reinhardt-Locke is Celebrity Talent Executive.

Source: MTV

Fast & Furious Movie Soundtrack Features New Music by Pitbull, Busta Rhymes, Tego Calderon, Don Omar, Kenna, Rye Rye, Shark City Click, Tasha, and Robin Thicke

The Fast & Furious (on Interscope/Star Trak) all-star soundtrack album features new music by Pitbull, Busta Rhymes, Tego Calderon, Don Omar, Kenna, Rye Rye, Shark City Click, Tasha, and Robin Thicke, and productions by The Neptunes. Six of the eleven tracks were recorded for the soundtrack. The first eSingle is "Blanco" by Pitbull, featuring Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes. The "Blanco" video premiered last week.

The fourth installment of Fast & Furious was the biggest film in the world this weekend, grossing over $100 million. In the United States, the film brought in more than $72 million, the biggest April movie opening ever.

In Fast & Furious, Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reteam for this ultimate chapter of the franchise built on speed. Heading back to the streets where it all began, they rejoin Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster to blast muscle, tuner and exotic cars across Los Angeles and floor through the Mexican desert in the new high-octane action-thriller.

The final sequence for the Fast & Furious original motion picture soundtrack album is: 1. "Bang" - Rye Rye * 2. "G-Stro" - Busta Rhymes (produced by The Neptunes) * 3. "Loose Wires" - Kenna (produced by The Neptunes) * 4. "Blanco" - Pitbull (produced by The Neptunes) * 5. "Krazy" - Pitbull * 6. "You Slip, She Grip" - Pitbull and Tego Calderon (produced by The Neptunes) * 7. "Head Bust" - Shark City Click (produced by The Neptunes) * 8. "Bad Girls" - Pitbull featuring Robin Thicke (produced by The Neptunes) * 9. "Virtual Diva" - Don Omar * 10. "La Isla Bonita" - Tasha * album bonus track: 11. "Blanco (The Strictly Spanish Mix)" - Pitbull (produced by The Neptunes).

SOURCE Interscope Records

Jonas Brothers' explosive growth as a touring band was affirmed this weekend when multiple dates on the North American leg of their upcoming world tour quickly sold out. Fans of the Grammy nominated band purchased over 800,000 tickets, resulting in sold-out arena shows in major cities including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Houston, Pittsburgh, Edmonton, New Orleans and Atlanta. Second dates were immediately added in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and Vancouver. In addition, the Jonas Brothers sold out five arena shows in the New York area to meet the tremendous fan demand. "The Jonas Brothers Worlds Tour 2009" is presented by Burger King and produced by Live Nation.

"The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009" the band's most ambitious production yet and will include a massive 140-foot plus stage centered in the arena that aims to give a larger number of Jonas Brothers' fans a closer, more interactive live concert than they've ever experienced before. This weekend, the Jonas Brothers also revealed a first look at their new stage on their YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/JonasBrothersMusic. The show will feature cutting edge technology used in a one-of-a-kind circular water screen, multi-color laser effects, motion automated video screens, a giant crane levitating over the audience plus other surprises that will bring the tour to the next level of concert entertainment. Special guests American Idol winner and 19 Entertainment/Jive Records' platinum-selling artist, Jordin Sparks and rising stars, Honor Society.

"The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009" will also take the band to three continents where they will perform their hits along with new music from their upcoming Hollywood Records album set for world-wide release on June 15th. Starting on May 17th in Monterrey, Mexico, Jonas Brothers will bring their world tour to Latin America for six dates in countries such as Peru, Chile, Brazil and Argentina. Hollywood Records artist and star of the Disney Channel original movie "Camp Rock," and the television series "Sonny With A Chance," Demi Lovato, will be opening all Latin American shows on "The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009." After a brief visit to Europe in June including sold-out dates in Madrid, Paris and London, the band will tour North America and then return to Europe for a full continental tour in October and November of this year.

"Ticket sales for this tour have been phenomenal," said Jason Garner, Chief Executive Officer of Global Music for Live Nation. "The band has already sold out arena dates in 13 major cities, including Madrid, London and Paris, and with additional dates going on sale in Mexico and South America and Europe in April, it's clear to us that Jonas Brothers are a true global touring powerhouse."

For the most recent tour dates and further information, please visit www.livenation.com or www.jonasbrothers.com.

Source: Live Nation