Janet Jackson Is To Tour in The US and Canada!
Pop star, Janet Jackson, is bringing her Number Ones, Up Close and Personal tour to the U.S. and Canada this spring.
The tour will kick off March 7-8 with a two-night stand in Las Vegas and wraps with another pair of shows April 22-23 in Las Vegas.
The setlist will be made up off all the hits that make up Jackson’s 2009 compilation, “Number Ones.”
“These concerts will be different from anything I have ever done. I will be as up close and personal as possible,” Jackson said in a statement.
“These concerts are not about special effects. This is a love affair between me and those of you who have supported me and my work for all these years. I’ll be singing and dancing from my heart. The music will all be songs that you’ve made number ones for me. Let’s go!
Jackson is also slated to release “True You,” a book reflecting on her experience with diet and exercise, on February 8.
Will you be buying tickets to her concert?!
Lauryn Hill To Perform On A Rooftop On New Year’s Eve
Former Fugees singer, Lauryn Hill, is to give a rare concert on the rooftop of New York’s Gansevoort Park Avenue Hotel on New Year’s Eve.
Although it will be a very exclusive, and intimate show, organizers are said to be working on a deal for the performance to be televised or streamed online. We are sure we are not the only ones that would love to see this!
Lauryn is reportedly working on a new album, her first studio LP since 1998′s ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’. Hill recently revealed she changes the arrangements on some of her classic songs at her gigs because she wants to keep them fresh, but accepts her fans may not appreciate her efforts.
The ‘Everything Is Everything’ hitmaker said: “I have to upgrade them a bit so that they’re still exciting and fresh and they’re new. There’s something almost jazz-like in the way I approach performances. I’m not sure if the audience really understands. We need, or at least I need a certain amount of spontaneity, a certain amount of improvisation every show.”
Let’s hope that Lauryn Hill has a huge comeback in 2011!
New Kids, Backstreet Boys, To Perform On Dick Clark’s Annual New Year’s Eve TV Special.
The New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys are performing in Dick Clark’s annual New Year’s Eve TV special.
ABC producers say the two groups are mashing up to close out 2011 on the ABC special.
The two bands, who have come together to become NKOTBSB, performed together live for the first time on the Dick Clark-produced American Music Awards last month. The two groups plan to tour North America together next summer.
“The NKOTBSB just keeps snowballing … and nothing is as exciting as Times Square’s New Year’s countdown,” the Backstreet Boys said Thursday.
“The excitement of this is just a glimpse of what our upcoming tour will be,” the five members of New Kids on the Block added.
“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2011,” begins at 10 p.m. EST on Dec. 31 and ends around 2 a.m. on Jan. 1.
Other performers you don’t want to miss include Jennifer Hudson, Willow Smith, Ne-Yo, Avril Lavigne and Train.
[video] VH1 Divas Salute The Troops Performances
Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Sugarland, Hayley Williams, Keri Hilson, and Grace Potter & The Nocturnals were the latest lineup for VH1 Divas Salute The Troops.
Check out some of the performances –
Katy Perry
Jennifer Nettles/Sugarland
[video] Bruno Mars Performs On The Today Show
Bruno Mars performed a mini concert on the Today Show yesterday Nov. 22nd. He started with his chart-topping hit “Just The Way You Are,” then performed “Grenade,” before closing with a medley that included his verses on pre-Doo-Wops & Hooligans hits “Nothin’ On You” and “Billionaire.”
Check out Bruno Mars ‘Just The Way You Are’ –
Check out Bruno Mars ‘Grenade’ -
Check out Bruno Mars ‘Nothin On You/Billionaire’ –
VH1 Divas Announces New Lineup
October 15, 2010 by imusicdaily
Filed under Concert, Music, TV
VH1 Divas has announced its newest lineup of performers for the all female concert which is set to air Dec 5th. VH1 Divas: Salute the Troops will include Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Keri Hilson, country duo Sugarland and female-fronted rock group Paramore. Ok, hold up. Keri Hilson? What has she done that’s impacted pop culture recently?
Are you excited for the new VH1 Divas lineup?
MUSE @ The Staples Center!
September 26, 2010 by iMusicDaily
Filed under Celebrity, Concert, Live, Music, Music Review
If you haven’t purchased tickets to tonight’s Muse concert at the Staples Center….you have but a few hours so get on it. Seats are still available and the show, which is undoubtedly worth every farthing, is rock at its finest.
For me, last night’s unforgettable performance was an event five months in the making.
Rewind to April 17, 2010, and journey with me to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. After spending nearly seven hours in the blistering desert heat, deprived of water and food (after all, there was no way I was abandoning my prized front-row pit position once I had secured it), I watched three British musicians captivate tens of thousands of music enthusiasts with unparalleled energy, stunning visual effects, and just straight-up bad assness. Cured from my fatigue, dehydration, and starvation, I became Muse’s newest convert. Upon my return to a reality devoid of frontman Matthew Bellamy in skin-tight red trousers, I began scouring the internet for any sign of an upcoming live performance.
Thank you, KROQ.
Within a week of the festival’s completion, the esteemed radio station announced that my beloved alternative rock group would grace L.A. fans’ with its presence. Tickets were bought immediately and the countdown, full of gleeful anticipation, commenced.
Selena Gomez Covers Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me”
September 21, 2010 by imusicdaily
Filed under Celebrity, Concert, Disney Stars, Live, Music, Video
Selena Gomez performed at the LA County Fair on Saturday night and she surprised fans with a cover of her best friend Taylor Swift’s hit song “You Belong With Me.”
Check it out –
Selena is adorable! What did you think?
Justin Bieber Surprises Fans At Madison Square Garden With Miley Cyrus
September 2, 2010 by imusicdaily
Filed under Celebrity, Collaboration, Concert, Live, Music, On Tour
Justin Bieber performed at Madison Square Garden in NYC this week and had a few surprises in store for his fans. Guest performers included Usher, Ludacris, Sean Kingston, Boyz II Men, Jaden Smith, and Miley Cyrus.
The concert was filmed for Justin’s upcoming 3D concert movie.
Check out Justin’s ‘Overboard’ duet with Miley Cyrus, courtesy of Neon Limelight –
Check out the top 20 Concert tours!
Check out the list of the Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week’s ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
Taylor Swift is close to being #1 but about a 1/2 a million behind the Eagles.
TOP 20 CONCERT TOURS
1. (2) Eagles; $2,001,264; $108.38.
2. (3) Taylor Swift; $1,449,246; $64.41.
3. (4) James Taylor / Carole King; $1,356,147; $79.45.
4. (6) Michael Buble; $943,572; $82.29.
5. (5) Walking With Dinosaurs; $877,225; $41.58.
6. (7) Nickelback; $805,174; $60.57.
7. (8) Maxwell / Jill Scott; $697,475; $85.22.
8. (9) Iron Maiden; $636,588; $53.38.
9. (New) Tool; $608,366; $57.58.
10. (10) Brooks & Dunn; $574,989; $45.60.
11. (11) Justin Bieber; $523,230; $46.05.
12. (12) Star Wars: In Concert; $415,469; $50.41.
13. (14) Sugarland; $357,028; $39.74.
14. (16) Carrie Underwood; $342,015; $49.02.
15. (15) Neil Young; $338,276; $121.26.
16. (17) Conan O’Brien; $276,692; $61.34.
17. (18) Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band; $221,530; $62.85.
18. (19) Norwegian Wood Festival / Mark Knopfler; $216,560; $86.81.
19. (20) Daughtry; $199,049; $38.49.
20. (New) Rob Zombie / Alice Cooper; $193,395; $48.07.
