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Tim McGraw and Lady Antebellum Hit The Road

Tim McGraw and his band, the Dancehall Doctors, will kick off an extensive North American tour today at Qwest Center in Omaha, NE. Lady Antebellum will be a special guest on the entire tour. The Lost Trailers will open shows from February 11th - April 10th while Love And Theft will open from April 11th - August 7th.

Throughout the outing, McGraw and premier tour partner Outback Steakhouse are teaming up to raise funds to support The Neighbor's Keeper Fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and Operation Homefront. Funds will be raised through in-restaurant promotions in each of the tour cities, sales of an exclusive Tim McGraw t-shirt and more.

Operation Homefront supports active military, veterans, wounded warriors and their families nationwide by providing them much needed resources in their time of need. In addition, McGraw will donate a portion from each ticket sold to The Neighbor's Keeper Fund (http://www.timmcgraw.com/#neighbors-keeper.html), a charitable fund he created with his wife, Faith Hill. The Fund seeks to strengthen communities by contributing to diverse projects with primary emphasis on children's initiatives. Frito-Lay's Fritos brand corn chips will contribute to local charities in 34 markets via The Neighbor's Keeper Fund.
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Salt-N-Pepa Reunites With Spinderella

The original fly girls also known as Salt-N-Pepa are finally getting back together and it's all happening at The Dinah! Let's talk about THE family reunion of the Century…baby!

After an abrupt split in 2000, Cheryl ''Salt'' Wray, Sandy ''Pepa'' Denton and DJ Spinderella are reforming for an exclusive performance at Club Skirts Presents The Dinah on Saturday, April 3 at the Palm Springs Convention Center.

The ladies of the legendary multi-platinum, Grammy award winning trio will be pushing it real good at The Dinah performing all their Top 40 hits including "Push It", "Let's Talk about Sex", "Whattaman", "You Showed Me" and "Shoop", to name a few. - more on this story

Dixie Chicks Side Band

After much chatter and anticipation, Emily Robison and Martie Maguire of The Dixie Chicks, announced today via their website that they will release new music under the moniker Court Yard Hounds.

The album of all new material will be available for pre-order beginning today exclusively through www.courtyardhounds.com with all pre-orders receiving an instant gratification 4-song download not available anywhere else. The CD is being released on Columbia Records, on shelves May 4, 2010.

To launch the new project, Emily and Martie will appear at SXSW for their first live concert as Court Yard Hounds. The sisters will take the stage during the Americana Music Association showcase at Antone's on Thursday March 18th and will go on to do a string of intimate shows across the country. All Pre-orders will receive 4 album tracks instantly and get the first chance to purchase tickets for their upcoming tour. The Court Yard Hounds will tour North America throughout the summer. The group will follow their North American roll-out with releases and touring in Europe and Australia in the fall. - Band's Site

MTV Awards Going Hollywood This Year

MTV will provide lights, cameras and plenty of Hollywood action as the network today announced that the 2010 "MTV Movie Awards" and "MTV Video Music Awards" will both air LIVE from Los Angeles this year.

As the best and brightest in film and music descend upon Los Angeles, the city will become hotter in more ways than one as MTV delivers more of the unpredictable, one-night-only moments and performances viewers can't wait to see each year.

The 19th annual "MTV Movie Awards" will air LIVE on Sunday, June 6th from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California and the 27th annual "MTV Video Music Awards" will air LIVE Sunday, September 12th from Los Angeles, CA (venue TBA). - more on this story

Ludacris' How Low Goes To The Top

Ludacris takes over the #1 spot on Urban Radio for a second consecutive week with "How Low" – now certified RIAA platinum for U.S. sales in excess of one million units, setting the stage for The Battle Of The Sexes, the 7th studio album from Disturbing Tha Peace CEO and DTP/Def Jam artist Luda, arriving in the physical and digital marketplace on March 9th.

As anticipation builds for The Battle Of The Sexes, Ludacris moves into his second week as special guest on the Black Eyed Peas' The E.N.D. Tour. The 10-week, 32-city tour of stadiums and major arenas across North America runs through April 11th in Vancouver. (Please remaining tour dates below.)

With tour venues quickly selling out, fans will also have their chance to see Ludacris on television over the next month – starting with NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on March 2nd. Appearances continue March 10th on ABC's Live with Regis & Kelly; March 23rd on The Ellen DeGeneres Show; and March 26th at the outdoor stage of ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live. Luda will round out the month with a double-header on March 30th, hitting TBS's Lopez Tonight with George Lopez and E! network's Chelsea Lately. - more on this story

Pet Shop Boys Announce Live DVD/CD Release

Pet Shop Boys return with Pandemonium, a deluxe DVD/CD set containing their entire live show at London's O2 Arena on Astralwerks on March 23, 2010.

Known for their spectacular live shows, Pet Shop Boys pull out all the stops for this dazzling performance, filled with dramatic set pieces, exhilarating music and show-stopping surprises. Featuring electrifying live arrangements of all their classic hits, and loaded with bonus material, Pandemonium is a must-have for pop fans.

The film has been made by David Barnard who directed Pet Shop Boys' 'Cubism' DVD of the Fundamental tour. The audio for the DVD was mixed by Dave Woolley. - more on this story

Mariah Carey Targets Remixed Duets

Mariah Carey has completed her 13th studio album, Angels Advocate, a collection of newly remixed duets with some of her favorite artists, performing Mariah's favorite songs from her #1 R&B album Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel (released September 2009). Angels Advocate, on Island Records, will be available March 30 exclusively at Target stores nationwide, iTunes.com/target and Target.com.

In advance of the Angels Advocate album release, two new Mariah Carey singles and videos will be released: "Up Out My Face" featuring Nicki Minaj has impacted at Urban and Rhythm radio formats and will be available for download Feb. 16 on iTunes.com/target. The video, co-directed by Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey, is added on BET, MTV Jams and MTV Hits. "Angels Cry" featuring fellow Island Def Jam artist Ne-Yo has impacted at Urban A/C radio and will be available Feb. 23 for download on iTunes.com/target. The video, also co-directed by Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey, is added on BET.

Both videos for "Up Out My Face" and "Angels Cry" can also be seen on #1 music network Vevo.com and both singles will be available on iTunes.com/targe - more on this story

Beyonce Donates Concert Tickets

After her sold out "I AM…" World Tour, international superstar Beyonce marks the last date of the South American leg of the tour by donating 300 tickets to lucky fans in Trinidad.

The fans will be chosen by The United Way of Trinidad and Tobago and the tickets will be distributed on the morning of Thursday, February 18, 2010. Beyoncé will perform in Queen's Park Savannah the evening of February 18 with local soca star Machel Montana on the bill as the opening act.

Beyoncé recently extended her 2009 "I AM…" World Tour to South America for a series of live concerts that began February 4, 2010 at Parque Planeta in Florianópolis, Brazil. The two-week run took the entertainer from Brazil to Argentina, Chile and Peru. She played to her biggest live concert audience ever in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where a crowd of 60,000 fans gathered. -

Kate Nash New Album Details

Kate Nash will release the follow up to her 2008 critically acclaimed debut Made Of Bricks on April 20th here in the U.S. on Fiction/ Geffen Records. The as yet untitled album was produced by former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler and recorded at RAK studios in the UK.

The tracking listing for Kate Nash's sophomore release is: "You'll Never Listen," "Kiss That Girl," "Don't You Want To Share The Guilt," "I Just Love You More," "Do Wah Doo," "Higher Price," "I've Got A Secret," "Mansion Song," "Oh Jay," "Later On," "Pickpocket," "You Were So Far Away," and "I Hate Seagulls."

From the outset Kate knew where she wanted to go on her second outing but with the worldwide success and nearly two years of touring after the US release of Made of Bricks in 2008, she took time out to write this album and do "normal things." Those normal things consisted of finding her first flat, learning to drive and looking after her pet rabbit Fluffy! Kate learned to play drums and in 2009 became part of a new punk band called The Receeders for which she plays bass! - more on this story

David Guetta iPhone App

MI Music and Grammy Award winning DJ/Producer David Guetta will launch the first official David Guetta iPhone and iPod Touch application in the U.S. on March. 2nd.

Through the app fans can follow David as he moves from city to city around the world, receive an ongoing feed of updates, photos, videos and tweets directly from David. The app also contains innovate features such as Tour Tracker, an interactive world map that allows fans to see in real time where David is mixing and DJing. Tour tracker enables fans to connect by sharing their own location, pictures and comments on Guetta's DJ sets from around the globe.

The app also contains an additional feature developed by the leading interactive music solution company MXP4 which transforms the iPhone and iPod Touch into a miniature mixing deck, allowing fans to remix and play with Guetta's smash "Sexy Bitch" featuring Akon. The app has been developed by Redshift, a technology company specialized in creating high-end mobile platforms and will be available for $1.99 at the iTunes store. - more on this story

Jessica Simpson The Focus Of Another Reality Series

No matter where you are in the world, chances are, you know Jessica Simpson is no stranger to the spotlight.

Her music, movies, television shows and eponymous collection of shoes, clothes, bags etc. has kept her in America's eye, all while being followed and scrutinized since she released her first hit single at the age of 19.

In her new VH1 docu-series, "Jessica Simpson's The Price of Beauty," premiering on Monday, March 15th at 10PM ET/PT, Jessica and her closest friends embark on a worldwide tour, traveling to Thailand, France, Mumbai, Uganda, Morocco, Japan, Brazil, and then back home to the United States on a journey of enlightenment to discover to what constitutes beauty around the globe. -

American Idol Creator Announces Weekly Web Series

Hulu and Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment, creator of globally recognized hit shows like Pop Idol, American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance, announced Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 as the premiere date of If I Can Dream, a groundbreaking weekly show that will launch exclusively on Hulu, with live streams available at ificandream.com.

The show will offer viewers an unprecedented entertainment experience with real-time interactive access to the lives of the five aspiring young artists in Hollywood. The show will allow the world to see every triumph and every setback unfold weekly on Hulu. Combined, the weekly show on Hulu and the live stream at ificandream.com will work to dramatically expand the borders of traditional television through the internet.

In the first episode, online audiences around the world will have their very first opportunity to see the truth behind what it takes to "make it" in Hollywood. Specifically, the premiere will bring audiences right into the heart of the action as the five aspiring artists – a musician, an actor, two actresses and a model – leave behind their friends, family and hometowns and embark on a "Journey to Hollywood." For a sneak peek at their journey, - click here

Suspicious Fire at Historic Sound of Philadelphia Offices

Describing the burned-out remains of their historic "Sound of Philadelphia" offices as "total devastation," legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame songwriter-producers Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff held a press conference to express their outrage and sorrow from seeing the iconic birthplace of Philly Soul Music ravaged by a fire termed "suspicious" by officials.

Despite the extensive damage to the third-floor at 309 S. Broad St., where the Philadelphia International Records (PIR) offices and recording studio are located and the fire apparently originated, Gamble & Huff vow to rebuild their home of 40 years, a major tourist attraction where Michael Jackson, Teddy Pendergrass, Patti LaBelle, the O'Jays, Lou Rawls, Chubby Checker and dozens more created worldwide smash hits.

"Ain't no stoppin' us now," said the seminal R&B songwriting team, citing the title of the McFadden & Whitehead classic that was part of the Gamble-Huff/PIR music machine which generated over 100 Gold and Platinum records and over 70 #1 hits, including "Love Train" by the O'Jays, "Me & Mrs. Jones" (Billy Paul), "if You Don't" Me By Now" (Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes) and "Enjoy Yourself" by the Jacksons. - more on this story