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Maxwell To Perform Entire Discography on Tour

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Maxwell is going on tour for the first time since his 2010, Maxwell & Jill Scott: The Tour.  However this tour will be like none other.  For this tour, the r&b singer will perform his entire discography during the three city mini-tour, which visits Los Angeles, Atlanta and Newark, N.J. In each of the three cities the singer will perform for two nights, allowing ample time to perform his entire discography. The tour kicks off in  Los Angeles on July 20th and ends in Newark on August 4th. Tickets for the L.A. dates go on sale April 28 at 10 a.m., with a presale set for Friday.

On the first night in each city, Maxwell will perform “Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite” and its follow-up,  “Embrya.” On the second night, he will perform “Now” and “BLACKsummers’night.” The singer will be backed by an 11-piece band.

 

See Full Tour Date Below:

7/20 – Los Angeles, Staples Center *
7/21 – Los Angeles, Staples Center ^
7/27 – Atlanta, Phillips Arena *
7/28 – Atlanta, Phillips Arena ^
8/03 – Newark, Prudential Center *
8/04 – Newark, Prudential Center ^

* Performing “Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite” and “Embrya”
^ Performing “Now” and “BLACKsummers’night”

Lady Gaga : Broken Down By The Numbers

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The Los Angeles Times has put together a breakdown of what Lady Gaga fundamentally amounts to in numbers, ahead of her record-breaking performance at the Los Angeles Staples Center next week.

According to the statistical breakdown, the “Bad Romance” singer is undoubtedly America’s (and possibly the world’s) new Queen of Pop!

Via: PunchBowl Blog

Rihanna Talks About Being Apart Of Eminem Project And Katy Perry's Wedding

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Rihanna’s crowd at the Staples Center in Los Angeles last week erupted when Eminem surprised the audience by joining the singer on stage during her Live Nation concert tour. The two sang their duet, “Love The Way You Lie,” about an abusive relationship. After the show, Access Hollywood was exclusively backstage with Rihanna as she opened up about why she chose to be a part of the emotional song.

“It’s something that, you know, we’ve both experienced, you know, on different sides, different ends of the table,” Rihanna told Access of her reasons for taking part in the song. “He pretty much just broke down the cycle of domestic violence and it’s something that people don’t have a lot of insight on,” Rihanna said of Eminem’s track.

Despite her own volatile relationship with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, Rihanna did not shy away from the chance to be a part of the explosive lyrics of Eminem’s “Love The Way You Lie,” which includes the lyrics from the rapper, “I laid hands on her/I’ll never stoop so low again/I guess I don’t know my own strength” and Rihanna singing, “Just gonna stand there and watch me burn, but that’s alright because I like the way it hurts.”

“I knew if he sent me a record there must be something to it,” Rihanna explained of how she was brought on board. “It couldn’t just be, ‘Oh, Duh! She was in that relationship so we have to get her.’ The lyrics were so deep, so beautiful and intense. It’s something that I understood, something I connected with,” Rihanna added.

In other Rihanna news, the singer revealed she has become party planner for pop star pal Katy Perry’s bachelorette party. Katy is set to marry British funnyman Russell Brand on an undisclosed date.

“It’s taking up way more time than my tour,” Rihanna laughed. “It’s so much pressure. Her wedding is probably going to be the best wedding I’ve ever been to and now I have to match the bachelorette party to that.” Rihanna said she’s taking inspiration from Katy’s stylized look for the event. “I could have balloons and Disney characters there and she’ll still make it wild. That’s just Katy Perry. There’s no way around that with her,” Rihanna said.

Source: AccessHollywood.com & Rihanna Daily

Rihanna Talks About Being Apart Of Eminem Project And Katy Perry’s Wedding

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Rihanna’s crowd at the Staples Center in Los Angeles last week erupted when Eminem surprised the audience by joining the singer on stage during her Live Nation concert tour. The two sang their duet, “Love The Way You Lie,” about an abusive relationship. After the show, Access Hollywood was exclusively backstage with Rihanna as she opened up about why she chose to be a part of the emotional song.

“It’s something that, you know, we’ve both experienced, you know, on different sides, different ends of the table,” Rihanna told Access of her reasons for taking part in the song. “He pretty much just broke down the cycle of domestic violence and it’s something that people don’t have a lot of insight on,” Rihanna said of Eminem’s track.

Despite her own volatile relationship with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, Rihanna did not shy away from the chance to be a part of the explosive lyrics of Eminem’s “Love The Way You Lie,” which includes the lyrics from the rapper, “I laid hands on her/I’ll never stoop so low again/I guess I don’t know my own strength” and Rihanna singing, “Just gonna stand there and watch me burn, but that’s alright because I like the way it hurts.”

“I knew if he sent me a record there must be something to it,” Rihanna explained of how she was brought on board. “It couldn’t just be, ‘Oh, Duh! She was in that relationship so we have to get her.’ The lyrics were so deep, so beautiful and intense. It’s something that I understood, something I connected with,” Rihanna added.

In other Rihanna news, the singer revealed she has become party planner for pop star pal Katy Perry’s bachelorette party. Katy is set to marry British funnyman Russell Brand on an undisclosed date.

“It’s taking up way more time than my tour,” Rihanna laughed. “It’s so much pressure. Her wedding is probably going to be the best wedding I’ve ever been to and now I have to match the bachelorette party to that.” Rihanna said she’s taking inspiration from Katy’s stylized look for the event. “I could have balloons and Disney characters there and she’ll still make it wild. That’s just Katy Perry. There’s no way around that with her,” Rihanna said.

Source: AccessHollywood.com & Rihanna Daily

Video: Eminem Join Rihanna On Stage to Perform ‘Love The Way You Lie’ Live!

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Last night at Rihanna’s ‘Last Girl on Earth’ tour, rapper Eminem joined Rihanna on stage at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The two performed their new number one hit ‘Love The Way You Lie’. The pair had been shooting the video to the song earlier in the day! Check out the video of their performance below:

Dr Conrad Murray Is Now Accused Of Drinking The Night Before MJ's Passing

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According to TMZ.com, a stripper claims she was working at Sam’s Hof Brau in downtown L.A. hours before Michael Jackson died and saw Dr. Conrad Murray in the strip club, drinking … something Dr. Murray has flatly denied.

The stripper, who is shopping her story, claims Dr. Murray was at the club before midnight on June 24, 2009. She says after Jackson died … management told employees not to speak to anyone about it because “they didn’t want to be involved.”

The stripper says Dr. Murray was at the club several times in May and June. Sam’s Hof Brau is a couple of miles from Staples Center, where Michael Jackson had been rehearsing for his London concert that same evening.

Dr. Murray’s rep has previously said the doc was not at the club the night before Jackson died, adding that Dr. Murray does not drink. Another stripper at the club told TMZ Murray was not there on June 24, 2009

Joe Jackson’s lawyer, Brian Oxman, has sent Dr. Murray a notice of intent to sue for wron …READ MORE