R. Kelly Brings His LADIES MAKE SOME NOISE Tour to South Florida!

R&B recording artist R. Kelly's LADIES MAKE SOME NOISE Tour will be promoting his ninth solo album, "Untitled," released on October 13, 2009. The paradoxically titled record is a follow-up to May 2007's "Double Up," which dropped at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and earned the musician his fifth chart-topping album debut in the U.S.

"I've been in the biz 17 years, so everyone is used to me naming my records," the singer and producer told MTV News back in June 2009. "So I wanted to mix it up a little. I want whoever listens to the record to call it what they want, name it themselves based on what they feel listening to the music."

R. Kelly made his solo debut in 1993 with "12 Play," the first in a three-part album series that has since been followed by 2000's "TP-2.com" and 2005's "TP-3: Reloaded." Of his eight released efforts, all have held peak chart positions within the top two slots on the Billboard 200. R. Kelly's impressive streak continued with his two collaborations with Jay-Z, "Best of Both Worlds" and "Unfinished Business," which grabbed No. 2 and No. 1 peaks, respectively.

The performer's previous Double Up Tour in 2007-2008 hit arenas in more than 30 U.S. markets over a period of nine weeks. That trek, which featured support from the likes of Keyshia Cole and Ne-Yo, ran from November 2007 through early January 2008.

R. Kelly's LADIES MAKE SOME NOISE Tour will be at the James L. Knight Center in downtown Miami, Florida on Saturday November 28, 2009.

U2 Adds South Florida Date to 2nd North American Leg of their 360 Tour!

When it wraps up this week, the U2's 360 Tour will have played to over 3 million fans in just 44 cities. With record shattering sales including the largest attendance at the Rose Bowl as well as setting the all time record at New York's Giant Stadium where the audience surpassed that of the Pope - the largest rock and roll touring production ever has just confirmed the return to North America beginning June 6th 2010 at Anaheim's Angel Stadium. The tour is once again produced by Live Nation Global Touring and sponsored by BlackBerry®.

Having performed in a limited number of North American cities in 2009, U2's 360 Tour is set to touch down in a new set of stadiums next summer including stops in Anaheim; Denver; Oakland; Seattle; Edmonton; East Lansing; Miami; Philadelphia and Montreal. Due to overwhelming demand, U2's 360 Tour will also return for one night only in Toronto and Chicago before finishing the 2nd North American leg in New York at the New Meadowlands Stadium.

With sell-outs already reported for the 2010 European Tour including Denmark (2 shows sold out); Brussels (2 shows sold out); Helsinki (2 shows sold out) and Coimbra (2 shows sold out); and Paris where over 90,000 tickets were sold for a third show at that venue, U2's 360 Tour 2010 will offer fans who missed out a new opportunity to experience the U2 stadium spectacle.

U2's 360 Tour is one of the biggest touring spectacles ever mounted. According to their press release, the stage set rises some 150 feet from the ground, features a cylindrical video system of interlocking LED screens and a massive stage with rotating bridges. The intended effect is to provide a show with visual appeal to every fan in the stadium - thus living up to the “360″ tag. The tour is more about a unique staging configuration with excellent sight-lines.

U2's 360 Tour will be at the LandShark Stadium in Miami, Florida on Friday July 9, 2010.

Jewel Brings her Acoustic Tour to South Florida!

Folk-country musician Jewel has announced her full plans for a late-year acoustic tour of the United States. The 15-city trek begins October 27 at Lyric Opera House in Baltimore, MD, and wraps November 15 at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, TX.

The acoustic tour includes performances across the eastern seaboard and Midwest, but falls short of a full coast-to-coast span. The itinerary features stops on October 28 at Knight Theater in Charlotte, NC; November 3 at The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason Theatre in Miami Beach, FL; and November 12 at One World Theater in Austin, TX.

Jewel's latest round of tour dates comes just as the singer-songwriter has started work on a new album. The forthcoming project, still awaiting a name and release date, will be a follow-up to her first foray into country music, "Perfectly Clear," which was released in June 2008 and peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard 200.

The singer-songwriter supported her crossover to country with an early 2009 tour of the U.S. with a single show in Canada. That 14-date winter tour ran from January 23 in Windsor, ON, through February 8 in Bridgeport, CT.

In between her major recording projects, Jewel has stayed busy with smaller albums, as well. Earlier this year on May 5, the Alaskan-raised musician released her seventh studio album and first independent effort, "Lullaby."

"This isn't just a 'kids' album, it's really a mood album -- perfect to relax to at the end of a long day," Jewel said about the themed album. "It will soothe and lull children, but was also written and sung for adults to enjoy and unwind with."

Jewel's Acoustic Tour will be at The Fillmore at the Jackie Gleason Theatre in Miami Beach, Florida on Tuesday November 3, 2009.

Bon Jovi brings its THE CIRCLE WORLD TOUR to South Florida!

Bon Jovi, the enduring rock band with a name that's synonymous with its home state of New Jersey, announced a two year 2010-11 world tour at a press conference and concert performance at the Meadowlands Entertainment Complex. THE CIRCLE WORLD TOUR will be a globe-circling trek and include the two inaugural events at the soon-too-be-completed stadium that will be home to the Giants and Jets football teams.

The band will kick off its North American tour on February 19, 2010 in Seattle, WA and plans 135 shows in 30 countries by the time it wraps up in 2011. The tour will include a a summer residency at London's O2 Arena venue starting next June 2010.

Bon Jovi's most recent album, "The Circle," is set for a November 10, 2009 release and promises a return to the more hard rock sounds which propelled the roup to stardom after a turn towards country music on "Lost Highway."

At the new tour announcement, the band played a short set for 5000 fans, contest winners and construction workers working on the new arena. AEG Live, which worked with Bon Jovi on its last two tours, will once again serve as worldwide tour promoters for THE CIRCLE WORLD TOUR.

Bon Jovi brings its THE CIRCLE WORLD TOUR to the Bank Atlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Sunday April 18, 2010.

STAR WARS in Concert Hits South Florida!

STAR WARS: in Concert, a unique multi-media event featuring music from all six of John Williams' epic STAR WARS scores is now on its North American tour.

STAR WARS: in Concert features music from Academy Award winning composer John Williams’ scores for all six films in George Lucas’ sci-fi saga.

Narrated live by Anthony Daniels, who played the golden droid C-3PO in all six films, the STAR WARS: in Concert features a full symphony orchestra and choir, accompanied by specially edited footage from the films displayed on a three-story-tall, high-definition LED super-screen – one of the largest ever put on tour. According to a news release, the live music and film elements are synchronized to maximize the STAR WARS experience.

“We’ve taken the key themes from the music and cut together all the images that fit with each theme, so you can really get a sense of how the music played into the images,” said STAR WARS creator George Lucas in the release. “The whole soundtrack is a testament to John Williams’ creativity and his extraordinary ability to enhance the emotional aspects of the films.”

STAR WARS: in Concert had its world premiere April 10-11 at the 02 Arena in London. The tour kicked off October 1, 2009 in Anaheim, Calif.

“Creating the music for the STAR WARS films has been an exciting and wonderful experience for me, and I therefore have derived particular pleasure in assembling a compendium of themes from all of the films to be presented in STAR WARS: in Concert,” said Williams in the release. “The editors at Lucasfilm have created original film montages to accompany each of the musical selections, and in the process, I believe that a singular and unique Star Wars experience has been born".

Accompanying the concert will be an exclusive exhibit of STAR WARS costumes, props, production artwork and specially created behind-the-scenes videos from the Lucasfilm Archives. Many of these pieces are leaving Skywalker Ranch for the first time. The exhibit features many classic fan favorite artifacts, as well as several new and never-before-seen items.

Here is a sampling:

- Full costumes for Jedi Masters Kit Fisto and Plo Koon will be on display.

- For the first time ever, pages from John Williams’ original hand-written sheet music for STAR WARS: Episode I – The Phantom Menace will be exhibited for the public.

- Also on display will be various never-before-seen props from the films, including blasters and helmets from Coruscant, Tatooine and other iconic STAR WARS locations.

STAR WARS: in Concert is produced by Another Planet Touring in association with Lucasfilm Ltd. Performances will be conducted by Dirk Brossé, and the production is directed and designed by Steve Cohen.

“This event has been crafted to present STAR WARS from many points of view; for the first time, the full dramatic sweep of Williams’ iconic scores can be heard performed live in one evening,” said Another Planet Touring Producer Spencer Churchill in the release. “The show is a new way of experiencing the epic scope of the saga.”

STAR WARS: in Concert will be at the Bank Atlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Friday October 30, 2009.

Garth Brooks Announces 5-Year Run in Las Vegas!

In his second of two press conferences today, Garth Brooks announced he’s coming out of retirement for a five-year residency at the Encore Theatre at Wynn Las Vegas.

The Grammy award-winning singer will perform four shows a weekend – one show Friday night, two on Saturday and one on Sunday – playing fifteen weekends a year.

Brooks broke the big news along with Steve Wynn, chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts, during a press conference held in the Encore Theatre.

Brooks officially retired in 2001 to spend time with his wife, country singer Trisha Yearwood, and his three daughters, ages 17,15 and 13. The singer explained that the residency still allows him to spend time with his family – especially because Wynn threw in a private jet to get Brooks back to his home in Oklahoma as soon as possible.

“When Steve Wynn approached me about playing … he didn’t throw money at me … he listened to my story,” Brooks said. “He’s taken care of my children, he’s taken care of my wife. … My life is not going to change in the next five years except I’m going to get to play live music, which I’m excited about.”

The first weekend of shows is set for December 11-13 2009, followed by gigs January 1-3, 2010, January 22-24, 2010, February 12-14 and February 26-28, 2010. Brooks noted that new dates would be announced four times a year.

Brooks said he was excited to play the Encore Theatre after playing larger venues like arenas and stadiums that were built for sports rather than sound.

The show will feature just Brooks and his guitar, which the country singer says “takes me back to the early days.” Brooks will also be joined by some special guests every now and then, including wife, Trisha Yearwood.

Although Brooks officially retired from touring in 2001, in 2005 he began occasionally playing one-off events. He last performed January 18, 2009 at the Lincoln Memorial at Washington, D.C. for “We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration.” Before that he performed at Los Angeles’ Staples Center five times in one weekend last year.

During a Q&A at the press conference, Brooks said that he won’t be making any new music until his youngest daughter is on her way to college. He also noted that the Wynn residency will be his only shows on the books until that point.

He added that after all the girls graduate high school, the family will relocate from Oklahoma to New York so Yearwood can pursue a career on Broadway.

Brooks will be the first permanent headliner at the Encore Theatre since Danny Gans. The singer/entertainer died from a combination of prescription painkillers and a heart condition in May 2009.

Brooks has sold more albums in the US--upwards of 128 million--than any solo artist in history, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. In addition to his two Grammys, Brooks has also racked up 11 Country Music Association awards.

Lady GaGa Gives New Solo THE MONSTER BALL Tour a New Year's Eve Show in South Florida!

Kanye, or no Kanye the show must go on.

Lady Gaga has now announced dates to her own upcoming tour, called THE MONSTER BALL Tour. Kid Cudi will be her opening act. The announcement comes two weeks after her canceled FAME KILLS Tour with Kanye West.

The FAME KILLS Tour was scheduled to kick off November 10, 2009, and was called off because ticket sales were reportedly extremely low, and, according to a tweet from Gaga's choreographer Laurieann Gibson, "creative differences."

"The haus of Gaga had been designing 'THE MONSTER BALL for premiere in 2010 at the O2 Arena in London, but due to dilligent work and preparation, it will begin on November 27, 2009 in Montreal," the singer wrote on her blog. "THE MONSTER BALL is a multimedia artistic experience in the style of the first-ever 'pop electro opera'," she added.

The tour ends on January 21, 2010 in GaGa's home city of New York, New York.

Lady GaGa's THE MONSTER BALL Tour has its New Year's Eve show at the James L. Knight Center in downtown Miami, Florida on Thursday December 31, 2009.

Taylor Swift brings her FEARLESS Tour with Kellie Pickler & Gloriana to South Florida!

Taylor Swift will hit 29 cities in the U.S. and Canada after she wraps up five shows in Australia, which will begin on February 4, 2010 in Brisbane. Her stateside tour begins in Tampa, Florida, on March 4th. Once again Swift will be hitting the road with opening acts Kellie Pickler and Gloriana.

The theatrical, three-act presentation will include a fairy-tale castle set, as well as Taylor on five different guitars and piano.

“I’m so excited to take the FEARLESS tour back out on the road again in 2010!” Swift said in a statement. “This year’s tour has been so much fun and even more unforgettable than I ever imagined. The fans have been so amazing, and I’m thrilled to play in new cities and see even more of my fans on the 2010 FEARLESS tour!”

“I always expected to have to do a lot of stressing out about selling tickets. And then I went on my first headlining tour, and everything just sold out,” she said. “I’ve never expected that kind of success. I’ve never just felt entitled to my shows selling out or things like this happening to me, but the fact that they’ve happened to me has been wonderful.”

Although we’re sure she’s welcoming a bit of a break from months of touring, she does say that seeing this leg of the tour wrap up this week is a bit sad. “It’s going to be so sad knowing that we’re not going to see each other for a while, everybody on the tour from the lighting to the crew, the dancers and the band, and everybody that have just become even more of my family in the last couple of months,” she said.

The Country/Pop crossover style of Taylor Swift has been embraced both in America and beyond, with her record-breaking success and popularity cemented by the success of her 2006 debut Taylor Swift and 2008’s 'Fearless'. By the age of 18 she became the first artist in US history to have two top 10 albums in the same year. In April 19-year old Taylor Swift embarked on her first major headline tour of North America, with tickets for the 52-date tour selling out instantly, with New York City’s Madison Square Garden reportedly selling out in under ONE minute and LA’s Staples Center in two minutes. Worldwide album sales have now surpassed 8 million and continue to grow rapidly.

Taylor Swift (with Kellie Pickler and Gloriana) will be at the Bank Atlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Sunday March 7, 2010.

Queen Latifah brings her PERSONA Tour to South Florida!

Academy Award nominee & Grammy Award winner Queen Latifah will spend the month of November 2009 on a North American tour behind her recently released studio set, "Persona."

The R&B songstress/actress will begin the fall road trip with a November 1 show in Vancouver, after which the Grammy winner will work her way east. The month-long tour will stop by 18 cities through the November 29th conclusion in Chicago.

"Persona," Latifah's seventh studio album and her long-awaited return to hip-hop, hit shelves in August 2009.

"My acting, singing and rapping identities all came together under one roof as well as my taste in different kinds of music," Latifah explained about "Persona" in a recent interview with the LA Times. "I'd say it's half rap and half singing. If I had to categorize it, it would be more like hip-hop urban alternative."

"Persona," which debuted at No. 25 on The Billboard 200, is Latifah's first collection of new material since 1998's "Order in the Court." In between the two, the performer released two albums of jazz standards: "2004's "The Dana Owens Album" and 2007's "Trav'lin' Light."

Latifah garnered rave reviews for her Oscar nominated performance as Matron "Mama" Morton in the 2002 film adaptation of the musical CHICAGO and her performance as DJ Motormouth Maybelle in the 2007 film adaptation of the musical version of HAIRSPRAY and also picked up her first Emmy nomination for her portrayal of a real-life AIDS activist in the HBO movie LIFE SUPPORT, which she co-produced with Oscar winner Jamie Foxx.

In 2006, Queen Latifah, who is known as one of the first bona-fide female rap stars, became the first hip-hop artist to be crowned with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Queen Latifah's PERSONA Tour will be at The Fillmore Miami Beach on Tuesday November 17, 2009.

Brad Paisley Brings Dierks Bentley & Jimmy Wayne and their AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT Tour to South Florida!

Brad Paisley has dubbed his 2009 tour AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT, and he's enlisted a couple of heavy-hitters: Dierks Bentley and Jimmy Wayne, to join him on the 41-city trek.

The tour kicked off June 5th in Charlotte, N.C., and runs through October 2009. Paisley and pals will include a few Canadian destinations along the way. Paisley is basking in the glow of his recent 13th No. 1, 'Start a Band,' his duet with Keith Urban. He's also graced the cover of the March 2009 issue of Guitar Player magazine. The Paisley Party 2009 Tour, which sold more than 750,000 tickets, wrapped-up in February 2009.

Brad Paisley (with Dierks Bentley & Jimmy Wayne) will be at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida on Saturday October 17, 2009.

Bryan Adams Brings His Acoustic Tour to South Florida!

Bryan Adams returns to the road with a North American theater tour that runs through year's end.

The 17-date excursion got off to a slow start with one performance on September 4th in Edmonton, followed by a three-week hiatus. The Canadian singer/songwriter then climbed aboard the tour bus for a more consistent schedule of shows which began September 26th in Denver. The outing wraps up along the East Coast with a December 10th appearance in New Brunswick, NJ.

Adams most recently released "11," his aptly titled 11th studio set, which hit shelves exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club retailers last year. The musician followed the release with an "11 Days, 11 Cities" acoustic tour of Europe, as well a late-year solo-acoustic run throughout the US.

Earlier this summer, Adams was rewarded for his contributions to both music and philanthropic initiatives with a Canadian postage stamp bearing his image.

"I never thought about it," Adams said of this recognition in a recent interview with LiveDaily. "I got a message from a friend of mine saying, 'Congratulations getting on a stamp, but I'm not sure I'll be too keen about licking the back side of it.'"

Bryan Adams will be at the Gusman Center's Olympia Theater (in downtown Miami, Florida) on Friday October 23, 2009.

Is it Next Monday Yet?

Fresh off the big win against AFC East rival Buffalo Bills, the Miami Dolphins face another rival: the New York Jets, next Monday night October 12, 2009 at 8:30pm at LandShark Stadium.

Be there to see live:

Dolphins players wear ORANGE jerseys for only the third time ever. The last two times the team wore orange jerseys resulted in Dolphins’ victories!

The Dolphins along with the NFL celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Among the festivities is Latin Grammy award-winning Jesse and Joy performing live at the Land Shark Tailgate Stage, Marc Anthony singing the national anthem and a special “Celebration of the Americas” halftime show with participation by Gloria Estefan and a live performance by Jocelyn Rivera.

So be there for what promises to be an unforgettable night in South Florida at this Monday Night Football game. Wear your Dolphins' ORANGE and come ready to FIESTA!

The Miami Dolphins vs New York Jets game is set for Monday night October 12, 2009 at 8:30pm at the LandShark Stadium in Miami, Florida.

Kanye West & Lady Gaga's FAME KILLS Tour Canceled!

Kanye West and Lady Gaga's co-headlining FAME KILLS Tour has been canceled, according to a press release from tour promoter Live Nation. No reason was given for the cancellation.

Rumors about the tour's possible cancellation have been swirling for days, largely related to the negative publicity stemming from West's interruption of Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards last month. The tour, which West abruptly announced during a television appearance in the spring and was scheduled to launch on November 10 in Phoenix, was oddly not confirmed by either of the artists' reps until mid-September.

Just last week, Gaga revealed details about the tour during interviews with Las Vegas radio station KLUC and San Diego's Star 94.

She said the shows would feature an unusual stage that extended from one end of the arena floor to the other. "The stage is called a traverse," she said. "It's something that we designed together. Instead of being on just one end of the arena, the stage traverses the entire arena. It's not really in-the-round; it's more of a runway. ... [It extends] from one end to the other so the audience can see everywhere from 360, but it's like a rectangular runway shape".

"We're on each end of the stage, and I want to get to where Kanye is, which is 'the fame,' " she continued. "He wants to get where I am, which is home and humble beginnings. For the whole show, we are battling each other [for their positions]. It's been a really incredible creative experience".

"We did not do this tour for each other," she added. "We did this tour for everybody else. We wanted to do something that no one has ever seen. We wanted our fans to feel like we were doing something special and we wanted to merge two groups of fans — two different [groups of] music lovers into one room. He's going to play every Kanye West hit, which is a lot, one after the other. I'm going to play all my hit records which, knock on wood, I had a lot this year. And then I'm going to play all my new music and then do a ton of duets."

Asked about how she might be received by West's fans, she said she welcomes the potential to gain a whole new group of fans. "I make pop music and Kanye's fans love pop music because he has changed what hip-hop means. For me, the tour is more about just bringing people together and having a big dance party. The show is a celebration of creativity, art, fashion and choreography."

Gaga also opened up about West's dedication to his fans, and how working with him has broadened her creative horizons.

"He's really shown me a lot, as a friend — like creatively planning it with him," she said. "It's all about the fans for him. We were making the stage and he was like, 'We can't put these side panels here because if we [do], these people can't see and that's not fair. He was like, 'I'm not selling a ticket to a fan who can't see the show,' and he's right."

Gaga also revealed that she'll be launching her own headlining tour just weeks after FAME KILLS wraps. "When I come back from my world tour, I'm doing another world tour after this, which is going to be in March of next year."

And there you have it.