The incomparable Whitney Houston, the comeback queen, officially kicked off her world tour in Moscow at the Olympic Stadium on December 9th. The diva's performance albeit, not perfect, showed glimpses of brilliance from her past. The flaws in the performance, however, are not cringeworthy. They are more or less beautiful reminders of the struggle she has endured as well as indicators of continued vocal improvement as Ms. Houston continues to reclaim her chops. Check out clips from the concert after the jump including a very touching and celebratory tribute to the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson. If you still think Whitney's voice is gone after listening to these clips please do yourself a favor and have someone purchase you a hearing aid for Christmas.

Saving All My Love For You/ Greatest Love Of All/ All At Once Medley


MJ Tribute (Man In The Mirror)


I Didn't Know My Own Strength


I'm Every Woman


My Love Is Your Love


Million Dollar Bill


I Wanna Dance With Somebody/How Will I Know

Despite the lackluster performance of her latest album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, Mariah Carey will embark on a 19-city North American tour. The ‘Angels Advocate’ tour kicks off at the Borgata in Atlantic City after a performance on New Year's Eve at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Check out the full tour schedule after the jump.

In related news, the pop diva will also release two remix versions of her latest album. The first will contain R&B/Hip-Hop/Pop remixes, the second will contain dance remixes from Jump Smokers. Why she's re-releasing an album twice that flopped and died the week it hit the charts is beyond us. And "Angels Advocates" sounds like some charitable rescue mission, which we guess is fitting considering that's exactly what her new CD needs.


Mariah Carey's "Angels Advocate" Tour Schedule

Dec. 31 New York, NY Madison Square Garden – on sale now
Jan. 2 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata – on sale now
Jan. 15-16 Mashantucket, CT MGM Grand Theatre at Foxwoods – on sale 12/11
Jan. 19 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre – on sale 12/19
Jan. 21 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – on sale 12/18
Jan. 25 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre – on sale 12/19
Jan. 27 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall – on sale 12/18
Jan. 30 Boston, MA Wang Theatre – on sale 12/19
Feb. 1 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre – on sale 12/19
Feb. 4 Montreal, Que. Bell Centre – on sale 12/19
Feb. 6 Ottawa, Ont. Scotiabank Place – on sale 12/21
Feb. 9 Toronto, Ont. Air Canada Centre – on sale 12/21
Feb. 10 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center – on sale 12/19
Feb. 13 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre – on sale 12/19
Feb. 16 Minneapolis, MN Northrop Auditorium – on sale TBA
Feb. 18 Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre – on sale 12/18
Feb. 20 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre – on sale 12/19
Feb. 23 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Theatre – on sale 12/19
Feb. 26 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena – on sale 12/19
Feb. 27 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl Concert Theater – on sale 12/19

Beyonce's "I Am...Yours" Concert CD/DVD will be available in stores on November 23rd.

The first leg of Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 Tour will wrap on November 22nd. But, the rap mogul will return to the stage in 2010 with Young Jeezy serving as the opening act. Tickets for the 2nd leg of the U.S. tour, which starts on February 22nd in Houston, TX, will go on sale on November 13th. Check out the full list of dates after the jump.

In related news, Jay-Z will also be teaming up with Alicia Keys again for the sequel to their hit song, "Empire State of Mind," which peaked at #3 on The Hot 100. The song will be included on Alicia Key's new album, The Element of Freedom (Dec. 15th), which is now being cited as the reason for the album's push back.

2010 "The Blueprint 3" tour dates:

* Feb 22 - Houston, TX at Toyota Center
* Feb 23 - Dallas, TX at American Airlines Center
* Feb 25 - New Orleans, LA at New Orleans Arena
* Feb 27 - Atlanta, GA at Philips Arena
* Feb 28 - Greensboro, NC at Greensboro Coliseum Complex
* Mar 03 - Washington, DC at Verizon Center
* Mar 07 - Norfolk, VA at Scope Arena
* Mar 11 - Boston, MA at TD Garden
* Mar 16 - Pittsburgh, PA at Mellon Arena
* Mar 19 - St. Louis, MO at Scottrade Center
* Mar 20 - Indianapolis, IN at Conseco Fieldhouse
* Mar 22 - Denver, CO at Pepsi Center
* Mar 24 - San Jose, CA at HP Pavilion
* Mar 26 - Los Angeles, CA at Staples Center

Chris Brown announced a few weeks ago via Twitter that he would hit the road to show his "natural fans" his appreciation for their support. The 16-city run will consist of smaller venues and kicks off in Houston, TX on November 14th. Check out the full list of dates after the jump.


Chris Brown’s “Fan Appreciation” Tour Dates

November 14 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
November 15 – Dallas, TX – Palladium
November 18 – Los Angeles, CA – Avalon
November 19 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
November 22 – Richmond, VA – Landmark
November 25 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak
November 26 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
November 29 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
December 1 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
December 2 – Atlanta, GA – CenterStage
December 4 – Washington, D.C. – Warner Theater
December 5 – Providence, RI – Lupo’s
December 6 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
December 11 – Baltimore, MD – Sonar
December 12 – Wallingford, CT – Chevrolet Theater
December 13 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory

After the cancellation of her joint-tour with Kanye, Lady Gaga revealed that the show would go on without him. It has now been revealed that Kid Cudi will join the pop star on tour as a supporting act. The tour kicks off on November 27th, three days after the release of The Fame: Monster. Check out the tour schedule and tracklisting for the CD after the jump.


"The Monster Ball" Tour Schedule
Nov 27 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada at The Bell Center
Nov 28 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada at Air Canada Center
Nov 29 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada at Scotiabank Place
Dec 01 - Boston, MA at Wang Center
Dec 02 - Boston, MA at Wang Center
Dec 03 - Camden, NJ at Susquehanna
Dec 09 - Vancouver, BC, Canada at Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Dec 10 - Vancouver, BC, Canada at Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Dec 13 - San Francisco, CA at Bill Graham Civic
Dec 18 - Las Vegas, NV at TBD
Dec 19 - San Diego, CA at San Diego Sports Arena
Dec 21 - Los Angeles, CA at Nokia Theatre
Dec 29 - Atlanta, GA at Fox Theater
Dec 31 - Miami, FL at Knight Center
Jan 03 - Orlando, FL at The Hard Rock
Jan 07 - St. Louis, MO at The Fox
Jan 08 - Chicago, IL at Chicago Theatre
Jan 09 - Chicago, IL at Chicago Theatre
Jan 12 - Detroit, MI at Fox Theater
Jan 16 - Atlantic City, NJ at Borgata
Jan 20 - New York, NY at Radio City Music Hall
Jan 21 - New York, NY at Radio City Music Hall

"The Fame: Monster" Tracklisting
Disc 1:
"Bad Romance"
"Alejandro"
"Monster"
"So Happy I Could Die"
"Speechless"
"Dance in the Dark"
"Telephone"
"Teeth"

Disc 2:
"Just Dance" featuring Colby O'Donis
"LoveGame"
"Paparazzi"
"Poker Face"
"Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)"
"Beautiful, Dirty, Rich"
"The Fame"
"Money Honey"
"Starstruck" featuring Space Cowboy and Flo Rida
"Boys Boys Boys"
"Paper Gangsta"
"Brown Eyes"
"I Like It Rough"
"Summerboy"
"Disco Heaven" (international bonus track)
"Again Again" (U.K. bonus track)
"Retro, Dance, Freak" (Japanese bonus track)

Pop diva Whitney Houston is to play her first ever Newcastle show, we can reveal today.

The chart-topping superstar will appear at the Metro Radio Arena on April 22 next year, with tickets on sale from Friday.

The gig is a coup for the Toon, with only four other cities being included on the singer's British tour.

The dates will mark Houston's first live performances in this country in over a decade, and follow years of turmoil in her personal life.

Houston has battled against drugs and booze and will make her first UK TV appearance in 12 years on the X Factor this weekend.

"This is my first full tour since the My Love Is Your Love tour and I am so excited to be performing for my fans around the world after all this time," she said.

"I am putting together a great show and cannot wait to perform the songs from my new album I Look To You along with some of your favourites."

Today's announcement comes a week before she releases her long-awaited new album, I Look To You.

Her European tour will see her perform in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium as well as the UK.

In the 25 years since she recorded her history-making debut album, Whitney Houston has become something of an icon.

One of the best-selling female artists of all time, she has sold over 140 million albums worldwide and is the most awarded female artist in history - with 411 gongs to her name.

Her longtime producer Clive Davis encouraged her to hit the comeback trail after more than a decade away form the business.

Houston will also play Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and London as well as Newcastle on the UK leg of the tour. (Source: Daily Record)

The singer broke the silence about the cancellation of her joint-tour with Kanye West.

"On Friday at an event in New York City, Gaga, who didn't get into specifics about the cancellation, did say that West would be taking some time off and she would be hitting the road on her own.

"Well, actually, it was a mutual decision to cancel the tour," she told MTV News on the red carpet for the Billboard Women in Music event. "But I'm not taking any time off, so I'll be leaving just a week later than I was supposed to on my own solo tour. It will be the same places. So I will see you guys there. I'm putting out my re-release as well — The Fame Monster on November 24."

She added that an announcement about who will be joining her on this new trek will be made soon. As for the look of the tour, she told reporters she'd be starting from scratch.

"In respects to the creative work that [Kanye and I] did together, I won't be doing any of the things that we designed for the tour," she explained. "It will be entirely new, and it will be just as amazing and memorable and epic."

Responding to 50 Cent's recent disparaging comments calling the co-headlining trek "the gay tour," Gaga said, "I think it's sad — and I think that nobody in any genre of music should accommodate homophobia." (Source: MTV)

"Gaga says they will use a new stage that stretches from one side of the arena to the other - "imagine an in-the-round experience, but larger," Gaga said.

While she was typically coy about revealing too many details about the tour, she did say that she and West would 'spend a lot of time onstage together.'

Gaga also provided a look inside the notion behind the show - and, for fans of the flamboyantly bizarre singer, the high-concept show sounds as though it will be unlikely to disappoint.

'The storyline is that Kanye is on one end of the stage and I'm on the other, and the whole show, we are trying to get to where each other is,' she said. 'I want something that he has, which is the fame, and he wants something that I have, which is home, and my humble beginnings. So we battle each other throughout the entire performance to steal each other's spaces.'

'So I'm essentially on a quest to kill Kanye West to steal his fame.'" (Source: The Canadian Press)

We're excited for this concert. Kanye alone is a very charismatic performance who always finds a way to deliver an electrifying, out-of-the box experience for fans. Lady Gaga is also very good at commanding the stage and pushing the envelope. Sounds like a hit if people are willing to forgive him for the Taylor Swift fiasco.

We're not sure what Lady Gaga cupping her breast while a random black hand holds her torso has to do with the theme, "Fame Kills," or a tour. Nonetheless, the tour kicks off on November 10th at US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Tickets will go on sale to the general public starting on Saturday, September 26th at LiveNation.com. Check out the tour schedule after the jump.

Nov. 10 – Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center
Nov. 11 – San Diego, CA @ Vegas Arena
Nov. 13 – Las Vegas, NV @ Madalay Bay Events Center
Nov. 15 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
Nov. 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
Nov. 18 – Sacramento, CA @ ARCO Arena
Nov. 19 – San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
Nov. 24 – Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place
Nov. 26 – Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
Nov. 28 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
Nov. 29 – Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
Dec. 2 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
Dec. 4 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
Dec. 9 – Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
Dec. 11 – Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
Dec. 12 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Dec. 13 – Norfolk, VA @ Scope
Dec. 16 – Worcester, MA @ DCU Center
Dec. 18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
Dec. 19 – Baltimore, MD @ 1st Mariner Arena
Dec. 20 – Buffalo, NY @ HSBC Arena
Dec. 22 – E. Rutherford, NJ @ IZOD Center
Dec. 26 – Hartford, CT @ XL Center
Dec. 30 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
Jan. 3 – Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
Jan. 6 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
Jan. 8 – Kanata, ON@ Scotiabank Place
Jan. 11 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
Jan. 14 – Auburn Hills, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills
Jan. 16 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
Jan. 19 – New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena
Jan. 21 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
Jan. 22 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
Jan. 24 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center

Trey Songz latest CD, Ready, is in stores now. The CD gets the MDM official stamp of approval so make sure you go buy a copy. In related news Trey Songz will be co-headlining the "106 and Park Tour" with R&B sensation, Mario. The tour kicks off in Los Angeles on September 29th. Visit BET for the full tour schedule. Check out the rest of Trey's performance after the jump.

Despite the controversy that constantly surrounds Madonna, from dating models half her age to adopting minority children from foreign countries to being booed for openly supporting gay rights, she is undeniably still at the top of her game. Proving that she is the reigning Queen of Pop, Madonna ended her "Sticky and Sweet" tour on a high note. The tour broke the record for the most successful tour by a solo artist. Madonna already held the title for her 2006 Confessions tour which grossed $194 million. Live Nation announced that Madonna's most recent tour attracted over 3.5 million fans from 32 countries helping Madonna gross an astounding $408 million. Recession? What recession? (Source: www.madonna.com)