Jay-Z and Ciara started their five-city summer tour at The Pearl concert theater at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on Friday night. Ciara is the opening act for Jay-Z, and they will be performing again at Palms Casino on July 4th.
Jay-Z is set to release his new album The Blueprint 3 in September of this year.
Maxwell is pictured performing at the 15th Annual Essence Music Festival on Saturday night. The singer caused a little bit of drama when he came on stage almost 45 minutes past his show time. But people need to realize that many of the acts before him (Jazmine Sullivan, Anita Baker, etc) went over their time and his band had to set up his stage, etc. Here is what he said on Twitter:
thank you ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL.. to all of you who came and checked us all out for your FOURTHofJULYweekend!
some other shows went late.. we were last so..
Maxwell’s new album, BLACKsummers’night, will be in stores this Tuesday, July 7th.
Singers Ne-Yo and Keri Hilson performed during the 2009 Taste of Chicago Festival on Wednesday afternoon. The festival ends this weekend. Peep the photos.
Here are a couple of photos from Michael Jackson’s last concert rehearsal that was held last week Tuesday, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Photographer Kevin Mazur (who owns popular photo agency WIREIMAGE) has been shooting MJ for years and released this statement with the photos:
“I am devastated by the sudden loss of ‘The King of Pop,’ who I have photographed numerous times since the Victory Tour in the ’80s. When he hit the stage at rehearsal, I was thrilled that the magical Michael Jackson was BACK!!! I felt the same adrenaline rush as when I photographed him the first time moonwalking. I was so looking forward to shooting the O2 Arena performances with the amazing production that Kenny Ortega and AEG put together with Michael for his fans.”
–Kevin Mazur, Celebrity Photographer and Founder of WireImage.com
In related news, it was announced yesterday that all ticket holders who bought tickets for Michael’s “This Is It” tour, can get a full refund if they want it.
Singer Solange Knowles performs for the crowds at the 39th annual LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) Pride parade in San Francisco on Sunday afternoon.
Solange tweeted about her experience saying:
I’m so STOKED to be HERE! The KIDS ARE livvvvviiinngg. I’m just at home here. Had a blaasssst. Camel toe and all! SF pride I wuv you and I wouldn’t have missed ya for tha weeerrllld.
Singer Ashanti performs live at the Century 21 Path to Your Dreams Sweepstakes Winner at Grand Central Terminal on Monday night in New York City.
Ashanti will headline the cast of the The Wiz in the New York City Center Encores! until July 5th.
Singer Beyonce Knowles and husband Jay-Z perform onstage at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night in New York City. Jay-Z surprised concert-goers when he appeared on stage during the “Crazy In Love/Give It To Me” set. Peep video of their performance when you continue reading…
