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"Bar none, he's the best singer I've heard in rock n roll. He's also the greatest white soul singer." —Elton John on Rod Stewart.

In order to continue to live up to that title, Rod Stewart announced a 56-city tour of the US and Canada for next year to promote his newest album, “Still the Same … Great Rock Classics of Our Time.”

His fourth number one album, “Still the Same” debuted there after it’s release Oct. 10. The disc marks Stewart’s return to rock, after a string of covers: four “Great American Songbook” compilations. The third installment, “Stardust” even won a Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album in 2005.
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So when was the last time you saw Ticketmaster adjust their ticket pricing...to a lower price? Um, NEVER?

Kevin Federline has made history yet again, aside from the uproarious reaction of the country to his split from Britney Spears.

Because of an only 20 percent turn out to a recent New York show, Chicago's House of Blues is offering tickets to tonight's crap-rap performance for FREE!

That's right folks, tickets can be had for merely a surcharge, to an act that will most likely fizzle out before too long.

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Continuing her efforts to support husband K-Fed's album release, Britney Spears has filed for divorce from the rapper.

Oh, wait, she married him to help his career. Uh, yeah. He’s screwed.

Not too many details out about what happened as of yet, but strangely, I think we can all guess for ourselves. Maybe she heard about all the tickets they cancelled for his shows around the country. Could be that when he embarrassed himself in the wrestling ring last week it was just the last straw. Or maybe his complete public mockery finally got to her.
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Attention!! Tour spoilers! Plot revealing information follows!!

Details about Christina Aguilera’s upcoming Back to Basics tour have been released by TMZ…And they’re pretty naughty.

From stripper poles to whips, you knew she’d be out there to prove she’s “Still Dirrty,” and no matter what you’re thinking, she’s “Still got it.”

The report details that 22 songs will be performed. Similar to the way the album itself is divided, three sections will highlight the 1920s, Juke Joint sounds and Circus antics. Fifteen costume changes are promised, but from what it sounds like, there won’t be much time needed between changes, since there will be so little fabric.
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Something happened to me the other night, I turned a new corner into unfamiliar territory. Something has shifted, as if the world has tilted on its axis and in so doing dropped me into a realm where I was able to see things in a new way: I finally “get” football.

Not that I understand the rules, not that I even know which team is doing what, or why they’re running. What I “get” is what the big deal is, why so many millions of fans spend their time in front of these games on television. Unless they just liked football to start with, my guess is they’ve been to a live game.

Not just any live game, an NFL game. And just going to the game is not enough. Sunday night’s New England Patriots against the Indianapolis Colts was my first NFL game, and second football game total. My first piece of advice to anyone trying to get a true feel for what all the hooplah is about, is to see it in person, and get there early.
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Last night’s MTV’s Europe Music Awards left Justin Timberlake and Gnarls Barkley with both hands full. The two took the top awards of the evening, which Timberlake hosted.

Justin was awarded Best Male and Best Pop Act for his recent release, “Sexy Black/LoveSounds.” Gnarls was awarded the prestigious Future Sound award, which was determined through a vote cast by his peers. He also won Best Song for “Crazy” which has done crazy-good on the charts, as it has with radio play and downloads.

Christina Aguilera was deemed Best Female Act, taking the award from Beyonce and Shakira. Madonna was also nominated for the honor, along with two other nods she lost. Though she was extremely successful last year, this year, eh…goose egg. Sorry Madge, but you already have your hands full at home.
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“High School Musical” means many things these days. Ask your favorite tween what the term meant months ago and you would have learned about Disney’s made-for-TV musical that produced a triple-platinum selling album with some seriously catchy pop tunes.

Now this pop culture phenomenon has spawned a touring concert, which goes on sale Saturday, Nov. 4. With a 40-city tour, this concert will ride the coat tails of Disney’s successful prototype The Cheetah Girls. Their 60-city sold-out tour has taken the country by storm, after two hit specials on The Disney Channel. In line with the Cheetah Girls’ path, a second “High School Musical” movie is already in the works.
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Having a ton of fans can be easy on the pocket but hard on the voice, as Mick Jagger found out this week. The Rolling Stones aggressive tour schedule landed Mick with a doctor’s note saying he had to lay off his voice for at least four days.

Because of that change, the tour has been affected, including some cancelled dates, like Honolulu. Oakland’s show moves from Nov. 5 to Nov. 6, Los Angeles from Nov. 18 to the 22nd, and Vancouver changes from Nov. 3 to Nov. 25.

Though the announcement came up Friday the 27th of October just hours before a show in Atlantic City and that show was rescheduled for Nov. 17, the group did make it to a NYC benefit on Sunday. And then their Halloween show was rescheduled for tonight.
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The mass-marketing of the holiday season has crossed into yet another genre, well, make that several genres. Though it’s not even Halloween, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra joins your local CVS with selling an amazing 500,000 tickets before the holiday season has even kicked off!

Not that CVS sells tickets, but they sure do pile up the Christmas stuff before we’re ready. That’s where the TSO stands apart from the rest of the pack, its fans ARE ready. So ready that they’re not going to wait another minute, they’re getting their tickets before the first flake of fake snow falls.
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Save some room for Meat Loaf after all that Halloween candy.

Meatloaf’s third installment in the “Bat Out of Hell” trilogy, aptly titled, (you guessed it) “Bat Out of Hell III,” hits the shelves tomorrow.

The accompanying tour, the Loaf says, will mark the end of Meat Loaf on the road. But that’s de ja vu for many that heard him say that at the end of his 2003 tour. I’ll bet it’s a ticket-selling tactic. “Hey everybody! Come see me in concert! It’s your last chance!” Then, very quietly years later, “Sike.”
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