Katy Perry announces North American tour dates

Pop superstar Katy Perry announced today via a live appearance on Facebook that her California Dreams 2011 world tour is coming to North America this summer. The North American leg of the tour sponsored by Schick Quattro for Women will start on June 7th in Atlanta, GA and will run through August 14th with two hometown shows in Katy’s hometown Santa Barbara, CA. (full schedule below). To support her platinum-selling sophomore album Teenage Dream (EMI’s Capitol Records), Katy will kick off the California Dreams tour on February 20th in Lisbon, Portugal, traveling throughout Europe, the UK, Australia and Japan before hitting stateside in June. Katy is planning on interacting with fans through social media networks throughout the California Dreams tour. Using Facebook Places/Deals, fans will be able to check into the venues each night to receive special treats. Fans will also be able to submit their own photos of the show via Twitter which will be incorporated into the live show and also live on www.katyperry.com. In addition, Katy has also partnered with I Love All Access to provide a variety of VIP ticket packages, including premium seats, meet and greets, photo ops, pre-show parties and more. More information can be found at www.katyperry.com. As announced last week, Katy will perform at this year’s Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 13th. Six-time nominee, Katy is up for four awards this year including the coveted Album of the Year, along with Best Pop Album, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for ‘Teenage Dream’ and ‘Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for ‘California Gurls’ featuring Snoop Dogg. Katy has also been nominated for two BRIT awards for International Album and International Female Solo Artist. The BRIT awards will be handed out live on February 15th at the O2 Arena in London. Katy is gearing up to launch the album’s 4th single ‘E.T.’ which will impact radio next month. She will soon shoot the video with director Floria Sigismondi (Marilyn Manson, Bjork, David Bowie, Christina Aguilera, Muse, The White Stripes). Earlier this month, Katy won two People’s Choice Awards for ‘Favorite Female Artist’ and ‘Favorite Online Sensation’ – awards voted on by fans. Katy won a People’s Choice Award in 2009 for ‘Best Pop Song’ with her debut anthem ‘ Kissed A Girl.’ Over the course of her career, she has also won a BRIT Award, two MTV Europe Music Awards, an NRJ Music Award, and two Teen Choice Awards, among other international honors. Over the past year, Katy has graced the cover of Rolling Stone, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Harpers’ Bazaar, Seventeen, Nylon and Lucky and currently appears on the cover of Maxim’s January issue. California Dreams tour dates.

June 7 Atlanta, GA Arena at Gwinnett Center
June 9 Orlando, FL UCF Arena
June 10 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
June 11 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center
June 14 Raleigh, NC RBC Center
June 15 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 17 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
June 18 Boston, MA TD Garden
June 19 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
June 22 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
June 23 Pittsburgh, PA Petersen Events Center
June 24 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
June 28 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills
June 30 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre
July 2 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
July 3 Ottawa, ONT ScotiaBank Place
July 5 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
July 7 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater ‘ Milwaukee Summerfest
July 8 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
July 9 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
July 13 Regina, SK Brandt Centre
July 14 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
July 16 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome ‘ Calgary Stampede
July 17 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
July 19 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
July 20 Seattle, WA KeyArena at Seattle Center
July 22 Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena
July 23 Boise, ID Taco Bell Arena
July 25 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena
July 26 Denver, CO 1stBank Center
July 28 Dallas, TX Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
July 29 Houston, TX Toyota Center
July 30 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
August 3 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre
August 5 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre LA Live
August 12 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
August 13 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
August 14 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl

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Justin Bieber is planning to open his own store.

Justin Bieber is planning to open his own store. The 16-year-old singing sensation is in negotiations with a company who helped Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian set up their Las Vegas boutique Khaos to develop a retail outlet at The Grove in Los Angeles. The store in the upmarket outdoor shopping centre would see Justin lend his image to products ranging from shoes, skateboards and lollipops. Our source told us: “They want to have everything Justin Bieber. They are also trying to find other Island Def Jam artists to be the face of some candy as well.” No opening date has been set for the store yet but it is hoped it will be launched by the end of this year. Last month Justin announced the launch of his collection of trading cards with Panini America. The ‘One Less Lonely Girl’ hitmaker’s merchandise also includes three CDs, a fragrance, a line of nail polish, T-shirts, mugs, aluminium water bottles, lunch boxes, headphones, dolls, Christmas tree ornaments, a Halloween wig and boxer shorts.

Kylie Minogue Announces North American Tour Dates.

Kylie Minogue Announces North American Tour Dates.Following her ultra-successful first tour of the States in 2009, Kylie Minogue is heading back to the U.S. for her brand new “Les Folies” Tour, in support of last year’s “Aphrodite” album. Minogue’s “Les Folies” Tour kicks off February 19th, 2011, in Denmark and will move on to dates all over Europe, including dates in Finland, Germany, France, and England before moving on to Asia and then to the highly-anticipated North American leg. She’ll kick off at Montreal’s Bell Centre on April 28th and will hit cities like New York, Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, and Houston before wrapping up in Las Vegas on May 22nd. She’ll perform some of her biggest hits on what’s expected to be one of the most technologically advanced stage spectacles ever, including her two U.S. #1 dance hits off “Aphrodite,” “All the Lovers” and “Get Outta My Way.” “The reaction to ‘Aphrodite’ has been absolutely incredible and has inspired me and my creative team to develop a new show that will take all of us on a euphoric journey of joy, excitement and glamour,” Minogue said about the tour. “I can’t wait to get on the road and see all my fans in 2011.”

Kylie Minogue 2011 North American Tour Dates
•Apr 28 Montreal at Bell Centre
•Apr 29 Boston, MA at Agganis Arena
•Apr 30 Washington, D.C. at GMU Patriot Center
•May 02 New York, NY at Hammerstein Ballroom
•May 03 New York, NY at Hammerstein Ballroom
•May 06 Atlanta, GA at Fox Theatre
•May 07 Fort Lauderdale, FL at BankAtlantic Center
•May 08 Orlando, FL at Hard Rock Live Orlando
•May 10 Houston, TX at Verizon Wireless Theatre
•May 18 Dallas, TX at Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
•May 20 Los Angeles, CA at Hollywood Bowl
•May 21 San Francisco, CA at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
•May 22 Las Vegas, NV at Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace