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Kick off 2009 with the Pussycat Doll World Domination Tour, which begins in the U.K. on January 18th and hits the U.S. in the spring. Tickets are on sale now for the U.K. leg, which has proven to be one of the best selling overseas tours! Check out Nicole’s video message about the tour here. “Doll Domination” is in full effect, with Nicole, Jessica, Melody, Ashley and Kimberly ready to help fans get in touch with their inner doll.
Be sure to tune in to see the Pussycat Dolls perform on the American Music Awards with Nicole Scherzinger hosting the pre-show on ABC on November 23rd. “Project Runway” season 4 winner Christian Siriano will dress the Dolls in fierce, fabulous fashion for the red carpet!
U.K. tour dates:
January 18, 2009 – Aberdeen, Scotland – Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
January 19, 2009 – Glasgow, Scotland – Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
January 21, 2009 – Newcastle, UK – Newcastle Arena
January 22, 2009 – Birmingham, UK – NIA
January 24, 2009 – Nottingham, UK – Nottingham Arena
January 25, 2009 – Bournemouth, UK – Bournemouth International Centre
January 27, 2009 – London, UK – O2 Arena
January 28, 2009 – London, UK – O2 Arena
January 29, 2009 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Evening News Arena
January 30, 2009 – Cardiff, UK – Cardiff International Arena
February 1, 2009 – Dublin, Ireland – O2 Dublin
February 3, 2009 – Belfast, Ireland – Kings Hall
February 6, 2009 – Liverpool, UK – Liverpool Echo Arena
February 7, 2009 – Sheffield, UK – Sheffield Arena
February 8, 2009 – Paris, France – Zenith

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Madonna has performs a miracle by bringing together Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake – not in a romantic manner though. The Queen of Pop got two of pop’s biggest names to perform with her at Dodger Stadium for her Sticky & Sweet tour last Thursday night. Britney Spears performed with Madonna on ‘Human Nature’ while Justin sang on ‘4 Minutes – To Save the World’. Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Lopez, Fergie, Heidi Klum, Isla Fisher, Dennis Quaid, Ryan Seacrest, Kate Walsh, Kate Moss, Hayden Panettiere, Lucy Liu and Amanda Bynes were just some of the celebrities who were spotted in the audience to witness the momentous event.

Clique Girlz stop by Radio Disney in this week’s episode of Clique Girlz TV. The girls discuss how their personalities haven’t changed and that they are still just regular Jersey girls. Catch part of an acoustic performance of their song “Incredible” that was featured on the Team USA Soundtrack for the Olympics.

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Watch rock goddess P!nk bring her Funhouse to AOL Sessions. Check out performances of “So What,” “Sober,” “Dear Mr. President” and more. Also, watch an exclusive Q&A where P!nk discusses everything from what issues she’s working through on Funhouse to the meanings behind some of the tracks.

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After selling over 70 million albums worldwide, Enya returns with an epic Winter themed album for this year’s holiday season. Two years in the making, And Winter Came… was recorded at Aigle Studios near Dublin and is once again the result of Enya’s longstanding creative triumvirate alongside producer Nicky Ryan and lyricist Roma Ryan. The album’s twelve songs are an atmospheric and enchanting evocation of the changing landscape of winter and the cheer that Christmas brings.

And Winter Came… is available today and can be purchased on iTunes or the Warner Bros store. Check out the new widget themed for the album that plays the song “White Is In The Winter Night” with lyrics as well as the video for “Trains And Winter Rains.”

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Go behind the scenes with Nashville rockers SafetySuit on the set of their video for “Someone Like You.” Watch the band start shooting at Venice Beach at the crack of dawn and take direction from Zach Merck (Hinder, Blue October) at various locations. SafetySuit is currently on tour with Puddle of Mudd, and their video was just added in rotation on VH1.

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Hot on the heels of their just released Take it to the Limit album, Hinder have unveiled a video for their ballad “Without You.” The clip was helmed by Travis Kopach (Shiny Toy Guns, Circa Survive) who is one of the most in-demand directors in the music industry right now. The band is touring through late December and all of the dates can be seen on HinderMusic.com

Take it to the Limit is out now on Universal Motown

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The second part in Black Tide’s epic “Bastard vs Bots” series has been unleashed. In part 2 the Bastard takes on a legion of robots in a heroic Western themed shootout. “Warriors of Time” provides the perfect soundtrack to a clip complete with a Saloon, shots (bullets & alcohol), and spurs. Watch the video here, and wait to see what happens next week.

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Every Time I Die, The Bronx and Stick To Your Guns have embarked on the hard hitting November Reign Tour. DiNG has teamed with Every Time I Die to involve fans with the tour.

DiNG, holder of the world’s largest catalog of music and band licenses for their product, will select one winner from each date on the November Reign Tour to receive an exclusive opportunity to stand on the side of the stage and watch Every Time I Die. Fans can enter at dinglife.com/everytimeidie.

One lucky Grand Prize winner will receive an XBOX 360 DiNG’d with Every Time I Die and a $100 DiNG Gift Card. Five runner-ups will receive a $50 DiNG gift card and 20 second runner-ups will receive a $5 DiNG Gift Card for use at dinglife.com.

Every Time I Die singer Keith Buckley felt he should thank Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose for the great tour name, a play on the GNR classic “November Rain.” Buckley stated,. “You haven’t put out a GNR record in 10 years and the month we decide to go out on a tour cleverly named NOVEMBER REIGN, you find it prime time for “Chinese Democracy” to hit shelves…we’re doing it anyways. Starting November 1st, we’re going to Quebec City! and then we’re going to Milwaukee! And then we’re going to JOPLIN…AND NASHVILLE…AND RICHMOND AND THEN WE’RE GOING TO FARMINGDALE TO TAKE BACK THE CRAZY DONKEY!!! BEYYYYYAAAWWW!!!!!”

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Tour Dates:

Nov 4 2008
Opera House Toronto, Ontario

Nov 5 2008
Call the Office London, Ontario

Nov 6 2008
The Intersection Grand Rapids, Michigan

Nov 7 2008
Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Nov 8 2008
Picador Iowa City, Iowa

Nov 9 2008
Blue Note Columbia, Missouri

Nov 11 2008
Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Nov 12 2008
The Foundry Music Theatre Joplin, Missouri

Nov 13 2008
New Daisy Theatre Memphis, Tennessee

Nov 14 2008
Rocketown Nashville, Tennessee

Nov 15 2008
Handlebar Greenville, South Carolina

Nov 17 2008
Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina

Nov 18 2008
The Soapbox Laundrolounge Wilmington, North Carolina

Nov 19 2008
The Canal Club Richmond, Virginia

Nov 20 2008
Recher Theatre Towson, Maryland

Nov 21 2008
School of Rock South Hackensack, New Jersey

Nov 22 2008
The Crazy Donkey Farmingdale, New York

Nov 23 2008
Lost Horizon Syracuse, New York

The All-American Rejects have just premiered the video for explosive single “Gives You Hell” on Yahoo! Music. Directed by Marc Webb (Maroon 5, Fergie), the video was described by the band as a neighborly quarrel between two completely opposite households, the square versus the raucous rockers, both of which have front-man Tyson Ritter as the head of the house. The trials and tribulations between the Rockers and the Preps unfold as the video progresses with an unexpected ending.

For more Rejects fun, fans can now put their faces on Tyson, Nick, Chris and Mike at allamericanrejects.com/givesyouhell/! When The World Comes Down will be in stores December 16th.

“Gives You Hell” video on Yahoo Music

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Britney Spears will be celebrating her twenty-seventh birthday this year with the release of her sixth studio album, Circus. The highly anticipated album set for a December 2nd release features the # 1 hit “Womanizer” as well as collaborations with Max Martin, Dr. Luke, Danja, Guy Sigsworth (Madonna, Alanis Morissette) and more. Britney recently had a triple win at this year’s MTV VMAs. This year marks the 10th anniversary of her breakthrough debut Baby One More Time.

Circus Track Listing

1. Womanizer
2. Circus
3. Out From Under
4. Kill The Lights
5. Shattered Glass
6. If U Seek Amy
7. Unusual You
8. Blur
9. Mmm Papi
10. Mannequin
11. Lace and Leather
12. My Baby
13. Radar (Bonus Track)

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Clique Girlz check in from Atlanta in this week’s episode of Clique Girlz TV. Before sound check for their performance, Paris, Destinee and Ariel took a fun ride on the “Scream Machine” roller coaster. Next, watch the girls perform a few songs on stage, sign autographs and greet fans after the show.

Don’t miss Clique Girlz opening up for The Cheetah Girls on the One World Tour! Head over to their official site for blogs and exclusive photos straight from the road.

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Hinder just released their new album, Take it to the Limit. Produced by Brian Howes (Puddle of Mudd, Chris Cornell), the eleven song collection is packed with the kind of arena-ready guitar anthems that have the band constantly compared to bands like Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe. The band recently released “Without You” as a single and the power-ballad picks up where their 2006 breakthrough hit “Lips of an Angel” left off. The band’s debut album Extreme Behavior has gone on to sell over 3 million copies so anticipation is high for this one.

Take it to the Limit is streaming in its entirety over at the band’s MySpace page: myspace.com/hindermusic

Chris Cornell has just unveiled the official video for “Ground Zero.” The clip includes scenes from the ABC crime-drama Life On Mars. The series also prominently featured the song in their October premiere episode. The song comes off Cornell’s upcoming Timbaland produced effort, Scream. The album will be hitting stores in early 2009.

Cornell has also been blogging on his official site as of late. So far, the entries have dealt with everything from a dream he had about Layne Staley to his touring preparation and set list choices. Check out all of the blog posts at chriscornell.com/blog/ to get a rare glimpse into the mind of the rock icon.

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Guns N’ Roses premiered a new commercial teaser for Chinese Democracy during Saturday Night Live over the weekend. The 30 spot features the recently released title track and information about the album pre-sale. The teaser will run again tonight during Monday Night Football which airs on ESPN at 815PM EST.
Chinese Democracy will be out November 23rd through Black Frog/Geffen Records.

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Multi-platinum Island Records’ five-man band Saliva has completed its aptly-titled fifth album, Cinco Diablo, set to arrive in the physical and digital marketplace on December 16th – the ultimate alt-metal post-grunge must-have CD this twisted holiday season! The new album’s first single pick, “Family Reunion,” was #1 Most Added at Active Rock and Modern Rock radio and is already on over 75 stations at both formats.

In advance support of Cinco Diablo, Memphis favorites Saliva continue their never-ending headlining tour schedule with Jet Black Stare, Drowning Pool, and Tantric through Nov. 11th (Veteran’s Day) in Texas. Saliva will play a halftime NBA homecoming gig at FedEx Forum in Memphis on Halloween, when the Grizzlies host the Magic.

Cinco Diablo is the long-awaited followed to Blood Stained Love Story, Saliva’s fourth album, released nearly two years ago in January 2007. It gave the band the highest Soundscan debut of their career – #19-bullet on combined first week sales of 30,000 copies. The album also spun off one of Saliva’s highest-charting singles, “Ladies and Gentlemen,” which rose to #1 at Active Rock and #2 at Mainstream Rock. “Ladies and Gentlemen” was heard in a Sony Playstation commercial last year, and was also used in Wrestlemania and Ultimate Fighting show Wired. The song matched the success of their biggest single to date, “Always,” which hit #1 at Active and Modern Rock back in 2002 (from the Back Into Your System album).

Saving Abel have just released a brand new video for their radio smash “Addicted.” This is the third time the band filmed a clip for the track. The video was directed by Steven Oritt (Ours, Sugarcult) and shot in Los Angeles earlier this month.

The Mississippi hard-rock group’s self-titled debut album was produced by Skidd Mills who has also worked with bands like ZZ-Top, Saliva, and Skillet. Saving Abel will be heading out on tour with Avenged Sevenfold and Buckcherry starting November 4th in Casper, WY.

All of the dates can be found on the band’s MySpace page.

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