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Chris Cornell has added ten more dates to his spring tour in support of his forthcoming album, Scream – produced by Timbaland and released by Mosley Music/Interscope on March 10. The 28-date tour now includes a Canadian stop in Vancouver in addition to U.S. cities such as Denver, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Tickets for the 10 newly announced shows go on sale to the public this Friday, February 27. All previously
announced shows are on sale now. Scream showcases a new, seductive sound – dark, multi-layered and full of puzzles and surprises. The songs bring a cinematic scope to Cornell’s performances with potent visual imagery echoing the non-stop musical assault from his internationally acclaimed live band. “Musically, this is the most ambitious thing I’ve been a part of. It’s almost like a movie soundtrack,” says Cornell, who will also be playing other music from his two-decade, 14 –album career.

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Cornell has also announced that fans who purchase tickets online tothe upcoming tour
will also receive a digital copy of his entire new album, Scream. A code will be sent to
online ticket purchasers to redeem a digital copy when the album is released nationwide
on March 10. Chris hopes this will give fans something extra at a time when money’s
becoming tighter for everyone.

Newly Announced Tour Dates – On Sale This Friday, February 27 at 10am ET
April 21: St. Louis, MO – Pop’s
April 22 : Kansas City, MO – Harrah’s Voodoo Lounge
April 24 : Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
April 25 : Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
April 27 : Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
April 28 : Vancouver, BC, Canada – Commodore Ballroom
April 29 : Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
May 1 : San Francisco, CA – Grand Ballroom
May 2 : Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
May 3: Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

Previously Announced Tour Dates – On Sale Now
March 28 : Dallas, TX – House of Blues
March 29 : Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
March 30 : Austin, TX – Stubbs Bar-B-Q
April 1 : Atlanta, GA – CW Center Stage
April 3 : Atlantic City, NJ – Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
April 4 : Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
April 5 : Washington DC – 9:30 Club
April 7 : New York, NY – Webster Hall
April 8 : New York, NY – Webster Hall
April 10 : Boston, MA – House of Blues
April 11 : Montclair, NJ – Wellmont Theatre
April 13 : Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
April 14 : Ann Arbor, MI – Michigan Theater
April 15 : Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue Theatre
April 17 : Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater
April 18 : St Paul, MN – MYTH
April 19 : Chicago, IL – Riviera Theater

Chris Cornell’s long-awaited Timbaland produced album, Scream, is reaching stores on 3/10.  Chris has been keeping busy rehearsing with his new band and talking with his fans on his blog to gear up for the release.  The front man hasn’t picked up an electric guitar since the break-up of his legendary group Soundgarden back in the late 90’s, but according to his latest blog entry on ChrisCornell.com, he’s thinking of busting them out for his upcoming tour:

“Hi people. Here is an open question. Since I got my guitars back I have been considering playing guitar live again. Who thinks I should pick it up again? I play guitar all day every day as I am always working on new songs. Let me know if you think I should hit it live. The king is dead. God save the king.”

Chris Cornell will be performing on Jimmy Kimmel live tonight, Friday, January 23rd – and free tickets are up for grabs. If you’re in the Los Angeles area, come along and see his outdoor mini-concert – tickets and all other details are available HERE. It’s a great chance to catch Chris and his band live before they head out to Europe for four exclusive shows next month.

Scream hits stores on March 10

Go behind the scenes with rocker Chris Cornell on the set of his new video for “Scream.” Watch Chris discuss the concept behind the video and the unique, dreamlike quality that director Alan Ferguson (Fall Out Boy, Jay-Z) helps create. “Scream” is the title track off of the forthcoming album produced by Timbaland due out this year.

Scream Video

With the economy going down the drain, the holiday season is a bad time to screw someone out of money. Apparently, Timbaland just doesn’t care. The musician had his Miami mansion decorated for the holidays with lots of flowers and lights from The White Tulip Florist. He still owes them thousands of dollars on his bill. The company is claiming that the rapper owes them over $10,000 and they’re suing for it. They have filed legal papers to put a lien on Timbaland’s mansion since they claim that he bought $22,850 worth of decorations and he still owes them $11,450. According to reports, Timbaland was upset when he saw the bill and demanded to see the wholesale cost of the items he purchased but still didn’t pay up after he was shown the costs.

Chris Cornell & Timbaland are giving fans the chance to come to an in-store meet and greet in several Verizon Wireless outlets. Visitors will be able to listen to Cornell’s upcoming album Scream, meet the artists, and have a chance to receive tickets to their show that night. Check for your local dates now!

Scream, produced by Timbaland, will be out early 2009.

In-Store dates:

DENVER:
Friday, October 17, 2008
3:00pm
Verizon Wireless Store
2073 S. Colorado Blvd
Denver, CO 80222
303-759-3482

SALT LAKE CITY:
Saturday, October 18, 2008
2:00pm
Verizon Wireless Store
987 W. 500 American Fork,
UT 84003
801-492-2837

TEMPE:
Sunday, October 19, 2008
2:00pm
Verizon Wireless Store
2040 E Rio Salado Pkwy
Tempe, AZ 85281
480-557-9017

LAS VEGAS:
Friday, October 24, 2008
3:00pm
Verizon Wireless Store
7300 Arroyo Crossing Pkwy
Las Vegas, NV 89113
702-260-9301

INGLEWOOD:
Saturday, October 25, 2008
3:00pm
Verizon Wireless Store
3419 W Century Blvd
Inglewood, CA 90303
310-673-1443

SAN DIEGO:
Sunday, October 26, 2008
3:00pm
Verizon Wireless Store
3505 Sports Arena Blvd
San Diego, CA 92110
619-523-4500

SAN FRANCISCO:
Friday, October 31, 2008
3:00pm
Verizon Wireless Store
150 El Camino Real
South San Francisco, CA 94080
650-624-0370

TUKWILA:
Sunday, November 2, 2008
3:00pm
Verizon Wireless Store
17100 Southcenter Pkwy
Tukwila, WA 98188
206-575-6242

Throughout his storied career, Chris Cornell has clearly never been an artist that is content sitting in one creative comfort spot for too long. The versatile rocker who became a household name from his success in Soundgarden and Audioslave has teamed up with perhaps the most celebrated producer of this era: Timbaland. Scream is the result of their genre-defying sessions.

Cornell and Timbaland are set to kick off a string of eight live shows on October 17th to support the project. Scream will be performed in its entirety to mimic the experience of listening to the LP from start to finish.

The new album features infectious tracks like “Ground Zero,” “Part of Me,” and the exhilarating title track and lead single, “Scream.” Fans can expect a unique blend of hip-hop and rock from this release that will no doubt venture into new territory for both Cornell and Timbaland.

Madonna has just released an embeddable widget allowing fans to stay up-to-date on the latest news, video, audio, photos, contests, and more. The widget also features audio and video of “4 Minutes” featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, the first single from the forthcoming Hard Candy.

Hard Candy hits stores April 29.

Madonna’s a triple threat! The pop queen now has the #1 song, ringtone, and video on iTunes. The video for “4 Minutes” featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland snagged the top spot after its iTunes’ premiere last week.

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Ashlee Simpson has announced some very important dates! Her new single, “Little Miss Obsessive,” which features Tom Higgenson of Plain White Ts, will be digitally released on 3/11. Then, her full-length Bittersweet World will hit stores and be available digitally on 4/22. Ashlee collaborated with some major players on this album including Timbaland, The Neptunes’ Chad Hugo, and Kenna. She felt “very lucky to work with people who are at the top of their game.”

“Little Miss Obsessive” Audio Streams:

A 17-second clip of the upcoming Madonna and Justin Timberlake song has been released. It’s the same song for which the two filmed a video for. The new track is called ‘4 Seconds to Save the World’. It was produced by hit maker Timbaland and Justin himself.

It looks like it’s all systems go for the promotion of the song. I personally haven’t heard it and am quite curious as to what it’s about. The title is catchy though. I wonder if Madonna is preaching something about Raising Malawi anywhere on it. And I wonder if all her new songs would sound like anything JT and Timbaland have done before.

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton was the first to report that Timbaland leaked Madonna’s rumored new single ‘4 Minutes to Save the World’ and also even posted the track on the website. But it seems that the move has infuriated Madonna’s current record label Warner Bros. because Perez was told to take down the recording. They obliged of course. What’s one simple click of a mouse compared to millions due to a lawsuit?

Timbaland played the song in concert on Sunday night and now, audio and video recordings of the song are all over the internet. Someone may just get a stern talking to.

It seems that Justin Timberlake and Timbaland are inseparable. They make hit records, put on killer live shows, and now they even entertain the Las Vegas clubgoers!

The SexyBack singer has been making his rounds in Vegas as of late. He was spotted Friday night at a Kid Rock concert, and has been seen living it up at the clubs and casinos. He even took his mom out for a night on the town.