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Snoop Dogg’s tour bus was stopped by police yesterday afternoon, and two of the singer’s entourage were arrested for marijuana possession.

The ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot’ singer was in the bus when officers in Dallas decided to stop the vehicle after noticing it had expired stickers.

When they investigated the bus, police found evidence that Ethan Calhoun, 27, and Kevin Barkey, 26, were in possession of two ounces of the drug.

A spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety said: “Members of a commercial vehicle inspection team pulled the bus over on Interstate 45 in Corsicana because the vehicle had an expired registration sticker. Troopers searched the bus for drugs after they said they smelled marijuana and found two ounces of the drug.”

The two men were booked and taken to the Navarro County Jail. If convicted, they face fines of up to $2,000 and possibly six months in jail. They have now been released after paying bail of $1,500 each.

Snoop did not let the incident affect his performance with alternative rock group 311, and received tumultuous applause from the crowd in Dallas’ Cotton Bowl.

This is not the first time Snoop has been involved with a drug-related arrest.

Last year, he was arrested at California’s Bob Hope Airport in Burbank on suspicion of transporting marijuana. Later that year, he was charged with gun possession.

The singer pleaded no contest to both charges and was sentenced to five years’ probation and 800 hours of community service.

Janet Jackson is writing a book about her weight struggles.

The singer is planning to document her constant battle with self-esteem issues, and discuss her fluctuating waistline.

The publication, which is set to be released in November by Karen Hunter Publishing, will include lifestyle and diet tips from Janet’s nutritionist David Allen.

Meanwhile, Janet – who turned 42 last week – has also announced plans for a tour to coincide with her latest album ‘Discipline’. The run of shows, her first in seven years, will start in September and includes dates in the US and Canada.

Janet said: “I was supposed to go on tour with the last album. We were actually in full-blown tour rehearsals at that point – learning numbers, getting everything together, set designs. I had to kind of shut everything down and go into the studio. It will definitely be a big production but it will definitely also be something that I’ve never done before, that people have never seen from me before.”

Mariah Carey has cancelled a concert in Dubai.

The newlywed singer was due to perform in Dubai Festival City resort next Thursday (15.05.08) but has now pulled out of the show. She last performed in the Middle East country in 2004, after a rumoured concert in 2003 failed to take place.

‘Glamorous’ singer Fergie was due to perform in the resort the following day (16.05.08) as part of the ‘Divas in Dubai’ event, but her concert has also been postponed.

A spokesperson for the event said: “Mariah and Fergie are disappointed that they won’t be able to perform. They had scheduled this one special event in their calendars and were looking forward to performing for the Dubai fans.”

A statement issued by promoters said the event was cancelled due to “the extremely compressed time frame along with unforeseen logistical complications.”

Mariah has recently returned from honeymoon in Barbados with new husband Nick Cannon. The concert was scheduled to be her first performance since getting married last week.

Avril Lavigne hasn’t been known to be very caring of her fans but she still bothered to talk about her recent performance cancellation on her official blog. The singer and so-called songwriter said “I am at home right now taking it easy. I have been sick this whole tour, and now I have lost my voice. I have never canceled a show in my whole career and just had to for the first time ever. I am so sorry! I have been on the road for 60 days straight. I have had the flu 3 times and I never get sick, it just keeps going around. I think I am just run down.” She also talked about canceling other appearances like Jay Leno and Ryan Seacrest’s shows. Trust us Avril, whatever you have, whether the flu or a massive hangover, we would much rather you just stay home.

Kanye West recently kicked off his new ‘Glow in the Dark’ tour and the first review is in! He not only took it to another level, he took it all the way to outer space. Actually, the Seattle Times reviewer says that “He not only took the concert experience to a new level, he took it to a new planet.” Okay. I’m officially jealous of whoever has caught the show and of whoever is holding tickets to see a show. I want to see it too! Is anyone holding on to an extra ticket and looking for a date? I’m free!

George Michael is reportedly heading back to the US for what people say may be his farewell tour. The singer himself refers to it as a “rounding off” of his career’s first phase. He says “I don’t want to do anything on this scale again. No more stadiums. I’d like to be the Tony Bennett for my generation. It’s the end of a certain era, and I’m not sure how much I really want to be a part of what’s next. So, it’s a kind of a way of saying thank you to everybody before I move on.” This will be the British crooner’s first trek across the US in seventeen years!

Much like the rest of the world, Buffalo, New York could care less about Avril Lavigne. Ticket sales for Avril’s current tour are so bad already and it gets worse by the day. Tickets for her upcoming show in Buffalo are selling so poorly that concert promoter Live Nation has had to cut down the prices drastically. You can now buy a whopping four tickets for just under $100 just to see Avril in her poorly reviewed show. I say just save your money and donate it to charity. But then again, with the way things are going, Avril can be considered charity already.

World peace is just a dream and it has been proven. When the Spice Girls announced that they were getting back together this past summer, the planet stopped and thought that world peace could be achieved if the girls could work together. The girls have been jet-setting across the UK and the US for the past two months but that is about to end when February does.

London’s Daily Mirror is reporting that the reason they are stopping the tour is because the girls got a little cranky. They say that it was Mel B and Mel C who couldn’t take the stress and schedule of a world wide tour. Their reunion tour will come to an end on February 26 in Toronto.

R Kelly recently cancelled a big gig in Minneapolis because he decided to show up for a court appearance in Chicago. But now, a concert promoter wants his money back and is trying to haul the elusive singer into an Atlanta court.

In a lawsuit filed in Atlanta District Court, the Nevada-based promoter Royalty Records (through its associate company Marjani Clothing) alleges that the R&B singer agreed to perform at Target Center on December 6, 2007 with Ne-Yo and Keyshia Cole among others. He moved that show to the 20th but then did not show because he went to court in Chicago on threat of arrest.

The Jonas Brothers — Kevin, 20, Joe, 18, and Nick, 15 — work it out at the Disney premiere of Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert held at the El Capitan Theatre on Thursday in Hollywood.
The Jo Bros toured with Miley Cyrus on the blockbuster Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus arena tour. And tickets are very hard to come by!
According to TV Guide, “Tickets went on sale Dec. 1, but the buzz is heating up as opening night draws closer. Miley’s flick, which highlights her performances from her recent 54-date tour, accounted for 30 percent of Thursday’s sales at Fandango.com. The site’s CEO said that the teen phenom’s film has been ‘the best-selling concert movie in Fandango’s history.’”

Celine Dion was photographer with her 6 ½-year old son Rene as she waved goodbye during the final run of her Las Vegas show ‘A New Day’ at The Colosseum at the Caesars Palace on Saturday night.

Since the show opened in March 2003, nearly 3 million people have watched the 39-year old songstress perform 717 live shows. Gross ticket sales have totaled a cool $400 million. For those that missed the show, you can still catch it on the newly released five-hour double DVD ‘Celine Dion: A New Day – Live in Las Vegas’.

Celine will be kicking off the North American leg of her concert tour next month.

Rapper Lil Bow Wow, oh wait, I meant Bow Wow. He’s not so little anymore. Anyway, the rapper was rushed to a Cincinnati hospital on Thursday night after he came from a performance there.

His record label issued a statement saying that the 20-year old rapper is suffering from ‘stress and exhaustion’. They also said that while his tour with Chris Brown, Sean Kingston and Soulja Boy prepares to take the stage in Chicago, he won’t be able to make it. The Sony rep does say that “He loves them and will be sure to come back to Chicago soon!”

After a long absence Kylie Minogue is struggling to regain her place on the celebrity podium. Not only is she planning a long and fantastic European tour the next year, but she will also appear on the stage of the honorific Nobel Prize concert to celebrate the winners of 2007. She will be performing for Nobel Prize winners: the climate chance panel of the United Nations and ex-vice president Al. Gore. The prize is offered to the combined parties for their united effort in trying to wake the world up and realize an inconvenient truth: the global warming that is threatening to destroy our planet and our race along with it.

Kylie will join on the stage various celebrity females like Annie Lennox and Alicia Keys. It seems like on December the 11th only women are worthy to honor the giving of a Nobel Prize, as all singers will be members of the beautiful sex.

Can you say pathetic? I can understand love struck but this is just dumb. Amy Winehouse has cancelled her UK tour and all promotional appearances through 2008 because she’s too upset about her husband Blake Fielder-Civil being in jail. Professionalism is definitely not in her vocabulary.Wino released a statement on Tuesday saying “I can’t give it my all onstage without my Blake. I’m so sorry but I don’t want to do the shows half-heartedly; I love singing. My husband is everything to me and without him it’s just not the same.”

The few shows she has done have been slammed by critics and fans. It at least saves everyone else and they get refunds too.

Everyone in the music know-how is aware that Whitney Houston is planning to make a comeback. Well now, it’s official. The pop/R&B diva is set to make her official return to being a performer at the Live & Loud music festival in Malaysia on the 1st of December.

Whitney is said to be performing an hour-long set of her classic hits and people are saying that she’s very excited about all of it. She was so excited in fact, that she just had to make a video about her comeback gig which has already made its way around the internet.

Well it seems there is a little R&B artist rivalry going on. Just one week into R Kelly’s ‘Double Up’ tour, Ne-Yo has been relieved of his duties as opening act. Now the statement from his label would not elaborate, but if you ask the artist about the reasons behind this it’s a simple case of “I’m better than he is” school boy type chant.

What he will actually tell you is the reviews came back after the first week and raved more about Ne-Yo than they did about R Kelly, creating the theory our Mr Kelly doesn’t like being upstaged so has sacked the reason…What Kelly’s spokespeople will say is that the cause was due to “contractual agreements not being met”.

Children, children can we please play nice together? What do we believe folks? After all R Kelly is said to be the nicest guy in the R&B business, but no one ever said he might be a bit petty, maybe a little jealous of the younger, more successful artists. Or maybe, like his label insists, Kelly is confident enough in himself to happily share the stage with such talented acts as Ne-Yo; and maybe the latter truly just screwed up.

Eminem is refusing to embark on any future U.S tour in fear of upsetting his young daughter, according to rapper 50 Cent. The In Da Club hitmaker says his pal’s daughter Hailey, six, dislikes him being away from home – and Eminem is adamant fatherhood comes before his career. Now isn’t that such an inspirational thought from a cult singer and doesn’t it inspire the likes of David Beckham and Brad and all the other’s to give up a little on the hectic lifestyles to spend some time with their kids and if this speak doesn’t then I don’t know what will. Man come on after you have the millions in your bank account what is there that is stopping you from taking a early Christmas break and going on a vacation with the family. What are you all filthy rich dads waiting for, till when you retire at that time the kids would have left the nest and shall be free birds. This is the time to enjoy with the kids. Eminem has his priorities all right and this makes him my idol.

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If you were looking for a truly impressive night out then you are going to want to see what you can do about getting yourself tickets to take in the “Cover Your Eyes” Tour which is sure to be a great night out whether you decide to attend with family or with friends. Featuring such acts as Kenotia and City Sleeps as well as Bedlight for Blue eyes, this tour promises to be an amazing night out that you are not going to want to miss so make sure you see what you can do about getting yourself tickets to catch these great bands and more in action.
Highlights of this tour include stops at such venues as Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia on November 15, The Brewery in Raleigh, North Carolina on November 16, Soapbox in Wilmington, North Carolina on November 17, The 7 Venue in Douglasville, Georgia on November 18, The Pit in Jacksonville, Florida on November 19, Island Oasis in Winter Park, Florida on November 21, Dark Room in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on NOvember 24, Fat Daddy’s Sound Shack in Lewisville, Texas on November 25, White Rabbit in San Antonio, Texas on November 26 and The Blue Goat in Salina, Kansas on November 28 as well as The Foundry in Joplin, Missouri on November 29 and The Cellblock in Mesa, Arizona on December 4. There are also a slew of other performances that you know you aren’t going to want to miss out on!

James Blunt, that English crooner, is touring and you had better believe that you are going to love having this chance to see him perform live onstage! Whether you want to attend his concert with your friends or your family in tow, you know there is nothing like seeing a great performer live while you are surrounded by your loved ones. Additionally, performers like James Blunt are wonderful to see in concert because concert-goers are surrounded by the performers’ other loyal fans which is always a wonderful experience to have.
Highlights of James Blunt’s tour include stops at such locales as Carling Academy Glasgow in Glasgow, United Kingdom on January 9, Edinburgh Corn Exchange in Edinburgh, United Kingdom on January 10, Carling APollo Manchester in Manchester, United Kingdom on January 11 and on January 12, International Centre in Bournemouth, United Kingdom on Janaury 17 adn Plymouth Pavilions in Plyamouth, United Kingdom on January 18 as well as the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham, United Kingdom on January 19. Other highlights of Blunt’s extensive tour include gigs at the Hallenstadion Zurich in Zurich itself on March 9, Zenith Paris in Paris, France on March 10, Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands on March 17, Hovet in Stockholm, Sweden on March 23 and Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany on March 30 as well as Alcatraz in Milan, Italy on April 2 and a slew of other venues.
You know you don’t want to miss out on this chance to see such a talented performer do his thing live.