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Melanie Fiona will join headliners Ludacris, T-Pain, N.E.R.D. and Big Boi Headline on the road as part of the 2009 Heineken Red Star Soul Tour. There will be a wide variety of DJs on the bill as well as other relative newcomers Wale and Mickey Factz.

The tour is “invitation-only” and will hit 9 US cities beginning August 6 in Chicago, IL. Stay connected with all the action via the tour’s Facebook page, MySpace, and YouTube account. You can enter to win tickets on the event website.

Watch the tour promo below:

The show’s lineup varies depending on the tour stop, but Melanie will definitely be performing in Chicago for the tour kickoff! Here is the full itinerary:

Chicago – August 6, 2009
Washington, D.C. – August 13, 2009
Atlanta – August 20, 2009
Houston – August 27, 2009
Dallas – September 17, 2009
Philadelphia – September 24, 2009
New Orleans – October 8, 2009
New York City – TBA
Miami – November 13, 2009

This is the music video for “Boys & Girls”, the second single off of Pixie Lott’s debut album, Turn It Up. I love it! It’s fresh, fun, and funky at the same time. I’m loving everything I’ve heard from Miss Lott and hope this goes to #1 just like “Mama Do” did! Enjoy!

Sounded a little off-key in the beginning of the performance. I wonder if their were any technical issues with the ears she had in, or perhaps simply nerves. But she worked it out as the song went on! I love the breakdown in the middle of the song and she ended it very strong! Very glad to see her do another performance on TV.

This is my favorite song off of Kelly’s All I Ever Wanted album (my review), so I just had to share. I think she looks great in this video. Simple and elegant, even though it didn’t really go with the song itself.

Kristinia DeBarge is one of a handful of music artists who will benefit from the online and mobile promotion of Giant Magazine and Baby Phat, as part of their collaborative “Sole Series” this summer.

GIANT and Baby Phat have embarked on a unique multi-media program that will engage the audience by integrating readers’ experience with Baby Phat through print, digital, special event and mobile initiatives…This ground-breaking campaign consists of the following: a “Road to Success” print feature, in-store tour and a mobile sweepstakes for the opportunity to win the ultimate fashionista experience by attending the Baby Phat Fashion Show during New York’s renowned Fashion Week. Talk about living life in the “fab” lane.

Sounds like a great way to help promote Kristinia and her new album! Find out more about the campaign via the official press release.

A few months ago, VH1 announced that it would be reviving its Divas franchise. I began speculating about which artists I would most like to see. And by “artists”, I mean vocalists and real singers. I do not mean entertainers. I want females up there that can SANG!

Looks like VH1 feels the same way as the September 17th show from the Brooklyn Academy of Music Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, NY will feature Kelly Clarkson, Leona Lewis, and Adele. In their transparent attempt to gain ratings from the tween crowd, they also selected Miley Cyrus.

If they want someone from the realm of country, it should have been someone like Carrie Underwood, but I see what they’re doing. Miley isn’t terrible, but alongside bonafide singers like Kelly, Leona, and Adele, it’s clear she isn’t in the same league. Then again, there’s always a questionable performer or two for the Divas show. I guess Miley’s it this time around.

If I can take you back to my thoughts on this, back in April, you’ll see I wasn’t off in my predictions:

I would think, since the last Divas, singers that should be consider include Duffy, Adele, Leona Lewis, Kelly Clarkson, Pink, and Fergie.

Man, I’m good!

Someone I think would be invited purely for the media attention is Rihanna. I love the girl’s songs as she is a pop music machine! She’s also in the direct eye of the media due to the Chris Brown situation (still smh at that), so Viacom may seek to take advantage of that. They’ve done it before. Other people who do not need to be invited: Britney, Ciara (I still love her though), Taylor Swift, and Miley Cyrus and all the current Disney ’stars’.

Called it.

Rolling Stone’s blog has more on the show.

It’s been added to Amazon.com, so I guess it’s official!

Don’t forget that you can still pre-order ahead of its August 11 release!

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Look for Miss Melanie Fiona on an upcoming episode of BET’s new show, Rising Icons (premiering July 27th), which is dedicated to up-and-coming artists.

GREY GOOSE(R) Entertainment presents “RISING ICONS,” a new television series honoring the spirit of musical excellence by recognizing eight of the world’s most influential newfound artists. Appearing on BET Networks, each 30-minute episode of the eight-part series will take viewers on an up close and personal journey behind the scenes with the artists, giving viewers a glimpse into their road to stardom and revealing what it takes to be successful in music and entertainment today. “RISING ICONS” will make its television debut on Mon., July 27 at 10:30 PM ET/PT on BET.

Other artists profiled on “Rising Icons” include Chrisette Michele, The-Dream, Keri Hilson, Kid Cudi, Ryan Leslie, Hal Linton, and Wale. According to the press release, “each episode chronicles the artists’ lives both at home and on the road with candid commentary capturing their passions, motivation and inspiration.”

Show website: www.bet.com/risingicons

Macy’s has announced that Kristinia DeBarge will perform alongside Ne-Yo and New Standards for the 2009 version of its Glamorama concert August 14th in Minneapolis, MN.

Glamorama also has a show date in Chicago, on August 21, but no word on if the lineup remains the same for that one as the Minneapolis event. I would assume the same acts are performing, but don’t want to pass along bad information. For now, Kristinia is only confirmed for the August 14th Glamorama event in Minneapolis.