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FINALLY!

There have been hints here and there that Pixie Lott would eventually release music in the United States. It’s been in articles and interviews from Miss Victoria herself. From those, we know that she’s filmed a movie — Fred: The Movie — and that “Cry Me Out” may be her 1st US single. And now it seems like the press is finally beginning for Pixie’s American push.

Billboard Magazine has a new preview of Artists to Watch for 2010. These are the acts they think are going to break out this year. I was super glad to see Pixie Lott on the list!

The big bullet points from the feature was that the label has not chosen Pixie’s lead US single yet, but they expect to do that, and set radio impact date in the coming weeks!

Don’t know about anyone else, but I can’t wait! Let’s goooo!

Pixie Lott has received 4 nominations for the 30th anniversary of the Brit Awards. Comparable to the US Grammy Awards, the Brits are quite prestigious across the pond.

At the show, which takes place February 16th in London, Pixie is up for the British breakthrough act, best British female and best single.

Find out more about the show and its tradition at www.brits.co.uk.

The Brit Awards nominations are coming and Pixie Lott has been invited to perform at the launch party in London January 18th.

La Roux and Ellie Goulding have also been tapped to perform at the IndigO2 gig which will air January 19th on ITV2 at 8pm.

Melanie Fiona has recently achieved one of her dreams: to tour with R&B superstar Alicia Keys. It’s been announced that Melanie will join Keys’ “The Element of Freedom”, which kicks off February 28th in Montreal, and runs through April 9th in Las Vegas. The tour will make stops throughout the US and Canada including major markets like DC, Miami, Los Angeles, NYC, and more.

Tickets for some shows are already on sale via Ticketmaster.com or LiveNation (for the Canadian dates).

Here is the tour itinerary:

Feb. 28 – Montreal, Quebec Bell Centre

March 1 – Kanata, Ontario Scotiabank Place

March 3 – Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena

March 5 – Detroit, MI Fox Theater

March 6 – Detroit, MI Fox Theater

March 8 – London, Ontario John Labatt Centre

March 10 – Toronto, Ontario Air Canada Centre

March 11 – Quebec City, Quebec Colisee Pepsi

March 13 – Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods Casino

March 17 – New York, NY Madison Square Garden

March 19 – Newark, NJ Prudential Center

March 20 – Atlantic City, NJ Mark Estes Arena

March 22 – Boston, MA Agganis Arena

March 24 – Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena

March 25 – Washington, DC Verizon Center

March 27 – Miami, FL American Airlines Arena

March 28 – Tampa, FL St Pete Times Forum

March 30 – Atlanta, GA Phillips Arena

April 2 – Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Theater

April 3 – Houston, TX Toyota Center

April 6 – Los Angeles, CA Staples Center

April 7 – San Jose, CA HP Pavilion

April 9 – Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay

On Tuesday, Miss Melanie Fiona will tape a performance for the not-so-live Jimmy Kimmel Live show to air later that night. I poke fun at the “live” portion of the show’s title because technically, it does not air live.

I’d give you a link to get tickets to the show, but it’s already sold it!

Check your local listings for when the show airs in your market. It varies as the show is syndicated. Click here for the official show website.

Melanie Fiona is set to play the “Jazz In The Gardens” concert in Miami’s Land Shark Stadium on March 21st. The 2-day festival, hosted by Tom Joyner, will feature a who’s who of urban artists including Mary J. Blige, John Legend, Robin Thicke, Boyz II Men, and more!

More information is available on the event website. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.com.

Melanie Fiona and Kristinia DeBarge both received nominations for the 41st annual NAACP Image Awards in the Outstanding New Artist category. They are up against K’Jon, Jeremih, and Keri Hilson.

The show will air live Feb. 26 @ 8PM (ET) on Fox. To see the full list of nominees, visit the show website.