Jordin Sparks to open Alicia Keys tour
The 30-date trek, which kicks off April 19 in Hampton, VA, is scheduled to visit arenas all over the US and a couple in Canada through mid-June. Details are listed below.
Eleven-time Grammy winner Keys, who picked up her latest trophies at Sunday's (2/10) ceremony, will start her lengthy world tour in Europe later this month. She is supporting her third studio album, "As I Am," which has spent four non-consecutive weeks atop The Billboard 200 since its November release and currently resides at No. 3.
The set's lead single, "No One," scored Keys Grammy Awards for Best R&B; Song and Best Female R&B; Vocal Performance. The star also snagged four honors at last night's (2/14) NAACP Image Awards: Outstanding Female Artist, Outstanding Album, and Outstanding Song and Outstanding Music Video for the single "Like You'll Never See Me Again."
Sparks was also called up to the podium at the NAACP Image Awards, as she was named Outstanding New Artist.
The 18-year-old singer, who is the youngest winner of FOX-TV's "American Idol" contest, is backing her eponymous debut, which peaked at No. 10 on The Billboard 200 in December and has spawned pop hits "Tattoo" and "No Air," the latter of which is a duet with Chis Brown.
April 2008
19 - Hampton, VA - Hampton Coliseum
20 - Philadelphia, PA - Liacouras Center
22 - Pittsburgh, PA - Peterson Events Center
24 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
26 - Columbus, OH - Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center
27 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
30 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
May 2008
1 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
5 - Los Angeles, CA - venue to be announced
7 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena
9 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
10 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion at San Jose
12 - Phoenix, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
14 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
18 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
22 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
24 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
25 - Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
28 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
30 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
31 - Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena
June 2008
3 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
5 - Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center at Cleveland State
6 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
8 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
11 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
13 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
15 - Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena
17 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
18 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
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