Shakira has announced that the first single off her forthcoming album is She Wolf, available worldwide July 13th! Listen to a 30 second sample of the track here!

Shakira wrote and produced the pulsing electro-tinged track with John Hill (Santigold) and a video directed by Jake Nava, featuring the metamorphosis of a woman told through her unique dance techniques, will follow in late July.

The album is due out in October 2009 and features a predominantly English track list. Stay tuned for the reveal of the album title and visit Shakira.com for all up-to-date album information and breaking news!

Official website: www.shakira.com

The New Cities have announced that they will be sending out information to their fans through their newsletter about how members of www.thenewcities.com can be the first to learn about their new video! Fans who sign up as a member of the website and for The New Cities newsletter will receive information about upcoming activities and learn how to access members-only exclusives.

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Whitney Houston has announced that her highly-anticipated new album will be titled 'I Look To You'. Set for worldwide release on September 1, 2009 on Arista Records, 'I Look To You' will mark Whitney's 7th studio album.

Stay tuned for the reveal of her album cover and visit www.whitneyhouston.com for all up-to-date album information, exclusive photos and breaking news!

Two-time CMA male vocalist of the year Brad Paisley is releasing his newest album 'American Saturday Night' on June 30, 2009. In the weeks leading up to the release, iTunes is offering different tracks from the album. You can purchase them as they become available, and then complete your album on release day. For a limited time only, you can also buy Brad Paisley's previous releases for only 7.99.

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Official website: www.bradpaisley.com

WatchMojo sits down with Nick and Julien to get their take on the band's sound, which WM describes as "...blending the timeless tastiness of classic synth-pop to the intensity and dynamics of modern punk and the irrefutable rump mobilization of the recent dance-rock insurgence".

Watch the full interview here!

Returning to the show that made him a household name, Paul appeared on Britain's Got Talent semi final show on May 29th. Watch his incredibly poignant and emotional performance of "La Prima Volta (First Time I Saw Your Face)" now on YouTube!

Whitney Houston's new album will be released worldwide September 1, 2009. This is Whitney's 7th studio album. Since her 1985 self-titled debut, she has built an illustrious career that has generated over 170 million combined worldwide sales of albums, singles and videos. Cited by the Guinness Book of World Records as music's "most awarded female artist of all time," with an unsurpassed tally of 411 awards, inclusive of 6 Grammy Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, 23 American Music Awards and 16 Billboard Music Awards; Houston remains a singular force in music today.

Click here for more information and be sure to visit www.whitneyhouston.com regularly for up-to-date album information, exclusive photos and breaking news!

If you missed Franz Ferdinand's recent sold-out concert at Lee's Palace and just can't make it across the border to check out Passion Pit or Kasabian, you're in luck! This summer, all three bands will be performing at the iTunes Festival, a concert series that can be enjoyed from anywhere in the world.

Although the concerts will take place overseas at The Roundhouse in Camden, all performances will be recorded and available for download on iTunes. So, fans from all around the world can get the live experience.

Passion Pit and Franz Ferdinand will perform on Monday, July 6, 2009 and Kasabian's concert will take place on Friday, July 22, 2009. There are also 50 more bands to be announced, so stay tuned to the iTunes Live official website.

Official website: www.kasabian.co.uk/
Official website: www.franzferdinand.tv
Official website: www.passionpitmusic.com/

You may already be familiar with the powerhouse pipes of Daniel Merriweather. The 27-year-old Australian is the old-soul voice behind Mark Ronson's "Stop Me", which soared to the top of the UK charts in April 2007 and labeled Merriweather as an artist to watch.

Now Merriweather is making good on that promise and establishing himself as a singer, songwriter, and performer in his own right. On Tuesday, June 2, 2009, Merriweather will be stepping into the spotlight and releasing his own debut album, 'Love & War', which has already been named one of Rolling Stone's hottest albums of 2009.

"On Love & War, it's as if I took all of my influences, shook them up in a box, and came up with a bunch of songs that I think stand away from any one particular genre. Merriweather's writing on the album makes use of hip-hop beats, gospel organs, 60s soul horns, warm textures of acoustic and electric guitar, and string arrangements coupled with extensive production from Mark Ronson. The opening track, "For Your Money," finds Merriweather trying to survive everyday life in his adopted city of New York; "Change" advises people to look at themselves in the mirror before judging anyone else; and "Chainsaw" is about a destructive and dysfunctional relationship.

Click here to watch the video for "Change" featuring Wale. Click here to listen to the album.

On August 21, 2009, Pearl Jam will be returning to Toronto, marking the band's first Canadian performance in three years. After wrapping up their European tour, Pearl Jam will be embarking on a North American run, including a show at Toronto's Molson Ampitheatre.

The tour is in support of the reissue of their debut album 'Ten', remixed and remastered in four deluxe editions. The album was released earlier this year, as the first reissue in the re-release of Pearl Jam's entire catalogue, leading up to the band's 20th anniversary in 2011.

Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.

Official website: www.pearljam.com/

Our Lady Peace has announced that their seventh studio album 'Burn Burn' will be released on July 21, 2009. The album marks the first studio album from Our Lady Peace since 2005, and marks a return to the hard driving rock songs the band displayed on their breakthrough debut release, 'Naveed'.

We've come full circle and the music is just stripped down, full of raw energy. It feels like a proper rock record again," singer Raine Maida explains. Fans can catch a glimpse of the studio sessions plus exclusive artwork, lyrics and more at the band's website

Throughout their career, the band has sold over five million albums worldwide, won four Juno Awards and ten Much Music Video Awards making them one of the most awarded bands in MMVA history. Four of the group's albums have received a Diamond Certification in Canada and their Live DVD went Double-Platinum in 2003.

Our Lady Peace will hit the road, travelling across North America in support of the release this summer. More dates to be announced, so stay tuned to Our Lady Peace's official website.

Canadian Tour Dates
Saturday, June 20, 2009 - Belleville, ON @ Belleville Waterfront Centre
Thursday, July 9, 2009 - Grand Prairie, AB @ Summerslam
Saturday, July 11, 2009 - Sarnia, ON @ Bayfest
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 - Ottawa, ON @ Bluesfest
Sunday, August 2, 2009 - Halifax, NS @ Rockfest

Official website: www.ourladypeace.com

Daughtry has unveiled the title of their second album: 'Leave This Town'. Set to be released on Tuesday, July 14, 2009, the album will feature over a dozen songs, including their first single, "No Surprise."

Shifting gears smoothly between arena-rock anthems, hushed ballads and country-influenced songs, 'Leave This Town' is an exploration of the different paths we take in our search for transcendence. "A lot of it is about how leaps of faith can set us free or tie us down, and how we often find heartache when we run from something and redemption when we run toward something," says singer Chris Daughtry.

'Leave This Town' will follow the runaway success of Daughtry's 2006 self- titled debut, which scored #1 songs on Canadian charts with "It's Not Over" and "Home." Daughtry is certified Double Platinum in Canada and has garnered awards around the world including multiple wins at the American Music Awards, the World Music Awards and the Billboard Music Awards.

After touring her wildly successful Funhouse tour all over Australia, P!NK has announced that she will be returning to North America. During this new leg of the tour, she'll be hitting Toronto's Air Canada Centre on Wednesday, September 30, 2009.

The tour's circus-themed concerts feature acrobatics, eye-catching costumes and flying dancers. Garnering praise from all over the globe, the Funhouse tour has been called "a major spectacle that you can’t take your eyes off" by Marie-Claire Jones at The Evening Express.

Tickets go on sale Friday, May 8, 2009 on Ticketmaster.

Official website: www.pinkspage.com

John Legend has added a new tour date to his 2009 Eco-Friendly summer tour. On Monday, August 17, 2009, he will be performing at Metropolis in Montreal, ON, with special guest, India Arie.

For the tour, Legend has teamed up with non-profit environmental organization REVERB to ensure and facilitate the use of green products and practices, along with neutralizing CO2 emissions from venue energy use, hotels, flights and touring vehicles. The tour's "carbon footprint" was calculated by REVERB and neutralized by financially supporting the construction of new renewable energy projects such as wind farms.

Tickets go on sale on May 1, 2009 at Ticketpro Canada.

Official website: www.johnlegend.com

Paul Potts has announced that he will be going on tour this summer, visiting six venues across Canada along the way. After selling out over 100 arenas across the globe on his 2008 world tour, he is set to take the stage once more, performing songs from his sophomore album 'Passione'.

Potts has garnered a huge fan following ever since he won the first series of Britain's Got Talent in 2007. In 2008, his debut album, ''One Chance', sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide and this year is beginning to look just as promising. He was recently named Best International Artist at this year's Echo Awards, continuing to win over audiences all over the globe.

Canadian Tour Dates:
Thursday, June 25 - Vancouver, BC @ Centre for the Performing Arts
Saturday, June 27 - Edmonton, AB @ Winspear
Sunday, June 28 - Calgary, AB @ Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Tue, June 30 - Kitchener, ON @ Centre in the Square
Saturday, July 4 - Ottawa, ON @ NAC Theatre
Saturday, July 18 - Toronto, ON @ Elgin Theatre

Tickets go on sale May 7, 2009 at Ticketmaster Canada.

Beyonce has announced that she will be coming back to Toronto this summer, as her 2009 "I AM..." World Tour returns to North America. On Monday, July 20, 2009, she'll be hitting the Molson Ampitheatre.

The most anticipated concert event of 2009, Beyonce's "I AM..." is her first full-length tour since 2007's sold-out "The Beyonce Experience". Performing dramatic dance numbers and acrobatics in a high-tech state-of-the-art concert environment, Beyonce has been mesmerizing fans and critics all over North American. Joanna Horowitz at The Seattle Times calls the show a "hip hop Cirque Du Soleil".

For additional tour dates, visit Beyonce's official website.

Official website: www.beyonceonline.com

Kings of Leon have recently extended their 'Night' tour, booking 8 more arenas across North America. Having already conquered Toronto on the spring leg of their tour, they'll be taking on the West Coast during the extension, playing hockey arenas in Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver.

Their latest album, "Only By the Night", received three Grammy nominations this year and is an iTunes bestseller. And their tour is proving to be just as successful; KoL have been selling out arenas all over North America. Tickets go on sale tomorrow on Ticketmaster.

Canadian Tour Dates:
Wednesday, August 12 - Edmonton, Alberta @ Rexall Place
Thursday, August 13 - Calgary, Alberta @ Pengrowth Saddledome
Saturday, August 15 - Vancouver, British Columbia @ General Motors Place

Official website: kingsofleon.com

Today, Leonard Cohen has announced that he will be adding over 30 dates to his world tour. He will be making stops in Madrid, Monaco, Dublin, Liverpool and many other cities across Europe.

For more details, visit Leonard Cohen's official website.

Official website: www.leonardcohen.com

Vancouver, BC will be the first to welcome Leonard Cohen as his tour 2009 tour brings him back to Canada for a performance at the GM Place on Sunday, April 10.Canadian fans are in for a treat, as the tour has been garnering rave reviews from critics everywhere. "Radiant rays of meaning and joy burst through like a flood demolishing a dam", says Ben Wener of the Orange County Register about Cohen's nostalic performance in Los Angeles on April 11, 2009. "That's what happens when you witness something so magical, so personally fulfilling".

But he'll be making one stop before he heads back to his home country. The 74-year-old singer-songwriter will be performing Friday, April 17 at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California, alongside Franz Ferdinand, Paul McCartney and others.

For complete tour dates, click here.

Official website: www.leonardcohen.com