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Contest: Win 2 Tickets to See The Black Eyed Peas LIVE in Canada!

Michael Levine — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:00:32 +0000

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andPOP wants to send you and a friend to see the Black Eyed Peas LIVE in concert in select Canadian cities!

The Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D. World Tour 2010 – returns to Canada this summer and we’re giving away 2 tickets for each of the following performances:

July 27, 2010 Air Canada Centre Toronto, ON – with Jason Derulo
July 28, 2010 Air Canada Centre Toronto, ON – with Jason Derulo
August 1, 2010 Scotiabank Place, Kanata, ON – with B.o.B. and Jason Derulo
August 18, 2010 MTS Centre Winnipeg, MB – with T-Pain
August 20, 2010 Credit Union Centre Saskatoon, SK – with T-Pain
August 22, 2010 Pengrowth Saddledome Calgary, AB – with T-Pain
August 23, 2010 Rexall Place Edmonton, AB – with T-Pain

To enter the contest, simply complete the form below.

Contest Ends July 20th, 2010.

You can purchase tickets here.
Buy the new album, The E.N.D. on iTunes.

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*1 entry per person. No purchase necessary. Tickets will be available at box office on day of the concert.

Kylie Minogue, Coldplay Play Australian Bushfire Benefits

Eva Lam — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:11:01 +0000

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Kylie Minogue, Coldplay, Kings of Leon and Taylor Swift were among the music stars who took part in two charity concerts on Saturday night for victims of Australia’s deadly wildfires.

Tens of thousands braved heavy rain and lightning to attend the Sound Relief concerts in Sydney and Melbourne, which organizers hope will raise about $5 million Australian ($4.18 million Cdn). Last month’s wildfires in southern Victoria state left at least 210 people dead and destroyed thousands of homes.

Some of the money from Saturday’s concerts will also benefit victims of recent floods in Queensland state that left hundreds homeless.

Minogue, who flew in from a Bollywood film shoot in India to participate in the event, led the 80,000-strong Melbourne crowd in a singalong of Peter Allen’s “I Still Call Australia Home.”

“I’m so thankful I can make it home tonight and share this with all of you,” said the Melbourne native. “There’s a thing we talk about a lot, which is the Australian spirit, and I believe that it’s in evidence tonight all around the country.”

The lineup also included several bands who reunited for the event, such as Split Enz and Midnight Oil. The latter featured ex-frontman Peter Garrett, who left the band in 2002 to pursue a career in politics and is currently Australia’s environment minister.

Olivia Newton-John closed the night’s entertainment in Sydney alongside Bee Gees member Barry Gibb, with the two Australian-raised singers performing a duet of “Islands in the Stream.”

Both concerts also included a minute’s silence for victims of the wildfires.

Michael Jackson Sells Out 50 London Concerts In Hours

Eva Lam — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:34:37 +0000

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Michael Jackson’s comeback is off to a strong start, with the King of Pop’s 50 London concerts selling out hours after tickets became available on Friday.

Billboard reports that tickets were selling at an average rate of 40,000 per hour, with some fans having flown in from around the world to buy tickets in person at the O2 Arena box office. Others had been waiting in line since Wednesday.

A total of 750,000 tickets have now been sold, including 360,000 advance tickets that went on sale earlier this week.

Tickets for the “This Is It Tour” concerts were priced between $89 and $133 for general admission, and up to $1,100 for VIP seats. Jackson initially announced he would do 10 shows, but high demand prompted promoters to add another 40 dates.

All shows will take place at the 20,000-seat O2 Arena in south London between July and next February. Jackson has said they will be his last shows in the British capital, but there is speculation the concert series could be part of a world tour.

Jackson, 50, has won 13 Grammy awards and sold more than 750 million albums but hasn’t had a major tour since 1997 or released a new album since 2001′s “Invincible.”

The singer had mostly stayed out the spotlight since being acquitted of child molestation charges in California in 2005, though he made headlines again last year when financial troubles forced him to give up ownership of his Neverland ranch.