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Bonnie Raitt Cancels Tour With James Taylor For Health Reasons

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The GRAMMY winner has announced she will not appear on the first leg of the joint tour that was scheduled to start in May
Renée Fabian
GRAMMYs
May 1, 2018 - 10:39 am

Those looking forward to seeing Bonnie Raitt on tour with James Taylor starting this May will have to wait. On April 30, the GRAMMY winner announced she is cancelling her appearances in the first leg of the joint tour for health reasons. The tour with Taylor was scheduled to begin May 8 in Jacksonville, Fla.

Though no specific medical condition was cited for the cancellation, a Facebook post announcing the news shared that the decision came following Raitt's annual physical. The doctor determined she needed surgery in the near future and "the prognosis is good and a full recovery is expected."

So not to worry. The 68-year-old singer/songwriter expects to be in full health come the second leg of the planned tour in July, which includes dates in Buffalo, N.Y., and Lenox, Mass., before the duo head to Europe.

"I'm deeply sorry to have to disappoint my fans, James and colleagues with these cancellations," Raitt said. "I was so looking forward to our tour, but I’m very grateful that the doctors feel this can be taken care of with surgery. I'm feeling strong and am in great hands with my wonderful team. I fully expect to return for the second leg of the U.S. tour in June followed by our European tour in July."

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James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt

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James Taylor And Bonnie Raitt Announce 2018 U.S. Tour

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The two GRAMMY winners will set out across the country on a 17-date tour, with the possibility of more shows to be added
Nate Hertweck
GRAMMYs
Jan 9, 2018 - 4:57 pm

Two of music's most influential songwriters and performers, James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt, are coming together again this summer for co-headlining tour. Each will play full sets on a slew of dates starting in May that will take them across the U.S. into July.

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Taylor's most recent album, 2015's Before This World was nominated for a GRAMMY Award for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 58th GRAMMY Awards. Raitt, released Dig In Deep, her 17th studio album in 2016, and her previous album, 2013's Slipstream, took home the GRAMMY for Best Americana Album at the 55th GRAMMY Awards.

The longtime friends united for a cross-country tour last summer as well, andaccording to Rolling Stone, Taylor and Raitt are soon expected to announce additional dates in cities across the South and Midwest.

Tickets for all dates of the tour go on sale Jan. 19 (except for the St. Paul, Minn., show, which will go on sale Jan. 20) via Taylor's website.

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Miguel Sets North American Ascension Tour With DVSN

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The GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter readies 26-date trek around the country in support of 2017's 'War & Leisure'
Renée Fabian
GRAMMYs
Jun 18, 2018 - 11:52 am

With a bevy of artists on tour this summer, from Beyoncé and Jay-Z to Lauryn Hill, Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town, and Janet Jackson, Miguel didn't want to be left out of the action.

On June 18 the GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter announced he will embark on a 26-date summer tour in support of his 2017 album, War & Leisure. Dubbed The Ascension tour, Miguel will begin his latest live stint on Aug. 23 in Boston. He'll cross through cities such as Toronto, Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas before wrapping up Sept. 28 in Seattle.

R&B duo DVSN have been drafted to support Miguel for the entirety of the tour. You can also catch Miguel at a handful of summer festivals, including Afropunk in New York, Made In America in Philadelphia, Hopscotch in Raleigh, N.C., Grandoozy in Denver, and Life Is Beautiful in Las Vegas.

If you're anxious to fill out your summer show schedule with another GRAMMY winner, you can grab your tickets to see Miguel live starting June 22 via Miguel's Facebook page.

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SZA, M.I.A. Join The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill 20th Anniversary Tour

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The GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter also adds Nas, Dave Chappelle, A$AP Rocky, Big Boi, Busta Rhymes, and more to celebratory tour
Renée Fabian
GRAMMYs
Jun 18, 2018 - 11:39 am

Lauryn Hill is going all out for her upcoming 20th Anniversary The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill tour. The GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter announced her upcoming tour to celebrate her Album Of The Year GRAMMY-winning 1998 album, The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill, this past April.

She just upped the tour's ante by announcing artists such as Nas, M.I.A, Dave Chappelle, A$AP Rocky, SZA, Big Boi, De La Soul, Busta Rhymes, Dave East, Jo Mersa Marley, Talib Kweli, Bambaata Marley, Shabazz Palaces, Patoranking, Tierra Whack, Protoje, Kelela, Victory, Raury, and Iman Omari will join her for selected dates.

The tour begins July 5 in Virginia Beach, Va., and will feature special guests A$AP Rocky and Marley. M.I.A. will join the celebration for three dates starting July 7 in Boston, along with Busta Rhymes for five dates. Nas will make multiple appearances, including stops in Las Vegas, New Orleans, Portland, Ore., and more.

SZA will play Sept. 20 in Mountain View, Calif., along with De La Soul and Shabazz Palaces. Hill also announced a new show Sept. 18 at the legendary Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with Chappelle and De La Soul.

The announcement of these special guests sweetens an already must-see tour from Hill. To find out what else is in store during her trek across North America, visit Hill's website to get tickets for the show nearest you.

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Ghost Announce North American Tour To Support 'Prequelle'

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Titled A Pale Tour Named Death, catch the GRAMMY-winning metal band in action in a city near you this fall
Renée Fabian
GRAMMYs
Jun 13, 2018 - 12:37 pm

In case you missed it, the GRAMMY-winning metal band Ghost are about to embark on A Pale Tour Named Death, and you are most certainly invited.

On June 11 the band announced a 37-date trek across North American that will commence Oct. 26 in Tulsa, Okla. Cardinal Copia and A Group of Nameless Ghouls will then pass through cities such as Indianapolis, Chicago, Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles, Los Vegas, Atlanta, Toronto, Baltimore, and Boston before wrapping up on Dec. 15 in Brooklyn, N.Y.

The tour is in support of the band's fourth studio album, Prequelle, which was released June 1. The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, the highest-ranking album of the band to date. Fans can expect a mix of both new materials and some of the band's previous hits during their upcoming show dates.

If you want to join the band on their thrashing march around the States, general admission ticket sales open on June 15 via Future Beat.

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