May 23rd, 2004

May 2004 (Newstream) — International superstar Dido returned to perform in the United States for the first time in more than three years. She performed her first U.S. date on May 19 in Seattle, Washington at the Paramount Theater. The tour, which includes stops in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City, and Boston is in support of her 8x platinum (worldwide) smash album, LIFE FOR RENT. The album reached the No. 1 chart position in 22 countries, including the U.K. (7x platinum), Ireland (10x platinum), Singapore (7x platinum) and Australia (5x platinum). In the U.S., LIFE FOR RENT has remained on the Billboard Top 200 album charts for 31 consecutive weeks, with the album on its way to 2 million sold in the States.

Trenyce, a Top 5 finalist from last season’s “American Idol,” has launched a website to keep fans apprised of her activities, performances, and media appearances.

Despite plans to keep polls open twice as long and add phone lines, speed dialers may still interfere with voting for the next “American Idol” this week, according to Broadcasting & Cable magazine.

New York, NY – May 20, 2004 – On the eve of the release of her eagerly anticipated second album, Under My Skin, former AOL Music Breaker artist Avril Lavigne will perform a special live Broadband Rocks concert from New York City’s historic Webster Hall. The free, ticketed event will be broadcast live exclusively for AOL for Broadband members on Monday, May 24, America Online, Inc., the world’s leading Interactive services company, announced today. The live concert broadcast begins at 9:00 PM ET at AOL Keyword: Broadband Rocks.

The new Diana Krall CD is called The Girl In The Other Room (Verve), and substituting “man” for “girl” would work as well.

This is Andrea from The Light Bulbs freelance network. I am currently contract recruiting in-house for MTV for the next few months. Most positions I am covering are in the digital, media, design & creative space.

GoGirlsMusic.com announces its newest division, Weedgrrl, featuring music off its growing roster of musicians.