Smashing Pumpkins - US Tour 2008

Smashing Pumpkins have revealed the details for the upcoming US tour on their site. According to the explanation the band will play in New York, Chicago and L.A. for 20th anniversary tour. The other cities will be announced soon. Bill Corgan says "The August tour is going to be a blast... Expect a very loud and raucous show from us...and we are very, very happy to know we will finally be playing our own shows come November in New York, L.A., and Chicago... The 20th Anniversary shows will be magical... We are already working on lots of surprises" about the current tour line-up for 2008.

Jennifer Hudson's New Album Cover

American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson's new album cover has appeared on the internet. The singer's new album is set for release on September 30. You can see the album cover here and you can listen Jennifer Hudson's first single from the new album, Spotlight here, if you haven't listened it yet.

Funeral For A Friend's New Single and UK Tour Dates

Funeral For A Friend will release a new single Waterfront Dance Club/Beneath The Burning Tree as a free download. The new single will be released on 14th July and will be available to download from waterfrontdanceclub.com.

The other news from Funeral For A Friend is that they will tour to UK in the fall of this year. The tour dates are:

Dublin Academy (14th October)
Belfast Spring And Airbrake (15)
Inverness Ironworks (16)
Glasgow ABC (18)
Leeds Metropolitan University (19)
Hull University (20)
Preston 53 Degrees (22)
Whitehaven Civic Hall (23)
Manchester Academy 2 (24)
Birmingham Academy (26)
Coventry Kasbah (27)
Nottingham Rock City (28)
Exeter Lemon Grove (30)
Portsmouth Pyramid (31)
Oxford Academy (1st November)
Norwich Waterfront (3)
London Forum (4)
Tenby De Valance Pavilion (9th December)
Swansea Sin City (10)
Cardiff University (12)
Wrexham Central Station (13)
Aberystwyth Arts Centre (14)

Essence Music Festival 2008 Performances

Rihanna, Neyo, Chris Brown, Ciara and Kelly Rowland all performed at the 2008 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. You can watch live performances videos of the music festival here.