Virgin Mobile Presents THE MONSTER BALL TOUR STARRING LADY GAGA

Tickets Go On Sale Beginning March 19th at LiveNation.com

LOS ANGELES, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Lady Gaga, one of the most exciting and innovative new artists in recent history, has announced her highly anticipated return to North America on the heels of her sold-out European tour. The 2010 North American leg of The Monster Ball Tour, presented by Virgin Mobile, will begin on June 28th at Montreal's Bell Centre, taking her spectacular show to 31 top arenas and a host of new cities in the U.S. and Canada throughout the summer and fall.

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45 Concerts at 20 Venues Highlight CareFusion Jazz Festival New York

NEW YORK, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- CareFusion, a leading global medical device company, and festival producer George Wein today announced the schedule for the CareFusion Jazz Festival New York, which takes over the city June 17 - 26 with 45 concerts at 20 venues.

"I am grateful that CareFusion came forward to re-ignite the tradition of New York's annual jazz festival in June. With more than 1,000 jazz events taking place throughout New York every month, it's an exciting challenge to program a 10-night festival," said Mr. Wein, CEO of New Festival Productions, LLC. "We booked the festival using the underlying theme of "accentuate the positive," which includes partnering with some of the city's hottest venues from Manhattan to Queens, from Brooklyn to the Bronx. Together, we have booked a stellar festival filled with great music for all tastes and at all prices."

As in past years, some of the great legends of jazz will make their only major New York appearances. At Carnegie Hall, the CareFusion Jazz Festival New York presents Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette on June 17; An Evening with Chris Botti, June 19; The Genius of Joao Gilberto, June 22; and Herbie Hancock, Seven Decades: The Birthday Celebration featuring the birthday honoree himself, Herbie Hancock, plus Terence Blanchard, Bill Cosby, Joe Lovano, Wayne Shorter and others, June 24.

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MOJO IS THE FIRST NEW TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS ALBUM IN 8 YEARS

TICKETS GO ON SALE BEGINNING MARCH 8

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS today announced their 2010 North American tour and the upcoming release of Mojo, their first studio album in eight years, set for release on Reprise Records this spring.  The North American tour, produced by Live Nation, will take the band through a mix of top arenas and amphitheaters across the US and Canada beginning May 6th in Raleigh, NC.  Tickets go on sale beginning Monday, March 8 at LiveNation.com.

Special guest artists on the tour will include a mix of appearances by My Morning Jacket, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Joe Cocker, ZZ Top, and Drive-By Truckers.

All 2010 Tour tickets purchased online will include an MP3 download of every track on the Heartbreakers' electrifying new album, Mojo. It will work like this; once fans purchase tickets online they will receive an email with codes entitling them to download two tracks from Mojo ("First Flash Of Freedom" and "Good Enough.") Then, on the release date of the album, currently slated for this spring, ticket buyers will be sent a download of the entire album. Also included with every online ticket purchase, to be delivered at the end of the 2010 tour, will be a selection of live tracks recorded during the tour.

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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Vicente Fernandez, the undisputed King of Ranchera music and one of the most revered and successful singers in the world, announced today his 2010 tour.  Live Nation, in association with Fernandez's long time tour producer Ralph Hauser Promotions, will produce the 2010 tour.  Specific tour dates and on sale information will be announced in the coming weeks. For additional ticket and tour information visit LiveNation.com.

"Vicente is a musical treasure and we are proud to work with him and Ralph Hauser Promotions to bring his celebrated live show to the top arenas in the United States," said Jason Garner, Chief Executive Officer of Global Music at Live Nation.  "With more than 50 albums and 40 years of hits, Vicente continues to perform to sell out crowds year after year making him one of Latin music's highest grossing artists."

Vicente Fernandez, is one of Mexico's most recognizable and influential cultural icons, known as the undisputed king of Ranchera music with more than 50 million albums sold and as an actor having appeared in a variety of films spanning three decades.  His gifted, soul-stirring voice, and larger than life personality have conquered stages all over the world and have earned global recognition including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year in 2002, inclusion in the International Latin Music Hall of Fame, and most recently receiving the Grammy for Best Regional Mexican album for Necesito de Ti released in 2009.  Since his 1968 debut La Voz Que Usted Esperaba, Vicente Fernandez has a long parade of top hits including "Miseria," "No, No y No" and the massive hit "Volver, Volver," a song that established Fernandez in both his home country and around the world.

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