Natalie Cole
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September 10, 2009
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First came Chris Brown. After Jermaine Jackson held a press conference mentioning him contributing, his rep quickly issued a statement shooting the rumor down. Next came Mary J. Blige, who denied her involvement as well. And finally today, Natalie Cole’s rep tells TMZ that she too will not be performing at the event.
So much for a star-studded tribute! So without those three, that leaves…Akon and Jermaine Jackson. Sadly, we’re just waiting for the denial from Akon’s rep, which means Jermaine better have some sort of killer plan B up his sleeve.
It’s sad because this tribute could easily have been pushed back in order to secure performers. But it seems like it was rushed, and Jermaine was getting ahead of himself by holding the press conference.
We hope for Jermaine’s sake, and for the ticket holders, that he comes up with a back-up plan.
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That album won her two Grammys—one for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, and one for Best Instrumental Accompanying Vocalist. It also won Natalie a NAACP Award for Best Jazz Artist.
In other Natalie news, she recently joined the 2009 Love. Hugs. Peace. movement, a global giving campaign created by Build-A-Bear Workshop that offers young people around the world fun and simple ways to give back.
She added her vocal talents to the movement’s signature song, Let’s Talk About Love, creating a special rendition that helps spread the message of sharing and love and benefits Save the Children.
Here are Natalie Cole’s Tour Dates:
May 1 Stockton, CA Bob Hope Theatre
May 7 Seattle, WA WaMu Theater
May 9 Henderson, NV M Resort Spa Casino
May 13 Seoul, Korea Sejong Arts Center
May 14 Seoul Korea Goyang Aram Music Hall
June 5 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post
June 11 London, UK Samuel L. Jackson /
July 15 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
July 17 Jacksonville, OR Britt Pavilion
July 18 Napa, CA Robert Mondavi Winery
July 23 Snoqualmie, WA Snoqualmie Casino Event Center
July 25 Aspen, CO Aspen Music Festival
August 8 Williams Bay, WI Ferro Pavilion
October 2 Hammond, IN The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
October 3 Detroit, MI MotorCity Casino at Sound Board
October 6 Brampton, ON The Rose Theatre
October 9 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre
October 10 Bethlehem, PA Zoellner Arts Center
November 5 Salem, VA Salem Civic Center
November 6 Virginia Beach, VA Sandler Center For the Performing Arts
Additional show dates will be announced soon.
