Akon to be on Tour w/ Gwen Stefani & Don't Matter debuts on the Hot 100

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The official Sweet Escape Tour Announcement on Gwen Stefani’s official site, as confirmed that Akon will be on tour with Gwen Stefani

Posted on 1/23/2007:
“The Sweet Escape Tour presented by Verizon kicks off this April 22nd at Coors Amphitheatre in San Diego, California, and concludes on June 23rd at Irvine, California’s Verizon Wireless Amphitheater.

Joining Gwen on tour is the platinum-selling singer Akon, who also sings on and produced the new single “The Sweet Escape.” Rounding out the bill is British MC Lady Sovereign.

"I'm excited to have this opportunity to tour with Akon and Lady Sovereign, two original artists that I have so much respect for" Gwen said. "I can’t wait to get out there. This show is going to be spectacular!"

Tickets for The Sweet Escape Tour go on sale nationwide Saturday, February 10th. Fans can buy tickets at www.livenation.com, www.ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster retail locations nationwide.

Apr-22 San Diego, CA - Coors Amphitheatre**
Apr-24 Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center**
Apr-25 Bakersfield, CA - Rabobank Arena**
Apr-27 Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre***
Apr-28 Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
Apr-30 Salt Lake City, UT - The "E" Center
May-02 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
May-03 Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
May-05 Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
May-06 Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
May-08 Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
May-09 West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre
May-11 Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
May-12 Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
May-14 Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion
May-15 Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
May-17 Washington DC - Nissan Pavilion
May-18 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
May-20 Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre
May-21 Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
May-23 Boston, MA - Tweeter Center
May-24 Philadelphia, PA - Tweeter Center at The Waterfront
May-27 Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Hotel and Casino***
May-29 Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
May-30 Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
Jun-01 Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
Jun-02 Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
Jun-04 Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
Jun-05 St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
Jun-07 Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
Jun-08 Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Jun-10 Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
Jun-12 Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
Jun-13 Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome
Jun-15 Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
Jun-16 Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheatre
Jun-18 Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Jun-19 San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
Jun-22 Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jun-23 Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

** Akon only
*** Lady Sovereign only”

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On these week’s charts, Akon's "Konvicted" (SRC/Universal) moves from 2 to 5 with a 6.7% sales decline to 52,000, which is pretty stable.

On Billboard’s Hot 100, “I Wanna Love You” slips down to number 4, and “Smack That”, slips to number 8.

On the good side of things, “Don’t Matter” makes its Hot 100 debut at number 79, and Gwen and Akon’s “The Sweet Escape,” moves up to number 19.

Screencaps: Chilli on MTV's "My Super Sweet 16"

Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas made an appearance on MTV’s “My Super Sweet 16" starring Allison Mathis.

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Chilli’s album title, "Point Of View", confirmed

Akon has recently confirmed that Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas's album will be called; "Point Of View,” which is scheduled to be released during the middle of the year, while fellow Konvict Muzik artist; T-Pain’s second album, R&M: Rhythm & Music is scheduled to be released next month.

Akon has also been confirmed to work on Whitney Houston’s comeback album as well as Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s upcoming album and Young Buck's LP.

Stay tuned fans.
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- AJ.

Screencaps: Akon's Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno performance

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Rozonda ‘Chilli’ Thomas - "No Rings on These Fingers"

Original Date: 06 Jan 2007
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According to Earl Ray, (http://www.myspace.com/earlraykonvict), an upcoming Konvict Muzik artist, he wrote a song called "No Rings on These Fingers,” for Chilli’s upcoming album, in which he says; it should be a song for the clubs.

I this is accurate; the song title will definitely be an attention grabber. This information comes from a Q&A with Earl Ray at Chillifan.com, in which we are to “expect the unexpected from Chilli.”

For the interview, you can go to Chillifan.com (http://www.chillifan.com).

Chilli will appear on MTV's "My Super Sweet 16"

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Original Date: 30 Dec 2006

Chilli will make an appearance on the season premiere of MTV’s “My Super Sweet 16” on January 15th, at 9PM. Allison Mathis' Birthday Bash and will be featured on the show, daughter of Entertainment Attorney Charles Mathis.

Will Rozonda ‘Chilli’ Thomas bring the heat?

Will Rozonda ‘Chilli’ Thomas bring the heat?
Original Date: 16 Dec 2006
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Over the last few weeks, I’ve been scouting out various news sites, blogs and communities on discussions concerning Chilli’s upcoming solo LP. Certainly Akon’s Konvicted album promotion has created a buzz (as it was intended to do), and what we’ve grown to know is that the internet will often dish it out as it is. My overall conclusion was that the general opinions on Chilli’s upcoming album thus far are mixed; ranging from great excitement to claims of not caring about it at all.

The one response that has stuck out in my mind is “she was a third leg in the group,” in which we all know to be inaccurate, yet similar statements have been made (including preferences of a Tionne “T-boz” Watkins LP). “No Scrubs,” which broke numerous records and garnered numerous awards dispels that. Chilli has proven that she can hold her own, however, regardless of past success; Rozonda needs to bring it, because it will not be easy. Signing with Akon just might have been the right move.

Akon recently elaborates on Konvict Muzik and Chilli’s record deal, on (craveonline.com), saying ‘Konvict derives from a company called K.L.D., (or) Kon Live Distribution, that’s, like, the mother-ship of all the companies. And, Konvict (Muzik) happens to be one of ‘em. And, then, of course, we have K.L.D. (which) is more of on the pop (music) side of things, like I just signed Chilli (from TLC), who will be on that side. We’re working her current solo album (executive produced by Missy Elliott) now.’ Akon has already mentioned that ‘She's going to give Britney Spears, Beyonce, all them literally, a run for their money on the stage’on channel4.com, so with such bold statements, she has no choice but to release a compelling record. It certainly increases expectations.

At any rate, she is already commentating on current female artists, the same women she will be competing for radio spins with in the future. Chilli appears in the Rap-Up's Winter 06/07 issue featuring The Game and Mya covers, in a page/article called “Stylin’ With Chilli,” as she critiques fellow female artists; Amerie, Cassie, Fergie, Brooke Hogan, Jojo and Lil Kim. “With sights set for a 2007 release, the mother of one broke from her recording routine to give today's lyrical ladies a tip on what is and isn't crazy, sexy or cool," but does she herself really have her house in order? Surly her attire on TRL a few weeks ago was not stellar. Fans can only hope that she brings it and can rise to the occasion as the women she has critiqued.

With hints of production by Missy Elliott, the Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am and Timbaland, things are looking as if it will be sure fire. R&B singer from the South “Earl Ray”, who’s also signed to a similar deal as Chilli is also rumored to have worked on her album along with T-Pain (who was the first artist that we signed through Konvict Muzik). In any case, we’ll have to wait around for the first single to drop.

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