MUSIC NEWS - Rising music star ADELE has earned four Grammy nominations, and would love to win one (despite the mis-quotes in the British press) and has a mostly sold-out winter tour. Now the British "heartbroken soul" singer has announced plans for a spring 09 tour of the US. She's booked a March 9, 2009 opening at the House of Blues in San Diego, CA, and a May 5 endgig at the Roseland Ballroom in NYC. So far, only 10 dates have been announced so far for the spring run, but highlights include a March 14 concert at Warehouse in Houston, TX, a March 17 performance at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, GA, and a March 18 gig at The Mercy Lounge in Nashville, TN. Her shows are in great demand, due to great tix sales, Adele's January 29 concert at The Fillmore in San Francisco and January 30 gig at the Avalon in Los Angeles were upgraded to the Warfield Theatre and the Wiltern, respectively, where both shows subsequently sold out.
Adele is touring to support her January 2008 debut, "19 ," which chronicles her life and relationships at the title age. The record initially made a mildly successful run of the charts during the summer before falling. But after Adele's mid-October performance on a "Saturday Night Live" episode featuring former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, "19" moved back up the charts to nearly cracking the top ten ! In addition to her successful record debut and tour, Adele recently received Grammy nominations for Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the single "Chasing Pavements." The up-and-coming singer thanked fans for their support on Adele's MySpace . "You've made 2008 the best year of my life," Adele wrote, continuing, "I really wasn't expecting such an amazing response to '19.' I've had a few downs but had a lot of highs, and you lot are responsible for the good ones!"
In other Adele news, a follow-up record is slated for 2009. She's has already selected several songs for the album, as well as a producer whom she hasn't yet announced, saying she would be "embarrassed" if the collaboration fell through.
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