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July 2005


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NEW YORK (AP) - Kelly Clarkson is hitting the road on her first solo headline tour.

Clarkson, winner of the first "American Idol" competition, will open "The Breakaway Tour" March 30 in Tulsa, Okla. The tour will end in Vancouver, British Columbia, May 29.

"Nothing makes me happier than being on the road," the 22-year-old singer said in a statement Tuesday. "I can't wait to see the fans and perform my new material."

Clarkson will perform in mostly theater-size venues, which she says "will be a great opportunity for me to connect with my die-hard fans in an intimate setting."

Other stops on the 34-city tour include New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.

Her second album, "Breakaway," features two singles: the title track and "Since U Been Gone." .

LONDON (AP) - R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills has a severe ear infection, but should be well enough for the band to resume its European tour this week, singer Michael Stipe said Tuesday.

The band canceled a concert in Sheffield, northern England, Monday after Mills fell ill with flu-like symptoms. The show was rescheduled for June 15. A concert scheduled for Tuesday in Glasgow, Scotland, also was called off.

Stipe said doctors had told Mills he should be able to perform Wednesday, when the band is due to play in Birmingham, central England.

He said the bass player's illness began with a case of flu and evolved into an inner-ear infection.

"Mike held out until the last possible moment because he didn't want to disappoint fans, but 45 minutes before we were due on stage I looked at him and realized there was no way he could go on," Stipe said. "He could barely stand.

"We're all incredibly disappointed because we're not a band that cancels shows left and right. Last time we canceled a show for any reason was nine years ago."

R.E.M. is set to perform in Belfast and Dublin, Ireland, over the weekend before flying to South Africa for the next leg of its tour.


LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Doobie Brothers will donate proceeds from their Doobie Red Wine to the National Veterans Foundation for the next five years in memory of late drummer Keith Knudsen. Knudsen, who played with the band on a string of hits including "Taking It to the Streets" and "Black Water" and who is credited with pushing the band to re-form in 1987, died of pneumonia Feb. 8. He was 56. "The National Veterans Foundation and founder Shad Meshad were very close to Keith, the band and me," manager Bruce Cohn said in a statement Thursday. Since 1987, the band has given more than $1 million to the foundation. Doobie Red, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cab Franc from Sonoma County, is produced by Cohn's B.R. Cohn Winery in Glen Ellen. Doobie Red is packaged as a three-bottle collector's set featuring Doobie Brothers album and CD artwork.