Britney Spears Tops Concert Tour List

The Canadian Press ranks the Top 20 Concert Tours. Britney Spears tops the list with her Circus tour. The Artists are ranked by the average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America in U.S. dollars.

The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

1. (New) Britney Spears; $2,384,567; $102.51.
2. (New) Elton John / Billy Joel; $2,185,634; $115.84.
3. (1) Celine Dion; $2,011,606; $107.97.
4. (New) Eagles; $1,691,056; $130.12.
5. (2) AC/DC; $1,409,211; $85.12.
6. (3) Fleetwood Mac; $1,169,580; $99.27.
7. (4) Nickelback; $787,420; $58.38.
8. (6) Rascal Flatts; $656,209; $61.08.
9. (7) Lil' Wayne; $599,313; $66.39.
10. (8) Brad Paisley; $454,374; $48.30.
11. (9) M Jotley Crue; $386,775; $53.91.
12. (10) Jeff Dunham; $290,685; $44.69.
13. (11) The Killers; $265,429; $42.01.
14. (12) Slipknot; $253,621; $38.17.
15. (13) Avenged Sevenfold / Buckcherry; $192,963; $36.98.
16. (14) John Legend; $173,355; $55.28.
17. (15) Larry The Cable Guy; $170,620; $32.39.
18. (18) Ron White; $142,018; $44.58.
19. (16) Rain - A Tribute To The Beatles; $142,006; $45.61.
20. (17) Bill Gaither & Friends Homecoming; $140,502; $34.85.

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2009 ACM Awards Winners

Here are the 2009 Academy of Country Music Award's Winners. This is only the main categories:

Entertainer of the Year: Carrie Underwood

Album of the Year: Fearless, Taylor Swift

Top Male Vocalist: Brad Paisley

Top Female Vocalist: Carrie Underwood

Top Vocal Group: Rascal Flatts

Top Vocal Duo: Sugarland

Top New Male Vocalist: Jake Owen

Top New Female Vocalist: Julianne Hough

Top New Vocal Duo or Group: Zac Brown Band

Single Record of the Year: “You’re Gonna Miss This”, Trace Adkins

Song of the Year: “In Color”, Jamey Johnson

Video of the Year: “Waitin’ on a Woman”, Brad Paisley

Vocal Event of the Year: “Start a Band”, Brad Paisley with Keith Urban

Madge Got All The Money

Who made the most money in 2008?

10. Rascal Flatts ($77.1 million). This good-time country trio is becoming a concert juggernaut, with $55.8 million on the road, $18.2 million in album sales and $3.1 million digitally in 2008. Average


9. Jonas Brothers ($77.9 million). The newest act to join the Ultimate Top 10 did almost equally well at the box office as at retail: $41.5 million worth of tickets, $30.4 million in albums and $6 million digitally. An average ticket price of $43.69 made theirs the least expensive ticket among Top 10 finishers.


8. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band ($79 million). This year, the Boss and the E Streeters pulled in $69.3 million on the road and, without a new album, added $8 million in catalog sales and $1.8 million in digital tracks. Average ticket price: $94.17.


7. Bon Jovi ($81.4 million). The New Jersey band posted another good year, with $70.4 million from 45 shows in 31 cities, plus $8.6 million in CD sales and $2.5 million in digital tracks. Average ticket price: $95.39.


6. Coldplay ($81.6 million). Although finishing sixth, Coldplay is in the enviable position of balancing its power in concert and at retail. About $40.8 million worth of concert tickets were bolstered with $35 million in CD sales and $6 million worth of 99-cent track downloads. Average ticket price: $79.87.


5. AC/DC ($82 million). The new “Black Ice” album took the veteran Australian hard rock band back to the top of the charts and also made its concert tour one of the year’s hot tickets. The band’s tally was almost evenly divided, with $37.5 million coming at the concert box office and $44.5 million from album sales. Like Kid Rock, AC/DC doesn’t do digital tracks. Average ticket price: $99.73.


4. Eagles ($90.7 million). The group might have taken the long road out of Eden, but it was pretty near paradise on the concert trail with the band’s take of $73.4 million. CD sales added $15.6 million and the veteran act notched $1.7 million worth of downloads. Average ticket price: $128.82.


3. Kenny Chesney ($95.7 million). This favorite son of Luttrell, Tenn., again proved the most popular country music act on the road last year, pulling in $72.2 million, and was the only artist to sell more than 1 million tickets in North America. Chesney sold $20.8 million worth of albums and $2.7 million in digital tracks. Average ticket price: $71.24. He’s up from No. 4 on last year’s list.


2. Celine Dion ($106.8 million). Dion posted her highest finish in a decade after ditching her residency at the Colosseum in Las Vegas for an old-fashioned, if high-tech, tour. She grossed $94 million, added $11.4 million in album sales and $1.3 million in digital tracks. Average ticket price: $119.00. Dion finished at No. 8 last year.


1. Madonna ($120 million). The Material Girl took in $105.3 million from touring, in addition to $14.8 million from music sales. It’s hard to decide what’s more impressive. The average gross at her shows, mostly in stadiums, was $5.5 million, and she drew about 36,000 people per show. Additionally, the average ticket price was $153.88, easily the highest among Pollstar’s Top 50 grossing tours. Worldwide, according to Pollstar, she amassed $281.6 million.
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NBC Kicks Off Holiday Season With Beyonce

Wednesday, December 3 (8-9PM ET/PT) Beyonce will kick off this years holiday season with the lighting of the world’s most famous Christmas tree during the 11th annual “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” telecast.

The Today Show’s Al Roker will host the live holiday celebration of the 76th Tree Lighting Ceremony.

The star-studded annual tree lighting extravaganza will also have performances of current hits and holiday classics from David Cook, Jonas Brothers, Faith Hill, Tony Bennett,Neil Boyd, Harry Connick Jr., Rosie O’Donnell and The Broadway Kids,Rascal Flatts and Solange Knowles.

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Taylor Swift Announces CMA Nominees

Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts announced the nominations for the CMA Awards on Good Morning American on Wednesday. Taylor is up for top female vocalist along with Alison Krauss, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, and Carrie Underwood.
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