Weekly music agenda: Domingo at the Met, Coldplay on tour, BRIT Awards
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Your support makes all the difference.Coldplay begins the final leg of its epic Viva la Vida tour with seven shows in Latin America. On February 6, The Met's production of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra, featuring tenor Plácido Domingo, will be broadcast in theaters in more than 40 countries. Later in the month, the BRIT Awards honor the best in UK and international pop music.
Grammy Awards celebration
January 31
Los Angeles, USA
On January 31, the Recording Academy will award the best in music at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, with awards including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. This year's nominees include Beyoncé, The Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, Dave Matthews Band, and Taylor Swift, all of whom are set to perform at the event. A 3D tribute to Michael Jackson will feature footage created for the artist's This Is It tour.
http://www.grammy.com
The Met: Verdi's Simon Boccanegra
February 6
Worldwide
The Met: Live in HD transmits live performances by the Metropolitan Opera in high definition to theaters around the world. On Saturday, February 6 at 1:00 pm EST, the Met will broadcast Verdi's Simon Boccanegra, a political thriller that tells the tragic story of a father and his lost daugher. Legendary tenor Plácido Domingo performs the title role, written for baritone. Adrianne Pieczonka, Marcello Giordani, and James Morris co-star. Live in HD is broadcast to hundreds of movie theaters in more than 40 countries. A full list of participating theaters is on the Met Opera website.
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera
Sade's 'Soldier of Love'
February 8
International
Soldier of Love is Sade's first album since 2000's Lover's Rock. To date, the band - best known for songs "Smooth Operator" and "No Ordinary Love" - has released five studio albums that have sold more than 50 million albums worldwide and won three Grammy Awards - in 1986 for Best New Artist, in 1994 for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group for "No Ordinary Love," and in 2002 for Best Pop Vocal Album with Lovers Rock. Listen to "Soldier of Love," the album's first single, and pre-order the album, at Sade's website.
http://www.sade.com
SXSW reduced registration
Through February 12
Austin, Texas, USA
The annual South by Southwest Music and Media Conference & Festival gathers members of the international music industry for a week-long convergence of ideas and talent. The music conference attracts nearly 12,000 attendees, and the city of Austin swells with music lovers who travel to hear the nearly 2,000 top-notch bands who play on 80 stages around the city during conference week. The SXSW Music Conference is scheduled for March 17-21. Through February 12, music badges are $700; a platinum badge, which grants access to SXSW music, film, and interactive conferences from March 12-21, is $1,125.
http://www.sxsw.com
BRIT Awards
February 16
London
Begun in 1977, the BRIT Awards are one of the UK's biggest music awards, honoring the best in pop music each year. Leading the 2010 nominees with three noms each are Lady Gaga, Florence & The Machine, Lily Allen, and Pixie Lott. Other nominees include British boyband JLS, Dizzee Rascal, Jay-Z, Paolo Nutini, La Roux, Empire of the Sun, and Animal Collective. Comic Peter Kay will host the BRIT Awards ceremony on February 16 at London's Earls Court.
http://www.brits.co.uk/
Coldplay Viva la Vida tour
February 26 - March 11
Latin America
English rock band Coldplay is set to begin the final leg of its worldwide Viva la Vida Tour, which has already included a total of 159 shows in 25 countries across the globe. The final concerts will take place in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico beginning on February 26. British rock musician Bat for Lashes is the opening act for all Latin American dates.
http://www.coldplay.com
'Almost Alice' CD release
March 2
International
The soundtrack album for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland will feature artists' reinterpretations of songs from Walt Disney's 1951 animated film. Almost Alice will include tracks by Owl City, Robert Smith from The Cure, and Franz Ferdinand, as well as All Time Low, Avril Lavigne, Mark Hoppus, and Pete Wentz. A video for the soundtrack's first single, "Alice (Underground)" by Avril Lavigne," is due out in early February. Burton's live-action adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice In Wonderland, starring Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, and Anne Hathaway, will begin making its way to theaters March 5.
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