Review: Avril Lavigne, on her first tour in five years, proves she is still pop’s punk princess

MCT Campus

October 1, 2019

CHICAGO — With a toss of her hair and pop of her hip, Avril Lavigne smirked at her audience. “Don’t pretend, I think you know I’m d--- precious,” she sang, delivering her “Hey Mickey”-esque 2007 single “Girlfriend.” “And hell yeah, I’m the (expletive) princess!” She’s still a “prince...

Christine McVie Rejoins Fleetwood Mac For 33-City Fall Tour

March 30, 2014

By Randy Lewis Los Angeles Times (MCT) LOS ANGELES — Christine McVie will reunite with her Fleetwood Mac bandmates and tour for the first time in 16 years for nearly three dozen shows across North America, beginning Sept. 30 in Minneapolis. “It was so comfortable being back onstage w...

Kesha Postpones Tour Dates To Continue Treatment For Eating Disorder

February 6, 2014

By Gerrick D. Kennedy Los Angeles Times (MCT) LOS ANGELES — Kesha is postponing tour dates as she completes treatment for an eating disorder, reps for the singer say. The pop star had shows scheduled for March and April. “I was so looking forward to performing at these dates but I need...

Search of Justin Bieber tour bus in Sweden yields weed, stun gun

Christie D’Zurilla

April 25, 2013

LOS ANGELES (MCT)— As if Justin Bieber’s European escapades haven’t been entertaining enough already, let’s add ... a drug raid in Sweden! A strong smell of marijuana got authorities’ attention Wednesday night when the bus was outside the Biebs’ hotel before the Stockholm show, a police...