Bedingfield to open for New Kids on the Block
Singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield promotes her latest release ''Pocketful of Sunshine'' during an interview with the television show ''MuchOnDemand' in Toronto, April 14, 2008.
Credit: Reuters/Mike Cassese
NEW YORK (Billboard) - British singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield has been chosen as the opening act for most of New Kids on the Block's upcoming reunion tour.
The trek begins with a September 18-19 stand in Toronto and runs through November 26 in Los Angeles.
Bedingfield is enjoying a top 10 Hot 100 hit with "Pocketful of Sunshine," the title track of her latest Epic album. The song is No. 9 in its 17th week, while the album is No. 45 on the Billboard 200 in its 20th. It has sold 275,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The singer is currently on the Verizon VIP Tour, performing with Kate Voegele and the Veronicas, through July 10 in San Francisco.
Reuters/Billboard
- Tweet this
- Link this
- Share this
- Digg this
- Reprints
Entertainment News From the Wrap
Jeff Zucker: Candidate to Run Yahoo?
Could the ex-NBCU chief executive Zucker end up running Yahoo? It's not out of the question
Jonathan Liebesman in Talks to Direct 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'
Jonathan Liebesman, who directed the upcoming "Wrath of the Titans," worked with producer Michael Bay on the 2006 "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning"
Warren Buffett Buys Stake in Liberty Media, DirecTV
Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys into media companies, raising its stake in DirecTV to $1 billion
Punch Brothers' 'Who's Feeling Young': Bluegrass for People Afraid of Bluegrass
Ex-Nickel Creek mandolinist Chris Thile continues to lead acoustic string-band music into the 21st century with his witty songwriting and eight-string shredding
Follow Reuters