VOCAL PROBLEMS TEMPORARILY FORCE JORDIN SPARKS OFF ALICIA KEYS TOUR

Jordin Sparks has temporarily withdrawn from Alicia Keys' tour and canceled all performances for the rest of the month after she was diagnosed over the weekend with a vocal injury. "All of her April activities have been postponed or canceled so she can take care of her voice properly," 19/Jive spokeswoman Wendy Washington told the Associated Press on Monday (April 21st).

The Season six American Idol winner was scheduled as the opening act on Keys' tour, which began over the weekend in Hampton, Virginia. Washington said that Sparks is expected to rejoin the tour in May.

"Jordin Sparks is on vocal rest and is expected to make a full and complete recovery," the label said in a statement. "Sparks has been going nonstop over the past two years and now she's going through the normal course of learning how to manage and care for her voice."
Sparks was also forced to cancel a concert planned at Penn State on Sunday (April 20th) and a performance at an Earth Day show on the National Mall in Washington, DC on Monday.
Officials told the New York Post on Monday that Sparks was suffering from "an acute vocal cord hemorrhage."
Sparks' hits include "Tattoo" and "No Air."

COLDPLAY GOING UP 'VIOLENT HILL' IN EARLY MAY

Coldplay has set "Violent Hill" as the first single from the band's upcoming new album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. According to Absolute Punk, the song will officially be sent to rock radio stations around the country on May 5th. Viva La Vida... was co-produced by Brian Eno, best known for his work on several landmark U2 albums. The CD arrives on June 17th.

Coldplay's fourth studio album follows up its triple platinum 2005 release, X&Y.
According to Billboard.com, the band takes its sound in new directions on Viva la Vida..., utilizing synthesizers, string sections and a church organ while experimenting with funk and different song structures.
Coldplay has confirmed a handful of festival dates but has yet to unveil its full tour plans in support of the album.

TAYLOR SWIFT TAKES FANS 'ON THE SET' OF HER LATEST VIDEO

Taylor Swift will take fans to the set of her latest video, "Picture To Burn," with a new GAC special called Taylor Swift: On The Set. The 30-minute show will premiere on Thursday (April 24th) at 9 p.m. ET.

In the video, Swift is portrayed moving on from a former flame that she considers "just another picture to burn." But first, she commits a little mischievous activity with a collection of co-stars, including her real-life best friend, Abigail, and members of her band, all of whom make cameos in the video's plot.

Swift said, "We chose 'Picture to Burn' as my next single because it is insane in concert -- it's the song people were screaming at the top of their lungs... There's just a different energy whenever I play it."