Friday, February 26, 2010 was a big day for Maxwell and his fans. The day started with the announcement that Jill Scott will be joining Maxwell for a  20-city U.S. arena tour kicking off on May 21st in Cleveland with additional dates to be announced through June.

This tour is being produced nationally by Live Nation. Tickets go on sale in select cities at LiveNation.com http://www.livenation.com/artist/maxwell-tickets or http://www.livenation.com/artist/jill-scott-tickets
Details on dates, venues and on-sale information will be announced shortly for tour stops in 20 U.S. cities including: Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Chicago, St. Louis, Seattle, Oakland, Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Miami, Washington DC, Philadelphia and New York.

To find out more updates on Maxwell, music and upcoming projects please visit http://www.musze.com, http://www.myspace.com/maxwell, or http://www.twitter.com/_maxwell_.

Also on Friday, Maxwell was in attendance at the 41st NAACP Image Awards. Anthony Anderson and Toni Braxton were the presenters for the ‘Outstanding Male Artist’ category.

Anthony’s reaction when he opened the envelope and said Maxwell’s name was priceless and did not hide the fact of who he was pulling for.

As Maxwell made his way to the stage to graciously accept his award, he received a standing ovation from the crowd and as he delivered his acceptance speech, the camera caught cutaway shots of several females in the audience who could not hide what many viewers at home were probably doing, as well.

WATCH HERE: Maxwell’s NAACP Image Award acceptance speech

Photo credit: REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

Time to set the DVRs again - in fact, just keep them in MAXWELL mode - because Mr. Charisma will be gracing the GMA studios tomorrow morning, Wednesday, July 22nd.   He will be performing during the 8am hour.

Per Maxwell’s twitter..

BLACKsummers’night is the #1 ALBUM in the COUNTRY! THANK YOU 4 making it HAPPEN! I can’t IMAGINE the # if we had more RECORDS in STORES! thank you to COLUMBIA records and 2 all of the wonders  on the RECORD. we DID it w/ YOUR help w/ your LOVE! P.S. JOHN 3:16!

And, from the MFF: Thank you to everyone who helped with the MAXWELL: ONE IN A MILLION campaign.

MEDIA ALERT!

Modern Soul Master MAXWELL to do LIVE Outdoor Performance for CBS Early Show

 Eagerly Awaited New Album,

BLACKsummers’night, Available Tuesday, July 7

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Who:             Modern Soul Master MAXWELL

What:            FREE Live Outdoor Performance for CBS Early Show

Where:            CBS Early Show Studio Plaza–Corner of 59^th Street & 5^th Ave

When:            Wednesday, July 8, 2009 @ 12:00 PM

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Come to the CBS Early Show Studio Plaza to see a FREE live outdoor performance with Modern Soul Master Maxwell for the release of his latest album BLACKsummers’night. Fans should arrive by 10:30 AM on July 8, 2009 at the CBS Early Show Studio Plaza (located in front of the midtown Apple Store) to get the opportunity to experience the sounds of Maxwell’s eagerly awaited fourth studio album, BLACKsummers’night.

Photo-op opportunities available. Photographers should arrive at 11:30 AM and enter through 58^th Street and 5^th Avenue.

BLACKsummers’night, the heavily-anticipated new studio album from Maxwell, will be released on CD, and in a Limited Edition Deluxe CD/DVD set, on Tuesday, July 7.

This is the sensuous opening installment of the artist’s monumental BLACKSUMMERS’NIGHT trilogy.  (The trilogy’s subsequent chapters, blackSUMMERS’night and blacksummers’NIGHT, are slated for release in 2010 and 2011 respectively.)

Maxwell’s first single, “Pretty Wings” holds the #1 slot on America’s Urban Adult radio stations. The single reached #1 in record-breaking time less than eight weeks after its release. With Walmart as the only physical retailer, “Pretty Wings” single also debuted at #1 on the Billboard Singles chart.

Maxwell began redefining classic soul music for a new generation with the release of his critically-acclaimed debut album, Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite, in April 1996.  Fueled in part by the RIAA gold single, “Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder),” the Grammy-nominated Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite was certified platinum in March 1997, less than a year after its release, and achieved double platinum status, in recognition of sales of more than 2 million copies in the US alone, in 2002.  Maxwell followed up with his MTV Unplugged EP, released in July 1997 and certified gold in September 1999. His second full-length album, Embrya, was released in June 1998 and certified platinum in May 1999.  Another Maxwell single, the hit “Fortunate,” was certified gold in June 1999.  To date, Maxwell has achieved 10 gold and platinum certifications from the RIAA for his albums and singles. Another Maxwell single, the hit “Fortunate,” was certified gold in June 1999. Maxwell’s third album, Now (2001) debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart; selling 300,000 copies its maiden week and eventually also reaching double platinum status.  To date, Maxwell has achieved 10 gold and platinum certifications from the RIAA for his albums and singles.

SOURCE:  http://www.wdasfm.com/cc-common/contests/contests_maxwell/

Sony Music , Columbia Records
The Music Experience present
The Experience with MAXWELL

Join us for an unforgettable evening with MAXWELL.

An intimate interview.  A signing.
A celebration of the upcoming release by Maxwell…
BLACKsummers’ night

Join us at The Experience for what will prove to be a memorable evening as Maxwell is interviewed on the eve of his first release in 8 years - BLACKsummers’ night.
After the interview, Maxwell will sign a limited edition lithograph - suitable for framing - just for you.

On July 7th you can pick up your copy of BLACKsummers’ night CD at The Music Experience. Pre-purchase your CD to receive admittance to The Experience with Maxwell.

DuSable Museum of African American History
740 East 56th Place Chicago IL
Thursday, June 18, 2009  7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
$20

NOTE:  THIS IS NOT A PERFORMANCE
Interview and signing ONLY!

Intimate setting   Limited space available
Pre-purchase your CD BLACKsummers’ night  for admittance.
Purchase your ticket/CD below using the PayPal button

Also Pre-purchase CD at The Music Experience 1959 1/2 East 73rd St.

See Maxwell in concert at:
Wed - Jun 17 Grand Rapids, MI (DeVos Performance Hall)
Fri - Jun 19 Hammond, IN (The Venue/Horseshoe Hammond)
Sat - Jun 20 Milwaukee, WI (Riverside Theatre)

SOURCE:  http://www.amusicexperience.com/home/view.php?id=275

Maxwell and Chairman and CEO of BET. Debra Lee

Maxwell attended the BET Upfronts last night in New York City. (Upfronts are when TV networks present their lineup to the press and advertisers.)

Don’t forget this Tuesday, April 28th:

- check out the premiere of ‘Pretty Wings’  on BET’s 106 & Park

- ‘BSN’ press conference at Sony Studios in New York City

- relaunch of musze.com

Per Maxwells twitter, the release date of the first CD from Maxwell’s ‘Black Summers Night’ Trilogy will be Tuesday, July 7th, 2009!

Make sure to spread the word!

Stay tuned to Maxwell’s twitter for more good news!

http://twitter.com/_Maxwell_

A Quick Chit-Chat with Maxwell

By Zandile Blay

Last Sunday was a good night to be Maxwell. After a sold out concert at the United Palace Theater, he headed downtown to the Bowery Hotel where a room-full of lucky fans and celebrity friends like model Liya Kebede and the gal-about-town Bevy Smith waited to welcome him. Between hugs, kisses, and more hugs, he took five minutes to chat with me about his return to music, his insecurities and his roots as a Brooklyn boy.

So how are you feeling right now?
I feel such a sense of validation because I never thought that people could be so patient and so loving and so respectful of the fact that when people make music they need to live a life to bring that music to them. It’s like, in this day in age they want to love you and destroy you. But that’s not happened. People genuinely love me and have been genuinely pulling for me to just get to it when I was ready. I want to thank anyone out there who did that for me.

So it’s safe to say that you were you blown away by the response you’ve gotten?
You’ve got to remember, I’m from Brooklyn. I grew up on welfare. My mother was a nurse. It’s like grass roots, immigrant type shit — excuse my French. But to be in a situation where you get to do what you love, take a break, come back, and still have people there, it’s given me so much confidence. I’m a very insecure person. I know I may come off a little bit like I know my shit don’t stink, but at the end of the day, I just want people to like me and I hope they like what I do. This made my world. This whole tour. especially New York tonight has been a monumental moment for me.

So speaking of the new album, when are we going to see it?
The new album is going to be out first quarter next year. We’re starting a secondary market tour and then we are doing an arena tour so I will be on the road for about two years. Going to Africa again, going to Asia, going to everywhere I haven’t been.