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*** Pre-sale dates begin on Wed. 03/10. click links for pre-sale dates    http://maxwellfanforum.com/forum/

*** Pre-sale codes will be posted on the forum as they become available

MUSZE.COM - ONE DOLLAR FROM EACH TICKET WILL GO TO BENEFIT HAITI THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: CLINTON FOUNDATION, YELE HAITI, RED CROSS, UNICEF

JILLSCOTT.COM - ONE DOLLAR WILL GO TO THE BLUES BABE FOUNDATION, ASSISTING STUDENTS IN UNDESERVED COMMUNITIES TO PROMOTE LEADERSHIP AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

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

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

During the weekend of July 3-5, 2009, Maxwell will be one of the performers during the 2009 Essence Music Festival.naturally, this is a welcome surprise to his many fans to still await the release of ‘Black Summers’ Night’, his highly anticipated trilogy. Max promises to whet the appetite of all in attendance. Read below…

Maxwell has always done things his own way, so when it came time to introduce people to the music from his forthcoming album trilogy ‘Black Summers’ Night,’ he knew exactly how he’d do it: he’d perform it for them live. Says Maxwell, “I’ve been working on and off on the ‘Black Summers’ Night’ trilogy and thought the best way to debut it was to take it direct to the people. Nothing beats a live show. You can’t mp3 it. You can record it on a camera phone, but it’ll never duplicate the raw experience of being there. In this day and age, we need that, and I need that.”

But he adds that the show won’t consist of entirely new material: “A few new songs from ‘Black Summer’s Night’ will be included in the concerts, but rest assured that as much as I want to, I won’t bombard people with material they don’t know.” There will, however, be a few unexpected numbers, including a cover of Al Green’s “Simply Beautiful” (which earned Maxwell raves when he performed it at the BET Awards earlier this year) and “an extra one that represents my love for Notorious B.I.G. and Jay-Z. It’s not what you think though- I’m not a rapper, and I won’t rap, but when you hear it,” explains Maxwell, “it’ll make sense!”

SOURCE:  http://www.essencemusicfestival.com/?content=artists

TICKETS:  http://www.essencemusicfestival.com/?content=tickets

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.

Maxwell is scheduled to appear at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Thursday, October 9th. Tickets go on sale this Friday, August 22nd.*

*Be sure to check the forum for information on the New York MAXWELL Experience!