**MEDIA ALERT FOR THURS., MAY 7, 2009**
 

GRAMMY® CELEBRATION CONCERT TOUR PRESENTED

BY T-MOBILE® SIDEKICK® CONTINUES IN MIAMI WITH

 KATY PERRY AND WYCLEF JEAN

Tour Features Exclusive Musical Experiences with

GRAMMY-Winning and -Nominated Artists

WHAT:   The Recording Academy® and T-Mobile present the GRAMMY® Celebration Concert Tour, an exciting five-city music tour featuring exclusive, intimate performances by GRAMMY-winning and -nominated artists. The Tour began in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston, and will continue in Miami on Wednesday, May 13 for a special one-night only musical experience featuring GRAMMY-nominated artist Katy Perry and GRAMMY winner Wyclef Jean. The event will provide Sidekick users and music fans the opportunity to see two of the industry’s most talented artists in an intimate setting at the Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater. Recording artist and beat-boxing extraordinaire Blake Lewis will be hosting the tour as the concert series’ emcee and DJ.  Most well-known as the first runner up on American Idol Season Six, Blake is currently working on the follow up to his successful debut album, Audio Day Dream.

A limited portion of tickets for the Miami performance will be available through in-store giveaways at these local T-Mobile retail locations: 78th Street and Red Road in Hialeah and 87th and 12th Street in Doral. As a thank you to existing Sidekick customers, T-Mobile will grant VIP concert access to users who show their Sidekicks at the door. Consumers also have the chance to enter to win a VIP concert package online at the official Sidekick homepage. For more information on how to obtain tickets, please visit www.sidekick.com/grammy.


WHO:     When Katy Perry was a fourth grader, her teacher asked the class to make a "vision board" — a collage of images cut out from magazines that represents the dreams and aspirations you hope to manifest in life. The year was 1993 and Selena had just won a GRAMMY Award, so nine-year-old Katy chose a photo of the young Latin pop singer holding her golden statuette. Fifteen years later, Perry has been nominated for her first GRAMMY Award in the "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" category for her ubiquitous No. 1 single, "I Kissed a Girl," from her platinum Top 10 album One of the Boys. Katy was also chosen as 2009’s "My GRAMMY Moment" artist.


Haitian-born Wyclef Jean is a GRAMMY-winning musician/producer whose music effortlessly crossed genres, generations and geographic boundaries. His talents as a producer and collaborator have led to a myriad of successful projects over the past two decades. Those include recording with Bono ("New Day"), writing and producing Carlo Santana's "Supernatural," which won the GRAMMY for Album Of The Year, Whitney Houston's "My Love Is Your Love," and "Hips Don't Lie," his GRAMMY-nominated international smash hit duet with Shakira. Wyclef is currently in the studio working on his seventh solo album, "To Sir With Love" which will be out fall 2009.


The Remaining GRAMMY® Celebration Concert Tour Presented By T-Mobile Sidekick Schedule:

Thursday, May 28 at Terminal 5 in New York City with LL Cool J and Estelle.

 
**Details on the scheduled performers in each city and how to obtain tickets are available at www.sidekick.com/grammy and www.grammy.com.

 

 

WHEN:                  Thursday, May 7, 2009

                            Doors Open:         8 p.m.

                            Performances:       9 p.m.

 
WHERE:                Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater

                           1700 Washington Ave.

                           Miami Beach, FL  33139

 

 OTHER:              Media credential requests must be submitted and approved for entry.

 

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