Jordin Sparks Tapped as the Opening Act for the Alicia Keys 'As I Am' Tour

Jordin Sparks Tapped as the Opening Act for the Alicia Keys 'As I Am' Tour

Sparks Wins Outstanding New Artist at the NAACP Image Awards

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- 19 Entertainment/Jive Records artist, Jordin Sparks, who recently performed the national anthem to an audience of nearly 100 million viewers at Super Bowl XLII, announces that she will be the opening act on the upcoming and highly anticipated Alicia Keys "As I Am" tour. The 18-year old star, who just won the Outstanding New Artist award at the 39th NAACP Image Awards, will help kick-off the tour on April 19th in Hampton, VA.

Since the release of her critically-acclaimed eponymous debut, Jordin's first single, "Tattoo," shot up the charts and has resided in the Top 10 of Billboard's Pop 100 Airplay singles chart for close to two months; currently the single is holding on to the #7 slot for it's second week in a row. Her second single "No Air" a smash duet with label mate Chris Brown is getting major radio support across the country and is already in the Top 20 on Billboard's Pop 100, Pop 100 Airplay and Hot Digital singles charts. The video for "No Air" recently wrapped and was shot by famed director Chris Robinson.

In support of her self-titled debut Jordin will open for Alicia Keys through-out the entire 30-date tour, which is scheduled to wrap in New York on June 18th.

On-sale dates will be announced locally in each market and show dates are as follows:

   DATE      CITY                VENUE   April-19  Hampton, VA         Hampton Coliseum   April-20  Philadelphia,PA     Liacouras Center   April-22  Pittsburgh, PA      Petersen Events Center   April-24  Chicago, IL         Allstate Arena   April-26  Columbus, OH        Value City Arena at Schottenstein Ctr   April-27  St Louis, MO        Scottrade Center   April-30  Minneapolis, MN     Target Center   May-1     Kansas City, MO     Sprint Center   May-5     Los Angeles, CA     TBA   May-7     San Diego, CA       San Diego Sports Arena   May-9     Las Vegas, NV       MGM Garden Arena   May-10    San Jose, CA        HP Pavilion at San Jose   May-12    Phoenix, AZ         Jobing.com Arena   May-14    Dallas, TX          Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie   May-18    Houston, TX         Toyota Center   May-22    New Orleans         New Orleans Arena   May-24    Tampa, FL           St. Pete Times Forum   May-25    Miami, FL           American Airlines Arena   May-28    Atlanta, GA         Philips Arena   May-30    Greensboro, NC      Greensboro Coliseum   May-31    Cincinnati, OH      U.S. Bank Arena   Jun-3     Detroit, MI         Joe Louis Arena   Jun-5     Cleveland, OH       Wolstein Center at Cleveland State   Jun-6     Toronto, ON         Air Canada Centre   Jun-8     Montreal, QC        Bell Centre   Jun-11    Boston, MA          TD Bank North Garden   Jun-13    Washington D.C.     Verizon Center   Jun-15    Baltimore, MD       1st Mariner Arena   Jun-17    Newark, NJ          Prudential Center   Jun-18    New York, NY        Madison Square Garden    

Currently, Jordin Sparks is scheduled to perform at the upcoming NBA All-Star Game on February 15th.

Source: 19 Entertainment/Jive Records

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