Briefly: P. Diddy, Smash Mouth, Ginuwine among 'NSync's opening acts

plus: Sweet's Mick Tucker dead at 54. Beck warms up. Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles get reissue treatment.

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'NSync has added rap mogul P. Diddy to its roster of support acts on its upcoming U.S. tour, according to published reports. Alt-rock act Smash Mouth and R&B singer Ginuwine have also been tapped for the run. Details on which act will open on which dates have not been announced.

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Mick Tucker, drummer for Sweet ("Ballroom Blitz," "Love Is Like Oxygen"), died of leukemia on Thursday (2/13) at age 54, the Associated Press reported.

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Beck will warm up for his Jan. 25 benefit show for the Recording Artists Coalition with Eddie Vedder and Mike Ness by playing a pair of club dates. Five pairs of tickets for each warm up show--Feb. 21 at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., and Feb. 24 at the Knitting Factory in West Hollywood, Calif.--will be given away via Beck's official website.

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Diana Ross' self-titled debut album will be reissued by Motown on March 26 as part of the label's series "Motown Classic Albums--Remastered & Revisited." It has been expanded with eight extra tracks. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "Going to a Go-Go" will be reissued on the same date.

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