Briefly: Bette Midler, Ludacris, CMA Awards, Moe.
Bette Midler will make a rare in-store appearance at New York's Tower Records Downtown, located at Broadway & 4th Street in Manhattan, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday (10/25), according to Columbia Records.
Midler will be signing copies of her new album, "Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook."
A Dec. 13 release date is on the books for the compilation album "Ludacris Presents ... Disturbing Tha Peace." Among the guests who appear on the set are Jamie Foxx, Trick Daddy and Redman.
A limited-edition version of the album will be packaged with a DVD of music videos, including lead single "Georgia," featuring Foxx and rapper Field Mob.
Jon Bon Jovi and Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles will perform "Who Says You Can't Go Home"--a song they performed on a recent episode of "CMT Crossroads"--during the 39th Annual CMA Awards , set for Nov. 15 at New York's Madison Square Garden.
In another cross-genre performance, Paul Simon and Willie Nelson are scheduled to perform a song together, and will also present the Song of the Year Award.
Jam-band Moe. will be aboard the cruise ship Norwegian Jewel for the group's second music cruise, which runs Jan. 7-14, 2007.
The ship heads East out of Miami, and hits the ports of San Juan, Puerto Rico; St. Johns, Antigua; St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands; and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas. Moe. will play sets throughout the week.
Moe. is again collaborating on the cruise with Les and Lynn Berger of Rhythms at Sea Cruses, formerly Rock the Boat Cruises. More information is available at www.RhythmsAtSeaCruises.com.
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