'The Voice' Finalists Head Out on Summer Tour

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The Voice is about to hit the road. Following the example of hit tours featuring the casts of American Idol and Glee, a tour showcasing the hit singing competition's eight finalists is in the works.

Though the concerts will include Beverly McClellan, Vicci Martinez, Dia Frampton, Javier Colon, Nakia, Xenia, Casey Weston and Frenchie Davis, they will not feature the show's superstar judges. According to Billboard's sources, tour organizers could not settle compensation issues with Christina Aguilera,  Maroon 5's Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green and Blake Shelton, all of whom regularly headline their own tours. 

As of yet, no venues or dates have been announced for The Voice concert series. The tour is expected to kick off later this summer, and will likely conclude before the series returns following the Super Bowl in February.

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“Baby Got Back”

Sir Mix-a-Lot | 1992

While watching a Budweiser commercial during the Super Bowl, Sir Mix-a-Lot thought the skinny female models in the ad didn’t represent reality. So he wrote this ode to ample bottoms, featuring its famous to-the-point lyric: “I like big butts and I cannot lie.” MTV banished the video, featuring shaking booties and sexually suggestive fruit, to 9 p.m. or later. “I thought my career was over,” he told Rolling Stone. “Then I called Rick Rubin, and I told him the video was banned, and he was like, 'Great!' We sold another 2 million records.”

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