Apr 28, 2006 6:05 PM

Madonna, the Roots, Steely Dan and More

I'm Going to Tell You a Secret, the CD/DVD documentary of MADONNA's 2004 Re-Invention Tour, will hit stores June 13th. The DVD will feature previously unreleased footage, as well as the controversial music video for "American Life." The CD includes career-spanning hits from the Material Girl. Along with playing this weekend's Coachella festival -- her first fest ever -- Madonna will perform a string of warm-up dates in preparation for her summer tour, starting with three night in L.A. on May 21st. "Get Together," the next single off her 2005 dance album, Confessions on a Dance Floor, includes remixes by the album's producer JACQUES LuCONT and others.

Philly Rappers the Roots Get Live

The ROOTS have announced a handful of summer shows, beginning May 8th in Norfolk, Virginia. The Grammy-winning hip-hop act will also headline a two-night stand at New York's Radio City Music Hall on May 18th and 19th, with guests COMMON, TALIB KWELI, MOS DEF, ERYKAH BADU, J. DAVEY and ANGELIQUE KIDJO. Some proceeds will benefit the family of late rapper/producer J DILLA. The Roots are reportedly eyeing a late-summer release for their new album, Game Theory.

Steely Dan Reelin' in Summer Dates

STEELY DAN -- WALTER BECKER and DONALD FAGEN -- will reunite for a thirty-one-date summer tour, kicking off July 8th at the Midwest Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Illinois. Soul pianist MICHAEL McDONALD is set to open for the jazz-rock duo. While Fagen completed his first-ever solo tour this March -- in support of his third solo effort, Morph the Cat -- Steely Dan have not toured since 2003.

Johnny Cash Musical Revue to Close

Ring of Fire, the Broadway musical featuring JOHNNY CASH songs, will close following this Sunday's matinee performance. The play, which officially opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theater on March 12th, will have played a combined total of ninety-four shows in previews and regular performances.

Los Lonely Boys Set to Unleash "Sacred"

Texas-based trio LOS LONELY BOYS will release their second studio album, Sacred, on July 18th. Cuts off the follow-up to their Grammy-winning 2004 self-titled debut include "My Way," the lead single "Diamonds" and the soulful "Outlaws," featuring WILLIE NELSON and the Boys' father and veteran Tejano musician ENRIQUE GARZA SR. While a full-fledged tour in support of Sacred is scheduled for this June, Los Lonely Boys will take the stage May 27th at the 92.9 WBOS EarthFest in Boston.

Allman Brothers, Cheap Trick Sue Sony Veteran rockers the ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND and CHEAP TRICK are suing Sony Music, claiming the label has withheld royalties from online music sales. The suit alleges that the bands should receive thirty cents -- rather than four and a half cents -- of the seventy cents Sony collects for each digital song purchased.

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