Los Angeles and Bethlehem, PA, /PRNewswire/ — Following the success of her sophomore album release “Battlefield” and 2009 tour with the Jonas Brothers and Britney Spears, the unstoppable Jordin Sparks will launch her summer headlining tour beginning this June. Tickets for the “Jordin Sparks, The Battlefield Tour, Presented by MIKE AND IKE®”, are on sale now.

Her standout album “Battlefield” debuted in the Top 10 on Billboard’s Top 200 albums chart with her hit single of the same title, peaking at #6 on the Pop singles charts. Jordin’s tour will hit over 35 major theatres across the U.S., ending on July 18th.

The vivacious 20-year-old has enjoyed some impressive company in the world of female Top 40 radio. On the heels of becoming the youngest American Idol winner in 2007, Jordin released her self-titled debut album and went on to sell over 1.6MM copies worldwide. “Jordin Sparks”, which earned U.S. platinum status, spawned three Top 5 Billboard Pop hit singles including “Tattoo”, “No Air” and “One Step At A Time”. Cumulatively, these popular singles have sold almost 9MM downloads and ringtones.

Here is the schedule (tickets are available here)

Fri, May. 28th, 2010 09:00 PM Tropicana Casino – NJ (Atlantic City, NJ)
Thu, Jun. 10th, 2010 08:00 PM Nokia Theatre Times Square (New York, NY)
Sun, Jun. 13th, 2010 07:00 PM House of Blues – Boston (Boston, MA)
Jordin Sparks w/ Kate Voegele Sun, Jun. 20th, 2010 07:00 PM The Fillmore – Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)
Mon, Jun. 28th, 2010 07:00 PM House of Blues – Houston (Houston, TX)
Tue, Jun. 29th, 2010 07:00 PM House of Blues- Dallas (Dallas, TX)
Thu, Jul. 1st, 2010 06:30 PM Marquee Theatre (Tempe, AZ)
Fri, Jul. 2nd, 2010 08:00 PM Grove of Anaheim (Anaheim, CA)
Fri, Jul. 9th, 2010 06:30 PM Club Nokia (Los Angeles, CA)
Fri, Jul. 16th, 2010 05:00 PM First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN)
Sat, Jul. 17th, 2010 05:30 PM House Of Blues IL (Chicago, IL)
Sun, Aug. 8th, 2010 06:00 PM Wisconsin State Fair (Milwaukee, WI)

Previously Announced Opening Act Kristinia DeBarge to Appear on All Dates

Additional Support from Girlicious & One Call at Select Shows

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LOS ANGELES, California /PRNewswire/ — Platinum-selling 19 Recordings/Jive Records artist Jordin Sparks will join “The Circus Starring Britney Spears” as special guest on the second North American leg of the tour. Sparks will perform on the U.S. portion of the trek including dates in New York City, Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami, Detroit, Chicago and more before concluding on September 26 & 27 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV. Previously announced opening act Kristinia DeBarge will join the tour for all dates; while up-and-coming acts Girlicious and One Call will appear in select cities (see full details below). For tickets click here

19-year old star Jordin Sparks rose to fame in 2007 when she became the youngest contestant ever to win American Idol. She performed the national anthem to an audience of nearly 100 million viewers at Super Bowl XLII, and was named Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist at the American Music Awards. Her current sophomore album, Battlefield, is in stores now and features the title track as Sparks’ latest single. Her previous release, Jordin Sparks, featured platinum-certified Top 10 single, “Tattoo,” and smash hit single “No Air.”

“Britney’s show is incredible and for me to be a part of it is a great opportunity,” said Sparks.

“The Circus Starring Britney Spears,” a dazzling display of music, dance, magic and theatrics, kicked off in New Orleans on March 3 and is the highest grossing tour of 2009 in North America to date. With its cast of nearly 50 dancers, magicians, clowns and acrobats, and a traveling staff of over 200, the 50 million dollar extravaganza includes an unprecedented 60 tons of equipment in 34 trucks for what has already proven to be a sheer electrifying musical event. According to Reuters, “The pop star. . .pulled out all the stops before a sell-out crowd of 16,400 to launch her much anticipated world tour.”

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“The Circus Starring Britney Spears” Tour Dates:
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August 20 Hamilton, ON Copps Coliseum + @ ^
August 21 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place + @ ^
August 24 New York, NY Madison Square Garden * + ^
August 25 New York, NY Madison Square Garden * + ^
August 26 New York, NY Madison Square Garden * + ^
August 29 Boston, MA TD Garden * + ^
August 30 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center + ^
September 1 Orlando, FL Amway Arena * +
September 2 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena * +
September 4 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena * +
September 5 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum * +
September 8 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills * +
September 9 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena * +
September 11 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena * +
September 12 Grand Forks, ND Alerus Center * +
September 15 Tulsa, OK BOK Center * +
September 16 Houston, TX Toyota Center * +
September 18 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center * +
September 19 Bossier City, LA CenturyTel Center +
September 21 El Paso, TX Don Haskins Center * +
September 23 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center * +
September 24 San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena * +
September 26 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center * +
September 27 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center * +

* with special guest Jordin Sparks
+ with special guest Kristinia DeBarge
@ with special guest Girlicious
^ with special guest One Call

Britney Spears is one of the top-selling artists of the last decade, and to date she has sold in excess of 63 million albums worldwide: . . .Baby One More Time (1999); Oops!… I Did It Again (2000); Britney (2001); In The Zone (2003) and Blackout (2007). Her current album Circus, released on her birthday, December 2, 2008, debuted at No. 1 in six countries including Canada, Switzerland, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, and Top 10 in an additional seven countries.

SOURCE Jive Records

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Dates, cities and venues for the “The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009″ are below. Dates and venues are subject to change. The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009 presented by Burger King, kicks off in Dallas at New Cowboys Stadium on June 20 and will take the band throughout the United States and Canada.

June
June 20 Dallas, TX New Cowboys Stadium
June 22 Tulsa, OK BOKCenter
June 24 Denver, CO PepsiCenter
June 26 Nampa, ID IdahoCenter
June 27 Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena
June 28 Tacoma, WA TacomaDome
June 30 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place

July
July 2 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
July 4 Salt Lake City, UT Stadium Of Fire (on sale now)
July 5 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
July 7 Omaha, NE QwestCenter
July 8 Minneapolis, MN TargetCenter
July 9 Milwaukee, WI BradleyCenter
July 10 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
July 13 Washington, DC VerizonCenter
July 14 East Rutherford, NJ IZODCenter
July 17 Boston, MA TD BanknorthGarden
July 20 Uniondale, NY NassauColiseum
July 24 Philadelphia, PA WachoviaCenter
July 25 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena
July 26 Detroit, MI Palace Of Auburn Hills
July 28 St. Louis, MO ScottradeCenter
July 29 Kansas City, MO SprintCenter

August
August 1 Las Vegas, NV MandalayBayEventsCenter
August 3 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose
August 4 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
August 5 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
August 7 Los Angeles, CA StaplesCenter
August 11 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena
August 13 San Antonio, TX AT&TCenter
August 14 Houston, TX ToyotaCenter
August 15 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
August 16 Birmingham, AL BJCC
August 18 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
August 19 Ft.Lauderdale, FL BankAtlanticCenter
August 21 Jacksonville, FL JacksonvilleVeterans’ Memorial
August 22 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
August 23 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
August 25 Nashville, TN SommetCenter
August 26 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
August 27 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
August 29 Montreal, QC BellCentre
August 30 Toronto, ON RogersCentre
August 31 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place

Jordin’s self titled debut album was certified Platinum in the U.S. on December 12, 2008. She is one of the few American Idol winners to have major success on the Billboard Hot 100, alongside Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood. In the summer of 2006, Sparks auditioned twice for American Idol once in Los Angeles, CA (only auditioned for producers) and again in Seattle, WA after winning KSAZ Fox 10′s “Arizona Idol.” The Seattle audition is the one seen in the January 27, 2007 broadcast of American Idol where she earned a “gold ticket” and the right to appear in the Hollywood Round.

Jordin has not commented much on her second album. The as-of-yet untitled album started production in 2008 and is expected to be released in the 2nd quarter of 2009. Sparks’ second album is expected to have a higher profile and better production than her first due to the great success of the album itself and its four singles. Sparks said she plans on working with Jesse McCartney and Leona Lewis on her new album in a interview on the radio show “Johnjay & Rich” the morning after her appearance at the 2008 American Music Awards. She said the album will be more R&B and dance influenced, and will sound more Beyoncé meets Rihanna. On a update on her MySpace Sparks stated she was “in the studio and writing amazing songs!”

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In the summer of 2006, Jordin auditioned twice for American Idol once in Phoenix (only auditioned for producers) and again in Seattle after winning KSAZ Fox 10′sArizona Idol. The Seattle audition is the one seen in the January 27, 2007 broadcast of American Idol where she earned a "gold ticket" and the right to appear in the Hollywood Round. American Idol judge Randy Jackson made the offhand prediction that, "Curly hair will win this year," which he admitted wasn’t Sparks. 

During the top eleven finalists’ performance on the March 25, 2007 Idol episode, Sparks sang a rendition of the Shirley Bassey version "I (Who Have Nothing)"and judges Simon Cowell and Jackson said it was the best vocal performance by anyone since the show started. While on the show, Sparks gained a loyal fan base known as "Sparkplugs" (even having their own official fan site).

On May 26, 2007, Sparks was crowned the winner of the sixth season of American Idol having never been in the bottom three. Sparks was the fourth winner never to have been voted in the bottom three (after Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Taylor Hicks); Cowell said "Jordin was the most improved over the whole season — didn’t start the best, but midway through this was the girl who suddenly got momentum," he included that "Young girl, likeable, and the singer won over the entertainer."

Sparks twice performed on seventh season, once on the Idol Gives Back results show singing her duet with Chris Brown, "No Air" and again with "One Step at a Time" on May 21, 2008, for the finale of American Idol.

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Here are the scheduled times, dates and locations of her performances:

Jordin Sparks w/ Jesse McCartney Tue, Aug. 5th, 2008 TBD Sacramento Community Center Theater (Sacramento, CA)

Thu, Aug. 7th, 2008 08:00 PM Orpheum Theatre-Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

Fri, Aug. 8th, 2008 07:30 PM Jobing.com Arena (Glendale, AZ)

Sat, Aug. 9th, 2008 07:30 PM Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay (San Diego, CA)

Jordin Sparks w/ Jesse McCartney Mon, Aug. 11th, 2008 07:30 PM Abravanel Hall (Salt Lake City, UT)

Wed, Aug. 13th, 2008 07:30 PM Ellie Caulkins Opera House (Denver, CO)

Jordin Sparks w/ Jesse McCartney Fri, Aug. 15th, 2008 TBD State Theatre-MN (Minneapolis, MN)

Jordin Sparks w/ Jesse McCartney Sun, Aug. 17th, 2008 TBD Royal Oak Music Theatre (Royal Oak, MI)

Tue, Aug. 19th, 2008 07:30 PM Nokia Theatre Times Square (New York, NY)

Fri, Aug. 22nd, 2008 TBD Adrian Phillips Ballroom (Atlantic City, NJ)

Sat, Aug. 23rd, 2008 07:30 PM Commerce Bank Arts Centre (Sewell, NJ)

Jordin Sparks w/ Jesse McCartney Sun, Aug. 24th, 2008 TBD Benedum Center (Pittsburgh, PA)

Wed, Aug. 27th, 2008 TBD The Sound Academy (Toronto, ON)

Jordin Sparks w/ Jesse McCartney Fri, Aug. 29th, 2008 TBD D.A.R. Constitution Hall (Washington, DC)

Sat, Aug. 30th, 2008 07:30 PM War Memorial Auditorium-NC (Greensboro, NC)

Jordin is an American pop/R&B singer, songwriter and plus-size model. On May 23, 2007, she was declared the winner of the sixth season of American Idol.  Her songs from the American Idol have been on sale at the iTunes Store and the American Idol official website as Jordin Sparks (EP) (called a "bundle" on Idol official website) shortly after the finale of Idol, along with other songs that did not make the EP’s cut that are being sold as individual singles.

According to SoundScan figures posted in USA Today, Blake Lewis sold more digital singles than Sparks, but her mini album sold more than Lewis’.

Her singles have sold 7 million units around the world