Kelly Clarkson announces 'Piece By Piece' summer tour

Pop star Kelly Clarkson just released a new album yesterday titled Piece By Piece and she has just announced a massive summer tour in support of it.

The second to last stop on the tour will be at the Walnut Creek Amphitheatre in Raleigh on Saturday, September 19. Pentatonix and Eric Hutchinson will open. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, via Live Nation for $20 to $99.50.

[UPDATE: Raleigh and five other shows on the tour have been canceled due to doctors ordering Clarkson to rest her voice. Refunds will be issued at the point of purchase.]

Maroon 5 & Kelly Clarkson team up for 2013 Honda Civic Tour

Two of the biggest names in modern pop music, Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson, are teaming up and joining the 2013 Honda Civic Tour, which will be rolling into amphitheaters across the country this summer/fall.

The tour will come to the Time Warner Cable Pavilion in Raleigh on Tuesday, September 10. Tony Lucca will open. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 6, via LiveNation for $25.50 to $99.50.

Check out the video for Maroon 5's latest single "Daylight" below as well as the video for Kelly Clarkson's "Catch My Breath."

Kelly Clarkson brings big voice to DPAC

All photos by Kevin Norris

There was a packed house at DPAC Tuesday night as Kelly Clarkson and her band rolled through a lengthy set of songs spanning her career of the past decade.

It would be really easy to write Clarkson off as just another manufactured pop singer. (Easy enough that I got a chuckle from nearly every person I told I was going to this show.) While it may have been a tv show that made her famous, her voice has brought her to where she is today.

As a singer, Clarkson displays a range you don't see too often, moving seamlessly from pop to country and rock, with a voice that could make the hairs on your arm stand on end. This was best demonstrated during stripped down portions of her set where a piano was the only thing dueling for the audience's attention.

Kelly Clarkson announces 2012 tour, coming to Durham

Hot on the heels of her fifth studio album, Stronger, Kelly Clarkson has announced a 2012 tour that will wind its way across North America through winter and into the spring.

Clarkson will make a stop at the Durham Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, January 31, with special guest Matt Nathanson. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, November 19, starting at $68.

Click through for a complete list of tour dates as well as a clip from Clarkson's upcoming episode of VH1 Unplugged, which will air this Thursday.

Kelly Clarkson, Erykah Badu & more playing Raleigh Lilith date

The details of the North Carolina stops on the Lilith tour have just been announced and will feature some big names.

The Raleigh show at Walnut Creek on Aug. 4 will feature Sarah McLachlan, Kelly Clarkson, Erykah Badu, Indigo Girls, Court Yard Hounds (Martie Maguire and Emily Robinson of Dixie Chicks) and more to be announced.

The Charlotte show at Verizon Amphitheatre on Aug. 5 will feature the same line-up, except Jill Scott will take the place of Erykah Badu.