Ke$ha announces summer tour, returning to Raleigh

Gaudy, glittered up pop star Ke$ha has extended her 2013 tour plans in support of her latest album Warrior, released last year, and she'll be making her way back to the Triangle this summer.

She'll return to the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Wednesday, August 14. Mike Posner will open. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 24, via the Duke Energy Center box office and Ticketmaster. This will be Ke$ha's second stop at the amphitheater; her first was in 2011.

Check out Ke$ha's latest single, "Crazy Kids" featuring will.i.am, below. She also has a collaborative album withe the Flaming Lips dubbed Lipsha due out later this year.

Mike Posner announces spring dates, coming to Carrboro

Duke University graduate and rising star Mike Posner is hitting the road this spring is support of his debut album 31 Minutes To Takeoff, which has already spawned two hit singles, "Cooler Than Me" and "Please Don't Go."

He'll come back to the Triangle on Sunday, April 17 to play Disco Rodeo in Raleigh. Tickets for the show will go on sale Friday, March 5 via etix for $15.

[UPDATE: The show has been moved to the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro. All tickets for the original venue will be honored. The show merged with another Cradle show, so the full lineup is now Mike Posner, Kelley James, ELLA RIOT (formerly My Dear Disco) and K.O. Kid.]

Ben Folds, Gym Class Heroes, Girl Talk to play Duke

So here's a show that's managed to fly under the radar. Duke University has lined up another big show this year for their Last Day of Classes party. Last year, The Roots played. This year will feature Ben Folds, Gym Class Heroes, Girl Talk and Mike Posner and the Brain Trust. Local boys The Huguenots will play early on the Plaza stage. This will all go down on Wednesday, April 22. Check out a schedule of performers below.

Main Stage:
9:15 pm - Ben Folds
7:45 pm - Gym Class Heroes
6:45 pm - Girl Talk
6:00 pm - Mike Posner and the Brain Trust with Big Sean

Plaza Stage:
4:45 pm - The Huguenots
4:00 pm - The Soulless Dogs
3:15 pm - Toon
2:45 pm - L@W
2:00 pm - Nate of Stella By Starlight
12:30 pm - Makepeace Brothers

Thanks to The Huguenots blog for the initial tip.