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Jay-Z & Mary J. Blige Announce North American Tour

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Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige will co-headline a 25-date, North American outing celled the "Mary J. Blige & Jay-Z: Heart of the City" tour.  The tour kicks off on March 22 at Miami's American Airlines Arena and will hit cities along the eastern seaboard as well as New Orleans, Houston, Las Vegas and Oakland.  The "Mary J. Blige & Jay-Z: Heart of the City" tour is the pinnacle of Mary and Jay's long-time collaboration which began in 1996 with the hit single "Can't Knock The Hustle."      

Tickets go on sale for the first shows beginning February 15th and are available at http://www.livenation.com. Confirmed dates are as follows.  Additional dates will be announced in the coming weeks. MARY J. BLIGE & JAY-Z:  HEART OF THE CITY TOUR        DATE           CITY                    VENUE        March 22      Miami, FL             American Airlines Arena        March 26      Baltimore, MD         1st Mariner Arena        March 27      Uniondale, NY         Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum        March 28      East Rutherford, NJ   Izod Center        March 30      Philadelphia, PA      Wachovia Center        April 2       Toronto, ON           Air Canada Centre        April 3       Boston, MA            TD Banknorth Garden        April 5       Greensboro, NC        Greensboro Coliseum        April 6       Washington, DC        Verizon Center        April 16      Los Angeles, CA       Hollywood Bowl    Jay Z - Can't Knock The Hustle