Fresh off making the year's strongest debut for an R&B female artist, Alicia Keys has tacked on over ten additional dates for her anticipated tour. Touring in support of "The Element of Freedom," Keys' North American tour will now make rounds through Miami, Atlanta, Las Vegas and Los Angeles in addition to previously announced stops in Montreal, New York and Toronto.

Mary J. Blige is poised for a strong debut on next week's Billboard 200 albums chart. According to early sales figures, Blige's new album "Stronger With Each Tear" will come in at no.2 thanks to sales in excess of 300,000 copies. Featuring the single "I Am," "Stronger With Each Tear" could sell up to 350,000 copies but will still fall short of the week's projected winner -- Susan Boyle. According to sales predictions, Boyle's reigning album "I Dreamed a Dream," which has sold over 2.

Jennifer Hudson is ready to jet off to South Africa and not a rumored pregnancy according to a representative. Issuing a statement Wednesday, after days of rumors surrounding the Grammy winner being pregnant with her second child, Hudson's rep says her next film role is the only thing she will be delivering in 2010. "Contrary to what has been falsely reported, Jennifer Hudson is not pregnant.

"Good Good" singer Ashanti's texting stalker will have to dream about her from a cell according to New York based reports. The man, Devar Hurd, was found guilty of both aggravated harassment and stalking in a Manhattan court room earlier this week. Shaking his head when the verdict was read, sources say a jury found Hurd guilty after two days of deliberations.