LiveDaily News Break, May 22: Gretchen Wilson, Miley Cyrus, The Fiery Furnaces and more

Today's edition features news and tour information about Gretchen Wilson , Miley Cyrus , The Fiery Furnaces and Sweet . We'll also list off the Top 5 albums on this week’s chart.

* * * Country singer Gretchen Wilson has put together a summer tour that will take her through nearly 30 North American cities. The performer will kick things off June 4 in Nashville, as she joins the star-studded lineup of Marty Stuart's Late Night Jam. From there, she'll visit a host of venues from the Midwest to the East Coast through late August.

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Miley Cyrus ' upcoming album, "Breakout," will be the "Hannah Montana" star's first release under her own name. Her recent live album and last studio release both were billed as Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus projects. "Breakout," scheduled for a late-July release, features the single "7 Things," which is airing on Top 40 and Adult Top 40 radio stations.

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Indie-rock brother-sister act The Fiery Furnaces has lined up a headlining outing ahead of the release of the band's first-ever live album, a double-CD due later this summer. The group will launch the run May 28 in Sacramento, CA, and will cap the 15-city trek with a July 27 appearance at British Columbia's Pemberton Music Festival.

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A reconfigured version of British glam-rock icons Sweet will hit the road this summer behind bassist/vocalist Steve Priest, one of the band's original members. The outing will kick off June 12 in Los Angeles with 11 dates so far lined up over the summer months.

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Alt-rockers Death Cab for Cutie ’s latest release, "Narrow Stairs," debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this week, giving the group its first No. 1 album. At No. 2 is Frank Sinatra’s “Nothing But the Best,” followed by Jason Mraz ’s “We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things” at No. 3, “Duffy ’s “Rockferry” at No. 4 and Leona Lewis ’ “Spirit” at No. 5.

 
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