Cake was joined on last year's Unlimited Sunshine Tour by Kinky, The Hackensaw Boys, Modest Mouse, De La Soul and The Flaming Lips.

This year's outing will take place during the first two weeks of September and will focus on major cities; the confirmed itinerary hasn't been announced.

Celia Cruz [ tickets ], the Cuban-born singer known as the "Queen of Salsa," died of cancer at her home in Ft. Lee, N.J., on Wednesday (7/16). She was believed to be about 79 years old, according to published reports.

Cruz fled to the U.S. in 1960, and refused to return to Cuba as long as Fidel Castro was in power. In the U.S., she joined forces with legendary drummer Tito Puente, with whom she helped to popularize Latin music for U.S. and European audiences.

Nominees for the 37th Annual CMA Awards will be announced by reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Martina McBride and special guests on Aug. 26 in Nashville, the Country Music Association announced.

The CBS-TV network will broadcast the CMA Awards live on Nov. 5 from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Vince Gill will host for the 12th consecutive year.

With about 135,000 copies sold, Ashanti [ tickets ]'s sophomore album, "Chapter II," will remain at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for a second consecutive week, according to industry sources. Beyonce's "Dangerously in Love" is a close second, with sales of about 132,000.

Canadian pop-rocker Avril Lavigne [ tickets ] has released a live EP exclusively through Apple's iTunes Music Store. The songs--"Sk8er Boi," "Nobody's Fool," "Unwanted," "Losing Grip" and a cover of Green Day's "Basket Case"--were recorded on March 23 in Dublin.