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Tracy Chapman news 2012: anything you need to know about the artist this year, her current tour dates and upcoming projects…

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Press release: Tracy Chapman to play ‘Small Places Tour’ Concert in Ireland

Press release: Tracy Chapman to play ‘Small Places Tour’ Concert in Ireland

Official press release for Tracy’s commitment to the Amnesty International’s “Small Places Tour” from SmallPlacesTour.info…

Tracy Chapman @ MySpace.com

Tracy Chapman now has her own profile at myspace.com

Tracy Chapman ads invade the parisian subway

Tracy Chapman ads invade the parisian subway to promote her upcoming concert at Le Palais des Congrès on December 19, 2008.

Sold out concerts but additional shows

6 concerts are already sold out on the European Our Bright Concert Tour but a second show has been added for some cities, check them out…

Amnesty International Small Places Tour

Amnesty International Small Places Tour

Tracy Chapman is supporting the Amnesty International Small Places Tour which is marking the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Tracy Chapman Masters “Our Bright Future” at Bernie’s

New article to read about the mastering of Our Bright Future

Listen to ‘Sing For You’ online

Listen to ‘Sing For You’ online

Canada.com offers the official premiere of “Sing For You”, listen to the brand new single online…

Italian interviews for Our Bright Future

The two first press interviews to promote “Our Bright Future” (in italian) questions & answers about the new songs, Obama, life in America and the upcoming solo tour…

Tickets for the 2nd concert in Paris on sale

Tickets for the second show in Paris just available for purchase…

Paris concert: soon to be sold-out

The Paris concert at The Folies Bergeres is soon to be sold out, only few tickets left…

Our Bright Future album cover (high res)

Our Bright Future album cover (high res)

Discover the cover of “Our Bright Future”

Our Bright Future album cover (very bad res)

Insight of the cover of “Our Bright Future”

Sing For You, new single and Our Bright Future Tracklisting

The tracklisting of “Our Bright Future” now known, “Sing For You” will be the brand new single…

New european dates on the Our Bright Future Tour

TracyChapman.com has been updated announcing a new version of the site for early november and above all some new concerts added to the European schedule…

Our Bright Future: latest news

Latest news about tickets going on sale and worldwide release date of Our Bright Future

Tickets for Paris, Lyon & Marseille

Tickets for french concerts in Paris, Lyon and Marseille are now available for purchase…

Tickets for Dublin and Stockholm

Tickets for Stockholm and Dublin concerts are soon to be available…

Tickets for Zurich on sale on August 26

Tickets for the concert scheduled in Zurich at the Kongresshaus on December 2 will be on sale on August 26 at 8am on www.ticketcorner.ch

Tickets for Amsterdam on sale on August 23

Tracy Chapman will be playing at the Paradiso in Amsterdam on November 23. Tickets for this show will be on sale on August 23 on Ticketmaster.nl

Tickets for Brussels / Bruxelles (Begium / Belgique)

Tickets for the first concert scheduled on the Our Bright Future tour in Brussels / Bruxelles (Belgium / Belgique) at the Palais des Beaux-Arts on November 12, are on sale on Clic & Com

Tickets for German concerts: Berlin, Hamburg and Munich

Tickets for German concert should be on sale on August 21, this Thursday then… Please check back for links of appropriate websites to book your tickets for Berlin, Hamburg and / or Munich…

Tickets on sale for Oslo concert

Tickets for Oslo are available for purchase on www.billettservice.no

UK concerts: tickets available now!

Tickets for the Our Bright Future tour are available just now for the UK gigs, check it out on TicketMaster.co.uk…

Our Bright Future Tour Schedule: 21 dates in Europe this winter

Our Bright Future Tour Schedule: 21 dates throughout Europe this winter, in november and december 2008…

Our Bright Future, release on November 10 + European solo tour in November & December 2008

The upcoming album will be called “Our Bright Future”, containing 11 songs, recorded in Los Angeles and co-produced by Larry Klein and will release on November 10. To promote the album, a solo tour will be launched in November in Europe for 21 concerts…

Tracy Chapman returns to the studio => New album

Atlantic Records announces new album to come out…

Emmylou Harris, All I Intended To Be

Emmylou Harris covers “All That You Have Is Your Soul” in her upcoming new album to release on June 10, 2008…

The World As I See It by Hazel Chapman

Hazel Chapman, mother of, just release her new book, is a collection of new poems: The World As I See It…

Live at Golden Gate Park for Bill Graham in 1991

Tracy’s performance at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on November 03, 1991 celebrating Bill Graham is now available to listen to online at Wolfgangsvault.com. 2 songs, acoustic (“All That You Have Is Your Soul”) and a cappella (“Where the Soul Never dies”).

Mountains O’ Things, Munchen on July 04, 2006

More than a year ago but it just came out on YouTube: this excellent video of Mountains O’ Things in Munchen on July 04, 2006…

Blood Knot at A.C.T

Tracy wrote and recorded the music for a play, “Blood Knot” to be running at the A.C.T theater in San Francisco from Feb. 9 – March 9 2008. Be sure to buy your tickets if you’re living in the area…

A Very Special Christmas DVD to be released

The first-ever DVD collection from the “A Very Special Christmas” series, proceeds from which benefit the Special Olympics, is going to release on November 20, 2007…

www.tracychapman.com… Coming soon

The homepage www.tracychapman.com has just been updated…

Remembering Pavarotti

who passed away today… Tracy Chapman & Pavarotti performing Baby Can I Hold You in 2000

Sonya Kitchell

“The last few days I met Tracy Chapman…”

Radio 1’s 40th Anniversary

Radio 1 is releasing a new album to celebrate the 40th anniversary: they took the top songs from each of the 40 years in the UK. Fast Car is chosen for the 1988 year, it will be covered by Mutya Buena…

Videos of the Bridge Benefit Concert in Dec 04, 1988

Videos from Tracy Chapman’s performance at the Bridge Benefit Concert in Dec 04, 1988 are published on Youtube, check them out…

Imagine

Tracy Chapman sings “Imagine”, by John Lennon, in 1991…

Dear Tracy,

If your dream is to write a letter to Tracy Chapman then there is an opportunity for you to do so…

Festival de Poupet, one year ago

A best of video from the 2006 edition of the Festival de Poupet is featuring few seconds of “Say Hallelujah” and “Talkin’Bout A Revolution”…

Ask Sesame Street Video

Video and Lyrics of Tracy’s second appearance at Sesame Street singing “Just ask a question”…

2007 Annual “Grow to Be” Fundraiser

Tracy Chapman performed at this year’s annual fundraising event to benefit the Women’s HIV Program at the University of California, San Francisco…

TED 2007

Tracy took part of the TED 2007 event…

UCSF Women’s HIV program announces March 20 benefit

Singer Tracy Chapman will be the featured performer at this year’s annual fundraising event to benefit the Women’s HIV Program at the University of California, San Francisco…

amfAR dinner, January 31, 2007

Last night at the annual amfAR dinner to raise money for AIDS research, Tracy sang a couple of songs including Stand By Me…

TED 2007

Tracy Chapman will speak at the TED2007 “Icons. Geniuses. Mavericks”, on March 9, 2007 in Monterey, California…

Live at A Concert Against AIDS in 1989

Tracy Chapman’s live performance at A Concert Against AIDS on May 27, 1989 is now available as an audio streaming online on Concert Vault…

RFK Memorial Benefit

Tracy Chapman sang Talkin’Bout A Revolution tonight at the RFK Memorial Benefit Kerry Kennedy, hosted at Chelsea Piers…

XM Artist Confidential Vol. 1

XM Satellite Radio and Starbucks Hear Music are releasing a new CD of performances by top artists recorded during XM’s “Artist Confidential”, including Tracy Chapman…

Sporting Summer Festival, Monte Carlo, July 30

A new date has been added to the European Summer Tour, in Monte Carlo at the Sporting Summer Festival. The occasion if you like to have a dinner before attending a Tracy Chapman concert. Tickets are from 67,50 € up to 150 €…

Ben Taylor, Eels & Gage

Ben Taylor, Eels & Gage will open for Tracy Chapman this summer

Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 13

Tracy will perform in Russia in St Petersburg on June 13…

North Sea Jazz Festival, July 15

Tracy will play at the North Sea Jazz Festival on July 15…

Couleur Café, Brussels, July 02

Tracy will be back in Brussels this summer for a performance at the very colorful festival Couleur Café. Tickets on sale on Monday May 1rst…

40th Montreux Jazz Festival, July 05

Tracy will play on July 5th in the Miles Davis Hall. Tickets will be on sale on April 27 at 1pm…

5th Spring Gala of Jazz, June 05

Tracy Chapman will perform at the fifth annual Spring Gala of Jazz at Lincoln Center on June 5 in New York City…

Paleo festival de Nyon, Switzerland, July 21

Tracy will line up in one of the largest european summer festival, the Paleo Festival, on July 21. tickets on sale on April 25 on www.paleo.ch

Warsaw, Poland, June 27

Marta is letting us know about Tracy’s coming to Poland in Warsaw! Tickets aren’t on sale yet: June 27, Warsaw, Sala Kongresowa, ebilet.pl

Tracy Chapman, Harvard Square, 1985

Photo of Tracy Chapman performing in Harvard Square in 1985…

Istres + Vienne, France

2 more open-air french concerts added…

Italy…

Rome, Taormina in Sicilia and Pescara will see Tracy Chapman this summer…

Lucerne, Stockholm & Helsinki

More and more dates known and there are still some left to come: after Oslo, Tracy will pay a visit to Stockholm in Sweden (Tickets on sale on March 20) and Helsinki in Finland (Tickets on sale on March 21st). Tracy will also head up at the Blue Balls Festival in Lucerne for 2 nights in late July…

Oslo, Norway, June 18, 2006

A new concert is scheduled on the Summer European tour in Oslo, Norway…

More French concert this summer

New festivals scheduled for Tracy this summer in France! Tickets are not on sale yet…

Bob Marley & Friends

Tracy Chapman is part of the documentary “Bob Marley & Friends”, directed by Paul Swimmer that will be aired on March 09, 2006 at the Miami International Film Festival…

Hampton Court Festival, June 14

Tracy will play at the Hampton Court Palace Festival on June 14, 2006 in East Molesey, Surrey (UK)…

Les Vieilles Charrues, July 23

Tracy is one of the guest of the mythic french festival Le festival des Vieilles Charrues in Carhaix (Bretagne). She’s scheduled to play on Sunday July 23, 2006.

German summer tour

German festivals are listed on the summer Where You Live tour…

Summer Festival in Lucca, July 13

Tracy comes back in Europe this summer!

Black History Month / San Francisco Chronicle

For Black History Month, The Chronicle has interviewed 20 Bay Area African American artists about their creative processes, influences and goals. Tracy Chapman is part of them…

Artist Confidential™ @ XM RADIO

Recorded on Thursday September 15, 2005 in Washington DC by XM Satellite Radio, the radio show XM’s Artist Confidential™ with Tracy Chapman performing live is airing this monday February 6th at 6PM ET…

Tracy Chapman to play a Joni Mitchell Tribute

Tracy has signed to play a Joni Mitchell tribute concert at Carnegie Hall (New York) on February 1st, 2006 to benefit the Music For Youth Foundation…

Tracy Chapman heralds “Change” at HBO

Tracy Chapman Heralds “Change” at HBO: The song is to be featured in network’s new image spots…

America, new single

America is Where You Live’s new single…

Cherif Mbaw

Cherif Mbaw will open for Tracy on all European dates…

Ben Taylor, opener in the UK as well!

Ben has been asked to open some dates in the UK, Ireland and Scotland for Tracy Chapman…

Additionnal show in New York

A Chapman gig has just been added in New York on Oct 20 and tickets are available from today online…

Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW

Tracy Chapman performs live on “Morning Becomes Eclectic” on KCRW… Listen to the show live online…

A 4th show added in Paris!

Another show added in Paris…

Buddy Guy’s new CD Bring ‘Em In

Today releases Buddy Guy’s new CD called ‘Bring ‘Em In’, including a duet with Tracy Chapman “Ain’t No Sunshine”

Change on Today Show

Tracy Chapman performed “Change” from her new CD on Today show as part of Warner Music’s participation in “Make a Difference Today,” rebuilding houses for hurricane victims. Watch the video…

Win signed albums

Want to win Signed Tracy Chapman Where You Live Albums?

Ain’t no sunshine

Tracy’s covering this wonderful song by Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine” on Buddy Guy’s new album to release on Sept 27.

Ben Taylor

Ben Taylor will open for Tracy Chapman on her US tour.

Where You Live US sales

Where You Live earned 21,000 scans for a 49th place showing on its first week…

Tracy Chapman @ Humanity Plaza, New York

Tracy Chapman will perform on Rockefeller Plaza to become ‘Humanity Plaza’ as homes for families affected by Hurricane Katrina are literally built around the clock…

Where You Live sales on iTunes

Where You Live hits the first place of top 10 of Today’s Top Albums on Itunes France. What about in other countries?

Where You Live sales so far

Where You Live hits the top 10 of Today’s Top Albums on Itunes!

Tavis Smiley Show Interview

Audio archive of the Tracy interview and transcript of the interview by Tavis Smiley at the Tavis Smiley show…

YouthAIDS Annual Benefit Gala on Sept 14

Tracy Chapman will be part of the YouthAIDS Annual Benefit Gala on September 14th in Washington DC.

Where You Live Photo Challenge

Participate at the Where You Live photo challenge! Show us “where you live” and make the Where You Live CD travel around the world! Visit the Where You Live Around The World Photo Challenge page

Radio interview on Radio Capital (Italy)

Tracy Chapman was interviewed by the italian radio station Radio Capital…

Tavis Smiley Show

Tracy Chapman will be the guest of The Tavis Smiley Show on September 14, 2005

Change video

The video of “Change”, directed by Andrew Dosunmu, is available on AOL.com…

On Jay Leno

Tracy Chapman will be Jay Leno’s guest on September 13, 2005

Libération

Today’s portrait of the french newspaper Libération is on Tracy Chapman…

Buju Banton: Debut album, one of his favorite albums

Buju Banton talks about his favorites albums of all time, the 4th one is Tracy Chapman’s debut album!

Meet Tracy Chapman backstage

Ebay Auction benefiting The American Foundation for Tibetan Cultural Preservation : This unique experience was contributed to Ari Bhod by one of the world’s most talented songwriters performing today, Tracy Chapman.

US tour: ticketing pres-sales

Registering on http://www.tracychapman.musictoday.com you can purchase tickets for US gigs before they are actually onsale to general public:

Tracy Chapman talks with Dana Goodyear

On Saturday, September 24, The New Yorker Festival is featuring a not to miss event: Tracy Chapman talks with Dana Goodyear: A Conversation with Music Songs of love and social justice.