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Oooooh, this is good news. Very good news.
This woman rocks it hard, folks. If you dig funk and soul, you need to run - not walk - to see her:

Nikka Costa Infuses Soul, Rock and Funk in "can'tneverdidnothin"'

NEW YORK, NY - Virgin Recording Artist Nikka Costa is set to release can'tneverdidnothin', the long awaited follow-up to 2001's critically acclaimed Everybody Got Their Something. Written and co-produced by Costa, can'tneverdidnothin" covers a wide range of material including rock, funk, soul and sultry ballads. Named after a memorable motivational phrase she grew up hearing from her Southern-born mother, can'tneverdidnothin" will be released May 24, 2005 on Virgin Records.

Having released records internationally as a young girl and later as a teenager, Costa made her breakthrough with "Everybody Got Their Something."On that acclaimed album, Costa tapped into the power of soul music that meant so much to her growing up, and found a sexy, joyful groove. With "can'tneverdidnothin'," Costa once again finds her groove. The 11 tracks include: "can'tneverdidnothin'," the album's rocking yet ultra-funky titletrack; the infectious first single "Till I Get To You," "I Gotta Know," a stately piano-based love song; and "Fatherless Child," a moving tribute to her father.

Costa is also set to join Lenny Kravitz on the "Electric Church: One Night Only!" tour. The exclusive theater tour hits 27 cities nationwide beginningApril 5th. In addition, Costa has announced the following solo club shows:

April 1 - The Galaxy, Santa Ana, CA
April 2 - City Limits, Tucson, AZ
April 4 - Sanctuary at Sunset Station, San Antonio, TX
April 6 - La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
April 12 - The Social, Orlando, FL
April 19 - Fletchers, Baltimore, MD
April 30 - The Music Mill, Indianapolis, IN
May 3 - Luther's Blues, Madison, WI
May 8 - Blue Note, Columbia, MO
May 24 - Roxy, Los Angeles, CA
May 25 - House of Blues, Anaheim, CA

Dates for Lenny Kravitz's "ELECTRIC CHURCH: ONE NIGHT ONLY!" tour are:

April 5 - Nokia Live, Dallas, TX
April 7 - Verizon Theater, Houston, TX
April 9 - Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
April 10 - Owens Auditorium, Charlotte, NC
April 13 - Jackie Gleason Theater, Miami, FL
April 16 - Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
April 17 - Borgata, Atlantic City, NJ
April 20 - Constitution Hall, Washington DC
April 21 - Beacon Theater, New York, NY
April 23 - Oakdale Hartford, CT
April 24 - Orpheum, Boston, MA
April 26 - Music Hall, Cleveland, OH
April 27 - Massey, Toronto, Canada
April 29 - State Theater, Detroit, MI
May 1 - Congress, Chicago, IL
May 4 - State Theater, Minneapolis, MN
May 6 - Rave, Milwaukee, WI
May 7 - Pagent, St Louis, MO
May 9 - Memorial Hall, Kansas City, MO
May 11 - Fillmore, Denver, CO
May 13 - Snitzer, Portland, OR
May 14 - Orpheum, Vancouver, Canada
May 16 - Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA
May 18 - Bill Graham Civic Center, San Francisco, CA
May 19 - Copley Symphony, San Diego, CA
May 21 - The Joint, Las Vegas, NV
May 22 - The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
Who is she? Her father, Don Costa, produced Sixties legends and Rat Pack heavies including Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr. and Paul Anka. And her godfather was Ol' Blue Eyes himself.

Costa was a child star overseas long before she struck gold in the U.S. At five she recorded a duet with Don Ho; at eight she opened for the Police in Chile in front of a stadium crowd. American audiences took notice of a grown-up Nikka three summers ago when she lent Tommy Hilfiger her music for a commercial. A song on the Blow soundtrack followed, and her U.S. debut, "Everybody Got Their Something," landed her the opening slot on Beck's European.

Stay tuned. I'll post links to her music when they become available.

Posted by Jeff at March 23, 2005 06:50 AM