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Sarah McLachlan (center) with Butterfly Boucher (left) and Melissa McClelland (right)
at the 2010 Lilith Tour. 

Sarah McLachlan announces 17 additional dates for the “Sarah And Friends” tour, featuring Butterfly Boucher and Melissa McClelland. The newly announced dates include a Los Angeles show at Nokia Theatre at LA Live on February 9 and second nights added in New York City, Toronto and Montreal.

Praised as a mini-Lilith tour by many critics, “Sarah And Friends” offers fans an intimate evening with Sarah McLachlan as she not only performs classic hits and new favorites from her critically-acclaimed new release Laws Of Illusion (Arista Records), but also takes moments throughout the evening to answer questions from the audience. Sarah’s two friends and band members, Butterfly Boucher and Melissa McClelland, also have their moment in the spotlight, each performing their own short sets.

Sarah McLachlan stopped by Live! With Regis & Kelly yesterday for a beautiful performance of her latest single, "Forgiveness," from her new album Laws Of Illusion. Check it out above, or click here. 

Don't miss Sarah & Friends, Featuring Butterfly Boucher and Melissa McClelland, on the road this winter (tour dates below):

On Tuesday, June 29, Nettwerk CEO and Lilith co-founder Terry McBride posted an open letter to critics of the 2010 Lilith Tour:

I have been amazed at the feeding frenzy of negativity by the media and bloggers around Lilith Fair. Such attacks are normally seen in the theatre of partisan politics that have poisoned western society.

What drives the passion to write negative and speculative commentary on what is a socially positive and giving festival? Why this desire to hurt and demean the efforts of thousands of people whom simply want to give back and make our society a better place?

It’s amazing to me that I did not see one of these outspoken critics at the opening show. How can one accurately report on, or even understand what Lilith is, without experiencing it? It would have been great to see the critics experiencing the passion from the people at Oxfam, Warchild, Reverb, Better World Books, Alter Eco, To-Go Ware and our amazing charity, Grameen America. Then seeing how the Sponsors such as J&J were adding so much fun and value to the experience of the Lilith Village. Funny enough, the main complaint in Calgary was long line-ups to get in. Well, the venue cut back on staff thinking no one would show up. I’m not sure where they got that idea? The critics in Calgary criticize Lilith for a situation they created, which is ironic to say the least.

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Sarah McLachlan’s new album, Laws Of Illusion, debuts today with 22,000 units sold, placing the album at No. 2 on the Nielsen Soundscan Top Albums chart behind Drake’s debut album, which is now the highest-selling album of 2010 in Canada. Sarah’s strong showing makes Laws Of Illusion the fourth highest debut of 2010, next to Drake, Jack Johnson and Justin Bieber.

Though Laws Of Illusion is officially out in the world, things are just ramping up for Sarah. Her debut single “Loving You Is Easy” is climbing the AC chart at No.7 this week, with a new Dave Aude mix of the track on its way to Hot AC. The video for the track is already in medium rotation at both MuchMore and MusiMax, where it entered their chart at No.14. Check out the video HERE. "Forgiveness," a ballad from Laws Of Illusion in classic Sarah style, is already a fan-favorite, debuting on the Hot Digital Tracks chart this week at No.55. Watch an acoustic performance of "Forgiveness" HERE.

To top it all off, after an 11-year hiatus, the 2010 Lilith Tour returns this Sunday, June 27 in Calgary for a six-week tour, featuring Sarah as the headliner on every date. With CTV as the official and exclusive Canadian media partner for the Lilith Tour, Sarah and other Lilith artists will be heavily featured over the coming weeks on CTV’s etalk, which will be bringing viewers exclusive content and interviews from Lilith (www.lilith.ctv.ca).

In anticipation of Lilith 2010 kicking off this Sunday, June 27 in Calgary, Nettwerk has just released a compilation entitled Best Of Lilith Fair 1997 - 1999, featuring the most memorable live performances from the all-female women's touring festival of the late 90s. Featured songs include Liz Phair's "Never Said," Patti Griffin's "Cain," Bonnie Rait's "Spit Of Love," and the Indigo Girls, Jewel and Sarah McLachlan's rendition of "Water Is Wide." Stream the entire album the Lilith's Facebook Page HERE, and grab a copy of the album from iTunes HERE.

Various Artists: Best Of Lilith Fair 1997 - 1999:
1. Angélique Kidjo- Never Know (Live)
2. Emmylou Harris- Deeper Well (Live)
3. Sarah McLachlan- Building A Mystery (Live)
4. Abra Moore- Four Leaf Clover (Live)
5. Luscious Jackson- Naked Eye (Live)
6. Indigo Girls, Jewel & Sarah McLachlan- Water Is Wide (Live)
7. Sinéad O'Connor- Fire On Babylon (Live)
8. Queen Latifah- Life (Live)
9. Bonnie Raitt- Spit of Love (Live)
10. Chantal Kreviazuk- Surrounded (Live)
11. Dayna Manning- I Want (Live)
12. Emmylou Harris- Going Back To Harlan (Live)
13. Lhasa De Sela- El Payande (Live)
14. Lisa Loeb- I Do (Live)
15. Liz Phair- Never Said (Live)
16. Holly McNarland- Elmo (Live)
17. Morcheeba- The Sea (Live)
18. N'dea Davenport- Underneath a Red Moon (Live)
19. Patty Griffin- Cain (Live)
20. Sarah McLachlan & Emmylou Harris- Angel (Live)

Grammy winner and Lilith Fair-founder Sarah McLachlan has revealed a new music video, directed by Liz Friedlander, for her first single "Loving You Is Easy." The track is from her first new album in seven years, Laws of Illusion, which is out June 15. 

And just for fun, listen to Sarah's exclusive interview and performance for NPR affiliate WNYC (here), and watch her intimate performance for the Wall Street Journal Cafe (here). 

[I4C] CAMPAIGN PARTNERS WITH
SARAH MCLACHLAN AND THE 2010 LILITH TOUR TO SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD

THE ELECTED SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENTERPRISES TO RECEIVE FUNDING AND SUPPORT: ALTER ECO, BETTER WORLD BOOKS,
TO-GO WARE AND GRAMEEN AMERICA

In partnership with Sarah McLachlan and the 2010 Lilith Tour, the i4c Campaign® (“i4c a better tomorrow”) announces today the four socially conscious enterprises that will receive growth capital from the Lilith i4c Campaign. The i4c Campaign was recently established to mobilize investments and support from members of the arts and entertainment community for companies that drive social and environmental change. From an original pool of 128 potential recipients, the i4c Campaign and Lilith have recognized three for-profit social enterprises—Alter Eco, Better World Books and To-Go Ware—as well as one charity—Grameen America—as the change-making entrepreneurs that will help create a better future and have a significant positive impact on global challenges. Please see reverse for further information about each company.

Lilith Fair Productions/Arista Records announces today the release of LILITH 2010 TOUR COMPILATION, a collection of 16 tracks from a talented array of artists performing on Lilith 2010, in stores on June 22nd, 2010.

This special collection offers an abundant selection of songs from some of Lilith 2010’s most anticipated performances including Rihanna’s “Russian Roulette,” Ke$ha’s “TiK ToK,” Court Yard Hounds’ “The Coast,” Colbie Caillat’s “Fallin' For You,” to Norah Jones’ “Chasing Pirates,” Corinne Bailey Rae’s “The Blackest Lily,” as well as Lilith co-founder Sarah McLachlan’s “One Dream,” to name a few album highlights (full track list below). 

“This compilation represents an amazing cross section of artists performing on Lilith in 2010. Simply great music,” comments Lilith co-founder Terry McBride.

Six months ago, the 2010 Lilith Tour and Ourstage.com, the music discovery destination dedicated to new artists and new music, partnered together to find the best emerging female musicians across North America. Thousands of local artists have entered the contest by creating profiles and submitting an original song. The winner in each city is given the opportunity to open the day’s festivities when Lilith visits their city with a performance on the Village Stage, the same stage that featured artists like Christina Aguilera, Nelly Furtado, and Tegan and Sara over ten years ago.

Lilith and Ourstage.com now turn to music fans across North America to help choose the artist they think deserves the chance to play in front of thousands at their local Lilith date. The first official round of public voting is in effect now and ends on May 24. At that time, entries will be narrowed down to the Top 20 artists per market, based on public votes.

Round two begins on May 25 with the Top 20 artists per market selected. From May 25 – May 28, entries will be narrowed down to the Top 10 per market, again based on public voting. Once polls are closed, officials from Ourstage.com and the Lilith Tour will select the winner in each city. Winners will be notified starting in early June. Visit http://www.ourstage.com/go/lilith to vote for your favorite local artists!

Six weeks ago, the 2010 Lilith Tour and Involver, the fastest growing social media technology platform, launched “Choose Your Charity,” an audience engagement campaign run exclusively through the Lilith Facebook page. The original Lilith Fair raised over $10 million dollars for national and local women’s charities from 1997-1999; the Lilith 2010 “Choose Your Charity” campaign builds upon the local component by allowing fans in the tour markets to have a voice in the selection of the local women’s charities that Lilith will support in each city.

The first round of voting has officially ended, and the charities in each city have been narrowed down to the Top 5 organizations per market, based on fan votes. Between today and May 31, anyone who becomes a fan of the Lilith Facebook page can vote for the charity they feel should proceed to the final round by clicking the “Choose Yours” tab. Only one vote per person is allowed, so fans should encourage their friends and family to vote for their favorite charities.