The VH1 Save the Music Foundation, which advocates for musical education, is donating more than $1 million worth of instruments to New York City public schools, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Monday.

The donation will start 41 new music education programs in schools this year, he said. The foundation, started in 1997, has donated nearly $30 million worth of musical instruments to 1,200 public schools in 80 cities.

Bloomberg and VH1 also announced that “Save The Music: A Concert To Benefit The VH1 Save The Music Foundation” will be held in New York for the first time in four years.

The concert will be taped at the Beacon Theatre on April 11 and shown on April 17. Scheduled performers include Rob Thomas, Queen Latifah, John Legend, Bon Jovi and Joss Stone. The concert will be the final event of the “VH1 Save The Music Week” from April 4 through April 11.

I’ve gotten a lot of fan requests for Joss and Melissa Etheridge’s Grammy performance and it is now available on the newly update downloads page. I’ve also moved the audio message I had Joss record for fans there too. So if you didn’t get to download it when I posted it in December, you can now! So, check it out!

Ok, instead of adding all the dates a few at a time (as I have been), I’m pleased to say that I’ve tracked down all of the released tour dates of Joss’ tour with Van Hunt and you can see them all on the schedule page. I hope lots of fans can get to see Joss live. It is definitely a treat as Joss puts on an amazing show!

Joss Stone,
8 p.m. May 24
Roseland Theater (House of Blues)
Portland, OR
$30, TW.
*On sale at Tickets West

The online streams for Joss’ new video “Spoiled” are now available. Check out the links below:

Windows:
HI/LO

Real:
HI/LO

Joss Stone shared the Grammy stage with Melissa Etheridge for a spellbinding tribute to Janis Joplin, and this week sees her full-length debut, “Mind, Body & Soul” (S-Curve) rise 85-42 on a 93% sales gain to 33,000.

Billboard.com

Teen Brit soul star Joss Stone performs May 10 at Massey Hall (Toronto, ON) in support of her CD Mind, Body & Soul. Tickets ($42.50-$49.50) go on sale Friday at noon at the Roy Thomson Hall box office, 416-872-4255, and Ticketmaster, 416-870-8000.

Toronto Star

Sunday, April 3, 2005
St. Louis, MO
Dasani Festival
Gateway Mall

Monday, May 2, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
Electric Factory
*Tour w/ Van Hunt

Friday, May 6, 2005
Boston, MA
Avalon
*Ages 18+

Wednesday, June 8, 2005
New Orleans, LA
House of Blues: New Orleans
*Tour w/ Van Hunt

Monday, June 13, 2005
Orlando, FL
House of Blues: Orlando
*Tour w/ Van Hunt

That’s all I’ve been able to dig up so far. I’ll keep looking!

I just added some caps of Joss performing “Spoiled” on the Tonight Show. You can see them all in the gallery.

Don’t forget that Joss will be performing “Spoiled” on The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno tonight! The show airs at 11:35 PM (ET) on NBC and the musical guest performs at the end of the hour-long show.