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- ↑ Maxwell breaks six year hiatus with tour.www.concerttour.org
- ↑ billboard.com-maxwell returns for first tour
- ↑ Jazmine Sullivan to tour with Maxwell Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine .skopmag.com
- ↑ Maxwell unveils new songs at radio city music hall concert.www.billboard.com