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Man, what is up with musicians and shoes these days? It's like designing kicks for Nike is the second step after creating a MySpace page on the path to a career.

Just a few minutes ago, we told you about MF Doom's skateboarding shoes. Now, Lily Allen has jumped into the game as well, teaming with Nike for the "Lily Allen Air Max 90", according to a press release. "The shoe, which will only be available via various exclusive U.S. promotions this summer, will be red, white, and blue with stars on the laces." How rave! Of course, Lily is no newbie when it comes to clothing design.

When not cooped up behind a sewing machine, Lil has plotted out a world tour that, by all indications, is going rather well at the moment. She's hopping from England to Russia to Japan to Australia, back to Europe for a bit, dropping down to South America for a couple nights, and then finally heading to the States. Here, she'll play a half-dozen West Coast dates with an up-and-coming gentleman named Kevin Michael (who sounds a little bit like what might happen if Chris Brown got into Odelay).

Lily Allen dates:

07-18 Cornwall, England - Eden Sessions
07-21 St. Petersburg, Russia - Peter and Paul Fortress (UK Flavours Festival)
07-28 Mt. Fuji, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival
07-31 Freemantle, Australia - Metro
08-02 Melbourne, Australia - Prince of Wales
08-03 Sydney, Australia - Metro
08-04 Bryon Bay, Australia - Splendour in the Grass
08-10 Oslo, Norway - Øyafestival
08-11 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
08-15 Sagres, Portugal - Surf Festival
08-17 Biddinghuizen, Holland - Lowlands Festival
08-18 Staffordshire, England - V Festival
08-19 Chelmsford, England - V Festival
08-24 Krakow, Poland - Coke Live
08-31 Buenos Aires, Argentina - Luna Park Stadium
09-01 Santiago, Chile - Santiago Arena
09-06 San Diego, CA - House of Blues *
09-07 Las Vegas, Nevada - The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel *
09-10 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues *
09-12 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre *
09-14 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
09-15 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre *

* with Kevin Michael