lily allen invades america

lilyallen3.jpgfinally!! the acid-tongued tart sets her sights on the u.s. starting today with the north american release of her debut, alright, still.

perhaps the most surprising news concerns her stateside tv debut. on the strength of her overseas success, she landed the plum job of musical guest on this week’s saturday night live (drew barrymore hosts). impressive. now when are we going to hear “smile” on the radio?

on top of this coup, lily has partnered with mtv for their much-publicized discover and download tour. unsurprisingly, the tour will avoid the south completely (though she will stop by austin’s sxsw festival in march), but the rest of you can catch her in these very cosmopolitan cities: los angeles, feb 5; san francisco, feb 6; chicago feb 8; new york, feb 10; philadelphia, feb 12; d.c., feb 16; and boston, feb 18.

back in the u.k., lily leads the pack with four brit award nominations. so far, she looks set to repeat some form of that success across the pond.