MUSIC NEWS - Collective Soul today annouced their August/September headlining tour, co-inciding with the release on August 25 of their latest album, Collective Soul (Rabbit), their eighth, this one out via Loud & Proud / Roadrunner Records. See full tour itinerary below. But there is new CS music out tomorrow, the first single, “ Staring Down ,” will be available via all major digital shoppes on June 16th. Then, “Welcome All Again” will be available digitally on June 30th.

Recently, Collective Soul were featured on the multi-platinum selling Twilight soundtrack and their song, “Hollywood” (from their 2007 Top 25 album Afterwords), was featured prominently in American Idol’s Fall 2008 season for several weeks.