Timbaland to tour Australia

SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 8 (UPI) -- Hip-hop artist and producer Timbaland has set several concert dates in Australia and New Zealand, Mosley Music Group and Interscope Records said Tuesday.

This marks the first time Timbaland will perform Down Under, the music companies said.

Accompanied by Keri Hilson, Timbaland is to perform in Sydney Aug. 15 and then continue on through Australia, playing Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne, before wrapping up in Auckland, New Zealand Aug. 23.