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Whether it’s David Archuleta or David Cook who wins American Idol next week, both singers will be part of the show’s annual concert tour.

Tickets for this summer’s American Idols Live! Tour, which features the TV show’s top 10 contestants, go on sale today at 10 a.m. With more than 50 stops, the tour is scheduled to come to the Dunkin’ Donuts Center on Sept. 7. Besides finalists Cook and Archuleta, other contestants taking part are Syesha Mercado, Brooke White, Carly Smithson, Chikezie Eze, Jason Castro, Kristy Lee Cook, Michael Johns and Ramiele Malubay. The current season of American Idol will conclude with final performances Tuesday and announcement of the winner in Wednesday’s finale, both starting at 8 p.m., on Channels 25 and 64.

For tour tickets — $39.50 to $68.50 — call (401) 331-2211 or (401) 331-6700, visit www.ticketmaster.com, or go to the Dunk box office, 1 La Salle Square, Providence.

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Ellen DeGeneres is putting the California Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action — she and Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show.

Citing the court’s ruling, DeGeneres said she and girlfriend de Rossi (Ally McBeal, Nip/Tuck) would be getting married.

The court ruling means that same-sex couples could tie the knot in as little as a month. However, religious and social conservatives are seeking to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November that would undo the Supreme Court ruling and ban gay marriage.