Miami, Florida - Latin music’s hottest new artist Prince Royce, is closing a milestone debut year by announcing his first-ever US Tour. Royce’s “Stand By Me Tour 2011” is set to begin on February 12th at Miami’s Bank United Center. Tickets for that first show go on sale today.

“I am extremely grateful to all the fans that have stood by me from the very beginning and I cannot wait to perform for them as part of my first US tour!” expressed Royce from Italy where he is in the midst of his second European tour.

Following are the official “Stand By Me Tour” dates:

Saturday, February 12 Miami, FL BankUnited Center at the University of Miami

Friday, March 18 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero Theater

Saturday, March 19 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom

Thursday, March 24 Houston, TX Club Escapade

Friday, March 25 Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom

Thursday, March 31 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom

Saturday, April 2 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre

Additional dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

Tickets will be available at ticketmaster and at venue box offices starting today for Miami and this Friday at 10am for New Jersey, Philadelphia, Houston and Dallas. The San Francisco and Los Angeles concerts will go on sale in January.

A special pre-sale for the New Jersey concert begins today (code: mega). The Houston, Dallas and Philadelphia pre-sales begin tomorrow at 10am (Houston and Dallas code: prince; Philadelphia code: megavip).

The “Stand By Me Tour” is a production of Top Stop Talent, AEG Live and ZHAR Entertainment.

At 21 years of age, Prince Royce has become Latin music’s top new solo artist. His self-titled debut album was released in March 2010 and has already been certified Platinum in the US and Puerto Rico; received a Latin GRAMMY nomination (for Best Tropical Contemporary Album) and remained at #1 in tropical album sales for 14 consecutive weeks according to Billboard and Soundscan. The album’s first two singles also reached #1 on tropical radio as well as the top ten among all Latin songs, according to Billboard.

Prince Royce is signed to the Top Stop Music label, owned by Gregory Elias and renown music producer Sergio George, with Sony Music distribution in the US, Puerto Rico and Mexico. In Spain, “Prince Royce” is available under the Blue Moon Records label; in Italy, France and Switzerland under the Planet Records label; and in Colombia under the Codiscos label.

For more information about Prince Royce, go to:princeroyce.com