Hilary Duff sketches out summer tour plans

Hilary Duff, who spent several weeks touring Canada early in the year, will be headed back to that country for more dates later this summer, as well as a few shows on the south side of the border.

The singer/actress will kick off a stretch of shows June 30 in Kelseyville, CA, before heading north for a July 22 concert in St. John's, Newfoundland, the first of four Canadian dates as Duff continues to support last year's odds-and-ends album, "Most Wanted."

Several US dates will follow, including a Sept. 24 fair appearance in Puyallup, WA.

Duff recently made news by firing back at a New York Times movie critic, Stephen Holden, who has consistently panned her acting attempts.

"He doesn't really fit the demographic," the performer told Elle magazine. "So I could really care less. Look at me, and look at where he is--sorry! Would he prefer that I take some super-adult role that is inappropriate so I would have no place to grow?

"Suppose the next thing I did was this super-edgy independent movie where I was pregnant or shooting up. What would that do to my fan base?"

Last August, Duff issued "Most Wanted," a compilation of seven previously released songs, three remixes and three original cuts. The disc sold about 100,000 copies during its first week in stores, enough to debut at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 album chart.

Duff's most recent collection of all-new material is her self-titled sophomore set, which surfaced in 2004.