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Quote of the Day:

“I seldom wear shoes, I love elephants, I’m excited for April, I want to see a shooting star, and it would be nice if my room was clean.”

Savannah Jayde
Big Time Rush

The Orange Blimps are coming! Tonight at 7pm CST, Nickelodeon presents the Kids’ Choice Awards. Get geared up and ready to go for big event with the iPhone/iPad App that will give you VIP access to exclusive videos, pictures and more! This years event promises to be a big one with First Lady Michelle Obama making her first-ever appearance to present Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Taylor Swift with this year’s The Big Help Award. Other big names presenting at the event include: Big Time Rush, Chris Colfer (Glee), Emma Stone (The Amazing Spider Man), Miranda Cosgrove, Victoria Justice and Zac Efron. Plus, musical performance by Katy Perry and One Direction.

1. Kelly Clarkson – Stronger
3. The Wanted – Glad You Came
17. Outasight – Tonight Is The Night
18. One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
20. Karmin – Broken Hearted
25. Justin Bieber – Boyfriend
27. Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
35. Coldplay – Princess Of China
36. Taylor Swift – Eyes Open
39. Demi Lovato – Give Your Heart A Break

Carly Rae Jepsen continues to work her way up the charts! Call Me Maybe continues to sell well at iTunes and is ranked #2 on the Pop single charts and #5 Single overall.

Going solo? Haha… Cameron Quiseng of Allstar Weekend has a new solo effort on YouTube titled, The Lorax. This hilarious track features some choice lyrics and even a guest appearance by Hedwig.

Action Item has released the cover art for their new single, Marching Band. It’s coming this Tuesday, can’t wait!

Last week, A&M/Octone artist and Vampire Diaries star Kat Graham managed to get some buzz on her new debut single/video Put Your Graffiti on Me. Kylie Minogue, Kim Kardashian, Nicole Scherzinger, Chloe Moretz, Rod One, Ryan Seacrest, Kelly Osbourne and many more gave it their approval on Twitter.

New photos of Caroline Williams (formerly of pureNRG) are being featured at the Calico Days Photography Facebook account.

Tomorrow, James Maslow (Big Time Rush) will be making an appearance a Houston’s Children’s Festival. It all starts with a Q & A at 1:30pm followed by a autograph session at 2pm.

12pm CST – Red Bull Signature Series: Supernatural (NBC)
The brainchild of snowboarding icon Travis Rice, the event showcases the skills of the best all-around riders on the planet.

1pm CST – Music Bag (Radio Disney)
Featuring the song I Won’t Give Up by Jason Mraz.

3:30pm CST – Big Time Movie (Nickelodeon)
Members of a music group must save the world from a destructive device.

4pm CST – The Blind Side (ABC Family)
A well-to-do white family takes in a homeless black teen and helps him realize his potential on and off the football field.

6pm CST – Live from the Orange Carpet: The 2012 Kids’ Choice Awards (E!)
Live coverage from the 2012 Kids’ Choice Awards red carpet.

7pm CST – Kids’ Choice Awards 2012 (Nickelodeon)
Children choose favorites from music, film, television and sports

7pm CST – Toy Story (Disney Channel)
A flashy new action hero’s arrival creates upset in a community of toys that comes to life when people are absent.

9pm CST – Toy Story 2 (Disney Channel)
When a toy collector kidnaps Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the other toys band together to bring him home.

In Concert Tomorrow:

The Fresh Beat Band
Warner Theatre
Washington, DC

Go Radio, There For Tomorrow, Tyler Carter and Simple As Surgery
The Note
West Chester, PA

Yesterday, Carly Rae Jepsen visited KDWB’s Skyroom in Minneapolis, MN for a three song acoustic performance that included some Q & A time between tracks. The set was a bit of a throwback to her folk roots and gave her plenty of opportunity to showcase her voice, and did she ever. After the show she signed autographs and took pictures with fans at the studio.

Set List (Duration 19 minutes)
Tug of War
Curiousity
Call Me Maybe

Earlier this week, we featured photos from Alvin & The Chipmunks, Chipwrecked Celebration Concert. Now you can check out our brand new video featuring arrivals on the red carpet and performance clips by Honor Society, Alvin & The Chipmunks, and Ariana Grande. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked is available now on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download.

The music video project by Slash, featuring AJ Michalka is now online. It’s to his new song, Gotten, and the goal of the video is to help raise awareness for the plight of homeless youth in Los Angeles. Check it out on YouTube (mature images).

1. The Hunger Games – Songs From The District
4. One Direction – Up All Night
17. Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance – Soundtrack
19. Kelly Clarkson – Stronger
38. Maroon 5 – Hands All Over
53. The Band Perry – The Band Perry
54. The Fresh Beat Band: Music From The Hit TV Show – Soundtrack
63. Taylor Swift – Speak Now
67. Scotty McCreery – Clear As Day
79. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Soundtrack
81. Daughtry – Break The Spell
97. Taylor Swift – Fearless
104. The Muppets – Soundtrack
135. Taylor Swift – Taylor Swift
154. Big Time Rush: Elevate – Soundtrack
167. Demi Lovato – Unbroken
182. Justin Bieber – My World 2.0
190. Selena Gomez – When The Sun Goes Down

Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance shows up in force debuting in the Top 20 with a little over 17,000 in sales. This coming week you can expect sales to remain strong as the Easter Bunny heads out to Target to pick up some gifts. (source: HITS Digital Ventures)

Fresh off her American Idol performance, Good Day New York appearance, and 90210 cameo, Haley Reinhart is premiering her new video for her single, Free. Haley is looking sharp on the VEVO homepage as well.

Keke Palmer has announced that she’ll be performing two new songs from the upcoming TV movie, Rags, live from the 2012 Kids’ Choice Awards Orange Carpet.

Last night, Disney’s NEWSIES opened on Broadway. You can watch the curtain call from opening night courtesy of Disney On Broadway. The run at the Nederlander Theatre has been booked to August 19th – so get your tickets now.

Today is the day! Mirror Mirror starring Lily Collins opens in theaters nationwide.

Tomorrow…

Kenton Duty (Shake It Up) will be signing autographs at Planet Hollywood Times Square from 10am 12pm.

Raini Rodriguez (Austin & Ally) will be appearing at Houston’s Children’s Festival in Upper Sam Houston Park. At 1:30 she’ll be part of a Q & A session and at 2pm will be signing autographs. (Wristbands for the meet and greet will be distributed at 1pm).

6pm CST – Burnham Live Chat (Ustream)

7pm CST – The Blind Side (ABC Family)
A well-to-do white family takes in a homeless black teen and helps him realize his potential on and off the football field.

7pm CST – Jessie: The Kid Whisperer (Disney Channel)
Jessie asks another nanny for advice and finds out she’s a dog sitter.

7pm CST – Nikita: Power (CW)
Amanda and Ari arrange a board meeting with Zetrov and prepare to take over; Nikita remembers what Amanda used to be like; Alex surprises Ari with an old friend.

7pm CST – Star Wars IV: A New Hope (Spike)

7:30pm CST – A.N.T. Farm: ballet dANTser (Disney Channel)
Violet joins the ANT program and Chyna’s ballet class.

In Concert Tomorrow:

Amber Lily, Bobby Brackins, and Kalin & Myles
Red House
Walnut Creek, CA

The Fresh Beat Band
Lyric Theater
Baltimore, MD

Go Radio, There For Tomorrow, Tyler Carter and Simple As Surgery
Mexicali Live
Teaneck, NJ

Jamie Grace
Riverbend Centre For The Arts
Austin, TX

Kelly Clarkson
Reno Event Center
Reno, NV

Shealeigh and Coco Jones
Osceola Heritage Park
Kissimmee, FL

Quote of the Day:

“I think me and Carly Rae Jepsen need to finally meet. When I had the idea for the video I never thought this would happen! So happy for her!”

Carlos Pena
Big Time Rush

Last night, The Wanted received a warm reception by fans at the Minneapolis – St. Paul International Airport. The group touched down shortly after midnight and went out of their way to make everyone got pictures and autographs. Despite having a Top 10 single, Siva Kaneswaran had to explain to confused passengers who they are. Today, they’ll be tending to business and Friday, they’ll be performing at KDWB’s Skyroom. Next week, The Wanted will return to LA to perform on American Idol!

T2 Exclusive: Here’s some new images from Savannah Outen‘s recent photo shoot with Jade Ellers.

Lissa Lauria just posted a response remix to Justin Bieber‘s new single, Boyfriend. It’s called Girlfriend and is definitely a fun one! Check it out on YouTube.

Production has begun in Vancouver, Canada, on Girl Vs. Monster (working title), a Halloween–themed Disney Channel Original Movie starring popular actress Olivia Holt (of Disney XD’s Kickin’ It) as a teenager who, after inadvertently unleashing an immortal monster when defying her parents’ wishes to stay home, is shocked to discover the family secret that she is a fifth generation monster hunter. Olivia Holt performs two of the movie’s pop rock songs, Had Me @Hello, written by Dan Book, Alexei Misoul and Shelly Peiken, and Fearless, written by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman.

ABC Family has begun production this week on the new comedy series, Baby Daddy, which is set to premiere on Wednesday, June 20, 7:30pm CST. Baby Daddy stars Jean-Luc Bilodeau (Kyle XY), Chelsea Kane (Jonas L.A.)), Derek Theler (90210), Tahj Mowry (The Game) and Melissa Peterman (Reba).

Tonight at 7pm, Brian and David from Action Item will be at the Garden State Plaza Mall in NJ. They’ll be meeting with everyone at the Food Court. Drop by and say hi!

Tomorrow, I Kissed A Vampire starring Drew Seeley, Lucas Grabeel and Adrian Slade opens in select theaters. If you live in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma or Texas – it might be playing near you. For a complete list of theaters, visit IKissedAVampire.com. Also, don’t miss out on this offer – today, you can receive 20% of Official I Kissed A Vampire merchandise. For more info, click here.

7pm CST – American Idol: 1 of 9 Voted Off (FOX)
The contestants face elimination; performances by Nicki Minaj and Scotty McCreery.

7pm CST – The Vampire Diaries: The Murder of One (CW)
Damon and Stefan enlist Elena, Caroline and Matt to help with their new plan to destroy Klaus; Klaus threatens someone close to Bonnie, forcing her to work on a spell for him; Klaus and Rebekah find a way make Finn cooperate.

7:30pm CST – Lemonade Mouth (Disney Channel)
Five high-school students form a music group and prepare to compete against a popular rock band.

In Concert Tomorrow:

The Fresh Beat Band
Keswick Theater
Philadelphia, PA

Go Radio, There For Tomorrow, Tyler Carter and Simple As Surgery
Gramercy Theatre
New York, NY