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Amy & Nick of Karmin take on a new role – Grand Marshalls in the Old Town Riverfest Parade. The small town in Maine was where Nick actually grew up. To read more about their appearance, visit SunJournal.com.

Anyone tune in to hear One Direction on the Radio Disney Top 30 Countdown yesterday? It sounded pretty obvious that Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall and Zayn weren’t in the studio with Jake and that the interview was conducted by someone else who was edited out. The segment also included a exclusive performance of What Makes You Beautiful. Hmm… apparently the boys love their outfits they wore in June when they visited Radio Disney, they seem to be wearing them again in this ‘new’ clip?

Drawing a crowd wherever they go! Action Item signs autographs for fans after their iHeartRadio show at Macy’s Garden State Plaza in Paramus, NJ.

Tomorrow, Frank + Derol will be heading out on the road to tour with Wolf Gang. You can win two tickets for you and a friend to see the show of your choice, plus Vans Girls accessories. To enter email: vansgirls66@gmail.com with the subject line ‘Frank & Derol: and your city name’ from the list below. Please include your full name, age, and hometown in the email. Winners will be notified by email. Here are the dates!

October
1 Troubadour – West Hollywood, CA
2 Casbah – San Diego, CA
6 Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR
7 Crocodile Cafe – Seattle, WA
10 Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT
11 Hi Dive – Denver, CO
12 Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
14 Record Bar – Kansas City, KS
15 Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN
16 Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL
18 Blueberry Hill – St. Louis, MO
20 A&R Music Bar – Columbus, OH
22 Wrong Bar – Toronto, ON, CAN
24 The Met – Pawtucket, RI
25 Brighton Music Hall – Allston, MA

It’s been just three days since our mention of the new music video by Denyse Tontz (Big Time Rush). Over the last 36 hours, Better Than Nothing has received an addition 200,000 views!

Francesca Battistelli will release her first Christmas album, appropriately title Christmas, on October 16th, the same day she’ll be featured on both A Very Special Christmas albums. Here’s the track list:

1. The Christmas Song
2. Heaven Everywhere
3. Christmas Is
4. What Child Is This? (First Noel Prelude)
5. Marshmallow World
6. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
7. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
8. You’re Here
9. Joy To The World
10. Christmas Dreams
11. Go Tell It On The Mountain

Back for more? Some recent pictures of Dhani, Marie, Amit and Sara of the A*Teens have surfaced online. Did you know it’s been ten years since they were in the U.S. for the Pop ‘Til You Drop Tour.

1. Justin Bieber f/ Big Sean – As Long As You Love Me
2. Taylor Swift – We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
3. Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time
4. Cher Lloyd – Want You Back
5. Bridgit Menler – Ready Or Not
6. Austin Mahone – Say Somethin
7. Cody Simpson f/ Becky G. – Wish U Were Here
8. One Direction – One Thing
9. Demi Lovato – Give Your Heart A Break
10. Bella Thorne & Zendaya – Fashion Is My Kryptonite
11. Ross Lynch – Heard It On The Radio
12. Katy Perry – Wide Awake
13. Maroon 5 – Payphone
14. Kelly Clarkson – Dark Side
15. Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
16. IM5 – Everything About Yout
17. Ryan Betty – Hey LA
18. Karmin – Hello
19. The Wanted – Chasing The Sun
20. No Doubt – Settle Down
21. Olly Murs f/ Chiddy Bang – Heart Skips A Beat
22. Calvin Harris f/ Ne-You – Let’s Go
23. Jacob Latimore – Know You
24. Ne-Yo – Let Me Love You
25. Carly Rae Jepsen – This Kiss
26. Shane Harper – Dancin’ In The Rain (Number 26)
27. One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
28. Usher – Numb
29. Ellie Goulding – Lights
30. Phillip Phillips – Home

Here’s a look at promotional displays for the film Destiny Road (Tres Historias Um Destino) in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Zoe Myers and Daniel Samonas star in the inspirational movie.

8:30am CST – Race To Witch Mountain (ABC Family)
A Las Vegas taxi driver unexpectedly becomes the guardian of two runaways who possess paranormal powers.

1:30pm CST – Hercules (ABC Family)
The half-mortal strongman must become a hero to rejoin the gods on Mount Olympus.

3:30pm CST – Lady and the Tramp (ABC Family)
Walt Disney’s animated classic of the romance between a pampered cocker spaniel and a streetwise mongrel.

5:30pm CST – Akeelah and the Bee (BET)
Akeelah, an 11-year-old girl living in South Los Angeles, discovers she has a talent for spelling, which she hopes will take her to the National Spelling Bee.

7pm CST – Bolt (Disney Channel)
Thinking he has real superpowers, the canine star of a hit TV show travels cross-country from Hollywood to New York to rescue his owner and co-star.

7pm CST – The Lion King (ABC Family)
After the death of his royal father, a young lion returns to battle his scheming uncle for the jungle throne.

7pm CST – Once Upon a Time (ABC)
As fairytale characters awaken from Queen Regina’s curse, they are not transported back to their home; Prince Phillip and his traveling companion realize they will be facing a deadly foe.

In Concert Tomorrow:

Jamie Grace
Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC

Wolf Gang and Frank + Derol
Troubadour
West Hollywood, CA

On Friday night B96 in Chicago, IL hosted there annual Summer Bash concert with many of todays top artists and a few newcomers. Big Time Rush performed their new song Windows Down for the first time and The Wanted smashed headlining with there hit Glad You Came. Surprise stand out Mike Posner covered Justin Bieber’s Boyfriend, a song he wrote, and did a fantastic job. Besides the vantage point of some seats and the ever present cameras onstage production was flawless and as far as radio shows go, a total A+!

Class act! The day before the B96 Summer Bash, Austin Mahone showed up at Prudential Plaza in Chicago, IL to giveaway tickets to the event. About 300 fans showed up and lets just say despite the fact that he got mobbed, Austin made the moment count for everyone on hand.

Duncan – Light Up The Sky
Jennifer Lopez f/Flo rida – Goin’ In
will.i.am f/Eva Simmons – This Is Love

It’s was just two months ago Radio Disney N.B.T. Season 4 winners Kicking Daisies underwent a lineup change and now it’s Season 5 hopefuls, Hollywood Ending. On Saturday, the group made the following announcement.

Dear our amazing friends and fans,

Mike Montalbano will no longer be performing and recording with Hollywood Ending. We’ve had the most amazing, unforgettable times with Mike and we wish him all the best with his future endeavors. We really can’t thank you guys enough for the continuous support you’ve given us. We think 2012 is going to be an amazing year for us and we can’t wait to experience it with you guys every step of the way.

Love,

Tyler, Cameron, Dan, & Chris

As far as the future of Mike Montalbano, fans in New Jersey can check him out at Jersey Stock 2012 on Friday, June 29th. He’ll be playing drums for Mitchy C (who’s producing the Hollywood Ending EP).

Last Thursday, Debby Ryan was profiled in USA Weekend for her work as a volunteer. It includes her encouraging kids by saying “People think we’re too young, too small, too singular or too remote. As a result, this placid, insecure face of apathy seems to be the trend, and it’s tragic. The coolest, most powerful thing we can do is fight for what we believe in.” Now it’s time to get at it!

Can you believe it? It’s been TEN YEARS since the A*Teens released Pop ‘Til You Drop! #Floorfiller

Madagascar 3 remains #1 at the Box Office again. Here’s a look at the Top 5 according to Box Office Mojo.

1. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
2. Prometheus
3. Rock of Ages
4. Snow White and the Huntsman
5. That’s My Boy

7pm CST – America’s Got Talent (NBC)
Auditions continue.

7pm CST - The Bachelorette (ABC)
The group travels to Dubrovnik, Croatia; the men hope Emily’s one-on-one time with Ryan will allow her to see through his facade; Arie sneaks out to see Emily; the bachelors get decked out in kilts and compete in Highland games.

7pm CST – Kickin’ It: Buddyguards (Disney XD)
Jack and Jerry get the chance to save their rock star idol; Rudy, Eddie, and Milton work at Falafel Phil’s.

7pm CST – Mean Girls (E)
Attending high school for the first time, a teenager becomes friends with three popular but manipulative students.

7pm CST – The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Shotgun (ABC Family)
Amy and Ricky return home to face anxious family members; Leo speaks to Dylan’s parents about the school fire; Grace shuns Adrian.

7:30pm CST – Pair of Kings: The New King, Part 1: Destiny’s Child (Disney XD)
A storm forces Boomer to stay behind after Brady leaves the island for good.

8pm CST – Another Cinderella Story (Disney Channel)
A young man longs to reunite with a beautiful dancer that he met at a masked ball.

8pm CST – Bunheads: For Fanny (ABC Family)
An unexpected occurrence puts Michelle at odds with her new mother-in-law; Fanny’s students prove to be an inspiration.

8pm CST – Hollywood Heights: Meeting a Rockstar (Nickdelodeon)
Rocker Eddie Duran and his girlfriend head to Los Angeles for the last stop on his concert tour; Loren and Melissa talk their way into a concert.

8pm CST – Mr. Young: Mr. Matchmaker (Disney XD)
Adam and Echo devise a plan to get Principal Tater off Adam’s back.

In Concert Tomorrow:

Midnight Mirage
The Mint
Los Angeles, CA

The Rocket Summer and States
The State Theatre
St. Petersburg, FL

Happy Birthday to Ariana Grande (Victorious)! Not only is she an amazing singer and actress, but we both share the same birthday!

Can you say A-M-A-Z-I-N-G? Last night Ariana Grande celebrated her 18th birthday at Paramount Pictures Studios and it’s fair to say that she raised the bar significantly. The event included performances by Ariana, Greyson Chance, IYAZ, Taylor Dayne, Aaron Simon Gross, Elizabeth Gillies, Neil Haskell, Taylor Parks, Graham Phillips, Miranda Sings, and Patti Labelle. Plus, a first view of the music video of Unfriend You by Greyson Chance – which I might add was pretty awesome.

Guests included castmates from Victorious: Leon Thomas, Matt Bennet, Elizabeth Gillies, Avan Jogia and Daniella Monet. Also joining in on the fun were Ashley Argota (True Jackson, VP), Drake Belle, Giselle Bonilla (Supah Ninjas), Nat & Alex Wolff, Ryan Ochoa (Pair of Kings), Zoe Myers, Manny Streetz and many, many more!

Next month, Action Item will be releasing a new single produced by Nick Jonas. A music video will be released for the track as well.

Where has the time gone? This months collectible required a little dusting – it’s a Betacam SP tape (for broadcast) featuring multiple versions of Myra‘s music video to Dancing In The Street. On this day ten years ago she released her debut album on Buena Vista Records. About a month after that she became a staple on Radio Disney with the song Miracles Happen from The Princess Diaries and then joined the Teen Nick Tour featuring Aaron Carter, A*Teens and Play. Collectible status: Extremely Rare.

Celica Westbrook recently met up with David Archuletta at a writing session in Franklin, TN. Next month she’ll be heading out on the road with the No Bully Tour 2011.

1. Cody Simpson – On My Mind
2. Lemonade Mouth – Determinate
3. Jessie J f/B.o.B. – Price Tag
4. Taylor Swift – The Story Of Us
5. Selena Gomez – Who Says
6. Greyson Chance – Unfriend You
7. Allstar Weekend – Not Your Birthday
8. Glee – Loser Like Me
9. Hot Chelle Rae – Tonight Tonight
10. Willow Smith – 21st Century Girl
11. Lemonade Mouth – Breakthrough
12. Mitchel Musso – Get Away
13. China McClain – Dyanamite
14. The Ready Set – Young Forever
15. OneRepublic – Good Life
16. New Boyz – Meet My Mom
17. Taio Cruz – Higher
18. Shane Harper – One Step Closer
19. Lemonade Mouth – Livin’ On A High Wire
20. Justin Bieber f/Rascal Flats – That Should Be Me
21. Katy Perry – Firework
22. Jacob Latimore – Nuthin’ On Me
23. David Cook – The Last Goodbye
24. Far East Movement f/ Ryan Tedder – Rocketeer
25. Jordin Sparks – I Am Woman
26. Cody Simpson – All Day
27. Iyaz f/Travie McCoy – Pretty Girls
28. Colbie Caillat – Brighter Than The Sun
28. Bruno Mars – Count On Me
30. Weezer – You Might Think

11am CST – Planet Premiere (Radio Disney)
Be the first to hear When The Sun Goes Down by Selena Gomez.

7pm CST – College Road Trip (ABC Family)

7pm CST – Good Luck Charlie: Monkey Business (Disney Channel)
Teddy borrows her mom’s earrings without asking and loses one in a build-a-bear stuffed animal.

In Concert Tomorrow:

He Is We and Ocean Grove
Triple Rock
Minneapolis, MN

Honor Society, Action Item and Katelyn Tarver
World Cafe Live
Philadelphia, PA

Matthew Morrison
Mann Center for the Performing Arts
Philadelphia, PA