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“I just got a residual check literally for one cent–trying to figure out how to pay my agent 10%. Anybody have Cutco scissors?”

Romi Dames
Winx Club

Curious about Nickelodeon‘s upcoming sitcom, How To Rock featuring Cymphonique Miller? The New York Times has an in-depth look at the new show and how important the show is to the future of female stars and Nickelodeon.

DoSomething.Org has put together their list of the Top 20 Celebs Gone Good for 2011. It includes a look at stars like Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato and Justin Beiber used their celebrity to help raise funds or donated funds to those in need.

Starting the New Year off on January 2, 2012 – The Wannabes will kick off prime time block in the USA on STARZ Kids & Family channel at 5pm ET/PT and 6pm CST.

Radio Disney NBT Finalist, Zack Montana just released a music video My Wish For Christmas as a tribute to the troops. Zack is hoping that soldiers and their families will see this song and know how much they are appreciated.

First look! Yesterday, Amber Lily was in Malibu shooting the music video for her new song, Don’t Know What To Do.

National Geographic Kids is encouraging children between the ages of 9 and 14 to register for a chance to win an 8-day expedition in Montana for the 2012 National Geographic Kids Hands-On Explorer Challenge. The last day to enter is January 7, 2012, so submit those entries today

3:30pm CST – The Wannabes: School of Hard Knocks (Starz Kids & Family)
Sarah gets accepted into the Highlands Academy “Prep Program”. She has a lot to learn in staying out of trouble and fitting in with The Wannabes at school.

6pm CST – Casper (ABC Family)
A teen who lost her mother befriends friendly ghost Casper while staying at a mean heiress’s haunted mansion.

7pm CST – The Polar Express (AMC)
The conductor of a train to the North Pole guides a boy who questions the existence of Santa Claus. Animated. Based on a book by Chris Van Allsburg.

8pm CST – Elf (ABC Family)
Adopted as a baby by one of Santa’s elves, a man leaves the workshop to search for his family in New York.

10:35pm CST – Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
Featuring an appearance by Justin Bieber (rerun)

In Concert Tomorrow:

Mindless Behavior, Diggy, Jacob Latimore, Hamilton Park, OMG Girlz
Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, TN

Superchick
Santa Clara Convention Center
Santa Clara, CA

Today we’ve got a brand new interview with Cameron Goodman from the upcoming movie, Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure! Click here to listen to Cameron as she talks about showing up on the set and not knowing that she’d be acting alongside Ashley Tisdale. Plus, advice to aspiring actors, details on her other projects, and more. This is one interview you won’t want to skip!

Yesterday, Allstar Weekend took a break from shooting their music video for the song, Not Your Birthday, to do an interview with MTV.

Last night, Laura New of BG5 joined up with Brittany Snow to support her suicide prevention movement, Love is Louder at Rock & Republic in Los Angeles, CA.

Bruno Mars and Janelle Monáe have announced plans for a major North American co-headlining tour, Hooligans in Wondaland, this May and June. Atlantic recording artist Plan B will also join the tour on select dates. Here are the dates!

May
4 New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom*
7 Boston, MA- Agganis Arena*
8 Camden, NJ- Susquehanna Bank Ctr.*
10 Atlanta, GA- Fox Theatre*
11 Miami Beach, FL – Fillmore Miami Beach*
17 Grand Prarie, TX – Verizon Theatre at Grand Prarie*
18 Houston, TX – Reliant Arena*
20 Montgomery, AL – Jubliee CityFest*
22 Windsor, ON – Caesars Windsor*
24 Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom*
25 St. Paul, MN – Roy Wilkins Auditorium*
27 Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom*
28 Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre**
29 Broomfield, CO – 1st Bank Center**
30 Oren, UT – McKay Events Center**

June
2 Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater @ Qwest Field**
3 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena**
4 Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre**
7 Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort & Casino**
8 San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditiorium**
10 Coachella, CA – Spotlight 29 Casino**
11 Del Mar, CA – San Diego County Fair**
12 Universal City, CA – Gibson Amphitheatre**
15 Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre**

*Dates featuring Plan B
**Dates featuring Mayer Hawthorne

Kicking Daisies has a nice two page write up in the February/March issue of Justine magazine. Currently they’re in LA for a showcase, Radio Disney takeover and of course whatever else comes up… including running into Allstar Weekend.

On Saturday, Cymphonique‘s new single, Daddy I’m A Rockstar scored a 60% pick on the Radio Disney Music Mailbag.

The Blu-ray release of Unstoppable from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has a pretty sweet industry first! The action-thriller starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine, Blu-ray Digital Copy will be feature a Digital Copy thru BD Live, marking the first time fans with an Android-enabled device will be able to transfer a sell-through movie to their handheld device.

6pm CST – Burnham Video Chat (Ustream)
Ask Burnham questions live on Ustream.

7pm CST – American Idol (FOX)
Hollywood Round, Part 2.

8:30pm CST – Mr. Sunshine: Employee of the Year (ABC)
Crystal holds a contest for Employee of the Year; Ben must cater to the needs of a teen heartthrob. Guest starring Nick Jonas.

In Concert Tomorrow:

Boyce Avenue, Megan & Liz, and Tiffany Alvord
The Roxy
Hollywood, CA

Fefe Dobson
Hard Rock Cafe
Indianapolis, IN

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
House of Blues
Houston, TX

Kicking Daisies (Private Show)
The Troubadour
Los Angeles, CA

Maroon 5
O2 Academy Brixton
London
United Kingdom

Miranda Cosgrove and Greyson Chance
Hard Rock Live
Orando, FL

Paramore
Chevrolet Hall
Belo Horizonte
Brazil

Plain White T’s, Parachute, and Miggs
Cat’s Cradle
Carrboro, NC

Taylor Swift
Budokan Hall
Tokyo
Japan

The Hollywood Reporter is predicting Justin Bieber‘s Never Say Never grossed $10 million dollars yesterday. While others have been predicting low numbers, Friday was very promising. Opening day for Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour grossed $8.7 million dollars.

Glee: The Music, Volume 5, the next installment in the Glee soundtrack series, will be released March 8th. Here’s a look at the tracklist.

1. Thriller / Heads Will Roll
2. Need You Now
3. She’s Not There
4. Fat Bottomed Girls
5. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
6. Firework
7. Take Me Or Leave Me
8. Don’t You Want Me
9. Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) (featuring Gwyneth Paltrow)
10. Kiss (featuring Gwyneth Paltrow)
11. Landslide
12. Get It Right
13. Loser Like Me

Mainstream Top 40 – MediaBase 24/7

2. Katy Perry – Firework
7. Far East Movement f/Ryan Tedder – Rocketeer
11. Taylor Swift – Back To December
30. Plain White T’s – Rhythm Of Love
34. Justin Bieber f/Jade Smith – Never Say Never
38. Miranda Cosgrove – Dancing Grazy

It’s off to a strong start! Several radio stations have added the new Big Time Rush single Boyfriend, featuring Snoop Dog. Here’s the list:

KHHM – Sacramento, CA
KHTS – San Diego, CA
KLUC – Las Vegas, NV
KRQQ – Tucson, AZ
KUDD – Salt Lake City, UT
KZFM – Corpus Christi, TX
WERO – Greenville, NC
WFBC – Greenville, SC
WJFX – Fort Wayne, IN
WKSS – Hartford, CT
WKZL – Greensboro, NC
WNKS – Charlotte, NC
WPTY – Long Island, NY
WSPK – Poughkeepsie, NY
WXXL – Tampa, FL

This last week, Amber Lily‘s single 22L8 received more spins than Keeping Secrets by Kicking Daisies on Radio Disney. Once again they give the N.B.T winner the short end of the stick? (source: Mediabase)

The ever-stylish singer Kimberly Caldwell recently made a series of videos that show her fans how they can easily recreate the hair, makeup, and fashion looks from her Desperate Girls & Stupid Boys music video. The first of the clips took Kimberly to Express in NYC, where she showed ladies how to create two outfits on a budget. Kimberly then brought fans to her personal makeup table to learn which products she used to get glamorous on the video shoot, and how she quickly takes her hair from drab to fab.

The trailer for Walt Disney Pictures new film, Prom can be see online exclusively at Yahoo. The April 29th release stars Aimee Teegarden and Thomas McDonnell.

Walt Disney Studios will be releasing TRON: Legacy, April 5th on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy, Movie Download and On-Demand. Also making its long-awaited Blu-ray debut on April 5th is TRON: The Original Classic Special Edition.

Nastia Liukin is off to Vancouver to guest star in Hellcats. She has also guest starred in ABC Family’s Make It or Break It.

9am CST – Top 30 Countdown (Radio Disney)

1pm CST – Music Mailbag (Radio Disney)
The featured song today is Daddy I’m A Rockstar by Cymphonique.

7pm CST – iCarly: iHire an Idiot (Nickelodeon)
Carly and Sam hire a cute boy as an intern for the web series.

8pm CST – True Jackson, VP: Field Trip (Nickelodeon)
True plots to have Jimmy kiss her at Lovers Tower while on a school field trip.

9pm CST – Enchanted (ABC Family)

Tomorrow Debby Ryan (Suite Life On Deck) will be signing autographs between noon and 5pm at the World Of Wheels held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, IN.

In Concert Tomorrow:

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Coca Cola Bricktown Events Center
Oklahoma City, OK

Miranda Cosgrove and Greyson Chance
Theatre at Westbury
Westbury, NY

Plain White T’s, Parachute, and Miggs
House of Blues
Dallas, TX

Taylor Swift
Jo Hall
Osaka, Japan