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T2 Exclusive: Action Item will be returning to the UK to tour this year. So far, I’ve heard that they’ll be headed out on the road with “friends” – hint, hint. Details will be announced soon.

Justin Timberlake has just announced that following his performance on The 55th Grammy’s on February 10th he’ll be heading to the Hollywood Palladium for a concert. Details are available at LiveNation.com.

Mainstream Top 40 – MediaBase 24/7

1. Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble
2. Bruno Mars – Locked Out Of Heaven
3. Justin Bieber – Beauty & A Beat f/N. Minaj
11. Maroon 5 – Daylight
13. Justin Timberlake – Suit & Tie f/Jay Z
18. Kelly Clarkson – Catch My Breath
22. One Direction – Little Things
27. Bruno Mars – When I Was Your Man
30. The Ready Set – Give Me Your Hand
32. Conor Maynard – Turn Around f/Ne-Yo
35. Britt Nicole – Gold
37. One Direction – Kiss You

Yesterday ET Online premiered IM5‘s new video with Bella Thorne – Can’t Stay Away. Does anyone else find it odd that this act that has been exclusive to Radio Disney is now working with a CBS property (ET) to show off their video? So far Radio Disney hasn’t played the new track and we’ll be curious to see if it ends up in rotation this weekend.

Michael Martinez of Allstar Weekend continues to put himself front and center in the bands videos this year. In the latest one you’ll get a glimpse of Michael’s 1990′s groove drum workout and a little more. Perhaps this brings a whole new meaning to asking Michael if he’s feelin’ it.

Last month was a bit of a downer for fans of Hollywood Ending but this is bound to cheer them up. Tyler and Dan have a new cover of Maroon 5‘s – She Will Be Loved on YouTube.

Fearless Records is giving away a pair of VIP Tickets & general admission tickets to the 2013 Vans Warped Tour. Enter today for your chance to see their acts Blessthefall, The Summer Set, Go Radio, Tonight Alive, and Forever The Sickest Kids – plus others including Action Item and Allstar Weekend. To register, visit FearlessRecords.com.

Did you see Keke Palmer last night at the NAACP Image Awards on NBC? She walked the red carpet in a dress by Naven, shoes by Zigi NY, Judith Leiber clutch, and jewelry by Neil Lane.

The Recording Academy has once again partnered with FX Marketing Group to offer the official 55th Grammy Awards program book to fans in bookstores and on newsstands nationwide for $9.95. The 55th Grammy program book includes celebrity editorial contributions from Grammy winners engineer/producer Ed Cherney, Flea, former Eurythmics Dave Stewart, and songwriters Diane Warren and Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, as well as composer Philip Glass and blues/rock artists Doyle Bramhall II and Gary Clark Jr., among others.

Congrats to Blue Microphones! Their new Nessie microphone won Best of Show at Macworld! If you’re looking for an inexpensive microphone this one captures it all – from singing to podcasting.

9am CST – Top 30 Countdown (Radio Disney)

11am CST – Tangled (Disney XD)
Crowned with 70 feet of magical golden hair, Rapunzel strikes a deal with a charming thief to spring her from her prison tower.

12pm CST – Figure Skating: U.S. Championships (NBC)
From Omaha, Nebraska.

1pm CST – Music Mailbag (Radio Disney)
Featuring the song I Will Wait by Mumford & Sons.

3pm CST – X Games Aspen Highlights (ABC)

4pm CST – iCarly: iPsycho (Nickelodeon)
A lonely fan is determined not to let Carly, Sam and Freddie leave after they visit her on her sixteenth birthday.

5pm CST – Victorious: Tori Goes Platinum (Nickelodeon)
Tori does not like her new image when the producer of a music awards show changes her look and behavior.

7pm CST – Victorious: Victori-Yes (Nickelodeon)
Sikowitz challenges the students to say yes to everything for one week.

7:30pm CST – Marvin Marvin: Basketball (Nickelodeon)
Bob coaches the high school basketball team in hopes of leading the team to victory against his nemesis.

Ed Sheeran
The Midland
Kansas City, MO

Tonight Alive, Black Veil Brides, Chiodos and Fearless Vampire Killers
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom

Yesterday the news broke regarding Teen Choice Live! Tour 2012. It will feature Olympic gold medalists Gabrielle Douglas, Aly Raisman and Jordyn Wieber along with musical performers Megan & Liz and Bean. As the announcement was being made, Bean checked in on the T2 Hotline to leave a message about the big news. (Scroll down to yesterday’s update to see the dates of this 45-city tour).

Pepsi and the NFL have unveiled all 7 music videos for Pepsi NFL Anthems, and they can be seen at nfl.com/pepsianthems. Featuring Kelly Clarkson for the Dallas Cowboys, Aerosmith for the New England Patriots, Lenny Kravitz for the New York Jets, Ice Cube for the Oakland Raiders, Travie McCoy for the New York Giants, Kid Rock for the Detroit Lions and Wiz Khalifa for the Pittsburgh Steelers, each music video features exclusive footage featuring both the teams and the artists who created each anthem. Each anthem recording is available for fans to download for free at PepsiAnthems.com.

2. Taylor Swift – Red
4. One Direction – Take Me Home
5. Phillip Phillips – The World From The Side Of The Moon
12. Scotty McCreery – Christmas With Scotty McCreery
13. P!nk – The Truth About Love
19. Justin Bieber – Believe
21. Carry Underwood – Blown Away
23. Kelly Clarkson – Greatest Hits: Chapter One
27. Maroon 5 – Overexposed
28. One Direction – Up All Night
30. Twilight: Breaking Dawn Pt. 2 – Soundtrack
33. Glee: The Music, Season 4, Vol. 1
37. Justin Bieber – Under The Mistletoe
41. Colbie Caillat – Christmas In The Sand
76. Ellie Goulding – Halcyon
77. Carly Rae Jepsen – Kiss
80. Taylor Swift – The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection
94. Taylor Swift – Speak Now
100. Il Volo – We Are Love
115. TobyMac – Eye On It
133. Maroon 5 – Hands All Over
138. Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Vol. 2
143. Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Vol. 1
151. Toby Mac – Christmas In Diverse City
153. Bridgit Mendler – Hello My Name Is…
169. ‘N Sync – Home For Christmas
180. Kelly Clarkson – Stronger
187. Cher Lloyd – Sticks & Stones
195. Taylor Swift – Fearless

Bridgit Mendler‘s photo scrapbook continues to grow as she makes the rounds performing at holiday radio shows across the country. (Pictured above with Psy and Ed Sheeran.)

New Music! Coco Jones’ Hollywood Records debut single, Holla At The DJ is now available at iTunes.

This one’s for you! Drew Seeley‘s new song, Holiday Mood is now available at Sing To Me! For only $2.99 you can purchase a copy of the song that includes your name in the lyrics, a reference to your eye color, and album art in less than a minute. Sing To Me! is a new online venture that was co-created by Ben Bledsoe formerly of the boy band Natural (managed by Lou Pearlman).

Yesterday was National Signing Santa Day at participating Taubman Malls around the country! Deaf and hard-of-hearing children were invited to visit and sign with Santa in American Sign Language at the Ice Age Ice Palace at their local mall!

In Los Angeles, the Beverly Center hosted a Family Media event in honor of the upcoming release of Ice Age: Continental Drift on Blu-ray and DVD. Visitors were able to walk through the interactive Ice Age Ice Palace and meet talent on-hand including Keke Palmer (voice of “Peaches”), Blue Sky Studios’ Award-Winning Character Designer Peter de Seve, Sean Berdy (signed picture-in-picture feature on Blu-ray, Switched at Birth) and Amber Zion (also signed picture-in-picture feature).

6pm CST – The Santa Clause (ABC Family)
An adman takes over for the bearded, big-bellied fellow after a rooftop mishap on Christmas Eve.

7pm CST – Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year (Disney Channel)
Austin, Ally, Trish and Dez travel to Times Square where Austin is booked to perform on New Year’s Eve. When they can’t get through New York City’s crowded streets, Jessie comes up with a plan to get them to the stage.

7pm CST – Nikita: Sideswipe (CW)
When Michael and Nikita apprehend an arms dealer, they decide to use him as bait to capture Amanda; Birkhoff closes in on Amanda’s mole; Alex begins to unravel.

8pm CST – The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (ABC Family)
Scott Calvin, aka Santa, contends with visiting in-laws and a scheme by mischievous Jack Frost to freeze him out of Christmas.

In Concert Tomorrow:

OneRepublic, Flor Rida, Ke$ha, PSY, Cher Lloyd, Karmin, Neon Trees, Megan & Liz and more
BB&T Center
Sunrise, FL

IM5 and Ryan Beatty
Celebration Town Center
Celebration, FL

Toby Mac, Jamie Grace, Britt Nicole, Mandisa and more!
Liacouras Center
Philadelphia, PA

Last night, former Hollywood Records artist Jordan Pruitt was featured during the blind auditions for NBC’s The Voice. The segment included a quick backstory on her career and a performance of Katy Perry’s – The One That Got Away. It only took Christina Aguilera :29 seconds before she pushed her button and Jordan became a member of Team Christina. Just five minutes later Jordan Pruitt was listed as a Worldwide Trending Topic on Twitter.

Jordan Pruitt: The One That Got Away (Single) – The cover of Katy Perry that was performed on NBC’s The Voice. Help support Tommy2.Net by purchasing this release at iTunes.

Taylor Swift: Begin Again (Single) – from her new album, Red, in stores October 22nd. Help support Tommy2.Net by purchasing this release at iTunes.

Frankenweenie: Unleashed! – features music by Karen O, Neon Trees, Passion Pit, Plain White T’s, AWOLNATION, Kerli, Grace Potter and The Flamping Lips, GROUPLOVE, Robery Smith, Winona Ryder, and more. AmazonMP3 has bonus tracks by Finger Eleven and Sleeper Agent. iTunes has bonus tracks by Frank Iero and The Royal Concept. See Frankenweenie in theaters on October 5th. Help support Tommy2.Net by purchasing this release at iTunes.

Gossip Girl: Season 5 (DVD)- includes 24 episodes, unaired scenes, gag reel, and more.

The Avengers (Blu-ray/DVD) – Written and directed by Joss Whedon and starring Robery Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, and more. Best Buy has an exclusive gift set including a lithograph case, litho card, guide, and more. Target has an exclusive bonus disc. Walmart has an exclusive graphic novel gift set. [PG-13]

Must see! Real California Milk has a new promo for their Make Us Part of Your Family campaign that features two young girls and a cow singing Cody Simpson‘s iYiYi.

Dillon Lane (Bucket & Skinner) will be returning to the stage on October 7th. He’ll be performing at The Roxy with Max Schneider.

Keke Palmer pays a visit to Access Hollywood to talk about Lifetime’s Abducted: The Carlina White Story, that premieres on October 6th. To watch the four minute segment, head on over to AccessHollywood.com.

ABC Family has cast Teri Polo (Meet the Parents) and Sherri Saum (In Treatment) to star in drama series pilot The Fosters, which is currently in preproduction.

Yesterday, Chef Michael Mina and entrepreneur Tanya Melillo, launched Cook Taste Eat, a digital media company delivering free daily emails and a website, featuring premium culinary videos and recipes by some of the country’s most acclaimed chefs. Cook Taste Eat provides culinary content designed to educate and inspire food lovers and home cooks, hosted by Michael and singer-songwriter Michelle Branch, a passionate home cook herself.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Syndicated)
Featuring a performance by No Doubt.

7pm CST – Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars (ABC)
The celebrity contestants discuss their decision to return; Justin Bieber and Pitbull perform; a couple is eliminated.

7pm CST – New Girl: Re-Launch (FOX)
Schmidt throws a “rebranding” party; Jess is fired from her teaching job.

7pm CST – The Voice (NBC)
Vocalists take part in blind auditions.

7:30pm CST – The Notebook (ABC Family)
A man tells a story to a woman about two young people who become lovers in 1940s North Carolina. Based on a book by Nicholas Sparks.

7:30pm CST – Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (Disney Channel)
The sprite and her rival strive to keep secret from humans the very existence of fairies.

In Concert Tomorrow:

The After Party, Hollywood Ending, and Tiffany Alvord
Kilby Court
Salt Lake City, UT

Greg Raposo
Molten Lounge
Bethlehem, PA

Karmin
Arkansas-Oklahoma State Fair
Fort Smith, AR

Tonight Alive
Underground
Koln, Germany