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Congrats to Savannah Outen! She’s won Billboard’s Battle of the Bands Northwest Region competition. Next month, she’ll be headed to Las Vegas for the finals. As a way of saying thank you to her fans, she’s uploaded a new cover of Adele‘s Turning Tables on YouTube.

The iHeart Radio Rising Star contest continues on and our favorite faces still remain in the Top 3, although Megan & Liz are now in the top spot. Look for the duo to be announcing new tour dates for the Spring and Summer shortly. Vote now for your favorite act at Macys.iHeart.com/Macys/.

Thank you Easter Bunny! Talk about a sales explosion last week, music sales rose dramatically. Here’s a look at some of the big winners- the number on the right represents how much sales improved over the previous week. (source: HITS Digital Ventures)

Kelly Clarkson: Stronger +117%
One Direction: Up All Night +89%
Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance +73%

News regarding Allstar Weekend has been rather sparse lately, but fans can rejoice! Zach Porter has updated the groups Tumblr (mature content) with significant details on their upcoming album, including song titles and the concept behind them.

She’s on a roll! You can watch Bella Thorne read Curious George to children at the 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll on YouTube. Also be sure to check out the 15 minute performance by Zendaya and the 11 minute performance by Rachel Crow.

Last weekend, Colbie Caillat‘s new single, Favorite Song f/ Common scored a 67 percent Pick on the Radio Disney Music Mailbag.

Close call! Last night on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, Roshon Fegan found himself at the bottom of the leader board with Sherri Shepard. After a bit of drama, it was announced that Sherri would be the one heading home. The show also included a brief interview with Joey Fatone and a dance number with the cast of Dancing with the Stars: Live in Las Vegas featuring Sabrina Bryan (left) and Kyle Massey (right).

The Vampire Diaries Official Convention is headed to the Westin O’Hare in Chicago, IL this weekend. The schedule for the event has been posted. Sunday will include multiple appearances by Malese Jow. Here’s her schedule:

8:30am – Private One Hour Meet & Greet Session with Kat Graham and Torrey DeVitto. Tickets are $200.

12:40pm – Photo Ops. Tickets are $45.

1:55pm Stage appearance with Kat Graham and Torrey DeVitto.

3:40pm – Autograph Session. Tickets are $30.

So how will iCarly top last weeks episode featuring One Direction? Well, they probably won’t, but they definitely plan on changing things up. EW.com has all the details on an upcoming episode that will feature Rick, Corey and Chumlee from History’s hit reality series Pawn Stars. Any guess what they’ll call the episode… iPawn?

USA Today is reporting that Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days starring Zachary Gordon will open in theaters on August 3rd. Wow, that boy got big!

7pm CST – American Idol: Finalists Compete (FOX)
The remaining finalists perform.

7:30pm CST – Suburgatory: Down Time (ABC)
George becomes concerned when Dallas’ divorce is finalized; Dalia’s therapist, Dr. Richard Rohl helps her make a breakthrough; Ryan and Tessa go on a date.

8pm CST – America’s Next Top Model (CW)
Past “America’s Next Top Model” winner Lisa D’Amato mentors the contestants as they create and record music videos; guest judges Jessica Sutta and Nadine Coyle.

In Concert Tomorrow:

The Fresh Beat Band
Chrysler Hall
Norfolk, VA

Hot Chelle Rae
Irving Plaza
New York, NY

It’s coming! The Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance Soundtrack will be released on March 20th and we’ve scored 5 copies of the CD that have been personally autographed by Bella Thorne and Zendaya. Next month, we’ll be hosting a contest where you can register to win one… and one lucky winner will also take home a pair of Cece and Rocky dolls!

Cher Lloyd f/Astro – Want u Back
Eric Turner f/Lupe Fiasco & Tinie Tempah – Angels & Stars
Neon Hitch – U Betta
One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful

It’s official! Here are the dates to the Big Time Rush Summer Tour. And yes… we were right, they’re playing Target Center.

July
5 Columbus,OH – Nationwide Arena
6 Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
7 St. Louis, MO – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8 Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
10 Atlanta, GA – Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
11 Birmingham, AL – Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
14 Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion
15 Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
17 Phoenix, AZ – Ashley Furniture Home Store Pavilion
19 Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
20 San Diego, CA – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
21 Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay Events Center
22 Mountainview, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
23 Paso Robles, CA – California Mid-State Fair
25 Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
27 Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
28 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
29 Indianapolis, IN – Klipsch Music Center
31 Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre

August
1 Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center
3 Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
4 Chicago, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
5 Pittsburgh, PA – First Niagara Pavilion
7 Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
9 Buffalo, NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
10 Philadelphia, PA – Susquehanna Bank Center
11 Hershey, PA – Hershey Park Pavilion
12 Boston, MA – Comcast Center
14 Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center
16 Des Moines, IA – Iowa State Fair
17 Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach
18 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
19 Washington, DC – Jiffy Lube Live
21 Virginia Beach, VA – Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
22 Raleigh, NC – Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
24 Miami, FL – Cruzan Amphitheatre
25 Tampa, FL – 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheatre
26 Puerto Rico – Coliseo de Puerto Rico
29 Charlotte, NC – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
31 Bangor, ME – Bangor Waterfront Pavilion

September
1 Manchester, NH – Verizon Wireless Arena
2 Hartford, CT – Comcast Theatre
4 Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
5 London, ON – John Labatt Centre
7 Ottowa, ON – Scotiabank Place
8 Toronto, ON – Molson Amphitheatre
10 Winnipeg, MB – MTS Center
12 Regina, SK – Brandt Centre
13 Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place
14 Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
16 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
18 Portland, OR – Rose Garden Arena

Here’s the artwork and new track list for The Hunger Games: Songs From District 12 And Beyond, which releases on March 20th. The song “Oh Come & Sing” by Ella Mae Bowen from the original tracklist that surfaced earlier this month has been removed and Maroon 5 added in it’s place. There will also be a limited deluxe edition, which doesn’t feature additional tracks, but will include numbered trading cards which will only be available with the deluxe edition release. In addition to Songs From District 12 And Beyond, the official film score composed by James Newton Howard will be released on March 26th.

1. Arcade Fire – Abraham’s Daughter
2. The Secret Sisters – Tomorrow Will Be Kinder
3. Neko Case – Nothing To Remember
4. Taylor Swift – Safe & Sound (featuring The Civil Wars)
5. Kid Cudi – The Ruler And The Killer
6. Punch Brothers – Dark Days
7. The Decemberists – One Engine
8. The Carolina Chocolate Drops – The Daughter’s Lament
9. The Civil Wars – Kingdom Come
10. Glen Hansard – Take The Heartland
11. Maroon 5 – Come Away To The Water (featuring Rozzi Crane)
12. Pistol Annies – Run Daddy Run
13. Jayme Dee – Rules
14. Taylor Swift – Eyes Wide Open
15. The Low Anthem – Lover Is Childlike
16. Birdy – Just A Game

Britt Nicole‘s new album, Gold, will be released March 26th.

1. Gold
2. All This Time
3. Look Like Love
4. Who You Say You Are
5. Ready or Not
6. Breakthrough
7. Stand
8. The Sun Is Rising
9. Amazing Life
10. Still That Girl
11. Seeing For The First Time

Norah Jones‘ fifth album, Little Broken Hearts, will be released on May 1st.

1. Good Morning
2. Say Goodbye
3. Little Broken Hearts
4. She’s 22
5. Take It Back
6. After The Fall
7. 4 Broken Hearts
8. Travelin’ On
9. Out On The Road
10. Happy Pills
11. Miriam
12. All A Dream

Did you notice Outasight‘s single Tonight Is The Night featured at the Oscars? The song has been licensed for all kinds of usage on both ABC and E!, and now you can download Outasight’s Get It Together mixtape, featuring the song, for free. Just check in to the Academy Awards on GetGlue, and you’ll be able to unlock a giveaway and download the mixtape. Users will also receive an exclusive sticker and will be able to collect 3 artist-branded stickers at Outasight’s GetGlue page.

On Saturday, Midnight Red performed at the Guard a Heart Foundation 2012 Oscar’s Party honoring Larry King. Check out these clips from the show that were posted online – One Club At A Time and Step By Step.

Don’t forget! On March 9th, Radio Disney NBT Artist Zack Montana will be performing a benefit concert for Shriner’s Hospitals for Children. Tickets are only $10 ($8 in advance) for a night of music from Zack Montana, The Devon Worley Band, The Picture Perfect, Joel Kachel, Worth The Risk, and more TBA. The show will take place at The Garage Teen Center in Burnsville, MN and is sponsored by Schuler Shoes and Zuhrah Shrine Center.

Over the weekend, Act of Valor took the top spot at the Box Office. Here’s a look at estimates from Box Office Mojo.

1. Act of Valor – $24,700,000
3. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – $13,475,000
9. Gone – $5,000,000
10. The Secret World of Arietty – $4,503,000

Creation Entertainment has announced that Ian Somerhalder will not be able to attend their Vampire Diaries event in Chicago this April. Due to the cancellation they have announced that Malese Jow, Kat Graham and David Anders have been added to the roster of guest. For more information visit, creationet.com.

5pm CST – The Wannabes: Playful Platypus (Starz Kids & Family)
A wealthy customer rents out Moody’s Sweet Shop for her son’s Australian-themed birthday party forcing The Wannabes to dress up to entertain the un-entertainable kid.

7pm CST – Pretty Little Liars: Father Knows Best (ABC Family)
Rosewood’s annual father-daughter dance creates generational conflict between its participants; Ashley looks into Hanna’s affairs with help from an unexpected source.

7pm CST – The Voice: The Blind Auditions, Part 5 (NBC)
More vocalists audition for the judges.

7:30pm CST – Frenemies (Disney Channel)
Three sets of friends deal with the ups and downs of their ever-changing relationships.

8pm CST – The Lying Game: Weekend of Living Dangerously (ABC Family)
Ethan avoids Emma as she seeks to learn what really happened on the reservation; Thayer begins to doubt Alec’s alibi; Kristin grows suspicious of Ted’s story about Justin’s mother.

9pm CST – Smash: The Cost of Art (NBC)
Karen must learn how to get ahead in the world of Broadway; Derek throws a party for a hot, young celebrity (Nick Jonas); Eileen tests a new fundraising strategy; Tom goes on a date.

In Concert Tomorrow:

Big Time Rush and One Direction
Palace Theatre
Albany, NY

Quote of the Day:

“Can’t wait to get back in the studio in November. The next time I’m back in will be the greatest yet. So many great ideas.”

Cody Simpson

On November 8th, Shake It Up‘s Zendaya, will be releasing a digital single for the new song Dig Down Deeper from Pixie Hollow Games, a new Disney Channel special from the Disney Fairies franchise which airs November 19th.

Here’s the finalized artwork for Big Time Rush‘s new album Elevate, along with the track list (and some updated information).

1. Music Sounds Better With U (featuring Mann)
2. Show Me
3. All Over Again
4. No Idea
5. Cover Girl
6. Love Me Love Me
7. If I Ruled The World (featuring Iyaz)
8. Invisible
9. Time Of Our Life
10. Superstar
11. You’re Not Alone
12. Elevate

As always, Cinderella’s Castle at the Magic Kingdom in Orlando,FL is the best place to find a Disney Princess. Yesterday, that included Bella Thorne who surprised quite a few and was pleased to sign her autograph alongside Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Donald and Goofy.

Meanwhile, in Anaheim, CA – Alyson Stoner could be seen having a blast riding Disneyland’s Splash Mountain (although not as much as the little girl in the pink shirt).

Get the goods! Savvy & Mandy are currently offering a special at their online store. Whatever you purchase, they’ll autograph it for you. Offer ends November 4th.

Vampire get together! Daniel Gillies, Kayla Ewell, Malese Jow, Katerina Graham and Steven R McQueen from The Vampire Diaries at this weekends Eyecon Convention in Atlanta, GA.

On November 22, Anchor Bay Entertainment and Dimension Films will release Spy Kids: All the Time in the World on Blu-ray and DVD! When a maniacal Timekeeper (Jeremy Piven) threatens the Earth with armageddon, super spy Marissa Cortez Wilson (Jessica Alba) is called out of retirement, and must save the world with the help of her spy-hunting husband (Joel McHale), twin step kids (Rowan Blanchard & Mason Cook), and loyal pooch (Ricky Gervais).

1. China McClain – Calling All The Monsters
2. Gym Class Heroes f/Adam Levine – Stereo Hearts
3. Selena Gomez – Love You Like A Love Song
4. Cobra Starship f/Sabi – You Make Me Feel
5. Adam Hicks & Chris Brochu – We Burnin’ Up
6. Mindless Behavior f/Diggy Simmons – Mrs. Right
7. Bella Thorne & Zendaya – Watch Me
8. Jacob Latimore – Nuthin’ On Me
9. Cody Simpson – Nut Just You
10. Andy Grammer – Keep Your Head Up
11. Tim James & Nevermind – Twit My Hips
12. Iyaz f/Travie McCoy – Pretty Girls
13. Coco Jones – Stand Up
14. Kelly Clarkson – Mr. Know It All
15. Enrique Iglesias – I LIke How It Feels
16. Adele – Someone Like You
17. Rihanna f/Calvin Harris – We Found Love
18. Hot Chelle Rae – Tonight Tonight
19. Colbie Caillat – Brighter Than The Sun
20. Hot Chelle Rae – I Like It Like That
21. The Band Perry – All Your Life
22. Christina Grimmie – Liar Liar
23. Allstar Weekend – James
24. Cody Simpson – On My Mind
25. Allstar Weekend – Blame It On September
26. Martin Solveig & Dragonette – Hello
27. Greyson Chance – Hold On ‘Til The Night
28. Shane Harper – Rocketship
29. Greyson Chance – Unfriend You
30. Destinee and Paris – True Love

Ouch… Radio Disney has already slammed the door on Allstar Weekend‘s Blame It On September. It dropped 7 spots from last week and is currently on deathwatch. In two weeks it will no longer be on the Top 30 Countdown. #YourVotesDon’tCount

8:30am CST – Casper (ABC Family)

10:00am CST – The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (Nickelodeon)

11:00am CST – Halloweentown (Disney Channel)

12:00pm CST – Monster High: Fright On! (Nickelodeon)
Two rival schools, one with vampires and one with werewolves, are invited to attend Monster High.

12:35pm CST – Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge (Disney Channel)

2:10pm CST – Halloweentown High (Disney Channel)

2:45pm CST – Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (Cartoon Network)

3:45pm CST – Return To Halloweentown (Disney Channel)

6pm CST – Majors & Minors (The Hub)
As the cast learns their first cover song Keep Holdin’ On, they get a surprise visit from guest mentor Avril Lavigne.

7pm CST – Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred (Nickelodeon)

7pm CST – Once Upon A Time: The Thing You Love Most (ABC)
Regina tries to push Emma out of Storybrooke and Henry’s life; information about the Evil Queen’s curse comes out.

8:35pm CST – Mostly Ghostly (Disney Channel)

In Concert Tomorrow:

Britney Spears, Joe Jonas and Destinee & Paris
Wembley Arena
London
United Kingdom

Hanson
America Gardens Theater
Lake Buena Vista, FL

Katy Perry
MEN Arena
Manchester
United Kingdom

Mission Six
Assembly of God
Little Rock, AR

Simple Plan, Forever The Sickest Kids, The Cab, and Marianas Trench
The Glass House
Pomona, CA