Commenting on the upcoming holiday special, CMA Chief Executive Officer Steve Moore stated: “The popularity of CMA Country Christmas grows each year. The special is reaching across format lines and bringing in new viewers who appreciate great performances. It is especially rewarding that ABC has made the decision to air the program three times during the holiday season.”
The show debuted in 2010 and grew in 2011, attracting 9+ million more viewers in its second year.
Source: CMA
CMA Country Christmas Arrives in December
PBS Celebrates American Heroes
PBS is hosting their first-ever National Salute to Veterans on November 11, 2012 at 8pm ET. According to the network, the special will pay tribute to “the service and sacrifice of our over 22 million American veterans” and will be hosted by actors Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna.
The National Salute to Veterans will include highlights from past National Memorial Day Concerts as well as appearances by General Colin Powell (Ret.), Forest Whitaker, American Idol‘s Kris Allen and Pia Toscano, The Voice‘s Javier Colon, Jason Ritter, and gospel singer Yolanda Adams.
The one-hour tribute show will also feature:
— A special thank you to our troops who have been serving in Iraq and Afghanistan by General Colin Powell;
— A heartfelt tribute to our wounded warriors for their bravery and service to country;
— A look at how veterans and their families are coping with the often invisible wounds of war; and
— The touching story of the healing friendship between a young woman and a Vietnam veteran who served with her father.
“Our military members have a long and proud tradition of service and sacrifice,” stated Mantegna. “I am honored to co-host the National Salute to Veterans with Gary Sinise in profound gratitude to our veterans and their families and in promise to them that their dedication to our country will never be forgotten.”
Are You Ready to Return to Jurassic Park?
“Dinosaurs and men, two species separated by 65 million years of evolution. How can we possibly have the slightest idea what to expect?”
Well, given that there have now been three Jurassic Park films, we do know what to expect. However, in celebration of the original Jurassic Park‘s 20th anniversary Universal and Steven Spielberg are bringing the dinosaur adventure film back to theaters – in 3D.
Justin Bieber Concert Ticket Sweepstakes – Believe in Reading
Barnes & Noble and Justin Bieber are teaming up to promote reading with the “Believe in Reading” sweepstakes running Nov. 8 through December December 24, 2012. The sweepstakes offers Barnes & Noble customers a chance to win a trip to be in the audience for Bieber’s final stop on his “Believe” tour when it hits Miami.
“We are thrilled to partner with Justin on this promotion,” stated Sasha Norkin, vice president of Marketing NOOK Media, LLC. “This is a unique opportunity for us to work with one of America’s leading artists on a campaign that combines Justin’s love of music with a passion for reading. We welcome customers and Justin fans across the country to visit our stores over the coming months to experience his new book, Just Getting Started, both on our new NOOK tablets and in hardcover, and have the chance to meet Justin. Barnes & Noble has also pledged financial support as well as 1,000 preloaded NOOK Simple Touch™ devices for students in Pencils of Promise schools.”
“I’m always looking for new and exciting ways to connect with my fans, and the Believe in Reading campaign gives me a chance to meet some of my biggest fans during the Believe tour, while encouraging all my fans to visit their local Barnes & Noble store to explore all of the great reading content available on NOOK,” said Bieber.
Here are the Contest Details:
“For the millions of fans across the country who dream of seeing Justin Bieber perform live, Barnes & Noble and NOOK is offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do just that. Customers and fans who visit the NOOK counter at their local Barnes & Noble store will be able to enter for a chance to win a grand prize of four tickets and an all-expenses paid trip to Justin’s final concert of his Believe Tour in Miami, Florida. This amazing prize also includes a chance to meet Justin at the show.
Grand prize winners will also receive the recently launched and critically acclaimed NOOK HD, the world’s most exceptional 7-inch reading and entertainment tablet, which will be pre-loaded with Justin’s latest eBook, Just Getting Started.
Following the path of Justin’s Believe Tour, customers in select cities who visit the NOOK counter at their local Barnes & Noble store can enter for a chance to win two tickets to the show in that city, along with the opportunity to meet Justin backstage. This offer is available at Barnes & Noble stores in San Antonio, TX; New Orleans, LA; Birmingham, AL; Nashville, TN; Greensboro, NC; Charlotte, NC; Atlanta, GA; and Orlando, FL. Those who do not win in their local markets are automatically entered in the National Sweepstakes.
The promotion, which coincides with Justin’s “Believe” concert tour, will give customers a chance to enter a sweepstakes at their local Barnes & Noble NOOK counter for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend one of Justin’s concerts and meet Justin after the show. Other highlights of this exclusive promotion include a chance to win a NOOK® HD, the lightest and highest-resolution 7-Inch HD tablet available, as well as a donation by Barnes & Noble to the charity Pencils of Promise.”
Lady Gaga Donates $1 Million to Help Recover from Hurricane Sandy
Lady Gaga released the following statement on her official website in response to the devastation left in the path of Hurricane Sandy:
“To New York and The American Red Cross
Today I pledge 1 million dollars to New York & The American Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy Relief. If it wasn’t for NYC: the Lower Eastside, Harlem, the Bronx and Brooklyn, I would not be the woman or artist that I am today. New York is relentless ambition, a drive to succeed, a place where there is a natural pursuit of diversity through compassion. Please accept this gift on behalf of myself, my parents Joe and Cynthia, and my sister Natali; with our deepest gratitude New York for raising us.
Thank you for helping me build my spirit. I will now help you rebuild yours. Sincerely, Lady Gaga and The Germanottas”
Alexa Vega is All Grown Up in ‘Machete Kills’
Remember the young girl from the Spy Kids franchise? Well, she’s all grown up now and back together with filmmaker Robert Rodriguez for Machete Kills, the sequel to 2000’s Machete starring Danny Trejo.
Alexa Vega dons a sexy costume to play Killjoy in the upcoming action film set for release on April 11, 2013. Vega tweeted the above photo from the film showing off her revealing outfit that debuted in Rolling Stone.
The cast also includes Michelle Rodriguez, Jessica Alba, Antonio Banderas, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Charlie Sheen, Lady Gaga, Demian Bichir, Alexa Vega, Vanessa Hudgens, Cuba Gooding Jr, William Sadler, and Mel Gibson.
The Plot: In Machete Kills, Danny Trejo returns as ex-Federale agent Machete, who is recruited by the President of the United States for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man – he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has hatched a plan to spread war and anarchy across the planet.
John Goodman is a Dog Psychic
John Goodman has a new TV project and it’s quite unusual: he can talk to dogs. Cats, not so much…but dogs tell him everything.
Goodman, proving he has a sense of humor, played host of a talk show in which dogs discuss what’s bothering them in this video from Jimmy Kimmel Live. Where do testicles go once they’ve been snipped and why are socks so delicious? Inquiring minds want to know.
Watch the clip:
Special ‘The Voice’ Live Performance Details
Following the November 8, 2012 reveal of the top 12 singers on NBC’s The Voice, Clear Channel’s iHeartRadio will host the four coaches – Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Ceelo Green – in a special live broadcast from the House of Blues. The four coaches will perform “Crazy” from Gnarls Barkley, Queen’s “We Will Rock You” and “We are the Champions,” and “Start Me Up” from the Rolling Stones.
The Top 12 are also set to take the House of Blues stage to perform.
The House of Blues event will be broadcast on the Hits Live channel on iHeartRadio, Clear Channel’s digital radio service on the web and on the iHeartRadio app available on mobile devices and tablets. For more details, visit iHeartRadio.com/thevoice.
Details on the First Live Elimination Show:
In the first elimination show of the season, the two artists who receive the most viewer votes on each team from the previous nights’ Live Playoffs, will be saved and guaranteed a spot in the Monday, November 12 Live Show. Meanwhile, each coach is tasked with the difficult decision of choosing one more artist from the remaining three to move forward in the competition and perform in the next week’s Top 12 Live Show, thereby eliminating the other artists.
‘Rise of the Guardians’ Clip: Jack vs Bunny
It’s a verbal battle between Jack Frost (voiced by Chris Pine) and Bunnymund (aka The Easter Bunny – voiced by Hugh Jackman) in this new clip from DreamWorks Animation’s Rise of the Guardians, the animated holiday movie heading to theaters on November 21, 2012.
Directed by Peter Ramsey, the voice cast also includes Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, and Isla Fisher.
The Plot: Rise of the Guardians is an epic adventure that tells the story of a group of heroes – each with extraordinary abilities. When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.
‘Jurassic Park 3D’ Poster Arrives
And, really, do we need to say anything else? No, but we will. Universal’s set an April 5, 2013 theatrical release date for the return of Steven Spielberg’s dinosaur action movie Jurassic Park and will be releasing a new trailer this week.
Jurassic Park originally hit theaters on June 11, 1993. Starring Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, and Richard Attenborough, Jurassic Park gave birth to two sequels: The Lost World (1997) and Jurassic Park III (2001) – neither of which lived up to the first movie.
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