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One Direction’s ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ is Certified Double Platinum

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Rebecca Murray
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One Direction Up All Night Tour
One Direction Up All Night Tour - Photo Courtesy of Columbia Records

One Direction’s debut single “What Makes You Beautiful” has just passed 2 million in digital sales and has achieved double platinum status. The single debuted at #12 on the Billboard Digital Songs chart and sold more than 131,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release.

According to Columbia Records, One Direction made the highest debut (at 28) on the Billboard Hot 100 of any British group since the Spice Girls in 1998. The band’s currently at work on their second album.

The British group (Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson) just kicked off their US summer tour last week, with tickets on sale now at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.

One Direction 2013 Summer Tour Dates

6/13 Ft. Lauderdale, FL BankAtlantic Center
6/14 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
6/16 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
6/18 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
6/19 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
6/21 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
6/22 Raleigh, NC PNC Arena (formerly RBC Arena)
6/23 Washington, DC Verizon Center
6/25 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
6/26 Boston, MA Comcast Center
6/28 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
6/29 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
7/2 East Rutherford, NJ IZOD Center
7/4 Montreal, PQ Bell Centre
7/5 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium
7/6 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium
7/8 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center
7/9 Toronto, Ontario Air Canada Centre
7/10 Toronto, Ontario Air Canada Centre
7/12 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
7/13 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
7/14 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
7/18 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
7/19 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
7/21 Houston, TX Toyota Center
7/22 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
7/24 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
7/25 Salt Lake City, UT Maverik Center
7/27 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
7/28 Seattle, WA KeyArena
7/30 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
7/31 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
8/2 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center
8/3 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center
8/6 San Diego, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
8/7 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
8/8 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center

Garth Brooks Announces New Concert Dates

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Rebecca Murray
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Garth Brooks at Wynn Las Vegas
Garth Brooks at Wynn Las Vegas. (PRNewsFoto/Wynn Las Vegas, Mark Tucker)

Garth Brooks has added a handful of new dates to his concert series at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas. Tickets for the just announced dates will go on sale beginning Saturday, June 9th at 10am PT.

Concert Dates Going On Sale

September 21, 22
October 5, 6
October 26, 27
November 16, 17

Current Concert Dates On Sale
June 8, 9
June 22, 23
July 19 (one show at 8 p.m.)
July 20, 21
August 17, 18

Concert Times
Fridays: 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
Saturdays: 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

More on Garth Brooks [Courtesy of Wynn Las Vegas]:

Certified by the RIAA in 2000 as the #1-selling solo artist in U.S. history, Garth Brooks has sold in excess of 128 million albums and has received every accolade the recording industry can bestow on an artist.

In 2001, Brooks retired and moved back to Oklahoma to raise his children. In 2008, The President Elect, himself, requested that Brooks headline President Obama’s Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. A crowd of over 300,000 did the “wave” to Brooks’ performance of “Shout” while the President sang along. That same year, the Governor of California asked Brooks to help the state. He performed five concerts in two days with the proceeds from 83,000 tickets donated to efforts to prevent fire catastrophes. Portions of the live concerts were shown as a TV special, Garth Brooks: Live in L.A. allowing viewers to donate as well.

In December 2010, Brooks finished an astonishing nine sold out concerts in six days to raise money for the flood relief efforts in Tennessee. ABC World News Tonight declared Brooks “The Person of the Week” and the Mayor of Nashville announced that this was a record December for downtown Nashville merchants due to the over 145,000 who attended the concerts.

In January 2012, he was named the best-selling artist of the last two decades by Billboard, Nielsen and SoundScan, with a whopping 68.5 million sales. Brooks was recently inducted into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame and will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame this fall. Brooks also sold out his upcoming appearance at the 100th anniversary of the Calgary Stampede. All 15,000+ seats sold out in less than a minute.

Source: Wynn Las Vegas

John Berman Joins Early Start on CNN

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Rebecca Murray
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John BermanCNN announced John Berman has been tapped to anchor Early Start, the network’s morning show. Berman, a correspondent for ABC News and Good Morning America, will also be contributing to other CNN programs as well as handling Early Start anchor duties.

Ken Jautz, executive vice president of CNN, made the announcement, stating: “We are so fortunate to have this talented and seasoned journalist join our morning show and become a regular presence on our air throughout the day. John is a skilled reporter with a passion and personality that shine through, whether he’s covering the political season or his beloved Red Sox.”

“John is an exceptional journalist who brings with him the perspective of having covered many of the last two decades’ most significant stories. His coverage of the past four Presidential elections, experience as an embedded journalist in Iraq, on-site reporting during the 2006 war in Lebanon, plus his pop culture interest and acumen, make him a strong asset to our team,” added Mark Whitaker, CNN Worldwide executive vice president and managing editor.

Early Start airs weekdays from 5-7am ET/PT.

“It is a pleasure to join the prestigious global news leader CNN. I am looking forward to being a part of the morning team and to contributing across CNN’s lineup,” said Berman.

Source: CNN

NBC Prepares a New Vocal Game Show, The Winner Is

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Rebecca Murray
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NBC LogoBecause there just aren’t enough singing competitions on television, NBC has just announced the vocal game show The Winner Is will be added to the mix. The show has just been greenlit by the network and will showcase singers of all ages – soloists as well as groups. The contestants, who can be professionals, will be competing for a $1 million cash prize.

Announcing the new series, Paul Telegdy, President, Alternative and Late Night Programming, NBC, stated, “We are thrilled to be working with John de Mol, the creator and one of the producers of The Voice, on this original singing game show that will feature a broad range of talent, dueling performers and the surprise of in-the-moment negotiations and decisions. Talented singers and the show’s surprising competitive twist, with the possibility of negotiating a deal to step out of the game, will have viewers engaged and entertained.”

Per NBC: “The contestants will be judged by a special in-studio panel led by one celebrity judge (to be announced) as they compete for an ultimate cash prize of $1 million. In a unique twist, they will have the chance to negotiate a deal with their opponent. Before hearing their fate the contestants can choose to step out of the competition in exchange for a predetermined cash prize or continue on in the game.

The show’s competing singers will be given the chance to become rich in record time. After each singing duel, both opposing performances will be judged. The contestants will then have the option of making a deal. If they have doubts about how they have measured up against their opponent, they can leave the show — in exchange for the instant cash that round is worth. But if they’re confident they performed better than their opponent, they can await the jury results to see if they’ve made it to the next round and a step closer to the $1 million in ultimate prize money.

Singing contestants need to be confident of their own talent but shouldn’t underestimate their opponents. There’s a lot at stake: the amount of money each duel is worth increases with every round, right up until the finale.

In the finale, eight singers will duel and negotiate. They continue to compete until just two amazing singing contestants remain. Then the two finalists must make a crucial decision. After their performance, they each get the chance to walk away with $100,000 — or they can risk losing that huge amount of cash by awaiting the jury vote and the votes from the viewers for the chance to win the $1 million prize.”

Source: NBC

Annoying Orange Heading to TV

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Rebecca Murray
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You just can’t escape it… Annoying Orange is a massive hit on YouTube and now it’s heading to primetime, courtesy of Cartoon Network. If you have no idea what the previous sentence means, then you’re not one of the 1 billion – yes, billion – internet users who’ve visited the Annoying Orange YouTube channel. Creator of the Annoying Orange web series, Dane Boedigheimer, co-created the television series with Tom Sheppard, and Cartoon Network will be debuting the series on Monday, June 11 at 8:30 pm ET/PT.

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Cartoon Network is bringing Annoying Orange and all of his fruity buddies to the small screen with all-new adventures. Celebrity guest voices include Michael Clarke Duncan, Jeffrey Tambor, Tim Curry, Tony Hawk, Malcolm McDowell, Billy Dee Williams, Leah Remini, Tom Kenny, John DiMaggio, Nick Swordson, Danny Trejo and Felicia Day.

The Plot:

Annoying Orange“With jaunts to the Prehistoric Era and even Colonial Times, Orange and the rest of the fruit stand gang are dropped into outrageous adventures and challenged to squeeze their way out of them. Joining Orange on his escapades are popular produce pals from the Web series including the level-headed Pear, potential paramour Passion Fruit, resident goody goody Apple, the always upbeat Marshmallow and Orange’s nemesis the hulking Grapefruit. The only human to interact with this veritable fruit salad is a brand new character, Nerville (played by YouTube sensation Toby Turner), the proprietor of a fruit cart where Orange and his crew reside.”

Source: Cartoon Network

Behind the Scenes of Rush

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Rebecca Murray
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This BBC featurette from behind-the-scenes of Rush shows just how realistically director Ron Howard has been able to bring Formula 1 racing to the big screen. With interviews with director Howard, star Chris Hemsworth (The Avengers), and others instrumental in making the stunts and race sequences of Rush look genuinely thrilling and dangerous, this featurette demonstrates that satisfying Formula 1 racing fans and creating fans out of non-racing enthusiasts are Howard’s primary goals.

The cast of Rush also includes Olivia Wilde, Daniel Bruhl, and Alexandra Maria Lara.

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The Plot:

Set against the sexy, glamorous and spectacular golden age of Formula 1 racing, Rush portrays the exhilarating true story of two of the greatest rivals the world has ever witnessed — handsome English playboy James Hunt (Hemsworth) and his methodical, brilliant opponent, Niki Lauda (Bruhl). Following their personal lives on and off the track, Rush follows the two drivers as they push themselves to the breaking point of physical and psychological endurance, where there is no shortcut to victory and no margin for error. If you make one mistake, you die.

Game of Thrones Season 2 Final Episode Video

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Rebecca Murray
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The final episode of season two of HBO’s Game of Thrones airs on Sunday, June 3rd, but it’s not too late to get caught up on all episodes of this season before the last season 2 episode airs. HBO’s going to host a season two marathon, screening all nine episodes of the award-winning series back-to-back on Saturday, June 2nd starting at 6pm ET/PT.

And for those of you who are caught up, here’s what you can expect from the finale: As Theon (Alfie Allen) stirs his men to action, Luwin (Donald Sumpter) offers some final advice. Brienne (Gwendolyn Christie) silences Jaime; Arya (Maisie Williams) receives a gift from Jaqen (Tom Wlaschiha); Dany (Emilia Clarke) goes to a strange place; and Jon (Kit Harington) proves himself to Qhorin (Simon Armstrong).

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Stephenie Meyer Discusses Casting The Host

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Rebecca Murray
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MTV visited the set of The Host and had the opportunity to talk about casting the film with Stephenie Meyer, the author of the book the film’s based on. Best known for writing the Twilight series, Meyer tried her hand at an alien love story with The Host. And in this video interview, she explains why she thought lowering the age of the lead characters was okay and why she fell for Saoirse Ronan.

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The Walking Dead Cast Talks About Season 3

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Rebecca Murray
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The cast of The Walking Dead‘s hard at work on season number three, promising fans more of what they loved about the previous seasons as well as new characters to get into and more zombie killing. Speaking about the tone of the upcoming season, Andrew Lincoln says we can expect something “darker, harder, faster, deeper.” Deeper? Interesting.

Season three will kick off this October. Until then, you can sort of get your zombie fix by checking out this behind-the-scenes video featuring the cast talking about this upcoming season.

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Spotlight On: Jana Kramer

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Contributing Writer
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Jana Kramer
Jana Kramer - Photo by Bryan Allen

Jana Kramer insists she has a Michigan accent, especially when she says “Oh, geez!” True, she does hail from Rochester Hills, north of the Motor City. But when she sings Country, she sounds like someone who’s right at home drawling “y’all.”

Just listen to “Why Ya Wanna,” from her self-titled debut album, scheduled to release June 5 on Elektra Nashville. Written by Catt Gravitt, Christopher Destefano and Ashley Gorley, it’s a tricky number in some ways, with a catchy swaying beat that contrasts with heartbreak lyrics. Yet Kramer finds the pocket between these two qualities, never losing hold of or overselling the melody. There’s a conversational element to her vocal, with dropped “g”s and artfully shaded vowels; listening, it feels like she’s both commanding the stage and sharing her thoughts with a best friend.

We hear this same believability in the dance-friendly “What I Love about Your Love” (Brian Dean Maher, Skip Black and Laura Veltz). This time Kramer delivers a playful rumination on romance (“It puts the ‘hon’ in my honey”) as the band locks onto a medium-tempo groove. And here, too, her sunny, intimate spell feels much more Tennessee Titans than Detroit Lions.

Actually, none of this is surprising. Kramer was raised on a musical diet of Patsy Cline, which she listened to while baking cookies with her grandmother. And she knows how to get into a lyric. As Alex Dupre on The CW’s “One Tree Hill,” and on previous appearances in NBC’s “Friday Night lights,” HBO’s “Entourage” and The CW’s “90210,” Kramer has applied her acting skills to tap the essence of her role.

Does she do the same through her music? As folks back home might answer, “Yeah, you bet’cha.”

IN HER OWN WORDS

MUSICAL HERO
“James Taylor.”

DREAM DUET PARTNER
“Johnny Cash, but since that can’t happen, I’d say Adam Levine.”

SONG YOU’D LOVE TO COVER
“‘Strawberry Wine,’ by Matraca Berg.”

SONG YOU SING IN THE SHOWER
“Anything and everything, from Gaga to opera.”

BOOK ON YOUR NIGHTSTAND
“Jesus Calling, by Sarah Young.”

FAVORITE FOOD ON THE ROAD
“My favorite food is sushi. If I can’t find that, then I’ll try to have salmon.”

FAVORITE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
“Jet ski, then boat, then car.”

LUCKY CHARM
“My dogs.”

FIRST GIG
“It was a train wreck! I was so nervous and bombed big time. The bright side: Up was the only way to go from there ;).”

SOMETHING WE’D NEVER GUESS ABOUT YOU
“I speak German. Sprechen sie Deutsch?”

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By Bob Doerschuk
Used by Permission © 2012 CMA Close Up® News Service / Country Music Association®, Inc.




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