From FOX:

In an unprecedented live event, Twentieth Century Fox Television and Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy are bringing the hit television show to concert stages this spring.

Beginning Wednesday, May 18 at the Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona, Glee stars Lea Michele (Rachel), Cory Monteith (Finn), Amber Riley (Mercedes), Chris Colfer (Kurt), Kevin McHale (Artie), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina), Mark Salling (Puck), Dianna Agron (Quinn), Naya Rivera (Santana), Heather Morris (Brittany), Harry Shum, Jr. (Mike) and Dijon Talton (Matt) will perform in a singing and dancing celebration of the Golden Globe Award winning show. [Read more →]

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scene from "Earth Song"

Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood and Usher will join together, accompanied by the voice of Michael Jackson, to offer a moving tribute to the King of Pop during the Grammy Award telecast, Jan. 31 on CBS. The tribute will feature the never-before-seen 3-D mini-movie for “Earth Song” that was created by Jackson as the centerpiece of his “This Is It” tour. The 3-D film was created to support the performance of “Earth Song,” an original composition and a No. 1 hit for Jackson. The song has a strong theme about the future of the planet, and Jackson saw it as a unique opportunity to deliver a message to millions of people who would have seen him on tour. [Read more →]

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Hope For Haiti Now: A Global Benefit For Earthquake Relief announced its lineup of musical performers. The global telethon is set to become the most widely distributed telethon in history, both internationally and across media platforms, as it works to raise proceeds for Haiti earthquake relief.

Performers include:

From New York City – Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, Madonna and Sting

From Los Angeles — Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, Haitian artist Emeline Michel, and a group performance by Keith Urban, Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow

From London – Coldplay, Beyonce, and a group performance by Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z and Rihanna

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Ellen DeGeneres replaces Paula Abdul as "Idol" judge this season

From FOX:

What is your all-time favorite Idol moment? Who is your favorite Idol? Who is your favorite judge? What has you most excited for the return of American Idol?

American Idol fans, now is your chance to sing the praises of Idol by creating a video testimonial and uploading it to fox.com/idolfans. FOX is inviting Idol fans 18 years of age and older to submit video testimonials sharing what they love about American Idol, to be evaluated for possible inclusion in an American Idol promotional campaign. For complete rules and submission guidelines, please visit www.fox.com/idolfans. [Read more →]

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Tiffany Thornton, who plays Tawni on Disney Channel’s hit series Sonny With a Chance, sings a Christmas duet with legendary Muppet star Kermit the Frog in a new music video premiering Friday on Disney Channel. The pair sing the song “I Believe,” which is performed as they prepare for the holidays by wrapping gifts, trimming the tree and making paper snowflakes. Kind of cute for its target audience.

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Fresh off a new album that debuted at No. 1 last month (Play On), singing star Carrie Underwood now showcases her voice in her first Christmas special. The two-hour Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special premieres on FOX Dec. 7 at 8pm ET/PT, and features Carrie performing new music from Play On, along with her previous hits and interpretations of holiday classics. Carrie is joined onstage by guests such as Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley, David Cook, Kristin Chenoweth and Christina Applegate. At a recent conference call with journalists, Carrie talked a little more about the special, and her own holiday traditions. [Read more →]

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by Karl J. Paloucek

Having launched so many showbiz careers (of admittedly variable quality), American Idol and its producers are enjoying success not beyond their wildest imaginations, but exactly as they imagined it. In addition to the usual advertising revenue generated by the show, money is sluicing in via the ongoing synergy with AT&T, album and download sales, licensing and so forth, not to mention the ongoing careers of its participants. In the wake of that kind of success, it was certain that other shows would come along and do their emulation act. Shows like Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana, Nickelodeon’s Instant Star and, most notably and recently, FOX’s Glee, have integrated music product into their plot lines that’s designed to serve as an ancillary revenue generator.

Hot on Glee’s heels comes Nickelodeon’s next big thing, Big Time Rush, created by Scott Fellow, developer of Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide. In a partnership with Sony’s Columbia/Epic imprint (the announcement of which implicitly heralds the expectations both companies have for the project), Big Time Rush will be a new music/comedy series centering on the lives of four young friends as they [Read more →]

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Fans of House, Heroes, Desperate Housewives … and, well, former Bachelor Bob Guiney … wanna hear your favorite stars wail on the mic and the guitar, tickle the ivories, and more?

On October 21, Amazon.com will offer Band From TV’s hit album, “Hoggin’ All The Covers” to be downloaded for just $1.99. It’s the Deal of the Day on AmazonMP3.com.

The Band From TV lineup includes a powerhouse of well-known actors including Greg Grunberg (drums), currently starring in NBC’s Heroes; Hugh Laurie (keyboards and vocals), star of the FOX hit House, James Denton (guitar and vocals), currently starring in Desperate Housewives; Bob Guiney (vocals) who appeared on The Bachelor and is currently seen on the Game Show Network Live; and Jesse Spencer (violin) also of FOX’s House.

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It’s unfortunate that for the anniversary of September 11, none of the networks is airing United 93 or anything close to it to honor the events of that day. (We did a pretty thorough combing of the schedules, just to make sure, even checking for possible late updates.) Failing a more appropriate title, recommending Tropic Thunder or something similar just didn’t seem right, so we kept tonight’s recommendation a family event before moving on to the remainder of the week’s movie highlights. Let’s proceed. As always, all times listed are ET:

Sept. 11
Ratatouille (2007)
One of the most delightful of the CGI-based animated films produced in recent years, Ratatouille is about … well, a rat. But not just any rat — Remy is a rat with a gourmet palate and a talent for cooking that just might help his new friend Linguini hold down the job of Remy’s dreams, and help Linguini get the girl — if only Linguini can manage to keep the secret under his hat. This is that rare family film that really is fun for all ages. Disney XD, 7:30pm ET [Read more →]

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Starting today (September 9) at 6pm ET, fans 14 years of age and older are invited to record their interpretations of songs featured in the hot new FOX series Glee (which debuts new episodes tonight) and posting their videos online at karaoke.myspace.com to be evaluated by judges in the Glee MySpace Karaoke Contest. The contest ends September 23, and a grand prize winner will be announced on or about October 21.

The grand prize winner will receive a trip to Hollywood to visit the set of Glee. Winners will be selected on the basis of singing ability, entertainment value and appeal. Runners-up will receive exclusive Glee merchandise and iTunes gift cards. Complete contest rules are also on the site.

Additionally, for every person who submits an entry, FOX will donate $1 (with a max contribution of $10,000) to the GRAMMY Foundation, a nonprofit group that offers music education to high school students nationwide through its GRAMMY in the Schools program.

For this first week, entrants may choose from any of the following songs that have been featured in the pilot episode or tonight’s season premiere:

• Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab”
• REO Speedwagon’s “Can’t Fight This Feeling”
• Kanye West’s “Gold Digger”
• Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It”

New songs will be added to the roster each week on the site.

Check out all our coverage of Fall TV Programming at our Fall TV Preview web site

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© 2009 Fox Broadcasting Co. Credit: Patrick Ecclesine

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