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Animation

“KISS Hello Kitty” will team iconic rockers, toy line in animated Hub series

Anybody else have a mom who told them KISS stood for “Knights in Service to Satan”? Can’t help but have that bit of childhood trauma race through my mind as the announcement came today that KISS — well, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, anyway — will be joining forces with Hello Kitty for a— What now? Hello Kitty? Like, the cute, pink kitty thing? Yes, KISS Hello Kitty (which is a working title, but seriously, what else could they call it?) will find four Hello Kitty characters made up to look like the iconic rockers for an animated series coming […]

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Awards Shows

Selena Gomez to perform at 2013 MTV Movie Awards

Updated April 10, 2013, 9:50am CT Spring Breakers costar Selena Gomez will continue her hot run of late by performing her new single, “Come & Get It,” on television for the first time at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards live April 14 on MTV (and I’m betting right now that Spring Breakers will find itself with at least a couple of nominations at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards). UPDATE 4/10/13: Kim Kardashian has been confirmed to introduce Selena Gomez’ performance of “Come and Get It” at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards. RELATED: 2013 MTV MOVIE AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED Selena Gomez […]

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Competition

Shakira and Usher join “The Voice” for Season 4

Shakira and Usher join The Voice for Season 4 tonight, March 25, as short-term replacements for Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera, and we should learn right away if they can match the chemistry previously created with Blake Shelton and Adam Levine, who return as musical coaches. Carson Daly is also back as host. The hit NBC singing competition returns March 25 at 8pm ET, airing Mondays and Tuesdays, and fans are anxious to see how the changes affect The Voice. There should also be plenty of new viewers who will tune in to see how Shakira and Usher fare […]

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Music

Rip the Runway 2013 airs March 20 on BET

Rip the Runway is an annual fashion show and music show broadcast by BET, featuring music and television celebrities showcasing top emerging designers in street wear, swimwear and high-fashion couture. The event is now in its ninth year, and Rip the Runway 2013 was held Feb. 27 at the historic Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City and taped for broadcast, which will air tonight, March 20, at 10pm ET on BET. Kelly Rowland and Boris Kodjoe (pictured) host Rip the Runway 2013, which includes performances by Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Trinidad James, Luke James, Omarion, Sevyn Streeter, Jaden Smith and […]

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Music

The CW to air Justin Timberlake “The 20/20 Experience” release special

Things couldn’t be going much better for Justin Timberlake on the eve of the release of his latest album, The 20/20 Experience, his third studio album and the first released since his musical hiatus. He has just come off a very well-received guest-hosting performance on Saturday Night Live that had Twitter buzzing, and each night this week he has been the musical guest on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. And that’s just the beginning of Justin Timberlake on your TV. Next Tuesday, March 19, The CW will be airing Target Presents the iHeartRadio Album Release Party With Justin Timberlake, a […]

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Music

CMT to air new Mindy McCready special Sunday March 10

CMT will shed light on the troubled life and tortured final days of doomed country songbird Mindy McCready in a new hourlong special, CMT News Presents: Mindy McCready Fallen Angel premiering Sunday, March 10 at 8 pm ET/PT. The 37-year-old singer died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Feb. 18 on the porch of her  home in Heber Springs, Ark.  McCready’s live-in boyfriend David Wilson, father of her 9-month-old son Zayne, also fatally shot himself  on the same spot Jan. 13. The beautiful blond Florida native captured the hearts of country music fans in 1996 with her hit debut single, “Ten Thousand Angels,” and its […]

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Music

Country singer Mindy McCready dead at 37 in apparent suicide

Troubled country singer Mindy McCready dead at 37. Once-promising country singer Mindy McCready, who hit the charts with brassy anthems like “Guys Do It All the Time” and love songs like “Ten Thousand Angels,” was found dead Sunday night in an apparent suicide, a self-inflicted gunshot wound being cited as the cause of death. McCready’s death comes just a few weeks after her boyfriend David Wilson also committed suicide. The couple were parents of a 10-month-old child, and McCready also leaves behind another son, for whom she was in a custody battle with her mother. McCready’s addiction to pills and […]

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Music

“Reventon” returns with dual premiere on Telemundo and mun2

Reventon on mun2 is returning with a new season this weekend, Feb. 16-17, when it will be offered in a dual network premiere, shared between mun2 and Telemundo. The popular Regional Mexican music and lifestyle series will air Sundays at noon ET on mun2, and Saturdays at 1pm ET on Telemundo. Starting this Saturday, Feb. 16, at 1pm ET, Telemundo will premiere the first 2013 Reventon episode featuring exclusive interviews with regional Mexican music star Intocable. mun2 will then air the one-hour episode the following day, Sunday, Feb. 17, at noon ET. As part of the revamped 2013 Reventon, resident […]

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Awards Shows

Grammys 2013 ratings: Awards telecast draws second-largest audience since 1993

In their reporting of the fast nationals from its coverage of last night’s Grammys 2013 ceremony (using Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings), CBS says that the 55th Annual Grammy Awards scored 28.37 million viewers — the second-largest audience for the awards broadcast since 1993. It was also the second-best delivery in both adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 since 2004 (all behind the 2012 broadcast, which had the extraordinary circumstance of taking place a day following Whitney Houston’s passing). During its live airing from 8-11:30pm ET, the Grammys posted a 15.9/25 with 28.37 million viewers, 11.2 in adults 25-54, […]

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Music

Latinoamérica Televisión brings Carnaval de Oruro and Carnaval de Santa Cruz live to U.S. viewers

Latinoamérica Televisión has announced that this Saturday, Feb. 9, it will be broadcasting the Carnaval de Bolivia live from Bolivia to viewers in the United States. Starting at 1pm ET, the network will air Carnaval de Oruro, a religious carnival and cultural event that has been the foundation of a unique celebration for over 2,000 years. Then, at 7pm ET, the network will air Carnaval de Santa Cruz, a popular celebration that attracts thousands of people to witness both the musical performances and water battles between rival groups that is at the core of Carnaval de Santa Cruz, which is […]