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“Marley” looks at the life of reggae’s patron saint

August 2, 2012 StayTuned Staff

It’s been more than 30 years since the quintessential Jamaican singer/songwriter/musician Bob Marley died at the age of 36 from malignant melanoma. But in the intervening years, the beats he and the Wailers laid down have never seemed to fade. Generations of reggae and ska fans have been introduced to his work, and his star in the firmament of Jamaican music has never been eclipsed, nor is it likely to be. Yet in spite of this young talent’s astounding and tragically short career, his full story has never been told definitively on film. Finally, Marley takes on the challenge. With the […]

British phenoms One Direction performing at 2012 MTV Video Music Awards

August 1, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

The nominations for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards were announced yesterday, along with the first two performers for the event, which will air live on MTV Sept. 6 at 8pm ET from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. British boy band phenoms One Direction, who are first-time VMA nominees, will also make their first VMA performance at the event. RELATED STORY: ONE DIRECTION TO HOST VMA SPECIAL Also announced as a performer was Alicia Keys, who will again be debuting a new song at the VMAs. “Debuting a new song at the VMAs is definitely special,” says Keys. “I […]

Statements on Steven Tyler’s “American Idol” departure

July 12, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Steven Tyler has decided to depart his role as a judge on American Idol, FOX announced in a press release today. Tyler served as a judge during the hit series’ 10th and 11th seasons. Following are statements from Tyler and network and show execs. Steven Tyler: “After some long …hard … thoughts … I’ve decided it’s time for me to let go of my mistress American Idol before she boils my rabbit. I strayed from my first love, Aerosmith, and I’m back – but instead of begging on my hands and knees, I’ve got two fists in the air and […]

Telemundo casting for its new talent competition show “Yo Me Llamo”

July 6, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Telemundo has launched its first national casting call for the international TV hit Yo Me Llamo (My Name Is) across five top Hispanic markets. Casting calls will be held from July 7 to July 23 in the markets listed below. Yo Me Llamo asks contestants to not only show exceptional musical talent, but to also demonstrate their ability to convey the personalities, style and even charisma of popular artists. Already a hit in 47 countries, the show is an established international reality series, and Telemundo will be airing it in the U.S. starting in the third quarter of this year. […]

“American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe brings his “Opening Act” to E!

July 5, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Never let it be said that Nigel Lythgoe is lazy. The coproducer of American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance has a new series premiering on E! this month, and once again, it gives unknowns a shot at the big time. Only this time, there are no auditions, and there’s no competition. Opening Act — premiering on E! Monday, July 9 at 10pm ET/PT — has the Internet as its starting point. Trolling for the best talent they can find, Lythgoe and his team track down the lucky, unknowing hopefuls and ambush them with the opportunity of a […]

“The Glee Project” returns with a guest appearance by Lea Michele

June 5, 2012 Tom Comi

You’ll likely get different answers if you ask people whether the first season of The Glee Project on Oxygen was successful. Ryan Murphy would say it was a raving hit, because it produced four performers who made it to his hit FOX show Glee. Others would say it kind of missed the mark, because it didn’t produce the next Lea Michele or Cory Monteith. Truth be told, both statements would be accurate. The Glee Project — season 2 kicks off tonight at 10pm ET — essentially serves as a developmental league for Murphy. He puts 18 wannabe-stars through the ringer […]

NBC to air Justin Bieber’s first network special, “All Around the World”

May 30, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Superstar Justin Bieber will star in his first-ever network special, Justin Bieber: All Around the World, airing in two parts: beginning June 20 from 8-9 pm ET, and concluding on June 21 from 8-9pm ET on NBC. The program combines documentary and musical performances, and follows his tour around the globe as he showcases his new album Believe, including its No. 1 single, “Boyfriend.” The special goes behind the scenes of the tour, and for the first time, shows what life is like through the eyes of Bieber with what the release calls a “Justin-cam.” The tour’s itinerary includes seven […]

Nickelodeon poised to clean up with “Rags”

May 25, 2012 StayTuned Staff

The world of pre-teen musical shows is a hard-driven one. And the rivalry between Nickelodeon and the Mouse for dominance in the genre is just relentless, as many parents of those pre-teens will tell you. Both keep at it and are showing no sign of letting up, in spite of the fact that the kids who made High School Musical the phenomenon it was are either in college or will be soon. The music keeps rolling on in both camps, from Nickelodeon’s Victorious and How to Rock to Disney Channel’s Lemonade Mouth. Now Nickelodeon attempts to up the ante once again with […]

Howard Stern perfect fit for NBC’s “America’s Got Talent”

May 16, 2012 Tom Comi

People can talk all they want about Britney Spears and Demi Lovato joining The X Factor or whether Jennifer Lopez will be back for a third season of American Idol, but the most relevant judging hire in a very long time was adding Howard Stern to the panel of America’s Got Talent. That’s both a compliment to Stern and a criticism of his predecessor Piers Morgan, who came across as an elitist hellbent on making the show about something it wasn’t. Stern comes in realizing that America’s Got Talent is about novelty and finding an act like no other reality […]

VOD Spotlight: Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah make a “Joyful Noise”

May 1, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Dolly Parton is nothing if not forthright when discussing her role as G.G. in the film Joyful Noise, costarring Queen Latifah. “It really is the perfect part for me,” Parton says of G.G. — which stands for “Gorgeous Grandma.” “She likes the hair and nails and clothes, and she’s had a few procedures done. She comes right out with whatever she thinks, and I’m like that. I was real comfortable with it.” She may have been comfortable, but it was also part of the role of G.G. to maintain an uncomfortable relationship with Vi Rose, Latifah’s character. It was a […]