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Download Billy Ray Cyrus video “Home” FREE from Hallmark Channel

December 13, 2011 StayTuned Staff

In conjunction with its new original film, Christmas Comes Home to Canaan, starring Billy Ray Cyrus — the sequel to 2009’s popular Christmas in Canaan — Hallmark Channel will offer viewers a FREE download of the video for Billy Ray Cyrus’ new song created especially for the film. Christmas Comes Home to Canaan will premiere Dec. 17 at 8pm ET/PT, and the music video will premiere directly afterward. According to Hallmark Channel, a QR code will appear onscreen on Hallmark Channel Friday, Dec. 16, from 9:30-10pm ET/PT, and again on Saturday, Dec. 17, at approximately 10pm ET/PT. Three alerts will be issued […]

NBC’s “The Sing-Off” spreads holiday cheer

December 5, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi Follow @ChannelGuide One of greatest things about this time of year is when the sound of carolers fills the air, and fans of a cappella music will get a large dose of that tonight as NBC offers up a two-hour holiday special of The Sing-Off, called “A Sing-Off Christmas.” The competition crowned Pentatonix as its Season 3 winner last week, but that fortunately was not the end of the show’s run. Airing tonight at 8pm ET, this concert will feature groups from the first three seasons performing holiday and inspirational classics.

Country music takes center stage on PBS special “In Performance at the White House”

November 23, 2011 Tom Comi

There are many perks to being the President of the United States, but perhaps none is cooler than being able to sit front row at concerts without having to leave your home. The Obamas will be front and center tonight when country music’s brightest stars gather at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for a special premiering Nov. 23 on PBS at 8pm ET. Airing as part of the In Performance at the White House series, the timing of this family event couldn’t be more perfect as it falls on Thanksgiving eve. Taking place in the East Room and hosted by President Obama […]

Kelly Clarkson goes unplugged in VH1 special

November 18, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi Follow @ChannelGuide Some could argue that the first season of American Idol wasn’t as competitive as the the following years due to its then-obscurity, but nobody can claim that there has been a winner to date with a more powerful voice than inaugural champ Kelly Clarkson. Fans and skeptics alike can find out tonight (11pm ET) when the Texas native takes the stage in a VH1 Unplugged special. For those unfamiliar with the term, unplugged means a scaled-down, acoustic performance with no electric guitars, keyboards or over-amplification. It presents musicians and singers as they are, instead of […]

“The Last Play at Shea” brings music, baseball together

November 11, 2011 Tom Comi

One of Billy Joel’s most famous songs is “New York State of Mind,” a sentiment that couldn’t possibly have been more fitting for the documentary The Last Play at Shea. Airing tonight on Showtime (9:30pm ET), The Last Play at Shea — narrated by Alec Baldwin — merges a nostalgic look at the historic stadium with live concert footage by Joel. The structure was demolished not too long after the documentary was filmed. Ask one New Yorker what Shea meant to them, and they will tell you that it was the home of the New York Mets. Ask another, and […]

NBC’s “The Sing-Off” is the best singing competition this season

October 17, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi Follow @ChannelGuide If you want to watch a fun singing competition instead of Simon Cowell’s American Idol wannabe on FOX, I would highly suggest you tune in tonight to NBC’s under-the-radar The Sing-Off. Let me warn you first, though. You’re not going to get a high-end production like you do with Cowell’s The X-Factor, there isn’t an ounce of hype surrounding this show, and you surely won’t tune in more for the judges than you will the singers. If that’s your thing, then by all means The X-Factor is probably the better bet. But if you are […]

“Weird Al” Yankovic talks about his new Comedy Central concert

October 1, 2011 StayTuned Staff

By Stacey Harrison Follow @ChannelGuideSRH Show of hands: Who thought the guy behind “Eat It” would still be making music — and arguably enjoying his biggest successes — nearly 30 years later? Somehow, some way “Weird Al” Yankovic has stayed relevant. Through Michael Jackson’s many personas, Madonna, grunge, nu-metal, hip hop and countless other genre shifts, he’s kept his jovial parodies — which occasionally have more bite than you might expect — coming. His latest album, Alpocalypse, which is spearheaded by the Lady Gaga goof “Perform This Way,” scored his highest-ever chart debut. He’s currently touring in support of the […]

Brandy sees a bit of herself in cast of “Majors & Minors”

September 30, 2011 StayTuned Staff

By Stacey Harrison Follow @ChannelGuideSRH On tonight’s episode of Majors & Minors, airing 8pm on The Hub, the kids will get sound advice from someone who knows all about becoming a pop star at a young age. Brandy first hit the big time in 1994 with hits like “I Wanna Be Down” and “Baby.” She also found fame on TV in Moesha, starred in feature films and more recently has been a judge on America’s Got Talent and strutted her footwork on Dancing With the Stars. But as much as she was able to help the youngsters now wanting to […]

Oxygen announces auditions for “The Glee Project” Season 2

September 26, 2011 Lori Acken

From Oxygen Network: Oxygen will begin its nationwide casting search for the next season of The Glee Project, kicking things off today with an online search. Information can be obtained at thegleeproject.oxygen.com, where already over 87,000 fans and hopefuls have signed up to learn more about the casting process. Beginning in November, Oxygen will launch a multiple city open casting call tour including New York, Chicago and Nashville. This announcement comes on the heels of a highly successful first season of The Glee Project which became a critically acclaimed ratings hit for the network.

PBS Arts Fall Festival to feature Rainn Wilson, Roseanne Cash, others

September 14, 2011 StayTuned Staff

by Karl J. Paloucek Follow @ChannelGuideK This morning, PBS announced its list of hosts for its nine-part Arts Fall Festival. The series debuts Friday, Oct. 14 and continues each Friday — except Dec. 9 — through Dec. 16, and features a variety of productions from all over the country. Appropriately, the hosts for each event were chosen for their special connections to either the productions or to the cities from which they originate. Rainn Wilson (The Office) starts things off Oct. 14 in the Twin Cities in a Gilbert and Sullivan sort of way with PBS Arts From Minnesota: […]