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Backstreet Boys announced today that they will release a brand new album and embark on a 24 city North American tour with all five original members – Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Litrell, AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson. This is the band's first tour with all five original members in a decade.

Grammy nominated, multi-platinum pop sensation Carly Rae Jepsen releases a remix of her current single 'Tonight I'm Getting Over You,' featuring hip-hop superstar Nicki Minaj, today.

Grammy-nominated Pop sensation Carly Rae Jepsen releases the Tonight I'm Getting Over You Remixes EP today at all digital partners.

Grammy-nominated breakout pop sensation Carly Rae Jepsen will close the world famous White Party T- Dance event on Sunday, March 31st. Other acts joining Carly on stage include Icona Pop and Carmen Electra. White Party has a history of attracting world class talent each year with past performers including Lady Gaga, Mary J Blige, Robyn, ke$ha and Jennifer Lopez.

MTV's 24-hour college network, mtvU, announced today that 2013 mtvU 'Breaking Woodie' nominee Zedd will perform in the '2013 mtvU Woodie Awards,' joining previously announced artists Macklemore & Ryan Lewisandtwenty one pilots in Austin, Texas on March 14 during the SXSW Music Festival. Additionally, 'Tag Team Woodie' nominee Pusha T and Atlas Genius will join the already announced 'Woodie Awards Festival' performers including 'Breaking Woodie' nominee Alt-J, Trinidad Jame$, HAIM, Jake Bugg, Travi$ Scott, Timeflies, andJoey Bada$$. MTV and mtvU will air a half-hour '2013 Woodie Awards Special' on Sunday, March 17 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT hosted by twin sister indie pop sensations and 'Tag Team Woodie' nomineesTegan and Sara and Cleveland Rapper and 'Woodie of the Year' nominee Machine Gun Kelly.

MTV's 24-hour college network, mtvU, announced today that 2013 mtvU 'Breaking Woodie' nominee Zedd will perform in the '2013 mtvU Woodie Awards,'

Nominations were announced this morning for the 48th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS­, a star-studded event honoring country music's best and introducing the industry's hottest emerging talent.

Produced for television by dick clark productions, the ACM Awards will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 7 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

P!nk, Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter and pop culture icon, announced that she will tour North America for the first time in four years, beginning today, February 13, 2013.

Clive Davis and The Recording Academy presented the Pre-GRAMMY Gala, continuing the party that has been a Davis legacy for more than 30 years. This exclusive, star-studded celebration was attended by artists and industry VIPs in music, film and television and featured spectacular musical performances.

MTV's 'Nikki & Sara LIVE' is set to bring the late night laughs and star power as global superstar, Ke$ha drops by as the first guest on the series premiere tonight, January 29 at 11:00 p.m. ET LIVE/PT tape-delayed.

MTV's 'Nikki & Sara LIVE' is set to bring the late night laughs and star power as global superstar, Ke$ha drops by as the first guest on the series premiere on Tuesday, January 29 at 11:00 p.m. ET LIVE/PT tape-delayed.

Canton Theatrical will present two staged presentations of PLOP, the all-new boy band musical about the meteoric rise of the super groups and pop princesses of the 1990s. Set against the backdrop of 90s pop music and suggested by the true story behind the sound that defined a generation, PLOP features music and lyrics by Damon Intrabartolo (bare, Fantastic Four, Superman Returns) and a revised book by Kenneth Finkle (Alive and Well, Indoor/Outdoor) with direction by Anthony J. Cantalupo.

Canton Theatrical will present two staged presentations of PLOP, the all-new boy band musical about the meteoric rise of the super groups and pop princesses of the 1990s. Set against the backdrop of 90s pop music and suggested by the true story behind the sound that defined a generation, PLOP features music and lyrics by Damon Intrabartolo (bare, Fantastic Four, Superman Returns) and a revised book by Kenneth Finkle (Alive and Well, Indoor/Outdoor) with direction by Anthony J. Cantalupo.

Multi-award winning recording artist Christina Aguilera will perform live at PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2013, from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, Wednesday, January 9, 2013, airing on the CBS Television Network (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT). She will be joining previously announced performer, country star Jason Aldean. The People's Choice Awards is the only major awards show where fans determine the nominees and winners across categories of movies, music and television.

Multi-award winning recording artist Christina Aguilera will perform live at the PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2013, from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, airing on the CBS Television Network (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT). She will be joining previously announced performer country star Jason Aldean. The People's Choice Awards is the only major awards show where fans determine the nominees and winners across categories of movies, music and television.

In honor of Taylor Swift's 23rd birthday, MTV announced it would be throwing the multiplatinum, VMA award and 6-time Grammy winning artist a weeklong party that will culminate with the exclusive premiere of her 23rd music video, the highly anticipated clip for "I Knew You Were Trouble." the third single from her #1 worldwide smash album, RED, during MTV First: Taylor Swift today, December 13 at 4:40 pm ET.

In honor of Taylor Swift's 23rd birthday, MTV today announced it would be throwing the multiplatinum, VMA award and 6-time Grammy winning artist a weeklong party that will culminate with the exclusive premiere of her 23rd music video, the highly anticipated clip for "I Knew You Were Trouble." the third single from her #1 worldwide smash album, RED, during MTV First: Taylor Swift on December 13 at 4:40 pm ET.

This week saw the second Britney Spears-centric episode of the musical dramedy series GLEE, "Britney 2.0", as well as the second three-hour block of new episodes of the reality singing competition THE X FACTOR, the latter featuring none other than new judge Britney Spears as it continued to offer up even more preliminary auditions as the arbiters hone in on a Top 20 and we gear up for the live shows starting soon. While the theme of Thursday night on Fox may have very well been their $15 million investment given glam, grand primetime treatment as only the network AMERICAN IDOL and GLEE built really could, both shows proved that the pop princess of the 21st century is at the top of the entertainment heap for very good reason, leaving X FACTOR fans, gleeks and entertainment junkies alike left requesting one thing and one thing only by the time 11 o'clock rolled around: "Gimme gimme more."

This year's breakout pop sensation Carly Rae Jepsen releases her eagerly anticipated U.S. debut album, entitled, Kiss, today via 604 Records/Schoolboy Records/Interscope Records. The Canadian singer and songwriter wrote or co-wrote songs on the album, collaborating with songwriters and producers Max Martin, Dallas Austin, LMFAO's Redfoo, Toby Gad, Marianas Trench singer Josh Ramsay and Matthew Koma. "This Kiss," another surefire pop earworm co-written by Jepsen and produced by LMFAO's Redfoo and Cherrytree/Interscope artist Matthew Koma, is the first single from the album which Billboard says is "poised to be the Canadian's singer's second stuck-in-your-head hit" while Entertainment Weekly raves about the track's "fun fizzy dance beat."