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John Mayer's new album Paradise Valley is available to stream in its entirety exclusively on iTunes beginning today

Singer/songwriter John Ondrasik, also known as Five for Fighting, the band name under which he records and performs, will release his sixth studio album Bookmarks on September 17, 2013 - the cover art has now been revealed.

MTV is getting hot this summer with all-new premieres! Rob Dyrdek's “Ridiculousness” season three part two returns to the network today, July 18 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the premiere of “Money From Strangers” season two, hosted by comedian Jeff Dye at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Paradise Valley, the latest album from Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician John Mayer, will be released on August 20, and is available now to pre-order on iTunes. Mayer produced Paradise Valley with longtime collaborator Don Was, who also co-produced Mayer's #1 charting Gold-certified 2012 release Born and Raised, and has worked on albums for acts such as the Rolling Stones, B.B. King and Bonnie Raitt.

Life is Beautiful Festival presents its sixth showcase in a series of monthly musical events, geared towards providing a platform for the best musicians in the Las Vegas Valley. Each month, the festival hosts free local concerts at varying Downtown Las Vegas venues with the intent of showcasing and selecting a few homegrown acts to play at the highly-anticipated festival this fall. Attendees of the July Showcase will feel American pride as they enjoy a special Americana evening at Downtown Las Vegas' own hidden treasure, Park on Fremont.

The next wave of nominees has been announced for TEEN CHOICE 2013, airing live Sunday, Aug. 11 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.

'American Idol' winner Phillip Phillips turned the plaza into a sing-along when he performed his hits 'Home' and 'Gone' on this morning's TODAY show. Watch his performances below!

The NE Inc., a fully-owned subsidiary of UOMO Media Inc. (OTCBB:UOMO), a multi-channel media and entertainment company, announced today that Randall (RT!) Thorne, won Video of the Year at the 2013 MuchMusic Video Awards for his direction of music video 'Inner Ninja' performed by Classified featuring David Myles.

Spooky-wicked Southern California-based horror rockerCharacula (www.characula.com) continues her trailblazing, dimension busting ways, scoring her first ever Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA)nomination.

MTV is getting hot this summer with all-new premieres! Rob Dyrdek's “Ridiculousness” season three part two returns to the network on Thursday, July 18 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the premiere of “Money From Strangers” season two, hosted by comedian Jeff Dye at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Life is Beautiful Festival presents its sixth showcase in a series of monthly musical events, geared towards providing a platform for the best musicians in the Las Vegas Valley. Each month, the festival hosts free local concerts at varying Downtown Las Vegas venues with the intent of showcasing and selecting a few homegrown acts to play at the highly-anticipated festival this fall. Attendees of the July Showcase will feel American pride as they enjoy a special Americana evening at Downtown Las Vegas' own hidden treasure, Park on Fremont.

Former AMERICAN IDOL executive producer Nigel Lythgoe has issued an official statement regarding his exit from the FOX singing competition:

Singer/songwriter John Ondrasik, also known as Five for Fighting, the band name under which he records and performs, will release his sixth studio album on September 17, 2013.

Despite rumors that former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson was under consideration for one of the show's season 13 judging slots, the singer tells The Hollywood Reporter that she will not be returning to the program. Meanwhile, American Idol execs are reportedly still mulling over an all-alum judges panel for next season, including Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls).

Vulture reports that Fox, FremantleMedia, and 19 Entertainment have approached many of the stars churned out of the IDOL machine - including Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson - for the vacant judging positions. Adam Lambert and Clay Aiken are also being considered.

TEEN CHOICE 2013 will once again break into summer and celebrate the hottest teen icons in television, music, film, sports, fashion, comedy and the web in the choicest, star-studded two-hour event airing live Sunday, August 11 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" leads the TEEN CHOICE 2013 nominees with seven nominations.

AMERICAN IDOL's dueling divas showdown came to an exhilarating close last night as Candice Glover was crowned the winner during the live two-hour season finale on FOX.

On last night's AMERICAN IDOL, judge Mariah Carey debuted her new music video for her single '#Beautiful', featuring her collaborator Miguel. Check it out below!

Following last night's elimination of Angie Miller, 19, from Beverly, MA, Candice and Kree are the two women left standing in a historically close fight to the finish.