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dick clark productions (dcp) has announced the presenters for "The 40th Anniversary American Music Awards." The roster includes 50 Cent, Ashley Benson, Backstreet Boys, Brandy, Colbie Caillat, Cyndi Lauper, Elisha Cuthbert, Eric Stonestreet, Florida Georgia Line, Gavin DeGraw, Ginnifer Goodwin, Hayden Panettiere, Heidi Klum, Jennifer Morrison, Jenny McCarthy, Karmin, Kerry Washington, Lady Antebellum, Lucy Hale, Luke Bryan, Neon Trees, Ne-Yo, Paula Abdul, Phillip Phillips, Ryan Seacrest, Stacy Keibler and will.i.am in addition to some surprise appearances.

dick clark productions (dcp) has announced the presenters for "The 40th Anniversary American Music Awards." The roster includes 50 Cent, Ashley Benson, Backstreet Boys, Brandy, Colbie Caillat, Cyndi Lauper, Elisha Cuthbert, Eric Stonestreet, Florida Georgia Line, Gavin DeGraw, Ginnifer Goodwin, Hayden Panettiere, Heidi Klum, Jennifer Morrison, Jenny McCarthy, Karmin, Kerry Washington, Lady Antebellum, Lucy Hale, Luke Bryan, Neon Trees, Ne-Yo, Paula Abdul, Phillip Phillips, Ryan Seacrest, Stacy Keibler and will.i.am in addition to some surprise appearances.

Rider Dance Ensemble is a completely student run organization that has been on the rise at Rider University for some six odd years. When current president Kate Mina initially auditioned her freshmen year, there was roughly thirty students in the company; now Mina is the director of over 100 talented young men and women. Rider's upcoming production HOME will play November 17 and 18.

USA Today reports that Phillip Phillips has become the first AMERICAN IDOL champion to sell more than two million in sales. His hit single 'Home' sold 81,000 downloads last week alone, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

22-year-old AMERICAN IDOL champ Phillip Phillips is featured in an all-new promo for the upcoming season of the FOX singing competition. Check it out below!

FOX Sports' exclusive coverage of 108th Major League Baseball's World Series begins Wednesday, Oct. 24 (7:30 PM ET), with Game 1 between the American League Champion Detroit Tigers and the National League Champion San Francisco Giants live from AT&T Park in San Francisco. The Tigers have been waiting to find out who they will face in the World Series since sweeping the New York Yankees last Thursday in Detroit. Justin Verlander, the Tigers' well-rested ace takes the mound tomorrow night for Detroit while the Giants, just two days after winning NLCS Game 7 against the Cardinals, call on Barry Zito, to duplicate his commanding NLCS Game 5 performance. This marks the first time these two storied baseball franchises have met in a World Series.

Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang will perform at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday, February 27 at 8 p.m.

TVLine.com reports that AMERICAN IDOL's Jessica Sanchez has been cast in the FOX musical drama series GLEE. The singer finished in second-place on the eleventh season of the singing competition, just missing the title bestowed upon fan favorite Phillip Phillips.

American Idol Season 11 winner Phillip Phillips will release his much anticipated debut album The World From The Side Of The Moon (19 Entertainment/Interscope Records) on November 19th. The set, which will include his current hit single "Home," is available for pre-order now. A deluxe version featuring three additional tracks can also be pre-ordered.

According to an Amazon online listing, AMERICAN IDOL winner Phillip Phillips is set to release his debut studio album on Monday, November 19th. The record will be titled 'The World From The Side of The Moon,' and is currently available in pre-orders.

AMERICAN IDOL hopefuls have one more chance to audition for the upcoming 12th season at www.americanidol.com. From today, Friday, Oct. 12 through Sunday, Nov. 4, hopefuls can submit an audition video online.

Seventeen musical acts earned their first Gold or Platinum digital single download awards from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in August and September, according to the RIAA's newest monthly G&P Program certifications reports. In addition to the new award highlights featured below, fans are encouraged to "Like" the RIAA's G&P Facebook page (www.facebook.com/GoldandPlatinum) for breaking news, artists' award photos, certification-inspired playlists, a historical timeline dating back to the program's 1958 launch and much more.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awards Phillip Phillips a Gold & Platinum plaque for his debut song "Home" selling more than one million digital downloads in the United States.

When AMERICAN IDOL's 12th season debuts in January 2013, superstar judge Mariah Carey - the best-selling female recording artist of all time - and returning judge Randy Jackson, a Grammy Award-winning producer whose expertise and beloved persona have been instrumental in discovering IDOL talent from the beginning, will be joined by two new judges: quadruple-platinum singer, songwriter, rapper and fashion icon Nicki Minaj; and Keith Urban, a four-time Grammy Award winner who has sold more than 15 million albums.

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Singer/songwriter ANDY GRAMMER premiered his new music video for "Miss Me" onVH1's "Top 20" weekly video countdown this past weekend. The video has been added to the regular rotation on the music channel and can be seen now here:http://on.vh1.com/Q1L1io. It follows ANDY's prior Top 20 charting videos "Fine By Me,"which climbed to the #4 spot, and his nearly platinum debut hit "Keep Your Head Up" which peaked at # 2.

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