Reba McEntire News

ABC, Ben Silverman 's multimedia studio Electus, and Emmy Award-winning 5x5 Media (' Jamie Oliver 's Food Revolution,' 'Fashion Star,' 'Supernanny'), today announced BET ON YOUR BABY, a new primetime game show in which parents try to predict their child's next move in an effort to win money for their child's future education, hosted by actress and comedienne Melissa Peterman .

On February 23, 24 and 25 Lyrics & Lyricists tours Miss Peggy Lee's hip musical landscape with guest artistic director Billy Stritch and vocalists Barbara Fasano, La Tanya Hall and Gabrielle Stravelli. Cabaret legend Marilyn Maye, who frequently includes Peggy Lee classics in her shows, joins the show as a special guest.

Mary Jane Alm with her band, including guest artists, The Tex Pistols, will perform at a CD release event at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres today, January 25.

Comedienne Lily Tomlin returns to Houston for one night only, Saturday, Feb. 9, at 8 p.m. in Jones Hall, presented by Society for the Performing Arts.

Jetset Getset (JSGS) will return to Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill in Cincinnati for a three-hour concert tonight, January 23. It will be the group's second appearance at Cincinnati's largest country-music nightclub, following their standing room-only album release concert in November. It will also mark the hometown debut of 13-year-old drumming sensation Gillian Bowman, who joined the teenage, Cincinnati-area band in December.

JOURNEY and RASCAL FLATTS will headline the Super Bowl XLVII CMT CROSSROADS concert at the New Orleans Sugar Mill on Saturday, February 2 at 9 p.m. CT. The two bands join an elite group of performers who have participated on CMT CROSSROADS, the critically-acclaimed series that pairs country music stars with popular artists from other genres - pop, rock, R&B - to play together, swap stories and share their common love of music.

Mary Jane Alm with her band, including guest artists, The Tex Pistols, will perform at a CD release event at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres on Friday, January 25.

Just announced is news that the Cole Porter classic, Can-Can, will kick up its heels in a new production to land on Broadway in Spring 2014. Presented by Jonathan Burrows, nephew of the musical's original book writer Abe Burrows, the new production features a revised book by David Lee (Two By Two and Gigi at Reprise, TV's "Frasier" and "Cheers") and Joel Fields (How I Fell in Love at Abingdon Theatre Company, TV's "Ugly Betty' and 'Raising the Bar'). Lee directs the production, featuring choreography byPatti Colombo (Peter Pan) and musical direction by Tony Award nominee Steve Orich (Jersey Boys). Prior to the Broadway production, a workshop will take place in New York in October 2013. Casting has yet to be confirmed.

Jetset Getset (JSGS) will return to Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill in Cincinnati for a three-hour concert on January 23. It will be the group's second appearance at Cincinnati's largest country-music nightclub, following their standing room-only album release concert in November. It will also mark the hometown debut of 13-year-old drumming sensation Gillian Bowman, who joined the teenage, Cincinnati-area band in December.

BWW brought you exclusive interviews with the TV stars of 2012. Below, check out what they had to say in some of our most popular interviews of the year!

On Dec. 29, Ram Country on Yahoo! Music will broadcast 2012 Ram Jam, an exclusive concert at Marathon Music Works in Nashville featuring live performances from some of country music's hottest talent, including Zac Brown Band , Kellie Pickler , Easton Corbin , Brantley Gilbert and Billy Currington.

The Recording Academy, with participation from Twitter, has launched 'The Artist Interview Series' - a diverse group of female recording artists ranging from bona fide superstars to emerging newcomers who have been paired for an exclusive Twitter conversation. With a promotional campaign titled '#TheWorldIsListening,' the interviews will help build anticipation for the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, which will be held on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live in HDTV and 5.1 Surround Sound on the CBS Television Network from 8 - 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). For updates and breaking news, please visit www.grammy.com, and The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook: www.twitter.com/thegrammys, www.facebook.com/thegrammys.

Today we are talking to a versatile performer first known to the world at large through her iconic early-career movie theme recordings - singing the Oscar-winning 'The Morning After' from THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE, as well as the classic themes from THE TOWERING INFERNO, SUPERMAN and musical material and a memorable musical moment in AIRPLANE!; in addition to her many full-length studio albums later in life - who then emerged as a compelling theatrical performer with a string of roles on Broadway, Off Broadway and in regional theater - a replacement star of NINE, as well as THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, as well as original cast member of 1989's THE 3 PENNY OPERA, 1984's premire production of BROWNSTONE, and, most recently, a Broadway featured cast member in LITTLE WOMEN - the radiant and vocally resplendent Maureen McGovern. Looking back on her remarkable career and taking us on the journey from Hollywood to Broadway and beyond, McGovern reflects on some famous co-stars and her side of the riveting productions she participated in both onstage and onscreen, as well as opens up about some of her favorite recordings and composers to date insofar as her recording career is concerned, to say nothing of her proud position as the so-deemed self-confessed 'Disaster Theme Queen'. We also outline her cabaret work over the years, in anticipation of McGovern's week of shows at 54 Below, titled HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, beginning December 18 and running through December 23, where she will be sharing some of her favorite seasonal songs, new and old, as well as reviving some of her show-stopping standards and iconic movie themes and perhaps a surprise or two, too. Additionally, we touch upon her bio-musical, CARRY IT ON, her new women writer retrospective concert show and much, much more!

AMERICAN IDOL's original superstar, Kelly Clarkson, has announced she's settling down with boyfriend Brandon Blackstock. The season one winner told her fans via Twitter: 'I'M ENGAGED!!!!! I wanted y'all to know!! Happiest night of my life last night! I am so lucky and am with the greatest man ever :)'

MALIBU COUNTRY - 'Push Comes to Shove' - When Reba learns that June's school has dropped its music program, she tries to rally the music committee moms to revive it. Cash gets a reputation as a bully after he stands up to the most popular boy in school, and enjoys the popularity that his new 'bad boy' persona brings. But when Reba goes toe to toe with the school principal, she gains the same reputation. Meanwhile Lillie takes part in a protest to keep her local pot dispensary up and running, on 'Malibu Country,' FRIDAY, JANUARY 4 (8:31-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

During the week of November 26, 2012, ABC scored solid double-digit gains over the prior week in both Total Viewers (+20% - 2.684 million vs. 2.237 million) and Adults 18-49 (+16% - 763,000 vs. 660,000), attracting its 2nd-largest audience in late-night this season. In fact, ABC was the only broadcaster to post gains week to week in either Nielsen measure (CBS was down -4%/-6%, respectively; NBC was down -3%-17%, respectively).

During the week of November 26, 2012, ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE shot up over the prior week by 22% in Total Viewers to attract its 2nd-biggest audience this season, behind only the show's Brooklyn Homecoming week 4 weeks ago.

In a surprisingly candid interview with AARP The Magazine, country music sensation and star of ABC's new hit series 'Malibu Country,' Reba McEntire reveals that after 30 years in the business, she has no plans to slow down and she believes that the best is yet to come. Beloved for her thick-as-buttermilk accent and carefree attitude, McEntire tells it like it is, speaking on everything from what's on her bucket list, to what truly makes her heart sing.

Pete Sanders, veteran Press Agent and former President of The Pete Sanders Group, has joined O&M Co., it was announced today by Rick Miramontez, President. Sanders will handle an eclectic client list that includes Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, dining and nightlife venues, as well as individuals.