Ryan Tedder News

Nominations for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards® (www.grammy.com) were announced last night by The Recording Academy® and reflected an eclectic mix of the best and brightest in music over the past year, as determined by the voting members of The Academy.

Custard/Atlantic recording artist James Blunt has announced details of his upcoming North American tour.

West End star Ramin Karimloo, who was just seen as the title character in the 25th Anniversary concert of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and will soon star as Jean Valjean in the London production of LES MISERABLES, will soon release a new album titled Ramin. According to the star's Twitter page, the release has been moved to February 6, 2012.

Columbia Records/Nickelodeon has announced that music group Big Time Rush will release their second album, Elevate, on Nov. 21, 2011, with an iTunes pre-sale beginning November 1.

Stars of the Nickelodeon hit series and international recording artists Big Time Rush will headline the network's brand-new original TV movie, Big Time Movie which will feature covers of the beloved Beatles classics, Help!, A Hard Day's Night, We Can Work It Out and Revolution, as well as music from Big Time Rush's soon-to-be released sophomore album, Elevate.

Custard/Atlantic recording artist James Blunt has announced details of his upcoming North American tour.

Veteran entertainment industry producers, writers and directors Timothy Scott Bogart, Evan 'Kidd' Bogart and Gary A. Randall have announced the formation of Boardwalk Entertainment Group, a multi-faceted media, content and platform enterprise encompassing Boardwalk Films, Boardwalk Television, Boardwalk Records, Boardwalk Publishing and Boardwalk Technology.

Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen recording group Cobra Starship has slated a number of major TV appearances to celebrate the recent release of their acclaimed new album, 'NIGHT SHADES.'

NBC's top-rated summer series 'America's Got Talent' today announced additional guest musical and variety acts and exclusive performances that will be featured during the live finale tonight, September 14 (8-10 p.m. ET).

Remember earlier this year when there was tons of media hype surrounding ‘American Idol,' and how the country had lost all love for female competitors? There was lots of: 'A girl will never win the Idol crown again!' and 'Voters just don't root for female contestants like they do men!' It was all very dramatic, and clearly also very irrational, as ‘The Voice' has quickly proven that America has some girl power yet.

Giving fans an all-access pass inside the network's new music competition series 'Platinum Hit,' Bravo will keep the beat going by giving viewers special access to content across multiple digital platforms including iTunes, Shazam, Amazon MP3, Bravotv.com, m.bravotv.com and the BravoNow app.

Bravo continues to ramp up their already aggressive development slate with the addition of 'KARA' (working title), a new docu-series following multi-platinum selling songwriter Kara DioGuardi. The show builds on the latest announcement that included eight new series in development for the network. DioGuardi can also be seen as the head judge in Bravo's highly-anticipated songwriting competition series, 'Platinum Hit,' which premieres on Monday, May 30 at 10p.m. ET/PT. For more information, visit www.BravoTV.com. Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BravoPR.

Ke$ha, Far East Movement, OneRepublic and Ne-Yo are the latest additions to the extensive list of music artists announced to be performing at 'The 2011 Billboard Music Awards,' hosted by Ken Jeong, which airs live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on SUNDAY, MAY 22 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. They join previously announced artists Black Eyed Peas, Cee Lo Green, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Keith Urban, Pitbull, Lady Antebellum and Taio Cruz.

Ke$ha, Far East Movement, OneRepublic and Ne-Yo are the latest additions to the extensive list of music artists announced to be performing at 'The 2011 Billboard Music Awards,' hosted by Ken Jeong, which airs live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on SUNDAY, MAY 22 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. They join previously announced artists Black Eyed Peas, Cee Lo Green, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Keith Urban, Pitbull, Lady Antebellum and Taio Cruz.

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents James Blunt, with special guest Christina Perri, on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 7:00pm at the Moore Theatre.

Bravo turns up the heat on its summer programming delivering a sizzling lineup of new and inventive competition and docu-series exploring food, design, music and pop culture. Adding to the network's already robust original schedule, summer premieres include 'Rocco's Dinner Party,' 'Million Dollar Decorators,' 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' season three and 'Platinum Hit.' For more information, visit www.BravoTV.com and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BravoPR

Custard/Atlantic recording artist James Blunt is set to kick off the North American leg of his worldwide 'Some Kind of Trouble Tour.

A music competition for kids, family game shows based on iconic, beloved brands, and an animated Warren Buffett are among the nine new original programs that will join ten returning popular series with new episodes in the 2011-2012 program lineup on The Hub television network, a destination for kids and their families.

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents James Blunt, with special guest Christina Perri, on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 7:00pm at the Moore Theatre.

Ryan Tedder, the leader of the American pop rock band OneRepublic, performed at B1 Maximum nightclub.