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Country music heavyweights Jason Aldean, Eric Church and Carrie Underwood, along with country's newest star Brett Eldredge, will join previously announced performers Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line and Miranda Lambert on the inaugural AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AWARDS

FOX has renewed the Emmy Award-winning SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE for a 12th season. From 19 Entertainment, a division of CORE Media Group, and dick clark productions, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE will return in the summer of 2015 with a dramatic new twist.

Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation presents its second season at the Arcadia Performing Arts Center -- Three Dog Night on Saturday, January 10 at 8 pm; The Four Tops on Saturday, February 21 at 8 pm; Big Bad Voodoo Daddy on Friday, March 27 at 8 pm; The Muppet Movie Sing-a-Long on Saturday, May 16 at 2 pm and Dick Fox Doo Wop Extravaganza on Saturday, June 6 at 7 pm. This four concert season, and the additional attraction The Muppet Movie Sing-A-Long, is presented by the Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation and is a means of raising funds to support arts in the schools and maintain this new, state-of-the-art facility.

In recent months, reports of professional wrestlers showing kindness and support to fans with Down syndrome have appeared in the news, from 'HHH' to Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. In her new novel, "Short Bus Hero," author Shannon Giglio turns the tables and paints a heart-rending portrait of a young woman who wants nothing more than to help her fallen hero get back into the ring after his organization lets him go. 'I was inspired by my sister-in-law to write this book. She is the most enthusiastic wrestling fan that I've ever met in my life,' says Giglio. 'I never knew anyone with Down syndrome before I met her, and she changed the way I look at the world. I have the greatest admiration for her, and for her wonderful mother.' When a lottery ticket she's given for Christmas proves to be a big winner, twenty-three-year-old Ally Forman defies her mother and insists on giving her winnings to the down-and-out Stryker Nash. Ally's mom, Lois, worried about her own mortality following a friend's brush with death, wants Ally to be sensible and to start a group home for herself and her similarly-abled friends. Life happens, laughter and tears, and through it all, Ally single-handedly restores one jaded angel's faith in humanity. 'Short Bus Hero has it all: Down syndrome, hoarding, suicide attempts, heart attacks, betrayal, redemption, angels, winning lottery numbers, and big time professional wrestling. A dark, sweet, and poignant tale about what happens when you follow your dreams,' says S. G. Browne, author of Breathers: A Zombie's Lament, Big Egos, Fated, and the forthcoming Less Than Hero (March 17, 2015, Gallery Books). Giglio, originally from Milwaukee, WI, graduated from Drexel University and Emerson College before going to work for Dick Clark, CBS, and Ridley Scott. She lives in Savannah, GA, with her husband, author Peter Giglio, and her two daughters. She is currently finishing her fourth and fifth novels. Giglio maintains a blog at http://shannongiglio.wordpress.com. Short Bus Hero is set for release on December 16, 2014, by Nightscape Press (trade paperback and eBook). It is available for pre-order as a Kindle eBook at Amazon.com. For ordering information, contact: Robert S. Wilson, Editor in Chief Nightscape Press infoATnightscapepress.com

The Hollywood Film Awards, the official launch of the awards season, aired tonight, November 14 (8:00-10:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on CBS live from the Hollywood Palladium. The HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS has recognized excellence in the art of cinema and filmmaking for 17 years, honoring some of the world's biggest stars. Scroll down for the full list of winners!

Charli XCX, One Direction and Meghan Trainor join the biggest bi-coastal celebration of the year with performances on New Year's Eve from the Billboard Hollywood Party.

The Hollywood Film Awards today announced that multi-talented Academy and Emmy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning actress, Grammy Award-winning musician and talk show host Queen Latifah will host the inaugural broadcast of the HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS

The King Center for the Performing Arts has announced a variety of music, dance and holiday entertainment coming up this season. Scroll down for details!

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, the 11-time Primetime Emmy Award-winning show that sparked America's fascination with dance, is set to captivate audiences again this fall - live on tour - with a stop at the Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) tonight, November 12, 2014.

The AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AWARDS, based on country music's longest-running radio countdown show, “American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks,” which has recognized the best in country radio for more than 40 years, today announced the inaugural event's finalists.

dick clark productions and ABC announced a mix of film, music and television stars including Uzo Aduba, Elizabeth Banks, Aloe Blacc, Jamie Foxx, Julianne Hough, Jessie J, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Heidi Klum, Olivia Munn, Emmy Rossum and Taylor Schilling to present at the 2014 American Music Awards. They will take to the stage at the world's biggest fan-voted award show, which will feature must-see performances by previously announced artists 5 Seconds of Summer, Iggy Azalea, Mary J. Blige, Garth Brooks, Charli XCX, Fergie, Selena Gomez, Imagine Dragons, Lorde, One Direction, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift and the evening's host, Pitbull. The 2014 American Music Awards will broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET/PT) on ABC. Additional performers and presenters will be announced soon.

Dick Clark productions announces the return of the “Coca-Cola Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2014 AMAs” preshow, which will stream LIVE online for fans worldwide on Yahoo (www.yahoo.com/live), this year's official digital distributor of the American Music Awards Experience, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd starting at 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT. The red carpet live-streaming preshow precedes the LIVE broadcast of the “2014 American Music Awards” from the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on the ABC Television Network.

Gavin DeGraw and Lady Antebellum are slated to perform on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2015" live from Music City's New Year's Eve Bash on Broadway in downtown Nashville.

The Hollywood Film Awards announced the eight 2014 award winners in the categories of Cinematography, Visual Effects, Composer, Costume Design, Editing, Production Design and Make-up & Hairstyling. The winners of these awards will be given prior to the live inaugural broadcast from the Hollywood Palladium on Friday, November 14 (8:00-10:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

dick clark productions and ABC announced today that Garth Brooks, pop superstar Selena Gomez and rock sensation Imagine Dragons will perform on the 2014 American Music Awards,

Today, the HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS announced additional stars scheduled to appear at the live inaugural broadcast hosted by Queen Latifah, live from the Hollywood Palladium, Friday, Nov. 14, 2014 (8:00-10:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Time Warner Cable is giving their residential customers a chance to score direct access to the 2014 American Music Awards in Los Angeles via a week-long Twitter sweepstakes.

The HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS today announced the first group of stars scheduled to appear at the live inaugural broadcast of the HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS, hosted by Queen Latifah at the Hollywood Palladium

Before the ball drops on New Year's Eve, global music sensation Taylor Swift will culminate another record-breaking year with a performance of her hit songs for over 1 million fans in Times Square live on ABC's telecast of 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2015.'

dick clark productions announced today that top recording artists 5 Seconds of Summer, Mary J. Blige and Sam Smith will perform at the 2014 American Music Awards