The Black Eyed News

In an interview with Access Hollywood, Fergie, lead singer for the Black Eyed Peas, denied rumors that she will be among the new judges on Fox's THE X FACTOR when the series returns for its second season.

The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus will pull up to The Mirage Hotel & Casino for public tours and recording sessions April 11 - 14. Guests will have an opportunity to interact with the latest in recording and video technology including products from Avid, Epiphone, Apple and more. The Lennon Bus is a non-profit mobile recording studio and HD production facility that travels the country year-round providing students of all ages with hands-on multimedia experiences.

Two of MTV's most iconic series and talked-about pop culture phenomenons get set to converge on Thursday, March 29, when the network marks the return of the previously announced all-new 'Punk'd,' featuring a different celebrity host each week, at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the first spinoff series from 'Jersey Shore,' 'The Pauly D Project,' at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.

The Producers & Engineers Wing of The Recording Academy®will celebrate its fifth annual GRAMMY Week event honoring legendary music producer and entrepreneur Jimmy Iovine for his commitment to excellence and ongoing support for the art and craft of recorded music.

Red Bull Theater (Jesse Berger, Artistic Director) will present Jean Genet's The Maids for a strictly limited engagement beginning March 6th at Theater at St. Clement's (423 West 46th Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues).

MADONNA, a multi Grammy Award-winning Universal Records recording artist, will perform in the BRIDGESTONE SUPER BOWL XLVI HALFTIME SHOW on NBC at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Sunday, February 5, the NFL and NBC announced during tonight's Sunday Night Football game between the New Orleans Saints and Detroit Lions. Madonna's performance will be imagined by CIRQUE DU SOLEIL and JAMIE KING.

Nederlander Presentations, Inc. has announced that the JEKYLL & HYDE will return to Broadway in Spring 2013 following a 25-week National Tour starring Tony Award Nominee Constantine Maroulis in the dual title role of Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde. The tour will launch at San Diego's Civic Theatre in San Diego, California on October 2, 2012.

Celine Dion recently wrapped the Spring/Summer run of her chart-topping Las Vegas show with 54 consecutive sold out performances that played to 230,000 fans from March through August, 2011 at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

BET Networks today announced plans for the upcoming BET Music Matters 'The All of Me Tour' headlined by Homeschool/Atlantic recording artist Estelle. Kicking off February 2, 2012 at Ohio's House of Blues in Cleveland, Estelle will be joined by special guests Elle Varner, Stacy Barthe and Luke James on various dates throughout the tour. For complete details and ticket information, please seewww.estellemusic.com/tour-dates/.

Lady Gaga will perform live in front of a crowd of an estimated one million people in Times Square just before the ball drops on 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2012,' SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 on the ABC Television Network.

Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest will host 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2012' beginning at 10:00 p.m., ET from New York on Saturday, December 31 on the ABC Television Network.

Pitbull and Hot Chelle Rae will join previously announced Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber as performers, live from New York, on 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2012.'

The Producers & Engineers Wing® of The Recording Academy® will celebrate its fifth annual GRAMMY® Week event honoring legendary music producer and entrepreneur Jimmy Iovine for his commitment to excellence and ongoing support for the art and craft of recorded music.

The Producers & Engineers Wing of The Recording Academy®will celebrate its fifth annual GRAMMY Week event honoring legendary music producer and entrepreneur Jimmy Iovine for his commitment to excellence and ongoing support for the art and craft of recorded music.

It was announced today by the GRAMMY Foundation that John Branca, a partner in the law firm of Ziffren Brittenham LLP and former Board Chair of the GRAMMY Foundation's sister charitable foundation, MusiCares®, will be the recipient of the 2012 Service Award at the GRAMMY Foundation®'s 14th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative®Luncheon & Scholarship Presentation on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Daniel Ek, co-founder and CEO of Spotify, will deliver the keynote address at this year's luncheon.

The Old Globe will open its 2012-13 Winter Season with the World Premiere of Allegiance - A New American Musical. Created by Jay Kuo and Lorenzo Thione with music and lyrics by Kuo, the original musical tells the story of a Japanese American family forced into an internment camp during World War II.

Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest will host 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2012' beginning at 10:00 p.m., ET from New York on Saturday, December 31 on the ABC Television Network.

The Old Globe will open its 2012-13 Winter Season with the World Premiere of Allegiance - A New American Musical. Created by Jay Kuo and Lorenzo Thione with music and lyrics by Kuo, the original musical tells the story of a Japanese American family forced into an internment camp during World War II. Directed by Stafford Arima (Carrie, Altar Boyz, West End premiere of Ragtime), the production features musical direction and arrangements by Lynne Shankel (Cry-Baby, Company) and choreography by Christopher Gattelli (Newsies, Godspell, South Pacific). Tony Award-winning actress Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon, Les Miserables), television and film icon George Takei ("Star Trek," "Heroes") and Telly Leung (Godspell, Rent) will star.

The Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent today announced a new pantomime star, a new producer team and a special one-off introductory ticket offer for this year's pantomime, Aladdin.

GLEE fans who love comic books will be in luck just in time for the holidays -- the stars of Fox's hit television show have now been made into characters in the 32-page comic biography, Fame: The Cast of Glee, released today by Bluewater Productions.