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(Hollywood Reporter) ABC is moving its summer reality staple "Wipeout" to the big leagues, giving the obstacle-course competition series its first run during the regular TV season. more - more on this story

Lady Gaga Called A Plastic Doll And Challenged To TV Sing-Off

You don't see announcements like this everyday but a clever way for an unknown to get some attention: "I feel sorry for Lady Gaga - she's just a plastic doll generated by the music money marketing machine," says Los Angeles singer Alisa Apps who has challenged Lady Gaga to a nationally televised sing-off, with a cash prize of at least $1 million for the winner.

As part of the sing-off, each artist would perform a series of songs in front of a live audience at either Madison Square Garden in New York or the O2 Arena in London.

"I stand for the voice of your heart. Be real with me. Come to my world and feel. I want to hear you and for you to hear me. This contest gives people a chance to choose which they prefer – plastic or real," says Apps. - more on this story

Michael Jackson Box Set To Feature R. Kelly Penned One More Chance

Fans will be able to get their hands on the entire library of short films produced by Michael Jackson during his career as a solo artist for the very first time when Michael Jackson's Vision box set hits stores on November 22.

Packaged as a deluxe boxed set, Michael Jackson's Vision contains more than four-and-one-half hours of content across three DVDs, capturing the entire spectrum of Michael's pioneering short films that transformed the entertainment industry with timeless, pop culture classics that today's youth embrace with as much passion as their parents did a generation earlier.

Michael Jackson's Vision brings together more than 40 videos, ten of them previously unavailable on DVD and each presented in newly restored color and remastered audio. And this release marks the debut of the short film for the R. Kelly-penned "One More Chance." - more on this story

Diddy's Last Train To Christmas

Diddy Dirty Money's Last Train To Paris will be released by Bad Boy/Interscope Records on December 14, 2010.

Last Train To Paris is the debut album from the new super-group of Sean "Diddy" Combs, singer-songwriter Dawn Richard (a founding member of Danity Kane) and songwriter Kalenna Harper (Jill Scott, Jennifer Lopez, Timbaland and producer Rodney Jerkins). - more on this story

Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Snoop Dogg Dance Central

Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Snoop Dogg/Pharrell, Salt-N-Pepa- Kool & The Gang are just some of the featured artists on Dance Central. On Wednesday Harmonix released the full list of songs and artists featured on the on-disc soundtrack.

Completely free from any controller, every routine features fun choreography and authentic routines for beginners and experts alike of all ages to master, alongside a killer soundtrack that spans a great sampling of pop, funk, hip-hop, Latin and R&B artists, including Cascada, Kool & The Gang, Kylie Minogue, No Doubt, Salt-N-Pepa, Nelly Furtado, Christina Milian and more.

Dance Central, exclusive for Kinect for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, will be available Nov. 4, 2010 in North America and Nov. 10, 2010 in Europe. - more on this story

Katy Perry and Akon For Victoria's Secret Show

Katy Perry and Akon will be the musical guests on The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

The show is being taped in New York and will be broadcast Tuesday, Nov. 30 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Supermodels Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley, Candice Swanepoel, Chanel Iman, Erin Heatherton, Lily Aldridge, Behati Prinsloo and a bevy of other Victoria's Secret Angels will star in this lingerie runway show, which will also include red carpet interviews, model profiles and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the world's most celebrated fashion show. -

Bon Jovi, Pink and Usher for American Music Awards

Bon Jovi, Pink and Usher will perform at the 38th annual American Music Awards with additional acts and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.

The live broadcast will take place at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday, November 21st (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on ABC.

Eminem and Lady Antebellum lead the nominations race this year with five (5) total nominations each, Justin Bieber follows with four (4) nominations and B.o.B., Katy Perry, Ke$ha and Usher collected three (3) nominations respectively. Full list of nominees - here

Akon N' Matisse

(Jive) Matisse joins forces with Konvict Music, Akon's label, to remix her No. 1 dance hit "Better Than Her." The remix which features Akon and is currently exploding at Top 40 radio.

"I'm extremely excited about working with Matisse!" says Akon. "Konvict Music has played a major role in breaking a number of artists over the past couple of years including Lady GaGa and T-Pain. I think Matisse has the potential to be America's next pop darling and a global superstar," professes Akon.

Other top writers and producers on her forthcoming debut album include Dallas Austin (TLC, Pink, Gwen Stefani), Tricky Stewart (Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Beyonce) and breakout pop singer/songwriter Bruno Mars. Kevin Rudolf (Lil' Wayne, Jesse McCartney), who produced "Better Than Her," says, "Matisse is one of my favorite new artists. She brings a playful energy back to pop music that's reminiscent of early Madonna." - more on this story

Bernie Williams and Kris Allen Right To Rock Honors

Bernie Williams and Kris Allen will be honored at this year's Little Kids Rock 'Right to Rock' Benefit.

The "Right to Rock" Celebration will be held on Thursday, October 21st at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City. New York Yankees icon and Grammy nominated guitarist Bernie Williams will perform and receive the second annual "Big Man of the Year" Award.

The "Big Man" Clarence Clemons received the inaugural award at last year's "Right to Rock" Celebration, which raised funds to bring the gift of music to more than 6,000 underprivileged children.
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Dave Koz Desperate Housewives

Dave Koz is giving away a free download of "Start All Over Again" featuring singer-songwriter Dana Glover which comes from his new album Hello Tomorrow. The free track will be available at his website, www.davekoz.com.

Dave and Dana will guest star in an upcoming episode of the hit series "Desperate Housewives." Glover plays housewife Emma Graham, who puts on a cabaret show - with the aid of Koz - with surprising results. The pair will perform "Start All Over Again" in the episode, which will air on Sunday, October 24th (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. Koz describes "Start All Over Again" as the cornerstone of Hello Tomorrow, which The New York Times recently hailed as "an event record."

"The message isn't new, but it's one that we all need to hear in one way or another," says Koz. "No matter how bad things might be, if you're still alive, if you're still breathing, there's still the opportunity for you to start over again and do whatever you want with your life." - more on this story

Darlene Love Live Album Released

Darlene Love, lead singer of 60's Rock and Roll groups The Blossoms, The Crystals and Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans is captured for all time in a new live concert album.

Recorded last February, "The Concert of Love", produced by REEL Good Productions LLC in association with SOBO Productions, features Darlene Love's classics including "He's a Rebel", "Da Doo Run Run", "(Today I Met) the Boy I'm Gonna Marry" and the song that's become an annual Love performance on Late Show With David Letterman: "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)". A companion DVD of "The Concert of Love" is planned for release later this year.

"'The Concert of Love' presents the Darlene Love the world adores, on stage singing the great songs that made her famous," explained Karen Braithwaite-Yarn, co-founder of REEL Good Productions, at this morning's announcement.
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Justin Bieber Releases A Book

Here is the hype... oops announcement for Justin Bieber's new book, "First Step 2 Forever: My Story" which was released this week.

He has sold over six million records worldwide. His YouTube views top one billion. The video for his song "Baby" is the single most-watched online music video. And now, for the first time, Justin Bieber is going to tell all in his very own book.

Growing up an only child in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, Justin was forever singing around the house and taught himself to play drums, guitar, piano and trumpet. At twelve years old, he placed second in a local singing competition. Justin channeled his passion into homemade music videos, which he posted to YouTube. The videos became instant word-of-mouth sensation, garnering an astonishing 10 million hits. These videos caught the eye of top music manager Scooter Braun and his partner, R&B Superstar Usher. They brought Justin to New York City to audition for LA Reid, Chairman of Island Def Jam Music Group, who signed Justin on the spot. And the rest, as they say, is history. - more on this story