The Weekly News Roundup - week of November 22 - 26

Movies

- Disney Animation has announced that after "Tangled," they're done with fairy tales "indefinitely." I think that should probably read "for an unspecified amount of time," or "until the fad for up-to-the-minute junky animated movies is done." (JSYK)

- OMG you guys, new trailer for Bieber's movie "Never Say Never," and he takes his shirt off for like a tenth of a second! Anyone else already bought their tickets online for February? (JSYK)

- HP7 broke franchise records by pulling in $125.1 million its opening weekend, $24 million of which was just from the midnight shows opening night. Worldwide it made $330 million. Pretty, pretty impressive. Either it didn't end up being too scary for the wee ones, or the therapy industry is about to experience a Potter bubble. (JSYK)

TV

- American Idol is doing everything differently this year. In addition to changing up the judges and the time slot, they've decided to lower the minimum age to 15. For any other show, these stunts would hint at desperation. (JSYK)

- While waiting to be interviewed by Extra over at the Grove this week, Glee cast member Darren Criss serenaded shoppers with an acoustic cover of "Part of Your World" from The Little Mermaid. (JSYK)

- After a schoolmate criticized "Sarah Palin's Alaska" on his Facebook page, Willow Palin lashed out at him with homophobic (and grammatically incorrect) slurs, and Bristol criticized him, too, just not quite so alarmingly. Since then, Willow deleted her Facebook account. Here's hoping she's spending her newfound free time learning tolerance and studying English. (JSYK)

- That NBC special about Taylor Swift aired at 8pm on Thanksgiving. Did you spot us in the crowd at the Hollywood show? (JSYK)

- Jennifer Grey won this season of Dancing With The Stars. The other finalists were put in a corner. (Cambio)

- There are rumors that Glee's Dianna Agron is engaged to Alex Pettyfer after only a few months of dating. (Cambio)

- A "Hellcats" soundtrack will be released. I'm sure they're cheering. (JJJ)

Music

- Justin Bieber pwned the AMAs last weekend. Full list of winners below. (Cambio)

- Bieber did a guest performance on England's "X Factor" this weekend. (JJJ)

- Keke Palmer has released the video for her song "The One You Call." (JSYK)

- Mitchell Musso has released the video for "Celebrate" from his album Brainstorm. The video is part 3 of an 8-part story arc about a relationship that grows out of a Twitter flirtation. Welcome to the future. (JSYK)

- Miley turned 18 on Tuesday, and celebrated with a quiet family party at home and a vow to tone down the scandalous behavior. HAHA JUST KIDDING! Party out on the town, black leather bikini top, make-out photos on TMZ, cake bigger than her, the works. (JSYK)

- The band A Day To Remember released their fourth album, "Better Off This Way," which is gentler and more melodic than their previous post-hardcore sound. (JSYK)

- Taylor Swift performed at the AMAs last weekend, but the big story was her hair. Can you believe she straightened it and wore bangs?! Who does that? Other than Taylor Swift a year ago? (JSYK)

- The Black Eyed Peas will be performing the Superbowl halftime show this February in Dallas. (Teen)

- The tree-lighting ceremony was Sunday at The Grove and featured performances by David Archuleta, Charice, Corbin Bleu, and Jesse McCartney. The fireworks were pretty cool, too, from what I could tell. (JJJ)

- It finally happened: someone wrote a song about BBM. "BBM" is by Sean Kingston, featuring Soulja Boy and Teairra Mari, and yes, it's about Blackberry messenger. Wow. (JJJ)

- Kanye did a surprise-ish concert at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC this week, and he performed his entire new album start to finish. Or maybe he played it from his iPod. Conspiracy theorists unite! (Cambio)

- Taylor Swift announced dates for her Speak Now tour. 87 shows in 19 countries, starting in February in Singapore. (JSYK)

- And there are rumors that Tay spent Thanksgiving with Jake Gyllenhaal. (Cambio)

Trendz

- The hottest toy right now is Squinkies. Collectible, cutesy, and cheap - what more could you want? Wal-Mart has been sold out of them for a week, and they're flying off shelves everywhere else. (NYTimes)

Working for a Brighter Tomorrow

- NJ Senator Frank Lautenberg has teamed up with the Trevor Project to introduce legislation requiring all schools that receive federal aid to have policies prohibiting harassment of students. The bill will also provide federal aid to these schools to deal with anti-LGBT bullying, and it will also expand the definition of harassment to include cyber-bullying. (Do Something)

AMA winners (Cambio)

Favorite Male Artist, Pop or Rock – Justin Bieber
Favorite Female Artist, Pop or Rock – Lady Gaga
Favorite Band, Duo or Group, Pop or Rock – The Black Eyed Peas
Favorite Album, Pop or Rock – Justin Bieber, My World 2.0
Favorite Male Artist, Country – Brad Paisley
Favorite Female Artist, Country – Taylor Swift
Favorite Band, Duo or Group, Country – Lady Antebellum
Favorite Album, Country – Carrie Underwood, Play On
Favorite Male Artist, Rap/Hip-Hop – Eminem
Favorite Album, Rap/Hip-Hop – Eminem, Recovery
Favorite Male Artist, Soul/R&B – Usher
Favorite Female Artist, Soul/R&B – Rihanna
Favorite Album, Soul/R&B – Usher, Raymond v. Raymond
Favorite Album, Soundtracks – Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers
Favorite Artist, Alternative Rock Music – Muse
Favorite Artist, Adult Contemporary Music – Michael Buble
Favorite Artist, Latin Music – Shakira
Favorite Artist, Contemporary Inspirational – MercyMe
Artist of the Year – Justin Bieber
Breakthrough Artist – Justin Bieber

Top Movies in the Box Office last weekend (imdb)

1. Harry Potter 7 part 1

2. Megamind

3. Unstoppable

4. Due Date

5. The Next Three Days

6. Morning Glory

7. Skyline

8. Red

9. For Colored Girls

10. Fair Game

Movies opening this weekend (imdb)

Tangled (Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi)

Burlesque (Cher, Christina)

Love and Other Drugs (Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway)

Faster (The Rock, Billy Bob Thornton)

The King's Speech (Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush)

The Weekly News Roundup - week of November 15 - 19

OMG!

- Prince William got engaged to Kate Middleton! Finally!! He gave her Dianna's ring, and the wedding is slated for spring/summer 2011. (everywhere)

- Ryan Seacrest has a girlfriend! Country singer Julianne Hough! (Cambio)

- A 9-year-old kid named Daniel Bessonov swam from Alcatraz to San Francisco! I bet all those former inmates who never escaped are feeling pretty silly right about now! (JSYK)

Movies

- Emma Watson told MTV she almost quit the Harry Potter franchise because the filming schedule conflicted with her school schedule. Luckily for everyone, WB adjusted and they filmed around her exams. (JJJ)

- The trailer for Disney's Prom is now out! (JJJ)

- Keke Palmer has been cast in the movie "Joyful Noise" alongside Queen Latifah andDolly Parton. (JJJ)

- Carey Mulligan will play Daisy opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Great Gatsby." All of this would be awesome, except that Baz Luhrmann is directing. What a travesty. (Cambio)

Music

- The Beatles and Apple have FINALLY set aside their differences. For the first time in history, you can now legally buy Beatles songs on iTunes. (JSYK)

- Paramore released the music video for their song "Playing God." (JSYK)

- Best Week Ever made a compilation video of Taylor Swift looking surprised as she wins a bunch of awards. She apparently never fails to be shocked and awed. (JSYK)

- Taylor Swift and Taylor Guitars are doing a sweepstakes contest, where the winner gets a Sony camera and gets to meet Tay. Not sure where the guitars come in to the whole thing. (JSYK)

- In an interview in Allure magazine, Taylor Swift admitted she gives terrible advice to her friends when it comes to love & dating. (4TNZ)

- Rihanna wanted to record a duet with Avril Lavigne for her latest album, but settled for just sampling one of her songs because it ended up sounding the same. (Cambio)

- Justin Timberlake still plans to make more music, he's just taking a little time off from that while he's acting. I hope what he really wants to do is direct. (Cambio)

- Keith Urban did two surprise shows for commuters at Amtrak stations. Maybe this belongs better in the "Trends" category. (Cambio)

TV

- Bristol Palin and The Situation made a PSA about abstinence and safe sex. The irony is so staggering, I may never recover. (JSYK)

- Lea Michele and Cory Monteith did a much-less-scandalous photo shoot for Teen Vogue. Preview the pix here. (Teen Vogue)

- Raven Symone will star as Georgia in the new ABC Family series "The Great State of Georgia." (JJJ)

- Friend of the show Kyle Massey is a finalist on Dancing With The Stars. Team Kyle! (JJJ)

- Amber from "Teen Mom" has been charged with 2 felony counts of domestic abuse for assaulting her boyfriend in front of their toddler. Because that's what television has come to in this country. Felonies = ratings. (JSYK)

- Anne Hathaway wants to be on Glee. Get in line, honey. (Cambio)

- Lea Michele has won Billboard magazine's first Triple Threat award. (Cambio)

Saving the World

- President Obama wrote a book for kids! It's called "Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters". All proceeds from the book will go to a scholarship fund for the children of wounded or fallen soldiers. (Tween Tribune)

- Two Pennsylvania teenagers filed a free-speech lawsuit against their school district after it banned the wearing of "I <3 Boobies" bracelets. Damn the man, save the boobies. (ParentDish)

- Nick Jonas (and Bayer) made a video talking about Diabetes. (Cambio)

- 14-year-old Graeme Taylor defended his suspended teacher at a recent school board meeting. The teacher had reprimanded students who were making anti-gay comments, and he was suspended for infringing on their 1st Amendment rights. Graeme, who is gay, lauded the teacher for standing up against the sort of bullying and discrimination that had driven him to attempt suicide at age 9. (JSYK)

- The Beauty Bean is encouraging "Makeup-Free Mondays" to encourage girls to celebrate their inner beauty. It is also supposed to encourage people to donate makeup to local women's shelters. (JSYK)

- Sophia Bush from One Tree Hill did a PSA encouraging teens to go green. (Cambio)

Trends

- Waving the white flag of defeat, MySpace announced the new feature "Mashup with Facebook", which will allow you to stream your interests and updates from Facebook onto your MySpace page. No word on when Friendster will follow suit. (JSYK)

- There are now over 300 high school Quidditch teams, and over 400 college teams. Same rules as in Harry Potter, just less flying. (JSYK)

- Numerous high schools and colleges across the country are starting to use "clickers" in classrooms. The small electronic devices are used for taking attendance, and for students to answer questions and take pop quizzes via buttons on the clicker. Future generations will mock the primitive technology. (JSYK)

- 14-year-old fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson is teaming up with Sassy and EIC founder Jane Pratt to start a new fashion magazine for girls. (JSYK)

Seventeen Magazine's Style Stars 2010 (Seventeen)

Taylor Swift (#1 Style Star)

Katy Perry

Rihanna

Ashley Tisdale

Justin Bieber (he says it's all about the hair (JJJ))

Ke$ha

Lucy Hale

Taylor Momsen

Victoria Justice

Miranda Cosgrove

Movies opening this weekend (imdb)

HARRY FREAKIN POTTER

The Next Three Days

Made in Dagenham

Top Movies in the box office last weekend

1. Megamind

2. Unstoppable

3. Due Date

4. Skyline

5. Morning Glory

6. For Colored Girls

7. Red

8. Paranormal Activity 2

9. Saw 3D

10. Jackass 3D

The Weekly News Roundup - week of November 8 - 12

Bieberpalooza

- On Tuesday, Bieber passed a few milestones: 6 million followers on Twitter, 15 million fans on Facebook, and over a billion views on YouTube. (JSYK)

- Bieber is a supporter of Mo-vember! That's when dudes grow a mustache in November to raise awareness for men's cancers. He even convinced his manager Scooter to sport a sweet handlebar mustache. (JSYK)

- Just before Veterans Day, Bieber played a surprise concert for students at Cole High, on the Fort Sam Houston army base. (JSYK)

- OH NO!! Bieber sprained his knee on stage during a concert in Cleveland on Thursday. (JSYK)

- A preview is now available for the Bieb's new track "Pray," which will be on his My Worlds Collection, dropping on black Friday. (JJJ)

Movies

- Dakota Fanning was crowned Homecoming Queen at her high school, Campbell Hall Episcopal High in NoHo. (PopEater)

- The first official still has been released for Miley's upcoming movie "LOL" (JJJ)

- Taylor Lautner is reportedly dating his "Abduction" co-star, Lily Collins. She is his first girlfriend since he dated Taylor Swift last year. (Cambio)

- Narnia stars Georgie Henley, Ben Barnes, Will Poulter, and Joe McElderry turned on the fabulous Christmas lights on Regent Street in London on Tuesday. We'll see them at the Bev Center on Friday! (JJJ)

- Lots of paparazzi photos out there of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in Rio, where they're filming scenes for Breaking Dawn. (JJJ)

- Breaking Dawn actress Nikki Reed is apparently a huge Hanson fan. Yes, the band. They're still around. It was news to me, too. (JSYK)

TV

- Demi Lovato is still in a treatment facility, after checking in last week. Rumor has it she's being treated for an eating disorder and cutting, but this is all still speculation. (Teen)

- Jane Lynch revealed that Sue Sylvester will be getting married during this season of Glee, but she won't say to whom. (JSYK)

- And speaking of Glee, Gwyneth Paltrow will be next week's guest star, singing Cee-Lo's "Forget You." Could have sworn that song was called something else... (Cambio)

- The Flaming Lips were special musical guests on Yo Gabba Gabba. It kind of makes sense, if you think about it. (Teen Vogue)

- The Peoples Choice Awards nominations have been announced. Twilight tops the noms with 8, with Bieber, Glee, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, and The Vampire Diaries not far behind. (Teen Vogue)

- Cassie Scerbo is now dating Paris Hilton's ex-bf Doug Reinhardt. (JJJ)

- "Jonas LA" has been officially cancelled after 2 seasons. (JJJ)

- Avalon High will premiere on the Disney Channel today. (JJJ)

- Joe Jonas had a guest spot on 90210 this week. (JJJ)

- Kourtney Kardashian has booked her first acting gig (if you don't count "Keeping Up with the Kardashians"), in a guest spot on "One Life to Live." (Cambio)

- The new show "Shake It Up" averaged 6.2 million viewers during its premiere this week. (Cambio)

- Disney XD has a new series coming up called "Wasabi Warriors," a live-action comedy starring Jason Earles and Leo Howard. (JJJ)

- The original Disney Channel has picked up a new series called "A.N.T. Farm", starringChina McLain of the late "Jonas LA." (Cambio)

Music

- This video of a toddler rocking out to Florence and the Machine will make your day. No, seriously, watch it. Right now. (JSYK)

- In an interview with a Minnesota radio station, Kanye totally backtracked on his apology toTaylor Swift, saying his interruption wasn't arrogant and was instead selfless. Awesome. I'll make him a Nobel Peace Prize. (JSYK)

- And speaking of Kanye, during a flight last Friday to New York, he took over the intercom and performed two of his songs for all the passengers. (Cambio)

- Taylor Swift performed "Back to December" at the CMAs in Nashville on Wednesday. (JJJ)

- Katy Perry and Justin Bieber will play at the Grammy Nominations party. (Cambio)

- Pink is pregnant. (Cambio)

- Victoria Justice, Miranda Cosgrove, and Big Time Rush will perform as part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Which is very soon. Because time keeps disappearing. (Cambio)

- The UCSD soccer team made a music video for The Ready Set's "Love Like Woe", and it's kinds of hilarious. Go team! (JSYK)

Cashing In

- The Kardashian sisters launched their own brand of prepaid Mastercard credit cards this week, aimed specifically at teens. Funds on these cards can be managed from your cell phone. This will all end in tears. (JSYK)

Doing Good

- Joey King hosted a screening of Ramona and Beezus at Chidren's Hospital UCLA this week, and did a meet-n-greet with patients, too. (JJJ)

Trends

- Reading is still very popular with teens, but not in traditional book form. Instead, according to experts, teens do their reading on cell phones, online, and in video games. (JSYK)

- Aviator-inspired shearling jackets are super hot right now. (Teen Vogue)

- Everyone is now on Facebook, including the Queen of England. For serious. Prince William made her join. I cannot make this stuff up. (PopEater)

- A new study showed that "hyper-texters" (kids who send more than 120 texts per day) were more susceptible to peer pressure, and were more likely to engage in peer-pressure-induced activities like smoking, drinking, and sexual activity. Not sure whether that was meant to be a warning or a suggestion. (JSYK)

Magazines

- Emma Watson is on the cover of the new Vogue. (JSYK)

- Jackson Rathbone is on the cover of the new Zooey. (JJJ)

- Lucy Hale is on the cover of the new Girls Life. (JJJ)

- Aly Michalka is in Maxim. (JJJ)

Movies opening this weekend (imdb)

Unstoppable (Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson)

Morning Glory (Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton)

Skyline (Donald Faison, Eric Balfour)

Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (limited release)

Top 10 movies in theaters last weekend (imdb)

1. Megamind

2. Due Date

3. For Colored Girls

4. Red

5. Saw 3D

6. Paranormal Activity 2

7. Jackass 3D

8. Secretariat

9. Hereafter

10. The Social Network