Friday, November 12, 2010

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

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