| Still More 2008 VMA VIPs: Drake Bell & Josh Peck To Present! |
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Published by Pop Cultured on Friday, August 29, 2008 at 7:00 am. In case you weren’t already on VMA overload from all the incoming star wattage (Tokio Hotel! The Hills cast! Zac Efron!) here’s two more confirmed guests who’ll be handing out a Moonman: Nickelodeon stars Drake Bell and Josh Peck. The Drake & Josh co-stars recently went head to head at the 2008 Kids’ Choice Awards, with Drake ultimately taking home the title of Favorite Male TV Actor. And while the real-life besties play step-brothers/rivals on the show (like Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, but without the fake rap video) they’re not about to let a little friendly competition turn them into the male/Nickelodeon equivalent of The Hills‘ Lauren and Heidi. (Or ARE they?) Still, must be a relief for the boys to hit the VMAs as presenters and not direct competitors this time around. And since they’ll be on the same team, that means they can turn their full attention to more important matters. Like beating out Tokio Hotel’s Bill Kaulitz in the category of Biggest Lady Killah. Source |
| Volkswagen Jetta TDI makes red carpet debut at TEEN CHOICE 2008 |
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Volkswagen of America, Inc. teamed up with FOX Television and TEEN CHOICE 2008 to support the initiative to “green” Teen Choice. Young Hollywood showed their support for the environment by arriving at the eco-friendly TEEN CHOICE 2008 in Volkswagen’s fleet of highly-anticipated 2009 Jetta TDIs - the newly released, clean diesel sedan. Over fifteen members of the elite Young Hollywood chose to be the first to ride in the new TDI’s including Chase Crawford, Leighton Meester, Ed Westwick, Drake Bell, Katharine McPhee, Brittany Snow, JoJo, James Marsden, Jerry O’Connell, Rachel Bilson and Sophia Bush among others. “We are pleased to partner with FOX and TEEN CHOICE to support their eco-friendly efforts by providing talent transportation in our new clean diesel vehicles,” said Mya Walters, Manager Lifestyle Public Relations, Volkswagen of America, Inc. “Who better to show the importance of environmental sustainability than teens – the future leaders in the movement to protect our environment and embrace alternative fuel solutions.” TEEN CHOICE kicked off its green initiatives last year and continue using biodegradable fuels, recyclable set material and press credentials and signage printed on recycled paper. With the 2009 Jetta TDI, TEEN CHOICE 2008 continues to lead by example and promote sustainable practices amongst teens. The hood of a Volkswagen Jetta TDI was autographed backstage at Teen Choice by attendees including Jerry O’Connell, Randy Jackson, Natasha Bedingfield, and Chris Brown, among others, and will be donated to City of Hope, a leading research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. The newest edition to the Volkswagen family, the Jetta TDI runs on high-performance, ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel. Its reduced emissions meet the most stringent fuel emissions standards in California and all 50 states. The “T” stands for turbocharged, proving that you don’t have to sacrifice power and performance to be environmentally-friendly. TEEN CHOICE 2008 is executive-produced by Bob Bain (“Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards”) and Michael Burg. Paul Flattery serves as producer, Kelly Brock is co-producer and Greg Sills serves as supervising producer. Courtesy: Volkswagen of America, Inc. Source |
| Drake Bell Q&A at Teen Choice 2008 |
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Aug 4, 2008 - Lynn Barker Winner for "Choice Movie: Breakout Male" Drake Bell, for Superhero Movie, who was looking dapper in black jacket, white shirt and tie and black pants with a wild leaf motif on them, visited us first: Q: What is your actual goal in life? Drake: I just want to be happy and make other people happy. That's why I play music and act. Q: What's up with the "Drake and Josh" movie? Drake: We actually started production last Wednesday and it's "Merry Christmas Drake and Josh" and it's going to be airing in December. It's awesome. We've been done (with the show) for two and a half years so to actually be back together with everyone is like a high school or family reunion. Q: What is the coolest thing about being an actor and musician? Drake: I love all aspects of entertainment, playing music live, doing movies. Probably when you have a live audience on television is the coolest. You get the reactions to your jokes and see how people are responding. Q: Anything new with your music? Drake: I'm working on a new record right now for Universal and that should be coming out early next year and we're doing some songs for the Drake and Josh movie. Q: How is Miley doing hosting the show so far? Drake: Oh, she's great. She's got tons of energy and is a bundle of joy. She's awesome. I love her. Q: How does the media affect teens? Drake: Well, not well. It's a heavy influence, not necessarily a good one. Q: What's the biggest issue facing kids do you think? Drake: I think it's wanting to feel accepted or this ideal that people are putting in front of you in the media that's difficult to live up to. If you live in L.A. you don't see how [the hype] effects the girl in Michigan who is reading these magazines going 'I could never look like this or be like this'. You need to know it's not important. It's what's going on in your mind, not what designer you're wearing. Source |
| Universal Motown Artists and Hearst Magazines Digital Media Partner to Give NYC High School Students "The Ultimate Prom" Experience |
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NEW YORK - Universal Motown Records and Hearst Magazines Digital Media are partnering for the first time in a multi-platform, interactive venture that gives the senior class of St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens, New York, a star-studded prom concert. Universal Motown recording Posted : Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:27:43 GMT Author : NY-UNIVERSAL/HEARST Category : PressRelease News Alerts by Email Create your own RSS PressRelease News | Home NEW YORK - (Business Wire) Universal Motown Records and Hearst Magazines Digital Media are partnering for the first time in a multi-platform, interactive venture that gives the senior class of St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens, New York, a star-studded prom concert. Universal Motown recording artists JoJo, Drake Bell, Lloyd, Suai and Jada — along with a surprise marquee artist — will attend “The Ultimate Prom” on May 30th at the Grand Hyatt in Manhattan. "The Ultimate Prom" will also be featured in a video series that appears primarily on MyPromStyle.com/theultimateprom (live on February 29), as well as on each artist’s official site and Universal Motown’s site. The videos will follow the artists and St. Francis Prep seniors as they pair off to shop for dresses and tuxes, talk about dates, and get prom makeovers. The artists will also mentor students with talent in the performing arts, giving one student the chance to be their opening act at the prom. MyPromStyle.com, part of the Hearst Teen Network of sites, is an all-inclusive online destination for high school girls planning their most glamorous night ever. Selected webisodes will also air on Cosmogirl.com, eSPIN.com, Seventeen.com and Teenmag.com. In addition to the video series, MyPromStyle.com will engage its national audience with exclusive prom-themed interviews and slideshows with JoJo, Lloyd, Suai and Jada. There will also be special sweepstakes, offering girls the chance to win CDs, autographed materials, and personal phone calls with the celebrities. “The Ultimate Prom” initiative between Universal Motown Records and Hearst Magazines Digital Media will impact not only the 1,000 students at the live prom concert, but also millions of online users and music fans nationwide. The joint venture is expected to spark even greater interest and awareness among teens online through the Hearst Teen Network, which includes MyPromStyle.com, Cosmogirl.com, Seventeen.com, Teenmag.com, MisQuinceMag.com, eSPIN.com, and eCRUSH.com. It will also help build the teen fan base for the group of young, diverse Universal Motown artists, all of whom are introducing new music to the market this summer. “We couldn’t be more pleased to embark on this partnership with Hearst,” said Sylvia Rhone, President, Universal Motown Records. “‘The Ultimate Prom’, which combines brand marketing, on-line, editorial content, and a live event, is a multi-platform cross promotion that enables us to introduce our emerging and established artists to a great target audience of teens.” “Whether you are from this New York City school or part of our online community, ‘The Ultimate Prom’ will be the one dream prom everyone can feel a part of,” said Christopher Johnson, VP, content and business development, Hearst Magazines Digital Media. “This program offers the perfect synergy between our well-established magazines – CosmoGIRL!PROM, SeventeenPROM, and TeenPROM – our teen network of web sites, including the brand-new MyPromStyle.com, and Universal’s amazing roster of young artists.” About Hearst Magazines Digital Media Launched in March 2006, Hearst Magazines Digital Media, a unit of Hearst Magazines, is dedicated to creating and implementing the digital online and mobile strategy for Hearst’s magazine brands and other sites which serve the company’s consumers and audience. The unit has launched or re-launched 18 web sites and nine mobile sites for brands such as Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire and Seventeen, as well as non-magazine brand sites such as TheDailyGreen.com, MisQuinceMag.com and MyPromStyle.com. During this time, Hearst Digital has also acquired the eCrush Network (eCRUSH.com, eSPIN.com), Kaboodle.com and RealAge.com to round out its growing portfolio of interests for teens and women. About Universal Music Group Universal Music Group (UMG) is the world's largest music company with wholly owned record operations or licensees in 77 countries. Its business also includes Universal Music Publishing Group, the world's leading publishing company. UMG's labels include Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Emarcy, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, Lost Highway Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Philips, Polydor Records, Universal Music Latino, Universal Motown Republic Group, Universal South Records and Verve Music Group, as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalog of music in the industry, which is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). Universal Music Group also includes eLabs, a new media and technologies division; Bravado, its merchandising company; and Twenty-First Artists, its full service management division. Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi, a global media and communications company. Hearst: Andrew Palladino, 212-843-8482 apalladino@rubenstein.com or Lindsay Galin, 212-649-2145 lgalin@hearst.com or Universal Motown: Kimberly Harris, 212-373-0701 kimberly.harris@umusic.com or Phylicia Fant, 212-841-8640 phylicia.fant@umusic.com source |
| Plot Synopsis for Superhero Movie |
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Finally, the guys behind the outrageously silly "Scary Movie" franchise have used their own 'special powers' to spoof superhero movies. After being bitten by a genetically altered dragonfly, high school loser Rick Riker develop superhuman abilities like incredible strength and armored skin. Rick decides to use his new powers for good and becomes a costumed crime fighter known as "The Dragonfly." However, standing in the way of his destiny is the villainous Lou Landers. After an experiment gone wrong, Lou develops the power to steal a person's life force and in a dastardly quest for immortality becomes the supervillain, "The Hourglass." With unimaginable strength, unbelievable speed and deeply uncomfortable tights, will the Dragonfly be able to stop the sands of The Hourglass and save the world? More importantly, will we stop laughing long enough to notice? source |
| Drake Bell: Life After 'Drake & Josh' |
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Thursday, January 03, 2008 Though Drake Bell has successfully moved on to pursue his own music and acting career, his visibility on screen has diminished compared to when he starred on the Nickelodeon teen series, Drake & Josh. But now, fans will have the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the 21-year-old singer/actor as he promotes two of his upcoming movies slated to hit the theaters later this year. After four years of playing Drake Parker on Drake & Josh, Bell has welcomed the ‘bittersweet ending” of the series and has concentrated on his growing career as a musician. He released his debut album “Telegraph” independently in 2005 but has earned more fame with his second album “It's Only Time,” which he continues to promote on tour and on gigs since last summer. In addition to his musical endeavors, Bell has also acquired a number of movie roles, which kept him busy the past year. As reported before, he has an upcoming movie called College, a comedy about three high school seniors and their wild weekend visit to a local college campus as prospective freshmen, and the action-spoof Superheroes! “2008 looks like it will be an exciting one...Both movies I filmed in 2007 will be released on the big screen in March and April. You know what that means… I will be on your TV's promoting them. But before I head off to promote the movies, I will be in the studio working on my next album, and we have been talking about another tour in 2008 that may go international, and some more film projects may be lurking around the corner. You will just need to stay tuned to see what happens next,” Bell said in his official blog. Bell has reportedly signed a producing deal with Virus Entertainment and will star in The Miracle of Santa Rosa and a mini-series called Flying Tigers. Meanwhile, his third album is expected to come out in spring. -Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist source |
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