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(MusiqQueen.com/Nickelodeon) International superstar Rihanna and teen pop sensation Justin Bieber will pump up the volume at Nickelodeon’s 23rd Annual Kids’ Choice Awards hosted by actor/comedian Kevin James, airing live from UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 27 (8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT).  The annual award show has emerged as one of the biggest events in Hollywood, boasting a massive popular vote and sweeping audience participation.  It’s the only award show that gives kids the power to vote for their favorites in movies, television, music, sports and much more – and honors their opinions with a live show filled with the stars they love.

(MusiqQueen/VH1) – VH1, Pepsi and the NFL have joined forces once again to bring the worlds of football and music together with VH1’s “PEPSI SUPERBOWL FAN JAM.”  Taking place on the beach in the host city of South Beach, FL, this year’s celebration will pay tribute to the All-American sport of football and its 44th Super Bowl, with performances by Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Timbaland with special guest Keri Hilson, among other special guest appearances.  Nick Cannon and Nancy O’Dell are tapped to host the night’s festivities, which will not only include spectacular live performances but will feature many of the NFL’s biggest players in both humorous pre-taped interviews as well as live on stage.  VH1’s “PEPSI SUPERBOWL FAN JAM” will air LIVE on VH1 on Thursday, February 4 at 9 PM.*

(MusiqQueen/Columbia) Mary Mary, continues its winning streak by taking home the Grammy® Award in the Best Gospel Song category for “God In Me” featuring Kierra ‘KiKi’ Sheard at the ceremonies held in Los Angeles on January 31. The win gives the gospel duo its third Grammy® award.  Last year at the 51st Grammy® Awards the duo won for Best Gospel Performance, “Get Up,” and at the 43rd Grammy® Awards in 2000 for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album, Thankful.

(MusiqQueen/Columbia Records) Iconic superstar Beyonce, took home six Grammy

(MusiqQueen/Columbia) – Gospel royalty, Mary Mary, ushered in the new-year by taking home four awards at the 25th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards ceremony held in Nashville, TN on January 17, 2010. Tied with Hezekiah Walker for the most wins this year, Mary Mary took home awards for “Song of The Year” for “God In Me,” “Group/Duo of the Year,” “Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year,” and “Urban Inspirational Single/Performance of the Year” for “God In Me.”

NEW YORK, NY (MusiqQueen/SIRIUS) – SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced that it will launch “Mary J. Blige Week,” seven-days of special programming featuring performances, music and interviews showcasing the career of the Grammy® Award-winning artist, from her famous collaborations and classic hits to her newest album, Stronger with Each Tear.

SANTA MONICA, Calif., (MusiqQueen/Interscope Records) – International pop superstar Lady Gaga today added another notch to her belt of #1 hits as “Bad Romance” climbs to the top of Billboard’s Top 40 Airplay Chart. She becomes the first artist in the chart’s history to send their first five singles to the #1 spot, and remarkably she has done so in less than a year. “Bad Romance” is Gaga’s first hit from her second album, The Fame Monster (Streamline / Konlive / Cherrytree / Interscope Records). Her debut album, The Fame, has sold more than 8 million copies worldwide, and her singles have sold an astounding 35 million digital copies as well. The album is the home to her previous #1 hits (”Just Dance,” “Poker Face,” “LoveGame” and “Paparazzi”).

(MusiqQueen.com) – Gabriela Lena Frank received Latin Grammy for Best Classical Contemporary Composition for “Inca Dances.”

(MusiqQueen.com/Ryko) – Allison Moorer is set to release her Ryko debut, Crows, on February 9th, 2010. Produced by R.S. Field (Buddy Guy, John Mayall) at the House of David Studio in Nashville, TN, the 13-track album is a refined and lyrically honest collection of songs that is a marked stylistic departure from her previous work. Crows is the anticipated follow up to her critically acclaimed 2008 album, Mockingbird, which was a celebration of songs composed by a stunning cast of female songwriters including Nina Simone, Patti Smith, Cat Power, her sister Shelby Lynne, and more. It also follows Moorer’s first Grammy Award Nomination for the song “Days Aren’t Long Enough,” a composition she co-wrote with her husband, Steve Earle, for his Grammy Award Winning 2007 album Washington Square Serenade.

(MusiqQueen.com) – Singing sensation Bianca Ryan, season 1 winner of America’s Got Talent, ushers in the holiday season with her latest EP, True Meaning of Christmas. Ryan’s second holiday project was released digitally November 3. According to Anthony Marinelli, composer, conductor and musician, “Bianca Ryan sings her songs with more heart and soul than any artist I have ever heard. Don’t miss out!.” To complement the release of her holiday EP, Ryan will also host her second TV Christmas Special, Bianca Ryan Christmas Special, airing on all Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN) stations around the world from Thanksgiving through the New Year.