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Apr 4 2013 05:48 PM ET

Victoria Justice to guest on 'Big Time Rush' -- EXCLUSIVE

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Nickelodeon’s bringing some Justice to Big Time Rush.

EW has learned that Victoria Justice, former star of Victorious, will appear as herself on an installment of Nickelodeon’s boy band sitcom this spring. The episode, titled “Big Time Tour Bus,” is notable for another reason as well — it’ll be directed by band member Carlos Pena, who plays jokester Carlos on the show.

In “Big Time Tour Bus,” the boys find themselves caught in traffic while traveling to their next gig. It’s up to Justice to keep the concert’s audience entertained as the guys try to figure out what to do next.

Art, naturally, imitates life; as announced last week, Justice will be joining Big Time Rush on their upcoming Summer Break Tour. Concerts begin in LA June 21st; tickets will go on sale this Saturday, April 6.

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Apr 4 2013 11:05 AM ET

'Degrassi': Maya confronts Zig in Friday's finale -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

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Between breakups, break-ins, and one very tragic death, Degrassi Community School hasn’t had an easy semester. (Then again, when has it?)

This season’s drama really comes to a head in June, with a graduation special that sends off the school’s current seniors in style. In the meantime, here’s a juicy clip from this Friday’s official season finale. Poor Maya is finally starting to deal with her boyfriend Cam’s suicide by acting out — going as far as kissing another guy, then posting a video of the makeout session on her Facerange profile. (Gotta love Degrassi‘s fake technology.)

Here, the ex-good girl gets into a screaming match with her ex-love interest, Zig. Could this be the cathartic moment that helps Maya finally start moving on?

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Apr 3 2013 05:57 PM ET

Tia Mowry-Hardrict to star in NickMom's first original scripted comedy

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Think Sister Sister, minus one sister: The Game‘s Tia Mowry-Hardrict, best known for starring opposite her sister Tamara in a variety of projects including the reality show Tia & Tamara – which returns to the Style Network this summer — is striking out on her own in a new sitcom.

Instant Mom will star Mowry-Hardrict as Stephanie, a party girl who inherits three stepchildren when she marries an older man (Michael Boatman). Moesha‘s Sheryl Lee Ralph also stars as Stephanie’s mother Maggie.

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Apr 3 2013 05:38 PM ET

Kareem Abdul Jabbar gets rid of Big Bird... in a lesson on subtraction, silly -- VIDEO

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Subtraction — don’t say it too loudly — means to take away objects from a group and count how many are left. NBA hall-of-famer Kareem Abdul Jabbar demonstrates this on Sesame Street with the help of five birds and a lot of squawking. There’s just one problem: Big Bird has a hard time figuring out the secret to Jabbar’s lesson. Don’t say subtraction!

Take a look at the clip below.

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Apr 2 2013 01:16 PM ET

'Pretty Little Liars' stars do the Harlem Shake -- VIDEO

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The Pretty Little Liars cast members have many talents: They are experts when it comes to lying, deceiving and surviving near-death experiences. At least, that’s what they do when the cameras are rolling. When the cameras are off, however, they prefer to have a little more fun. Example A? Keegan Allen recently posted a video to his Keek account of a handful of cast members taking a break from what appears to be a table read to join the Harlem Shake craze.

From what we can tell, cast members Ashley Benson, Keegan Allen, Shay Mitchell, Tyler Blackburn, Lucy Hale and Troian Bellisario are fans of dance breaks. Check out the video below! READ FULL STORY »

Mar 29 2013 03:40 PM ET

Fun. guitarist Jack Antonoff talks about writing songs for 'Super WHY! Live'

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Some days fun. guitarist and songwriter Jack Antonoff slaves over rock tunes such as “Some Nights” and the Grammy award-winning “We Are Young.” And some days he spends penning more kiddie-friendly tracks with titles like “Woofster” and “Captain Alpha Pig.” Why? Actually, make that “WHY!” Antonoff has written many of the songs featured on Super WHY! Live, the touring version of the educationally-minded PBS show which begins on April 26 in Chicago, and also produced the accompanying soundtrack.

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Mar 23 2013 09:33 PM ET

2013 Kids' Choice Awards: And the winners are...

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The kids were out in full force Saturday evening at USC’s Galen Center for the 26th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards. On the red carpet, dozens of kids in color coordinated neon pink and yellow outfits waited patiently for their favorite stars to arrive, screamingly wildly for their favorites, including Kristen Stewart, Miranda Cosgrove, Selena Gomez, and Katy Perry. On the famous Orange Carpet, Gabby Douglas told EW that she’s excited to start her acting career. “I’m doing a couple of cameos. Just getting my feet wet. Perhaps after my gymnastics career, I’m going to start trying for some acting roles,” Douglas said, wearing a very grown up Donna Karan dress. And that out of all the people she knows, the Olympic gold medal-winner told EW that she’d want to see Nick Cannon get slimed — and boy did her wish come true.

The Josh Duhamel-hosted show was a slime filled romp, and nobody was safe. Even Neil Patrick Harris’ magic skills couldn’t keep himself and Sandra Bullock from getting doused with the famous green goo. As for the winners, The Hunger Games may have won for best movie and book, but Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence couldn’t beat out Kristen Stewart, who took away the Favorite Female Buttkicker Award (beating Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway too) and Favorite Movie Actress.

Check out the full list of winners below:

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Mar 22 2013 06:38 PM ET

Kids' Choice Awards host Josh Duhamel on pre-show nerves and becoming a dad

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Josh Duhamel is not taking his Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards hosting duties lightly — it’s not all fun and slime.

“I’ve never done anything like this before, so I’m a little nervous. I’m trying not to think about the fact that I’m going to be compared to Jack Black and Will Smith and all these guys who I’ve always admired,” Duhamel told EW. “But then again, they hired me for me, so I’m just going to be me.”

The 26th Annual Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards will air  Saturday at 8 p.m. ET, and promises to be another fun romp with celebrity guests including Steve Carell, Kristin Wiig, Amanda Seyfried, Chris Pine, Sandra Bullock, and Neil Patrick Harris, and performances by Christina Aguilera, Ke$ha, and Pitbull. Over 326 million votes have been cast to date. Josh Duhamel sat down with EW to talk about the show, who he’s most excited to meet, and his plans for fatherhood.

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Mar 22 2013 11:29 AM ET

'Littlest Pet Shop' goes all 'Best in Show' with 'Toddlers & Tiaras' spoof -- EXCLUSIVE

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Psst, My Little Pony: You’re not the only Hub cartoon that knows its way around a pop-culture reference.

This week’s episode of Littlest Pet Shop finds Blythe appearing on a reality show called Terriers and Tiaras — a docu-series about pet pageants that looks an awful lot like a certain TLC hit. Best of all, the show’s writers seem to have been inspired by the classic Christopher Guest mockumetary Best in Show; doesn’t contestant Cindeanna Mellon remind you of Jennifer Coolidge’s character?

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Mar 15 2013 10:00 AM ET

'Pretty Little Liars' finale: Mona's back in the 'A' team's lair...with Spencer? -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

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It’s all coming to a head on Pretty Little Liars.

Or so says Mona (Janel Parrish) in an exclusive clip from the season finale of ABC Family’s teen soap, a video that finds the devious girl in the “A” team’s mobile lair. Mona gives her approval to her faceless co-conspirator’s plan to host a Hastings gathering of dinner and dancing, an event where Mona promises that the Liars will “finally going to get what they deserve.”

Relevant questions: Who is she talking to? Could the person in the black hoodie — the “A” team leader maybe — be Spencer? And what is the reward that Mona mentions? Watch the clip from next week’s Pretty Little Liars – which airs Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET — below.

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