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Greyson Chance performing tonight on "New Year's Rockin' Eve" on ABC December 31, 2012 | Comment on this article

Edmond singer/songwriter/pianist Greyson Chance, 15, is part of the performance lineup of “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2013.” Ryan Seacrest hosts the show, which will feature an all-star lineup performing 15 No. 1 hits. Along with Greyson, other performers for the West Coast... Read More

Kelli O'Hara to be featured in Marvin Hamlisch tribute airing on New Year's Eve on PBS

December 27, 2012 Oklahoma native and Broadway star Kelli O’Hara will be among the performers featured in the “Live from Lincoln Center” New Year’s Eve special “One Singular Sensation: Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch” on PBS. In the Oklahoma City area, the special will air at 7 p.m. Read More

Kennedy Center Honors, lauding Led Zeppelin, Dustin Hoffman, Buddy Guy, David Letterman and Natalia Makarova, airing tonight

December 26, 2012 Watch bluesman Buddy Guy, actor Dustin Hoffman, comedian and television host David Letterman, ballerina Natalia Makarova and rock band Led Zeppelin be lauded on the 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, broadcasting at 8 tonight on the CBS Television Network. The special has been broadcast on CBS each year since its... Read More

BAM's 13 movies of Christmas

December 25, 2012 A version of this story appears in Tuesday’s Life section of The Oklahoman. The 13 movies of Christmas Make merry with a wide array of classic films and television specials. Merry Christmas! After months of preparations, the relatives have been greeted, the gifts have been unwrapped, the feast consumed. Read More

Video: Blake Shelton's Christmas song "New Kid in Town" used in "The Bible" miniseries commercial

December 24, 2012 Oklahoma country music superstar Blake Shelton’s Christmas song “New Kid in Town” is being used in an advertisement for the 2013 miniseries “The Bible.” The 10-hour miniseries will star Roma Downey (“Touched By an Angel”) and is produced by Mark Burnett (reality shows “The Voice,” which stars... Read More

"Leverage" canceled; final episode airing Christmas Day December 24, 2012 Bad news for fans of the caper series “Leverage”: The series has been canceled. Over the weekend, Executive Producer Dean Devlin issued a letter to the show’s faithful followers confirming that Tuesday’s Season 5 finale also will be the series finale. Read More

Movie review: "Jack Reacher"

December 21, 2012 From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. 3 of 4 stars. Uncommonly sharp writing, a twisty puzzle and a darkly wry sense of humor elevate “Jack Reacher” well above the level most big-screen police procedurals attain. And so what if Tom Cruise needs an elevator to reach the stature of the book... Read More

Oklahoma filmmaker pays homage to "Clerks" with short film "Clerks Too," premiering Saturday at OKC comedy event

December 21, 2012 From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. Oklahoma filmmaker pays homage to ‘Clerks’ James Nghiem’s short film “Clerks Too” will premiere Saturday night at City Arts Center. James Nghiem admits he was a bit naive when he took on his first full-blown film project. Read More

DVD review: “It’s a Spongebob Christmas!”

December 21, 2012 A version of this review appears in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. “It’s a Spongebob Christmas!” A certain energetic pineapple-dwelling sea creature gets a makeover in the spirit of the holiday season with “It’s a Spongebob Christmas!” In the grand yuletide tradition of the... Read More

Wes Studi and the late Robert Mitchum to be inducted into Hall of Great Western Performers next year

December 21, 2012 Oklahoma City Fairs & Festivals on wimgo The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City will induct Wes Studi, along with the late Robert Mitchum, Leo Carillo and Duncan Renaldo, into the Hall of Great Western Performers during its annual Western Heritage Awards next year. Read More

What to do in Oklahoma on Dec. 21, 2012: See Cirque du Soleil's "Dralion" at the Chesapeake Energy Arena

December 21, 2012 Oklahoma City Concerts & Shows on wimgo Today’s featured event: See Cirque du Soleil’s “Dralion” at 7:30 tonight at Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W Reno. Performances continue at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday. To read NewsOK’s review of “Dralion,” click here. Read More

Miranda Lambert to appear as a guest judge on "Project Runway" Season 11

December 20, 2012 Country music superstar Miranda Lambert, who lives in Tishomingo, will appear as a guest judge on “Project Runaway’s” 11th season, premiering in January. NewsOK TV blogger Melissa Hayer reports that Season 11 of the reality series features the series’ first ever “Teams Edition,” which means the 16... Read More

Video: Blake Shelton's "CMT Invitation Only" debuts on DVD

December 20, 2012 Check out clips from “CMT Invitation Only: Blake Shelton,” which was released Tuesday on DVD. Taped before a small studio audience in Nashville, the one-hour special features the Tishomingo resident performing several of his biggest hits and new favorites, along with an informal question-and-answer session... Read More

Video: Dierks Bentley, Little Big Town, Keith Urban and more to appear on tonight's CMA Country Christmas TV special

December 20, 2012 Host Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland will be joined by The Band Perry, Dierks Bentley, Colbie Caillat, Katherine Jenkins, Lady Antebellum, John Legend, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Scotty McCreery and Keith Urban on the CMA Country Christmas, airing at 8 tonight on ABC. Read More

Wednesday Video Spotlight: Cassadee Pope becomes first female winner of "The Voice," makes it two in a row for Blake Shelton's team

December 19, 2012 Cassadee Pope, who was one of two finalists representing Oklahoma country music superstar Blake Shelton’s team, was named the first female winner of NBC’s hit reality show “The Voice” Tuesday night. Team Blake actually had two of the three contenders in the finals: Pope and Terry McDermott, who finished... Read More

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook share a nomination for Cartoon Network's Third Annual Hall of Game Awards

December 18, 2012 Cartoon Network announced today the first 10 voting categories and nominees for the third annual Hall of Game sports awards show, which returns in February 2013. Among the nominees are Oklahoma City Thunder stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, who are nominated for Dynamic Duo, the award given to best... Read More

Video: "The Voice" live finale airs at 8 tonight on NBC

December 18, 2012 The live finale for Season 3 of “The Voice” is airing at 8 tonight on NBC. Oklahoma country music superstar Blake Shelton, one of the reality shows celebrity coaches, has two of the three contenders in the finals: Cassadee Pope and Terry McDermott. Read More

Video: Oklahoma filmmaker Kyle Roberts pays homage to 1990's X-Men animated series with new stop-motion project

December 18, 2012 Local filmmaker Kyle Roberts has partnered with former BAM’s Blog contributor Nathan Poppe to create another terrific stop-motion project. This time, they’re celebrating the 20th anniversary of the X-Men animated series – which was Kyle’s favorite cartoon growing up – but recreating the series’... Read More

Video: JD McPherson performs "Twinkle (Little Christmas Lights)" on "Tonight Show with Jay Leno"

December 14, 2012 Oklahoma rockabilly revivalist JD McPherson rocked “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” Wednesday by performing his upbeat original holiday tune “Twinkle (Little Christmas Lights).” If you want to add the song to your yuletide playlist – which I absolutely advocate – it also released Tuesday on iTunes. Read More

2013 Golden Globes nominations announced: "Lincoln" leads with 7 nominations

December 13, 2012 The Golden Globe nominations were announced today, with Steven Spielberg’s Civil War saga “Lincoln” leading the field with seven nods, including best drama. Other contenders in the best drama category include Ben Affleck’s Iran hostage-crisis thriller “Argo”; Quentin Tarantino’s... Read More

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