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Nickelodeon knows Victoria Jackson’s new show Victorious! is highly anticipated by her fans. While her new show doesn’t premiere until March, Nick viewers will have a chance to see her guest star in The Troop’s latest episode on Secret Crush Weekend, starting February 5th. All new episodes of iCarly, Big Time Rush and True Jackson VP will frame out the weekend. Here is the schedule of shows:

Friday, Feb. 5

8:00PM - iCarly “iEnrage Gibby”

After Gibby introduces his new girlfriend Tasha to the group, tempers flare when Gibby finds Tasha and Freddie in what he misunderstands as a compromising position.  Gibby vows revenge and challenges Freddie to a fight.  Meanwhile, Spencer’s art career really takes off when the local paper incorrectly reports his death.

8:30PM - Big Time Rush “Big Time Love Song”

The guys all chase the same girl, causing problems in the band for the first time.  Gustavo wants the guys to sing a syrup-y love song as their next single, but their journey through love, fighting and heartbreak lead them to record the song as an anti-love song.  Lorenzo Llamas guest stars as the kooky Dr. Hollywood who has to treat James when he has a mysterious allergic attack.

Saturday, Feb. 6

8:00PM - iCarly “iEnrage Gibby” (ENCORE)
8:30PM - True Jackson, VP “True Valentine”

True decides to ask Jimmy to her school’s Valentine’s dance, but only as “friends” to spare her feelings if he says no.  But Jimmy’s own plans to take their relationship to the next level are ruined when he takes True for her word and thinks she only wants to be friends.

9:00PM - The Troop “Speed” (Victoria Justice guest stars)

Jake and Hayley must pretend to be a couple in order to catch the Eris Fairy (Victoria Justice) that’s been running around the school breaking up couples in love.  Felix works furiously to trap the Eris Fairy only to realize how much he relates to her situation.  Victoria Justice guest stars as the Eris Fairy.

9:30PM- Big Time Rush “Big Time Love Song” (ENCORE)

Miranda Cosgrove, Keke Palmer, Gage Golightly, Nick Purcell, Ashley Argota and all your faves from the shows will be giving you behind the scenes peeks and talking about their crushes alll weekend long.

The Vampire Diaries is heating up after it’s long winter nap and just in time for the new episodes, Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, and Ian Somerhalder have scored the cover of Nylon Magazine for February. Here is an excerpt:

On the similarities between Twilight, True Blood, and Vampire Diaries: “When the show first started… you automatically thought Twilight.  But once you continue, there’s a whole other side of it that goes a lot deeper… It’s about letting everyone know that we’re different but we all respect each other.” –Nina Dobrev

On the sudden success of the show: ““Do I think the show would be successful as it is, if it weren’t for all that? No.” –Paul Wesley

Hey Ian, is there any similarity between LOST and Vampire Diaries? “[My character] is gonna be the coolest character on television. There was no doubt about it. It reminded me of Sawyer, Josh Holloway’s character on LOST. He was always the character I secretly wished I could play.”

The show is hot hot hot and after this past week’s return with “Bloodlines” and all the reveals - the show is just getting better. Somerhalder also returns to ABC’s final season of LOST as Boone Carlyle on February 2nd. Check out TVD latest episode, “Unpleasantville” on Thursday January 28th at 8pm EST.

Taylor Swift has grabbed the GL (Girl’s Life Magazine) cover spot for their February/March issue. The singer shares her philosophy on being single:

“I typically don’t ever have a boyfriend on Valentine’s Day. I see it as an opportunity to just hang out with my other single girlfriends,” she recently
told Girls Life magazine. “Being single is something that I have never looked at as being a curse. It’s that time for you to figure out what you like and how you like to spend time by yourself. That’s a gift.”

The singer, who has remained friend with her ex Taylor Lautner, will share the big screen with him (and lots of other Hollywood superstars) in the film Valentine’s Day, opening February 12th.

Rihanna is fierce and sexy for the February cover of W magazine. The Bahamian born singer is focusing on her music, the release of her 4th studio album, Rated R, and less on the domestic abuse she suffered at the hands of her then boyfriend Chris Brown. Writing the lyrics to songs for this album, she used her trauma of the past year to write her most personal songs ever.

“When I first worked with her, on her second album, she was very—I don’t want to say obedient, because it sounds like you’re describing a dog—but she would take my suggestions without question,” says Ne-Yo. “She trusted me, which was cool, but I told her that I ultimately wanted to get to a point where she would give me input, where she’d be a collaborator and not a puppet. And now I think we’ve gotten there. She’s showing parts of herself that she didn’t show before because she didn’t want to scare anyone off. She’s experienced some pain now, and it’s helped her grow to a point where she’s able to explore it.”

Rihanna must be happy to put 2009 behind her and her cover shot shows a confident young woman ready to look forward. More Rihanna!

Inspire magazine has a great group of up-and-coming teen actresses as the focus of it’s February issue. These seven young actresses are ready to step into the big time limelight.

Since 2008, Inspire magazine has been striving to reach teenagers across the globe in pursuit of inspiring the generations to be great and to do great and also keep readers entertained through popular culture. With the new February issue that is to be released on January 22, 2010, girls will learn about these young actresses and what they have to say about the truth of the entertainment industry and challenges they face and see of today.

Left to right, top photo: Ryan Newman (Zeke & Luther, Disney) Bella Thorne (Big Love, HBO) and Adair Tishler (Jack & The Bean Stalk) bottom photo: Haley Ramm (Skateland) Cassi Thomson (Big Love, HBO) Taylor Spreitler (Days of Our Lives) and Hannah Marks (The Runaways) Check out the issue on 1/22 and let us know what you think.

[images: Inspireteen.com]

Alex Pettyfer may not be well known in the United States yet, however the seriously gorgeous 19 year-old Brit is hitting the big screen stateside with Vanessa Hudgens and Mary Kate Olsen in Beastly this summer and that will probably change. The actor was also named as one of Britain’s Hottest Younger Actors in the February issue of GlamourUK. Here is an excerpt:

Boobs are a pit-stop on the way to a better place. I’m an arse man. And legs. I like boobs too, though — don’t get me wrong.

We never fancy girls who fart. If they burp or fart or swear or whatever, it can be a turn-off. but if she’s a good friend, then it’s accepted.

We do crazy things for love. I got a girl’s name tattooed on my ring finger because I was in love. We’ve broken up, but I don’t live in regret.

Pettyfer’s upcoming retelling of the classic Beauty and The Beast story will hit theaters in the US July 30 and the UK on October 1st. Anyone else looking forward to this? I know I am.

Check out behind the scenes footage here and pics from the movie (including Pettyfer in full beast make-up) here.

[image: WENN.com]

Beautiful in an Armani silk top, Miley Cyrus is Harper’s Bazaar February cover choice. The Hannah Montana star is ready to break out of the kiddie pool Disney has had her in and Cyrus is not about to make apologies for her behavior anymore:

On being a role model Miley says: “My job is to be a role model, and that’s what I want to do, but my job isn’t to be a parent. My job isn’t to tell your kids how to act or how not to act, because I’m still figuring that out for myself. So to take that away from me is a bit selfish. Your kids are going to make mistakes whether I do or not. That’s just life.”

The star of the upcoming movie, The Last Song, Miley is ready to do more acting and is proud of this flic:

“People will be really surprised when they see it. It’s pretty deep. I want to do edgier movies – movies where you walk away feeling fulfilled.”

I am not loving the airbrushing the mag has done on her for the cover. The pictures accompanying her interview are much better. That cover - they’ve done something to her eyes. I can’t figure it out - something is off and it’s not just a “Disney drone” stare either.

[images: Disney Dreaming]

Logan Lerman is getting used to Daniel Radcliffe comparisons. The actor is the star of Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief due in theaters in February, and the similarities to Radcliffe’s popular role (the title character to a very popular series of hero quest books turned into films,) Lerman is trying to differentiate the two:

“I’m being compared to Daniel Radcliffe a lot these days,” says Lerman. “Honestly, my character doesn’t have much in common with Harry Potter besides the fact that he’s an unlikely hero who’s thrown into a huge situation.”

The actor, who is costarring with some of Hollywood’s biggest talent (Pierce Brosnan, Uma Thurman)  says he is focused on his character but would be up for the massive fame that is potential with this movie.

“I’ve been studying mythology for months, reading about Perseus, Poseidon, Apollo, Medusa,” Logan says. “I don’t know if the movie will reach Twilight levels of obsession, but if it does, I’m ready for it!”

I hope this movie does well. The books are enjoyable and the trailer looks like it will do justice to the novels by Rick Riordan.

The movie hits theaters February 12, 2010. Anyone else looking forward to this?

[image: Teen Vogue]

Taylor Momsen who is Seventeen Magazine’s February cover, takes us behind the scenes of her photo shoot. Check it.

Gossip Girl star Jessica Szohr is the cover girl of the upcoming February issue of Teen Vogue and here is a behind the scenes look at the cover shoot. She really is cute.

[image: Teen Vogue]

The Gossip Girls are getting the February covers - first Jessica Szohr on Teen Vogue and now Taylor Momsen on Seventeen. Here is an excerpt from Momsen’s interview:

On teenage angst: “I am angsty. I’ll be angsty until I’m 80 years old. I think that keeps things fresh. But I always think angst is such a derogatory word toward teenagers. It just means you’re figuring s*** out, and I don’t know why that’s a negative thing.”

On people taking her seriously: “I think people don’t really take me seriously because I’m 16. And they think most 16-year-olds don’t know what they want to do. But I actually really do, because I’ve been thinking about it since I was 2. And in the world of acting, you have such a stigma put onto you that you [get into this business] for the fame. Fame frankly means nothing. It’s so stupid. Unless you do something great and unless you do something that’s fulfilling to you, what’s the point?”

Taylor comes across as driven and focused. She seems very smart about fame and it’s trappings. Hopefully, she keeps that attitude as she moves ahead in the business.

[image: Taylor Momsen Network]

Logan Lerman, who plays the title role in Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief is set to take on mythological creatures big and small in the upcoming movie. As Percy, he is beset by troubles every year at school until he learns why - he is a half-blood hero, son of Poseidon, one of the gods of Mount Olympus. Being set up as a thief of Zeus’ powerful lightning bolt, Percy and his friends Grover (Brandon T. Jackson) and Annabeth, (Alexandra Daddario) travel across the country to clear his name and avoid a war between the Greek gods. Unfortunately for them, monsters line up to try and thwart his quest. This movie featurette gives us a glimpse at some of the battles Percy and The Gang will face.

The books by Rick Riordan are great! The movie looks fantastic. Chris Columbus is directing (Harry Potter 1 and 2) and has Pierce Brosnan as the centaur, Chiron and Uma Thurman as Medusa. I can’t wait to check it February 12, 2010.