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Nick Jonas is giving fans his monthly Simple Wins blog update on video for March.

The 18 year-old said he’s been songwriting and working in the studio with Greyson Chance and Australian artist Delta Goodrem.

“It’s music I’m really excited for you to hear,” he said.

Jonas was at the Carnival for a Cure fundraiser in New York City when he filmed his vlog and remarked that 4 years ago, at the same event, he announced that he had been diagnosed with diabetes and how nervous he was.

He ends his vlog thanking fans “for walking through my journey with me.”

Nick is awesome.

Glee actress Lea Michele is taking on the beloved role of Dorothy in the upcoming animated feature Dorothy of Oz due in theaters in 2012. This version is a continuation of the original L. Frank Baum story written by the author’s grandson, Roger S. Baum. It brings Dorothy back to a Kansas that was shredded by the tornado; however the young girl soon finds herself zipped back to Oz again as it too has started to crumble. From the movie website:

In the story, Dorothy returns to Kansas to find it devastated by the tornado that had whisked her away to the magical Land of Oz. The home she had been so desperate to return to is no longer; the townspeople, with nowhere to turn, are packing up and moving out. However, before Dorothy can even begin to react to or resist this change, she is transported back to Oz by equally magical methods as her first trip. Oz is in trouble, and the people there need her help: Dorothy’s old friends – the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion – have disappeared and the land is in a state of decay. As Dorothy journeys to find her friends, she encounters a number of new companions and problems, including a man made of marshmallows who cant think for himself, a china doll princess whose bossiness is a cover for her fragility, and a tugboat with as many personalities as he has pieces. Dorothy must help this odd group band together against a wicked new villan – a Jester who thinks all of Oz should be under his own control.

The initial images of this are fantastic; with original songs and old and new characters voiced by talented actors Kelsey Grammer, (Tin Man) Martin Short, (Jester) Dan Aykroyd, (Scarecrow) Jim Belushi, (Cowardly Lion) Hugh Dancy, (Marshall Mallow) Patrick Stewart, (Tugg Boat) and Oliver Platt (Wiser the Owl.) Lea is in great company.

I always loved the original  series so I’d look forward to seeing what they do with this. I can’t wait to hear Michele give voice to Dorothy – she should be terrific.

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David Archuleta has been very busy lately but he was finally able to take a moment out of his hectic schedule and make a new blog entry. The American Idol teen spoke about his time in Washington DC and Disneyland, watching FoodNetwork shows, his upcoming Christmas special with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and his time at an elementary school Halloween parade.

Check out Archuleta’s new video post below.

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Poor Miley Cyrus. The ‘Party In The USA’ singer has had to cancel a stop on her Wonder World Show tour tonight in Omaha, Nebraska. She has come down with a nasty case of strep throat. She has given up lots of updates through her twitter page:

“My throat is yelling at me to shut up. Strep is the worst thing ever,” she wrote. “Thank you, Salt Lake, for being so amazing and supportive. My body is done with me working it so hard. Off to have a very nice peaceful sleep.”According to her tweets, dad Billy Ray and sister Noah have been keeping the singer’s spirits up until she gets better. “Nurse Noah is taking good care of me tonight. I just put on a Snuggie and ate a popsicle,” she wrote.

According to MTV.com her next show is Saturday night, October 3rd in Kansas City MO. Let’s hope she feels well enough by tomorrow to perform, but if she’s not up to it, it will be better for her stay in bed – although fans will be disappointed. Then she can reschedule and give it her all.

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Miley Cyrus is reportedly set to star with Hugh Jackman in the new movie ‘Personal Security.’  This is an updated version of the Whitney Houston/Kevin Costner film ‘The Bodyguard.’  There will be no love story between the headliners as was in the original and Jackman will play a hard-boiled New York City detective forced to protect Cyrus’ bratty heiress after she receives kidnap threats. Jackman and Cyrus were spotted having dinner with movie executives in Los Angeles and it has been taken as a sign that the movie is a done deal, however imdb.com is still listing it as ‘in development’ with no cast or director attached.