Nickelodeon Holds The Premiere Of The Brand New "Big Time Rush" Movie, "Big Time Movie", In New York City On 8th March 2012

From Examiner.com:

One Direction attends 'Big Time Movie' premiere in New York City

One Direction's first North American tour was as the opening act for Nickelodeon boy band Big Time Rush. And on March 8, 2012, One Direction attended the New York City premiere of "Big Time Movie," the Nickelodeon TV-movie starring Big Time Rush. "Big Time Movie" premieres on Nickelodeon on March 10, 2012 at 8 p.m. Eastern/Pacific Time.

One Direction's last concert date on the Big Time Rush tour is on March 9, 2012 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

One Direction came in third place on "The X Factor" U.K. in 2010. Since then, the group has had Top 10 hits in several countries around the world. One Direction's first album, "Up All Night," is set for release in the U.S. and Canada on March 13, 2012. The album was a No. 2 hit in the U.K., where it was released in November 2011.

Big Time Rush isn't One Direction's only Nickelodeon connection.

* One Direction also filmed a guest appearance on Nickelodeon sitcom "iCarly" in an episode titled "iGot Jungle Worms." The episode's premiere date is to be announced.

* One Direction is hosting Nickelodeon shows on Saturday nights throughout March 2012.

* One Direction is performing "What Makes You Beautiful" on Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards on March 31, 2012.

All of One Direction's upcoming tour dates that have gone on sale have quickly sold out, often in a matter of minutes. The group is doing its first tours of Australia and New Zealand in April 2012. One Direction is also headlining arenas in the U.K. and Dublin from February to April 2013.

The group is planning to tour North America again in the summer of 2012, but the tour dates have not been announced yet.

Check out images of One Direction at the New York City premiere of Big Time Rush's "Big Time Movie." The premiere was held at 83 Park Avenue on March 8, 2012.

Also, from OK! Magazine:

One Direction Talks Touring With Big Time Rush & Wanting To Meet Will Smith!

Photography by: Getty Images
One Direction is one of the hottest new boy bands to hit the United States in a long time. The former UK X Factor contestants are currently on tour with pop royalty Big Time Rush and are sweeping the nation in the process. At Nickelodeon's Big Time Movie premiere in NYC, OK! got the chance to catch up with the guys about the tour and the upcoming Kids Choice Awards.

"It's great," Liam Payne said about the tour. "The boys [Big Time Rush] are actually a lot like us, kind of mischievous, like to have a lot of fun. We're very similar."

Liam also told OK! how excited they are for the KCAs on March 31 on Nick. "Massively excited for that. With Katy Perry there as well and Will Smith, it's going to be incredible. We can't wait. It's a massive privilege so we're honored."

All of the guys agreed that Will is the number one celebrity they can't wait to meet. "There's two guys for me," Liam said. "David Beckham and Will Smith, for sure."

Nickelodeon News: WILL SMITH HOSTING KIDS CHOICE AWARDS ON NICKELODEON IN MARCH!

Hopefully, they'll get to meet this year's KCA host! One thing they won't be focusing on is acting... at least for awhile. Harry Styles told OK! "You know we recorded an episode of iCarly. That was sort of the first acting stuff we've done, but it was quite easy because we were playing ourselves. I think at the moment, we just want to focus on the music side of things."

Need a 1D fix before March 31? Catch them on Monday, March 12, when they perform live on the Today show.

Also, from ClevverTV:

Big Time Rush Premieres “Big Time Movie” in New York

Nickelodeon rolled out the orange carpet for the premiere of “Big Time Movie” in New York on Thursday and can we say, it was one hot carpet!

The guys of Big Time Rush looked great on the carpet with a few even bringing dates (like Carlos’ gf Samantha Droke). James even brought his uber-adorable pup Fox.

Also joining in on the fun was Logan’s longtime friend Demi Lovato and BTR’s tourmates One Direction and Jackson Guthy. Check out some photos [here] and be sure to tune into “Big Time Movie” tomorrow night at 8pm on Nickelodeon.