Nickelodeon Boy Band Big Time Rush Talk About Covering The Beatles, Filming "Big Time Movie", And More

From Celebuzz:

Big Time Rush Talk Covering the Beatles, Filming ‘Big Time Movie’ & More! (VIDEO)

It’s time for a whole new generation to discover the Beatles!

That’s right, Big Time Rush will be belting out not one, not two, but four (!) Beatles song for Big Time Movie, which debuts on Nickelodeon March 10. Celebuzz had a chance to talk to Logan Henderson, James Maslow, Carlos Pena and Kendall Schmidt about what it was like to film the action-packed movie, and much more!

So, which songs were the guys most psyched to take on?

Kendall’s fave was “Can’t Buy Me Love,” because it was fun to sing, while Logan mentioned he thought doing “Revolution” was “cool.” James loved “Hard Day’s Night,” and the guys watched the Beatles film of the same name before shooting Big Time Movie. Though James mentioned it was “nerve-wracking” to cover these tunes, they’re exciting for their younger fans to be exposed to the classic music!

Check out what Kendall and Carlos’ had to say [...], and watch James and Logan’s take [here on the official Celebuzz website]!

Don’t forget to tune into Big Time Movie on Nickelodeon when it airs March 10 at 8 PM! Also, be sure to buy the Big Time Movie Soundtrack HERE!

Also, from Cambio:

EXCLUSIVE: Big Time Rush Talk About Covering The Beatles (VIDEO)

[You can watch the video here on the official Cambio website, Cambio.com]

Overview

If you don't know who the Beatles are - well first of all shame on you, but secondly you don't have to worry because the boys from Big Time Rush are going to help you out. BTR's new movie Big Time Movie is taking on a very English flavor, from the James Bond, Austin Powers type characters to the soundtrack inspired by iconic Brit band The Beatles.

Logan, Kendall, James and Carlos all agree that The Beatles have been a big inspiration for their own music and now they are happy and lucky to actually recreate and cover some of the fab four hits. The boys watched a few Beatles movies and realized that the band were very spontaneous in their videos and so Big Time Rush decided that for this movie their video/music performances would be totally inspired by the Beatles.

Watch the new move Big Time Movie coming out March 10 and see if BTR are indeed the new "Fab Four."

EW Unveils Exclusive Sneak Peek Video Clip From The Brand New "Big Time Rush" Movie "Big Time Movie" Featuring BTR Performing "A Hard Day’s Night"

The official website of Entertainment Weekly's 'Inside TV' blog, Insidetv.EW.com, has unveiled a "Big Time Rush" exclusive - they are giving fans of the hit Nickelodeon boy band "Big Time Rush" an exclusive chance to watch an exclusive online streaming video which features a sneak peek video clip from the the upcoming brand-new original Nickelodeon television movie "Big Time Movie", which features the BTR boys singing the classic "The Beatles" song 'A Hard Day’s Night', which you can view here on Entertainment Weekly's 'Inside TV' website:

Big Time Rush sings the Beatles 'A Hard Day's Night' in Nickelodeon's 'Big Time Movie' -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

Back in November, we told you that Nickelodeon-crafted boy band would be covering four Beatles classics in their first TV movie, Big Time Movie, which they shot in Vancouver last fall. Now, we’re delivering you a little bit of that Big Time Rush-on-Beatles realness. Behold: A clip from the movie — which airs this Saturday, March 10, at 8 p.m. on Nickelodeon — is below. The best part: The clip features the boys singing “A Hard Day’s Night.”

Big Time Movie finds the foursome — Kendall Schmidt, 20; Logan Henderson, 22; James Maslow, 21; and Carlos Pena, 22– landing in London to kick off their world tour just as they get caught up in a James Bond-style mission to save the world. Their bags are switched at the airport and the boys are stuck with a device that could end civilization, if it got into the wrong hands. The movie — just like the series — is full of action and even includes a special agent named Penny Lane, in a nod to the Beatles. “We’re calling this A Hard Day’s Night meets Austin Powers,” Marjorie Cohn, Nickelodeon’s president of original programming, told EW while the movie was filming last fall. “We’re doing cool and comedy and making it into a Big Time Rush caper.”

Big Time Rush will also sing the Beatles “Revolution,” “We Can Work It Out,” and “Help!” in the movie. But for now, enjoy a scene featuring their version of “A Hard Day’s Night” here [on Entertainment Weekly's 'Inside TV' blog]

Tags: Big Time Movie, Big Time Rush, Cable, Movie, Music, Nickelodeon, Television, video, Music, News

Nickelodeon UK To Hold "Victorious Musical Weekend" Between 10th And 11th March 2012

According to Nickelodeon UK and Ireland on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonUK), Nickelodeon UK & Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will be hosting a weekend special called "Victorious Musical Weekend" over Saturday 10th March 2012 and Sunday 11th March 2012 which will feature two "Victorious" marathons (one on each day) between 1.00pm and 4.00pm (2.00pm and 5.00pm on Nick Replay UK) which will feature musical themed episodes of the hit Nickelodeon series "Victorious":

@Victorious fans!! Its Victorious musical wkend,with all singing all dancing marathon on tomorrow and Sunday with a cool Xbox comp too!

And:

Yay! Its @Victorious musical wkend. Which is ur fave ep we're showing this wkend? Heres a pic from mine-guess the name? http://ow.ly/i/uVk5

Below is the full "Victorious" episode line-up for each of Nick UK and Ireland's and Nick HD UK's "Victorious" marathons which Nick UK and Ireland and Nick UK HD will show as part of Nickelodeon UK's "Victorious Musical Weekend" musical themed programming stunt:

Saturday 10th February 2012:

1.00pm - Pilot
1.30pm - Tori The Zombie
2.00pm - The Birthweek Song
2.30pm - The Diddly Bops
3.00pm - Victorious: Freak The Freak Out - Part 1
3.30pm - Victorious: Freak The Freak Out - Part 2

Sunday 11th February 2012:

1.00pm - Victorious: Locked Up! - Part 1
1.30pm - Victorious: Locked Up! - Part 2
2.00pm - The Great Ping Pong Scam
2.30pm - Helen Back Again
3.00pm - Beggin' On Your Knees
3.30pm - Ice Cream for Ke$sha

(All times plus one (+1) on Nickelodeon UK's timeshift channel, Nick Replay UK)

Also, from Nickelodeon UK's official "Victorious Musical Weekend" competition webpage on the official Nickelodeon UK and Ireland website, Nick.co.uk:

Win A VicTORIous Time To Shine game, an XBox and Kinect console!

GET INTO THE GROOVE WITH VICTORIOUS AND KINECT!

Nickelodeon is going music crazy with a whole weekend packed with episodes full of the best ever all singing, all dancing routines in the Victorious Musical Weekend.

What’s more, to celebrate we are giving you the chance to win one of three Victorious goody bags containing a copy of the Victorious Time to Shine Game for Kinect, an Xbox 360 and Kinect Console.

Three prize sets of the Victorious Time to Shine Game for Kinect, an Xbox 360 and Kinect Console to win.

To be in with the chance of winning, simply answer this question:

Which song does Tori perform to the new principle Helen when she re-auditions for her place at Hollywood Arts?

Freak the Freak Out!
Make It Shine
All I Want Is Everything

You can enter Nick UK's exclusive "Victorious Musical Weekend" competition here on the official Nickelodeon UK website.

Nickelodeon Unveils New Animated Comedy Shorts Program

From C21Media:

Nick launches comedy shorts initiative

Nickelodeon is launching an animated shorts initiative that the US cablenet hopes will boost its toon comedy output.

The scheme will see independent producers creating 10x1′ shorts encompassing all animation styles that could then be formatted into long-form series for the cable channel or its website, Nick.com.

The shorts will be created at Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank, California, the unit behind Nick hits such as The Fairly OddParents, SpongeBob SquarePants and Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness.

“The new shorts programme gives us the opportunity to tap into comedy talent from many different sources,” said Nick and MTV Networks Kids and Family Group president of animation Brown Johnson.

Further details for pitches can be found here - signup.viacom.com/NickShortsPitches/NickShortsPitchSubmission.aspx.

Jesse Whittock
09-03-2012
©C21Media

GENRES: Animation, Children's, Comedy

SHOWS: Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Fairly OddParents

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.