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Unfortunately, one of our fave bands Push Play recently announced that they would be taking a break to pursue individual endeavors. 

We caught up with them at Pop-Con to find out their next steps!

Here's another vid from the guys talking about playing their last show in their hometown arena - Nassau Coliseum!

Check out these funny "MySpace pix" with Editor Girl Dory! LOVE THEM!

Are you sad that Push Play is over for now? Are you happy for the guys to start a new chapter? 

The supersweet guys from Push Play wish Popstar! readers a very Happy Valentine's Day in this exclusive new video!

The band has recently decided to take a break, with Steve, Nick and Derek going to college and CJ writing and continuing to create music. 

Are you upset that Push Play is on a break?

Hey guys!

In the February issue, on sale now, you can win Valentine's Day Cards signed by your fave celebs....like Mitchel Musso!

We've got cards from Mitchel, Justin Bieber, Big Time Rush, Austin Butler, Jason Dolley, Forever the Sickest Kids, Nolan Funk, Josh Golden, David Henrie, Jonas Brothers, Sterling Knight, Nathan Kress, McClort, Push Play, Drew Seeley, Matt Shively, Brandon Mychal Smith, Booboo Stewart, Lucas Till and more!

Buy the February issue of Popstar! to enter or enter online right here: http://popstaronline.com/speakout/

Hey guys! We're totally psyched for Pop-Con, a festival on February 20, 2010 featuring some of your fave artists!

"Pop-Con promises to be more than just a concert experience, with gaming stations, product sampling and vendors, including a “Culture Mall” that will bring in big name independent fashion merchandise companies such as Glamour Kills and Babycakes. In addition, the event will have programmed lectures, seminars and other opportunities for young, aspiring artists, actors and actresses looking to get advice from top industry professionals and stars of sport and screen."

It's happening in New York! Get your tickets right now at ThePopCon.com

WILL YOU GO?

We're thrilled to bring you our FEB10 issue! It's officially on sale January 5th, but we're showing it to you right NOW!

It's the issue of LOVE and we're dishing the dirt on:

Demi's Music Video!

Justin Bieber Rocks Out in Vegas!

Robsten Caught Holding Hands!

Taylor S + Taylor L's Date Night!

New Moon Fashions!

Supergirly Fashions!

David Henrie's Dirt-Bike Disaster!

Justin Bieber's Rise to Fame!

Demi's Love of Kristen Stewart!

Trading Faces: Who Your Fave Stars Want to Switch With!

The Private Side of Rob Pattinson!

Selena's Secrets!

Hollywood BFF's: Taylor + Selena, Demi + Miley, Tiffany + Katelyn and Chelsea + Nicole!

Stars Say YAY OR NAY to Valentine's Day!

Boys from Big Time Rush!

Emily Osment's Secret Side!

New Music: Hot Chelle Rae, McClory and Josh Golden!

Jennette McCurdy's Music!

Disney XD's I'm In The Band!

Booboo Stewart on Girls!

WIN-A-DATE with Eclipse Star Booboo Stewart!

Why Ashley Greene is Just Like You!

Lucas Till's Rumor Mill!

Beauty with Demi, Miley and Kevin Jonas!

Josie Loren's High-Heel Obsession!

Selena G: "The sillest thing I've done to get a crushes attention was..."

V-DAY Dating Profiles: Taylor Lautner, David Henrie, Rob Pattinson, Booboo Stewart, Justin Bieber, Sterling, Nick J, Joe J, Lucas Till, Cole and Dylan, Jason Dolley, Matt Shively, Brandon Mychal Smith, Nathan Kress and Austin Butler!

+ Joey Page, Carter Jenkins, Debby Ryan, Jimmy Robbins, Mitchel Musso and MORE!

Posters of: Jason Dolley, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Jonas Brothers, Sterling Knight, Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson, Jake T. Austin, Justin Bieber, David Henrie, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, Bridgit Mendler, Hannah Montana, New Moon, Debby Ryan, Booboo Stewart, and The Vampire Diaries!

Prizes: Glee DVDs, Harry Potter DVDs, autographs from Jonas Brothers, Jason Dolley, Selena Gomez, Emily Osment, Keke Palmer, Justin Bieber Prize Packs, New Moon Candy PLUS Valentine's Day Cards from Justin Bieber, Big Time Rush, Austin Butler, Jason Dolley, Forever the Sickest Kids, Nolan Funk, Josh Golden, David Henrie, Jonas Brothers, Sterling Knight, Nathan Kress, McClory, Mitchel Musso, Push Play, Drew Seeley, Matt Shively, Booboo Stewart, Lucas Till and MORE! 

Tell us what you're most looking forward to in this issue and what we should have in the next one. 5 comments (must be a registered user!) will be chosen randomly to win a free issue on Monday, January 4th. Good luck!

Hey guys!

Today is FANDEMONIUM FRIDAY and our lucky winner is Emily, who is 16!

She's met all kinds of stars like Joey Page, McClory, Mr. Jonas, Honor Society and Push Play!

She says:

- I have met Joey Page 6 times, but this picture is from July 4th when Joey was performing in the Fourth of July parade in Philadelphia!
- I met McClory on October 26th in Cherry Hill NJ. They were playing an acoustic show in Hot Topic as part of their first tour!
- I met both Mike Bruno (and the rest of the guys) of Honor Society & Papa Jonas at the Jonas Brothers concert in Philadelphia on July 23rd!
- This is the fifth time I have met Push Play, in West Chester PA on October 20th!

LOVES IT! HAPPY WEEKEND!

Hey guys!

We love to ask stars' questions about dating (hehe) so check out these vids of stars telling Popstar! about their ideal first dates!

Justin Bieber!

Aww! 

Here's Push Play!

Now it's time for the girls! Here's Ashley Argota from True Jackson, VP!

Victoria Justice from the upcoming show Victorious!

and Gage Golightly from the show The Troop!

Are you allowed to date yet? What's your ideal first date?

Go backstage with Push Play in this new video from their time in the studio and Live from the Roxy in L.A!

Do you have your copy of FOUND yet?

Long Island's fave band Push Play is currently hop-stopping all over the country for their Midnight Romeo tour (with Emily Osment starting November 12th!) so Popstar! asked them to debate the East Coast vs. the West Coast!

What's YOUR fave city?

This year is our 11th birthday and to celebrate, we're having a huge contest!

We want you to watch our TWO videos of celebrities saying ‘Happy Birthday’ to Popstar! (Happy 11th Birthday Popstar! Part 1 and Part 2). Write down every single star you see in the vids (including still pictures). Once you have all the stars, e-mail the list to popstar@popstaronline.com with the subject title "Popstar! Birthday Contest". A couple special stars in black and white are "vintage" birthday shout-outs hehe!

Two winners (with the correct answers, picked randomly) will receive all four collector covers from our DEC09 issue - New Moon Confidential! WOW! The contest ends on Tuesday, November 3rd (the day the mag hits stores)! 

COVER #1

COVER #2

COVER #3

COVER #4 - ONLY AVAILABLE AT JUSTICE STORES

Be sure to send your list of stars to POPSTAR@POPSTARONLINE.COM!

Comment on this blog telling us which cover you like best!

GOOD LUCK!

*** YouTube is not a sponsor of the Contest and has no responsibility or liability regarding the conduct or administration of the Contest. ***

POPSTAR! 11TH BIRTHDAY OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY OR PAYMENT REQUIRED TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST. PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING WITH ENTRY.

1. SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Popstar! 11th Birthday Contest ("Contest") is Popstar! Publishing, L.L.C., d/b/a Popstar!, 6052 Turkey Lake Road, Ste. 203, Orlando, FL 32819.

2. CONTESTANT ELIGIBILITY: Popstar! is seeking submission by members of the general public, between the ages of 13 and 18, of a list containing all the names of the stars appearing in parts one and two of our 11th birthday video compilations. Only e-mails conforming to Popstar! standards and practices as determined in its sole discretion will be eligible for consideration. Contestants aged 13-18 are required to have their parent or legal guardian's permission to enter as described below. Employees, agents or officers of Popstar! Publishing, L.L.C., d/b/a Popstar! or of any entity involved in the development, judging, production, implementation and distribution of the Contest, including any advertising or promotion agency, supplier of prizes for the Contest, parent company, service provider, subsidiary or affiliate of any such entity or any other entity directly associated with the Contest (collectively the "Contest Entities") or any member of the immediate family of and/or person living in the same household as such persons, are ineligible to enter the Contest.

From now through November 3rd, 2009 ("Term"), Popstar! Magazine ("Magazine") will promote, by means of a posting at PopstarOnline.com the opportunity to win the Grand Prize as detailed below. All times and days in these Official Rules ("Rules") are Eastern Standard Time. All information being collected hereunder is to be solely used in the administration of the Contest.

3. ENTRIES: Those wishing to enter the Contest must:

E-mail popstar@popstaronline.com a list of every star seen in parts one and two of our 11th birthday videos. No personal information is required other than a valid e-mail address.

4. JUDGING CRITERIA: All entries will be judged by Popstar!'s editors using the criteria:

A.    CORRECTNESS

Among all correct entries, two will be chosen at random. If none are completely correct, the most correct will be selected and two from them will be chosen at random.

5. LIMITATIONS: All entries must be submitted, as outlined in Section 3 above, by November 3rd, 2009, at 12:00 p.m. EST. Open only to persons between the ages of thirteen (13) and eighteen (18) years of age during the Term who are legal residents of, and physically located within, the 50 United States, its territories, or Canada ("Territory"). Contest entities are not responsible for technical malfunctions of the network and or transmission line, hardware and or software, uploading errors or inaccurate, incomplete, lost, mutilated, tampered with, altered, misdirected or late entries. Void where prohibited or restricted by law and subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations.

6. PRIZE: TWO (2) GRAND PRIZES: The Grand Prize winners ("Winners") of the Contest will receive four copies of Popstar! DEC09, aka Movie Mania: New Moon Confidential, each with a different collectible cover.

Approximate retail value of the prize is $15.96. Prize is not redeemable for cash or transferable. No substitution allowed except, at Sponsor's sole discretion, a prize of equal or greater value may be substituted.

7. WINNERS: will be notified by e-mail on or about November 3rd, 2009. Winner must meet all eligibility requirements. All responsibilities of the Winners under the Rules will be assumed by parent/legal guardian ("Parent"). Disqualification and the forfeiture of the prize may result from any of the following: [1] the return of any notification as undeliverable; [2] potential Winner's inability to provide a mailing address for the prize and [3] any other non-compliance with the Rules. If a potential Winner forfeits the prize, it will be awarded to an alternate winner as chosen by the judges. For name of Winners (after November 3rd, 2009) and/or Rules (before November 3rd, 2009) send an e-mail with subject line POPSTAR! 11TH BIRTHDAY WINNER REQUEST or POPSTAR! 11TH BIRTHDAY WINNER RULES REQUEST at popstar@popstaronline.com.

8. CONDITIONS: Each entrant by entering this Contest agrees that: [1] he/she will abide by and be bound by the Rules and Popstar!'s decisions; [2] the submission becomes solely Popstar!'s property and will not be acknowledged or returned, so no phone calls should be made by entrant to Popstar!'s offices to ascertain receipt; [3] none of the Contest Entities, nor any of their officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents or representatives (individually and collectively, "Releasees") are responsible for claims, injuries, losses or damages of any kind resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the awarding, delivery, acceptance, use, misuse, possession, loss or misdirection of the prize or participation in this Contest or in any activity or travel related thereto which may occur prior, during, or subsequent to the Term as defined herein and associated with any deemed act or omission thereto including, but not limited to intentional acts or as the result of negligence; [4] Winner's acceptance of the prize constitutes the grant of an unconditional right to use Winner's name, address (city and state only), voice, likeness, photograph, biographical and prize information and/or statements about the promotion for any publicity, advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, in any media, worldwide, in perpetuity, except where prohibited by law; [5] in the event unauthorized human intervention, acts of God, acts or regulations of any governmental or supra-national authority, war, national emergency, accident, fire, riot, strikes, lock-outs, industrial disputes, acts of terrorism or other matters beyond Popstar!'s reasonable control, corrupt, prevent or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of this Contest, so that it cannot be conducted as originally planned, Popstar! has the right to cancel, terminate or suspend the Contest; and in such event, to select a Winner from among all eligible entries received up to such time of cancellation, termination or suspension; [6] the Releasees are not responsible for typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of this Contest, including but not limited to errors in the advertising, Rules and selection and announcement of the Winner; [7] any portion of the prize not accepted by the Winner will be forfeited and [8] the Releasees are not responsible for any inability of the Winner to accept or use any prize (or portion thereof) for any reason.

9. COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Copyright 2009 by Popstar! Publishing, L.L.C.