Aretha Franklin Engaged to Beau

Singer Aretha Franklin has become the latest celebrity to announce an engagement over the holidays, joining a list including Steven Tyler and basketball superstar LeBron James.

Franklin, 69, and her friend William ‘Willie’ Wilkerson plan to marry later this year in Miami with a private party to celebrate afterward on a yacht, a spokeswoman for Franklin confirmed on Monday.

“We’re looking at June or July for our date, and no I’m not pregnant, LOL!,” Franklin said in a statement.

Carrie Underwood’s Stellar Star Spangled Banner

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Yesterday, the entire country came to a stop as the Colts and the Saints went head to head at the Super Bowl in Miami and Carrie Underwood was there to kick things of by singing the National Anthem. Singing the Star Spangled Banner has become one of the biggest highlights in a pop star’s long list of achievements.

Whitney Houston’s performance sparked quite a controversy in 1991 when she decided to lip sync to a recording due to the humid air conditions in Tampa. At last year’s Super Bowl, Jennifer Hudson made her first public appearance since the unfortunate deaths of her mother and brother to perform the National Anthem.

With all of the pressure surrounding this single performance, Carrie Underwood delivered one stellar performance.

Carrie Underwood To Sing National Anthem At The Super Bowl

Country sweetheart and former Idol winner Carrie Underwood will have the honor of singing the National Anthem at this year’s Super Bowl in Miami. Queen Latifah will be singing ‘America The Beautiful’ as well. The Who will provide the half-time entertainment.

The Super Bowl will be broadcast on CBS February 7, 2010.

2010 Billboard Latin Awards Move To Puerto Rico

For the first time in its more than 20-year history, the 2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards will take place in Puerto Rico, marking the first time the show goes on the road from its traditional Miami homebase. The awards, presented by State Farm, will be broadcast live on April 29, 2010, by the Telemundo network.

As part of the agreement signed between Telemundo, Billboard and the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, Billboard’s Latin Music Conference will take place April 26 to April 29 at the Conrad, San Juan, Condado Plaza in Puerto Rico.

The announcement, welcome by top Latin artists around the world, was made this morning during a press conference at the new Coliseo de Puerto Rico, where the awards will take place.

“I celebrate with great joy the fact that Puerto Rico will be the location for the Billboard Latin Music Awards,” said Colombian singer Juanes. “All the music in the region, in the island of music. Go Puerto Rico!”

Mexico’s Paulina Rubio labeled the move an “inspiring decision” while Enrique Iglesias said, “What great news, the Billboard Latin music awards in the island. I’m sure that they will be historic.”

This marks not only the first time the Billboard awards move to Puerto Rico, but also the first time any major Latin music awards takes place in that country, one of the hotbeds of Latin music. Of the 17 artists that have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the past 12 months, for example, five – nearly a third – are Puerto Rican acts with vast Puerto Rican sales base.

“My island has always been witness to important musical events and for it to be the location for the 2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards brings great pride to our culture,” said Ricky Martin.

Idol Winner Kris Allen Debuts New Music In Miami

Fans of Idol winner Kris Allen were in for quite a surprise when Allen performed at the Miami Dolphins’ tailgate concert on Sunday, October 25. Allen played several tracks off of his upcoming self-titled debut album.

It’s been a seemingly long wait for the Idol winners fans to hear Allen’s new music, but his album will be available November 17th.

Check out his new songs ‘Before We Come Undone’ and ‘Can’t Stay Away’ –