The clock is ticking. Justin Bieber fans by the millions have been waiting for months for the teen’s “My World Tour” to start. On June 23, Justin will be kicking off his first ever headlining world tour in Hartford, CT.

On Wednesday morning, Justin tweeted, I’m kind of hyped and nervous right now. Today’s the first day for my world tour. There’s still lots to do.

Since Sunday, Justin has been resting his vocal cords. After performing in the Canadian show Much Music Video Awards, the sixteen year old pop singer was ordered to save his vocal cords for his upcoming rigorous touring schedule.

However, Justin won’t let the vocal rest get in his way. No doubt he will put on an incredible show tonight for his devoted fans. Just hours before the show the singing sensation from Canada said, the show is crazy.

Justin Bieber and Usher might not be headliners. However, they are some of the biggest acts scheduled for the massive Summerfest this year in Milwaukee.

Summerfest will kick off on Thursday, June 24. Rising talent and chart-topping artists will be brought together, as in years past, for a week plus worth of performances, making Summerfest one of the premier summer music festivals in the country.

Music fans, according to organizers, can now buy tickets for 11 outstanding shows in Marcus Amphitheater, the 23,000 seat venue, including Justin Bieber performing on June 27 and Usher performing on June 30.

Tim McGraw will be performing with special guests Love and Theft and Lady Antebellum. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will play with special guests Sean Kingston and ZZ Top. Brooks & Dunn will be performing with special guests Kellie Pickler and Gary Allan. Eric Clapton will be playing with Roger Daltry. Santana will be perform with Steve Winwood, Rush and American Idols Live. Carrie Underwood will be playing with Sons of Sylvia, special guest. These artists will all be performing at Marcus Amphitheater.

Other musical acts scheduled to perform on one of Summerfest’s eleven stages include Silversun Pickups, Average White Band, Tito Nieves, DEVO, Peter Frampton, YES, N.E.R.D., B-52s, Cameo, Sheryl Crow, Umphrey’s McGee, Papa Roach, 38 Special, Saliva, Blue Oyster Cult, Gavin Rossdale, Neon Trees, Nonpoint, B.B. King, The Guffs, Less Than Jake, Cage The Elephant, Uriah Heep, Wang Chung, Skillet, The Gracious Few, Tokyo Police Club, Passion Pit, Kool & The Gang, The Roots, Mint Condition, Night Ranger and Lovehammers, among others.

An unforgettable experience of live music is delivered by Summerfest for festival-goers at a very low price. The cost of General Admission Tickets is just $15. Tickets for week day performances (noon to 4 pm) are just $8. There are also multi-day 3 for $33 passes, which are valid for a single general admission on three different festival days ($45 value).

Money and time can be saved by festival-goers by buying their general admission tickets from Summerfest.com. There are no service fees. Tickets can also be printed at home. Information on Admission Promotions providing free or reduced price access to the festival can be found at Summerfest.com.

Summerfest 2010 will run June 24 to July 4 on a daily basis from noon to midnight. The largest music festival in the world and the cornerstone summer celebration for Milwaukee attracts the hottest music industry stars, as well as local favorites and emerging talent. Marcus Amphitheater as well as 10 other stages, diverse beverage and food vendors, interactive exhibits and marketplaces are set against the downtown and Lake Michigan backdrops, providing a unique festival experience. Miller Lite can be also enjoyed by patrons, Summerfest’s Official Beer. Additional details are available at Summerfest.com.

On the CNN telethon June 21, “Disaster in the Gulf: How You Can Help,” Kathy Griffin made a joke and said if her and Ryan Seacrest- one of her frequent comedic targets- could sit together in a room, people could surely donate to the Gulf relief fund. However during the drive of two hours, Griffin along with other celebrity volunteers were all business.

The relief effort was hosted by Larry King as benefit for victims of the oil spill on the Gulf Coast. The televised event proceeds will be going to several charities, including the United Way and Nature Conservancy. Alyssa Milano, Nicole Richie, Pete Wentz and other celebrities were on the phones, while India Arie, Dr. John and Herbie Hancock performed on the live show.

Other celebrities taped their donation pleas, including Justin Bieber. He asked younger fans to do their share. Bieber said, the Gulf oil disaster is a big problem. Every little bit helps. This is urgent. There is no such a thing like being too young for pitching in. The things we do now will affect our future. Donate your time or money or anything to groups you hear of on this show.

Wentz, on a break from the phone lines said to Seacrest, many people have written to me to ask why they should be donating money. The crisis affects everyone. It needs to be addressed immediately. Be hopeful now. We all need to come together.

Richie said, it’s very important for us to get people involved. We need to provide ways for them to help. Everything counts.

During the show King interviewed Louisiana natives and actors Sam Trammel (from “True Blood”) and Ian Somerhalder (from “Vampire Diaries”). He begged the viewers to check in and step it up. All of us are in the battle together.

Trammel said every day we are losing about a football field’s worth of wetlands, which startled King. Now the oil is killing the grass.

Kathy Griffin, replying to the question people were asking about why they need to donate since the crisis was caused by a corporation said, this goes beyond just a financial solution. All of us need to help one another to get out of the crisis.

2010 Teen Choice Award nominees have been announced. The event will take place August 9. Several fan favorites are included. Among the celebrities vying for surfboards during the show hosted by Katy Perry are Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber and “New Moon” stars.

Cyrus received three nominations. For her “The Last Song” work she’s been nominated as Choice Movie Actress: Drama. For her footwork on “The Last Song” along with Liam Hemsworth, her co-star, she’s been nominated as Choice Movie: Dance. She has also been nominated for Choice Music: Female Artist, where she will compete against Taylor Swift, Shakira, Lady Gaga and Ke$sha.

Bieber has been nominated Choice Music: Male Artist. He will be competing against Adam Lambert, Usher, Drake and Jason Derulo.

In the category Choice Movie: Fantasy, “New Moon” will be competing against “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,” “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” “Clash of the Titans” and “Alice in Wonderland.” Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner received Choice Movie Actor: Fantasy nominations. Kristen Stewart received a Choice Movie Actress: Fantasy nomination.

“The Vampire Diaries,” “Gossip Girl” and “Glee” will be competing for surfboards along with their stars. Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley, stars from “Vampire Diaries,” have all received acting award nominations. Lea Michele, Corey Monteith and Jane Lynch from “Glee” have also been nominated. Ed Westwick, Leighton Meester, Blake Lively, Chace Crawford and Penn Badgley from “Gossip Girl” have also received acting award nominations.

Lauren Conrad, former star of “Hills,” despite not being on this season’s show, will be competing against Kristin Cavallari, current star of “Hills,” in the category Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star. Also competing for the award is Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi” from “Jersey Shore.” “Jersey Shore” stars Paul DelVecchio and Mike Sorrentino have received Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star nominations as well as Brody Jenner from “Hills.”

Performers and presenters for the awards ceremony will announced closer to the air date in August. A complete nominees list can be found at teenchoiceawards.com.

Vita Chambers, rising pop star, will open for teen sensation Justin Bieber on his “My World Tour” on the second leg.

Chambers will be kicking off shows on July 2 in Kansas City, on August 31 she will appearing at Madison Square Garden, and wrap up in Allentown PA on September 4. Sean Kingston will also be performing on the bill.

This summer “Like Boom,” Vita’s new single, will be launching. The song is featured currently on the summer image campaign of Nickelodeon. Currently Chambers is finishing “The Get Go,” her debut album, as well as performing at Lilith Fair and Bamboozle Road Show.

The year 2010 is turning out to be one that many touring industry professionals would like to forget. However one bright spot has been the first leg on the Justin Bieber “My World Tour.”

According to a recent press release issued by AEG Live, the tour promoter, the first leg of the arena outing of North America is sold out and will stop in over 40 cities starting later this month. A second leg was added recently and this fall will be visiting another 35 locations.

Organizers, like they did for the tour’s first leg, are attempting to up-sell second leg tickets to VIP presale packages. They include memberships to Bieber’s fan club. On the first leg of the tour the cost of the packages was between $140 to $350.

For the second leg of the tour, the package “My World- The Ultimate VIP Experience” will include a front floor section reserved ticket, entry to the pre-show sound check with Bieber along with a party that includes beverage and food, a VIP exclusive Justin Bieber gift bag, a program or photograph autographed by Bieber, and a souvenir commemorate concert ticket, according to a press release from AEG Live. “U Smile,” a second package, will include a reserved top price ticket for the concert, gift bag, laminated and matching VIP lanyard, and souvenir commemorative ticket. “Love Me,” a third package, will include a second price tier reserve ticket and other goodies included with the package “U Smile.” Starting on Wednesday June 9, the pre-sale VIP packages will be going on sale.

On Friday June 11, tickets for the forthcoming shows in Canada will go on sale for the general public. On Saturday June 12 the rest of the second leg of the tour on-sales will be made available.

If lots of young girls were missing from school on June 4, it may have been due to a Bieber fever outbreak.

On Friday morning, Justin Bieber appeared on the “Today Show” in their free concert at Rockefeller Plaza in New York just outside the NBC studio. The teen superstar performed a mini concert that featured five of his more popular songs.

Kids weren’t the only ones with Bieber fever. As pointed out by Al Rocker, even the law wasn’t above it.

Roker asked a police officer, I have one question for you. Do you have the fever for Bieber? The officer smirked and answered yes.

Rocker said, the New York Police Department officially has Bieber fever.

A horde of Justin Bieber fans, who came from all parts of the country, filled the plaza up with their brightly colored posters and high pitched voices.

Matt Lauder said, this is the biggest crowed that we have had in days. Meredith Vierra replied, I get it. This is reminiscent of Paul McCartney to me.

The entire broadcast was infused with Bieber fever. Nearly every segment, from celebrity interviews to the weather, was Bieberized.

The weather forecast of Roker’s could hardly be heard over the screams from the fans. He also tweaked his signature sign off, saying “here is what is happening in your neck of Bieberwoods.”

Jonah Hill, star of”Get Him to the Greek” made an appearance to promote his film. His interview almost got drowned out by screams from the teens.

Hill joked that he had Bieber fever all across his body.

Bieber rushed in from the pre-performance rehearsal, interrupting the interview, and gave a fist pound to Hill for his comment.

Prior to performing, Bieber talked with Lauer about how his life had changed so much since he became famous.

When I go out now it’s pretty crazy. People always are asking me for my autograph and stuff. But I kind of signed up for that, said Bieber. He also said that longevity was his career goal. I want to be an artist who doesn’t just have one song and then they are done.

Bieber, as he was performing in the morning humid air, bounced with the background dancers on “One Time,” “Baby,” and other songs and didn’t miss a beat. Some of Bieber’s dance moves seemed to be inspired by Usher, his mentor. He moonwalked and chest pumped across the stage, and channeled Michael Jackson like Usher does so often.

After his performance, Bieber hung around and signed some autographs after he talked about his forthcoming tour.

I’m very excited. It starts in a few week. There will be magic stuff and lots of lights. It will be very cool.

There’s a new video out by Justin Bieber. Justin has teamed up with Jaden Smith (son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett), another young actor. They recorded a duet together for the soundtrack of “The Karate Kid,” Jaden’s upcoming film, due out on June 11.

The video combines movie scenes with footage from the recording studio. Jaden shows off his karate skills as well as his dancing and rapping abilities. That’s expected, given he is Will Smith’s son, right? Even more props are given by Jaden to his dad. Jaden states he was raised with Will’s power.

In the video, the pair also are shown being regular boys. They goof off and snack on Twizzlers. Bieber even tries out some karate moves.

In the past, Justin has worked with some some well known stars, including Soulja Boy, Ludacris and Usher. This time around he collaborated with a boy five years younger than him (Justin is 16, Jaden is 11). The Smith and Bieber act was adorable. We realized how much we would love seeing the teen superstar and his infamous coif (not Jaden, Justin) also collaborate with teens his age as well.