BURBANK, CA. (Radio Disney) - In celebration of its 10th birthday,
Radio Disney will present a star-studded concert on Saturday, July 22, 2006 (starting at 7:00 p.m.) at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Anaheim, California. This
Radio Disney Totally 10 Birthday Concert will feature hot artists including
Jesse McCartney, Bowling For Soup, The Cheetah Girls, Aly & AJ and Everlife! Tickets will be available starting on Saturday, May 6, 2006 at noon through Ticketmaster at ticketmaster.com and through
Radio Disney at RadioDisney.com. Kids and families are welcome to this "all ages" celebration.
"Radio Disney has achieved a milestone 10 years on the air, and we're celebrating with a superstar-studded concert featuring Radio Disney's hottest artists," said Robin Jones, Vice President, Radio Disney Programming. "We're excited to bring our listeners and favorite artists together for one night to celebrate music, families and Radio Disney."
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Jesse McCartney's full-length solo album, Beautiful Soul, was released in September 2004, and features four songs co-written by McCartney. The title song reached number 15 in the U.S.; number one in Australia, Taiwan and the Philippines; number 16 in the UK; and number one on the Radio Disney Top 30 Countdown. The video for "Beautiful Soul" was voted into the Top 10 fifty times on MTV's TRL and peaked at number four. The album went platinum status in February 2005 and the Beautiful Soul Tour stopped in 56 U.S. cities. The success of Beautiful Soul garnered Jesse a 2005 American Music Award nomination for "Best New Artist." He also won Radio Disney Music Awards in 2005 for "Best Male Singer"; "Best Karaoke Song" ("Beautiful Soul"); and "Best Song to Put on Repeat" ("Get Your Shine On"). In 2006, Jesse will release a new album and appear in a few films.
Bowling For Soup is a Denton, Texas-based band that formed in 1994. The group received a 2003 Grammy Award nomination for "Best Pop Performance by a Group or Duo" and several Radio Disney Music Award nominations. Bowling For Soup won the 2003 Radio Disney Music Award for "Silliest Band Name," and their hit, "1985", was the number one song of 2005 on Radio Disney. Bowling For Soup consists of Jaret Reddick (lead guitar/vocals), Chris Burney (guitar/vocals), Erik Chandler (bassist/vocals) and Gary Wiseman (drums). Bowling For Soup will release a new album in 2006.
The Cheetah Girls began as a 2003 Fall line-up movie for Disney Channel. Within the two years of release, the group gained the largest fan franchise in Disney history and topped the soundtrack charts via a multi-platinum soundtrack and a highly-rated DVD release. In 2005, The Cheetah Girls became a professional music group and embarked on their first tour covering their hit album, Cheetah-Licious Christmas. Members include Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams and Sabrina Bryan. The Cheetah Girls won the 2005 Radio Disney Music Awards for "Best Dance Moves" and "Best Movie Soundtrack Song" for "Shake a Tailfeather" from Disney's Chicken Little. The Cheetah Girls will release a follow-up movie and CD in 2006.
Aly and AJ are actresses and singer-songwriters from Torrance, California. Aly is best known for her Disney Channel role as Keely Teslow on Phil of The Future. AJ has appeared on many network TV shows. Aly and AJ's album Into The Rush went Gold in 2006, and they were awarded the 2005 Radio Disney Music Awards for "Best Song to Listen to on the Way to School," ("Walking on Sunshine") and "Best TV Movie Song," ("Rush" from Twitches).
Everlife are sisters Amber (21), Sarah (19) and Julia (16) from Indiana, Pennsylvania. Everlife has been in projects including DisneyMania 3, DisneyMania Live, Radio Disney Jams 7, Girlz Rock, and Radio Disney's Jingle Jams 2005. Everlife recorded the title track for the Disney TV movie, Go Figure; the song "Strangers Like Me" for the Tarzan DVD Special Edition soundtrack; and a version of "Real Wild One" for the end credit track of Disney's The Wild. Everlife crossed the nation on tour with B5 on Radio Disney's Jingle Jam 2005 tour, stopping in 22 markets and performing for 191,000 fans. They also won a 2005 Radio Disney Music Award for "Best New Artist." Everlife plans to release a new album in 2006.
Please note that event date, time and artists are subject to change without notice.
