Nick Stars Light Up Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Press Release from Nickelodeon
NEW YORK – Nov. 8, 2010 – Some of Nickelodeon’s most popular stars will participate in the 84th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 25. iCarly star and teen sensation Miranda Cosgrove, one of the voices featured in the animated blockbuster hit film, Despicable Me, will make a special appearance on the Statue of Liberty Float with her co-stars the Minions. Big Time Rush, whose debut album entered the Billboard 200 at #3, will perform live at the Parade on Hess’s Bridge to the Future float. Victoria Justice, star of Victorious, will perform on the Build-A-Bear Workshop’s International Cele-bear-ation Clock Tower float. An all-new Dora the Explorer float inspired by the Dora’s Christmas Carol Adventure television special, will be unveiled at the Parade and will feature a performance by India.Arie. SpongeBob SquarePants will make his sixth appearance as the only “square” balloon. The Samurai Power Rangers, whose new series is scheduled to air on Nickelodeon early next year, will make their first public appearance when they walk with the Planet Earth balloon. Additionally, Po the Panda, star of DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: DWA) hit feature film Kung Fu Panda, will make his balloon debut at the Parade.
“Nickelodeon has a long history of successful collaborations with Macy’s and we’re very excited to bring so many of our incredible characters and talent to the Parade this year,” said Pam Kaufman, Chief Marketing Officer, Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group. “Watching the Parade is a Thanksgiving Day tradition for millions of families across the country and it’s the perfect event for our iconic characters and young stars who appeal to the entire family – from preschoolers, to tweens and teens, to their parents who enjoy the Nickelodeon shows with them.”
Nickelodeon’s participation in the 84th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade includes:
* Star of Nickelodeon’s iCarly and teen sensation Miranda Cosgrove will be riding aboard the Statue of Liberty float accompanied by the endearingly mischievous Minions, in support of Despicable Me’s Blu-ray/DVD release on Dec. 14. The mega-hit series, iCarly, follows Carly Shay (Cosgrove) and her two best friends as they create a webcast for and about kids their age while grappling with everyday tween problems and adventures. iCarly ranks as Nickelodeon's number-one show with K6-11 and T9-14 and is the number-one live-action series with kids 2-11 in 2010. Cosgrove is signed to Columbia Records, as part of the partnership between Nickelodeon and Sony Music, and her first solo CD, Sparks Fly, debuted at #8 on the Billboard chart in April 2010. In Universal’s animated feature Despicable Me, Cosgrove voiced the character of Margo, opposite Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig.
* Nickelodeon/Columbia Records group Big Time Rush — Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos Pena, Logan Henderson — will perform their current hit “Til I Forget About You” on the Bridge to the Future float. The song is off their newly released debut album, BTR, which entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at #3 with over 66,000 units sold and features original songs from the hit Nickelodeon comedy series, Big Time Rush. Produced in partnership with Sony Music, the series follows four best friends from Minnesota as they trade in their hockey sticks and parkas for a chance at music superstardom in Los Angeles. Big Time Rush had the highest-rated and most-watched live-action series premiere with kids, tweens and total viewers (6.8 million) in the history of the network.
NEW YORK – Nov. 8, 2010 – Some of Nickelodeon’s most popular stars will participate in the 84th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 25. iCarly star and teen sensation Miranda Cosgrove, one of the voices featured in the animated blockbuster hit film, Despicable Me, will make a special appearance on the Statue of Liberty Float with her co-stars the Minions. Big Time Rush, whose debut album entered the Billboard 200 at #3, will perform live at the Parade on Hess’s Bridge to the Future float. Victoria Justice, star of Victorious, will perform on the Build-A-Bear Workshop’s International Cele-bear-ation Clock Tower float. An all-new Dora the Explorer float inspired by the Dora’s Christmas Carol Adventure television special, will be unveiled at the Parade and will feature a performance by India.Arie. SpongeBob SquarePants will make his sixth appearance as the only “square” balloon. The Samurai Power Rangers, whose new series is scheduled to air on Nickelodeon early next year, will make their first public appearance when they walk with the Planet Earth balloon. Additionally, Po the Panda, star of DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: DWA) hit feature film Kung Fu Panda, will make his balloon debut at the Parade.
“Nickelodeon has a long history of successful collaborations with Macy’s and we’re very excited to bring so many of our incredible characters and talent to the Parade this year,” said Pam Kaufman, Chief Marketing Officer, Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group. “Watching the Parade is a Thanksgiving Day tradition for millions of families across the country and it’s the perfect event for our iconic characters and young stars who appeal to the entire family – from preschoolers, to tweens and teens, to their parents who enjoy the Nickelodeon shows with them.”
Nickelodeon’s participation in the 84th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade includes:
* Star of Nickelodeon’s iCarly and teen sensation Miranda Cosgrove will be riding aboard the Statue of Liberty float accompanied by the endearingly mischievous Minions, in support of Despicable Me’s Blu-ray/DVD release on Dec. 14. The mega-hit series, iCarly, follows Carly Shay (Cosgrove) and her two best friends as they create a webcast for and about kids their age while grappling with everyday tween problems and adventures. iCarly ranks as Nickelodeon's number-one show with K6-11 and T9-14 and is the number-one live-action series with kids 2-11 in 2010. Cosgrove is signed to Columbia Records, as part of the partnership between Nickelodeon and Sony Music, and her first solo CD, Sparks Fly, debuted at #8 on the Billboard chart in April 2010. In Universal’s animated feature Despicable Me, Cosgrove voiced the character of Margo, opposite Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig.
* Nickelodeon/Columbia Records group Big Time Rush — Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos Pena, Logan Henderson — will perform their current hit “Til I Forget About You” on the Bridge to the Future float. The song is off their newly released debut album, BTR, which entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at #3 with over 66,000 units sold and features original songs from the hit Nickelodeon comedy series, Big Time Rush. Produced in partnership with Sony Music, the series follows four best friends from Minnesota as they trade in their hockey sticks and parkas for a chance at music superstardom in Los Angeles. Big Time Rush had the highest-rated and most-watched live-action series premiere with kids, tweens and total viewers (6.8 million) in the history of the network.
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