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In this week's edition of "Trend Hungry Tuesday" - Resident Fashionista Jessie Holeva talks about a trend-setter, Elizabeth Taylor.Visit Trend Hungry to find the latest fashion 411 on a skinny budget, and catch Jessie every Tuesday evening on "The Ralphie Show."

On April 12, 2011 – Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan uploaded a cover of Chris Brown’s “Look At Me Now” to YouTube. A year and a half later, with a record deal and hit singles under their belt, the people that comprise Karmin do not seem to have changed much. Sure, Heidemann is now obtaining those blogged-about hair rolls with the help of a stylist, and Noonan’s choice of instrument is now backed by a touring band when on the road. But as for Amy and Nick themselves, the two seem pretty unfazed. “We met all kinds of people. The Backstreet Boys, they were like, ‘Hey Karmin!’ We’re like, ‘Hey… Backstreet Boys,’” recalled Noonan of an elevator run-in with the boy band. “We were just chillin’ with (will.i.am) talking about Nebraska football.” The duo continued to recollect experiences from their trip to the 2012 American Music Awards with the type of enthusiasm you’d expect from a radio contest winner. It's refreshing. “When we found out that we were presenting No Doubt, that was kind of the icing on the cake,” Noonan said. “That’s one of our favorite, most influenced-by bands, period.” Heidemann chimed in that seeing Stevie Wonder live, for the first time, was another big highlight of the evening. The band flew from Los Angeles to New York on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Amy and Nick filmed a performance for a year-end special on MTV. Then Thursday, the group took part in The 86th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Karmin is rolling off the success of its first major label release, Hello, which spawned the hit single, “Broken Hearted.” The group is recording a full-length album.

She’s been on a strict regimen – waking up at the crack of dawn for workouts and following a rigorous diet. But what is Miss USA to do on Thanksgiving, less than a month away from the Miss Universe pageant? If you’re 20 year-old Cranston, RI native Olivia Culpo – you might end up counting it as a cheat day. “You have to treat yourself,” Culpo told me in studio on “The Ralphie Show.” “I think on that one day, I’ll treat myself a little, but I have to stay focused. Otherwise, slippery slope!” The crown-holder doesn’t buy in to the idea that her Miss Universe entourage would keep her in line – not when she comes from a big, New England-based Italian-American family. “They like to stuff food down your throat,” Culpo joked. “My mom’s always like, ‘Eat your sandwich!’” Before anyone partakes in the holiday delicacies, the Culpo family will be in New York to watch Olivia appear in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Miss USA then plans to head back up to Rhode Island for the remainder of the day, but soon enough she’ll find herself back in New York. After all, the Miss Universe pageant is in just a few weeks. The competition airs on NBC December 19 from Las Vegas at 8 pm. Fan voting is already live at this link. “You’d be surprised; for ‘Universe’ there’s such less time to prepare because I have my duties as Miss USA, which are my dedications to philanthropy and other things like that,” Culpo revealed. “And then on top of that, I have to prepare myself for Miss Universe.” Between the daily itinerary and preparations, it leaves the 20 year-old little personal time. Thankfully for Culpo, she lives in the city that never sleeps. “I love it here. Nothing ever closes,” she noted. “That’s great for people who don’t sleep like me.” All kidding aside, Culpo revealed that once her term is finished, she’ll look to continue her college education from Boston University at New York University.

In this week's edition of "Trend Hungry Tuesday" - Resident Fashionista Jessie Holeva talked about a trend that was prevalent on the American Music Awards red carpet and throughout the holiday season, sparkle and shine, from clothing to accessories.Visit Trend Hungry to find the latest fashion 411 on a skinny budget, and catch Jessie every Tuesday evening on "The Ralphie Show."

It apparently has not taken long for contestants on “The X-Factor” to pick up on the tendencies of the show’s new hosts – Mario Lopez and Khloe Kardashian-Odom. “Here’s when I know people are about to call my name,” 13 year-old Beatrice Miller started to explain on “The Ralphie Show.” “(Mario or Khloe) look at you, like they glance at you, like, ‘The next person is…’ and then they quickly glance at you, then look away.” While Lopez is more acclimated to the hosting scene with his other gig at “Extra!” – the job is a completely new venture for the Kardashian sister. Regardless, you would have to think that no contestant, no less a 13 year-old, would be able to find a “tell” in the presentation of a Ryan Seacrest. The topic came about because Miller was explaining her reaction to placing eighth on the results show last week. Some criticized the Maplewood, NJ native for acting “immature,” and while the teenager apologized on Twitter, she also defended herself. “I’m a 13 year-old girl,” Miller stated. “Some people have to remember that.”

In an interview on 95.5 PLJ’s “The Ralphie Show,” Carly Rose Sonenclar revealed that she will be performing this week on “The X-Factor,” despite coming down with strep throat. “I hope not… I don’t know,” the 13 year-old responded when asked if she felt it might affect her performance. “It’s unfortunate but I can’t not do the show.” The Westchester-native, who has consistently wowed all four judges, said her nerves are already up, as she has never had to perform in front of so many people while sick. “I went to the doctor and I’m on antibiotics so I should be fine by then but I mean, I don’t know,” Sonenclar said. “I just hope I am.” This week, contestants will choose songs based on giving thanks to someone that is important to them. The theme coincides with the results show, which airs Thanksgiving night on FOX.

Life & Style Weekly reports that Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez reunited this week in Los Angeles. Senior Reporter Laura Lane also dished about Rihanna's friendship with Katy Perry since Chris Brown returned to the scene and offered up new details on Miley Cyrus' wedding.

After a breakout 2012, People Magazine names actor Channing Tatum the "Sexiest Man Alive."People's Chief of Reporters, Antoinette Coulton explained how the magazine chose him on "The Ralphie Show."

In this week's edition of "Trend Hungry Tuesday" - Resident Fashionista Jessie Holeva talked about a trend that Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and Nicole Richie are fans of, red lace dresses.Visit Trend Hungry to find the latest fashion 411 on a skinny budget, and catch Jessie every Tuesday evening on "The Ralphie Show."

Life & Style Weekly reports that Justin Bieber met up with Selena Gomez in New York City over the weekend. Senior Reporter Laura Lane says still, it looks as if "Jelena" is finished.

Life & Style Weekly reports that Justin Bieber got quite friendly with models at the 2012 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Senior Reporter Andrew Nodell also talked about Lindsay Lohan cancelling an interview with Barbara Walters and the honeymoon that Justin Timberlake took Jessica Biel on.

They did not face the destruction, or the heartbreak, that many in the tri-state area dealt with. But, it has still been an eventful week and a half by almost anyone’s standards for the band fun. The group spent a day in the UK, and was supposed to land back in New York the night Sandy wrecked the Northeast. That flight was shelved, and as airlines began to cancel thousands of flights, fun. began to wonder how it would return back to the States in time to rehearse and perform on “Saturday Night Live.” “We flew to Atlanta, where our bus happened to be driving through to pick us up for tour anyways,” recalled lead singer Nate Ruess on “The Ralphie Show.” The band sat down for an interview on Wednesday night, as it prepared to perform an event in New York for Google Wallet while yet another storm hit the Empire State. “We spent 19 hours on the road, and by the time we got in to New York, ‘Sandy’ had happened that night, so we kind of saw the devastation thereafter.” The trio lives in the tri-state area, and while Ruess and keyboardist Andrew Dost escaped any harm, guitarist and New Jersey resident Jack Antonoff hasn’t been able to return to his place yet – although he said there was no damage due to the hurricane. “I just can’t get my crap, which I think in the scheme of things is probably the least people were affected,” Antonoff said. “All of us know people who have had really crazy stuff happen in the storm.” Antonoff admitted that he didn’t think “Sandy” would wreak as much havoc as it did, due in part to the lack of potency surrounding last year’s “Irene” storm. “’Irene’ last year was like, a tree kind of dinged my house, and that was the worst thing that happened in our neighborhood,” said Antonoff. “I think (underestimating ‘Sandy’ due to ‘Irene’) is exactly what happened.” Dost noted that the entire “SNL” crew was super-accommodating as the unorthodox week unfolded. Then Saturday, fun. performed the title track from Some Nights and “Carry On” during the show. You couldn’t have picked a more appropriate song off the band’s latest album – and certainly the fact that it’s LP’s next single and the music video was filmed in Manhattan doesn’t hurt the notion. “It was something I didn’t think about too much until someone brought it up,” Ruess acknowledged of the song’s relevancy to the events of the week. “I don’t want to say that it’s fortuitous that we have a single coming out that’s called, ‘Carry On.’ Yunno, I think it made the song more special for us… it was the right time and it was a very emotional moment for us on ‘Saturday Night Live’ performing that song.” The singer confessed that his nerves ratcheted up a bit for the performance – to the point where he threw back a cocktail to calm down – but was careful not to drink too much. “The crazy thing about this year is that we started out – the first thing that we did was the day Some Nights came out we had done Conan O’Brien,” Ruess said. “That was the first big TV we had done, and I just remember being a mess.” Just eight months later, fun. has performed on pretty much every TV show that welcomes a band on to play a song. “It’s crazy how much more you get desensitized to it,” Ruess said. “With ‘SNL,’ even for a second it was like, ‘Oh my God this is live, I could like trip and fall.’” Interestingly enough, the entire band not-so-secretly carries this insecurity – as if to be careful not to become an Internet meme or punch line with a single misstep. Listening to Antonoff confirm Ruess’ fear, and Dost recall a time in high school where he was picked on, you would never think these three men have toured the globe, conquered late-night TV, and delivered one of the biggest anthems of 2012 to the masses. Then you realize fun. did all of that, and then some, in only eight months. It’s pretty crazy, by almost anyone’s standards.

If you have ever listened to The Script, you know the Irish rockers know a thing or two about heartbreak. Perhaps this serves as an explanation as to why the band moved up a December date on Long Island to this Thursday. The concert at Huntington’s Paramount Theater will now serve as a benefit for Hurricane Sandy victims. “I believe that a lot of these songs are going to take on a very, very special and a very unique meaning when we get to sing them in front of the audience there,” said Script lead singer Danny O’Donoghue on “The Ralphie Show.” The show’s flagship station, 95.5 PLJ, is one of the radio sponsors of the benefit show. “One song that comes to mind is ‘For the First Time.’” O’Donoghue is well-aware that for many on Long Island and down the shore, life is imitating the lyrics of his art. “People are having dinner by candlelight, yunno they might have an old, cheap bottle of wine there and they’re really back to basics,” the singer said. “That song, I mean on that night is gonna… I’m getting hairs on the back of my neck standing up now imaging the crowd singing it.” There will be tears of joy as well – The Script’s latest hit single came about because O’Donoghue and his fellow coach on UK’s “The Voice” Will.I.Am both enjoy finding “positivity through music.” “I guess we’re both individually strange and unique as the next one,” the Irishman said of his friendship with the Black Eyed Peas emcee. “God, I forgot about that song. I’m going to play that song too… that’s going to be amazing.” The concert begins at 8 PM on Thursday. All proceeds benefit Long Island Cares and the Long Island chapter of the American Red Cross.

In this week's edition of "Trend Hungry Tuesday" - Resident Fashionista Jessie Holeva talked about a trend that Beyonce and Kim Kardashian love, sporty chic.Visit Trend Hungry to find the latest fashion 411 on a skinny budget, and catch Jessie every Tuesday evening on "The Ralphie Show."

He’s done TV, he’s done radio, and heck he’s certainly done the Internet. But after finding his single, “Gangnam Style” stuck at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for the past six weeks, South Korean sensation Psy is doing it all over again. “How come they play Maroon 5 so much in United States?” the K-Pop star jokingly asked in an interview on “The Ralphie Show,” slightly mispronouncing “maroon” in the process. “One More Night” has held on to the top spot. “At some point I’m thinking like, ‘Wow, how can I stay that long at number two… is this some kind of ‘Truman Show’ or something like that?’” You can’t blame the artist, born Park Jae-sang, for thinking that TV cameras might be secretly following him around. Prior to “Gangnam Style,” the 34 year-old topped the Korean charts about a half dozen times, but never came close to the success he is currently having. As of Tuesday, the video had over 650 million views and near 5 million “likes.” This is unprecedented for anyone, let alone a relatively unknown artist from a country that has cultivated so many “K-Pop” stars, with none of them breaking in to the U.S. What is even crazier: Americans have latched on to the song simply for the video and dance, along with the infectious beat. Most of the lyrics are in Korean. “If I perform this song in different countries, I feel happy and sorry at the same time because yunno, (the audience) looks so happy so I’m happy with that,” explained Psy. “They don’t have any idea what I’m talking about right? What I thought was, they might have their own version of lyrics when I’m singing this.” U.S. fans of the song and video have other questions as well: one was floated my way on Facebook about why Psy appears to be screaming at one of his backup dancer’s butts in the music video. “The butt was so mad at me,” he replied with clearly something lost in translation. “They were doing some erotic stuff and it teased me, the butt teased me. So I was like, ‘Hey, stop doing that!’ I yelled at the butt.” So this is the stuff that 650 million view videos on YouTube are made of.