The August 2011 issue of J-14 Magazine became available on newsstands last July 12, and Chasters who bought copies were in for a big thrill -  as Charice was proclaimed the No. 2 Hottest Girl in J-14′s Hot List.

No. 1 on the list is Miley Cyrus who stole the top spot from Selena Gomez (who got multiple first place finishes in past Hot Lists). Selena is now in the fourth spot below Demi Lovato, who got third place. While country superstar Taylor Swift nabbed the fifth spot. Read the full story

The Votes are in…Charice is J-14 Magazine’s Icon of Tomorrow!

Thank you and congratulations CIA (Charice Internet Army), you have done it again! Charice is the winner of J-14 magazine’s Icon of Tomorrow Award! Yes, you heard correctly – she won, she won, she won! We asked you to vote and you responded. You responded just as you had when we asked you to vote for her to win the “Best Oprah Show Musical Performance” award! Last December, teen singing sensation Charice thanked her fan base Chasters after she edged global singing stars in the ‘Best Oprah Show Musical Performace’ award. Read the full story

I’m continuously horrified by watching the career progression of a prodigiously talented singer from the Philippines trying to ascend through the ranks of the Secular Corporate American Music System.

Let’s call it SCAMS for short.

Charice Pempengco is the real-deal and everyone who knows her story, including the Ultimate Fairy Godmother Oprah Winfrey, wants this girl to win. Raised by a single mother who abandoned their abusive father which doomed them to the slums of the Philippines as a result, Charice and Her Voice entered singing contests starting at the crazy young age of seven (read: Michael Jackson) to help support her family. Read the full story

Here is Charice at the piano.  She is playing and singing “The Climb”.  She writes in YouTube, “Sorry.   I’m not really a piano player. haha! but at least.. i tried. Anyway, I love Miley.. I love THE CLIMB!“  Charice openly admires Miley Cyrus.   This is why Read the full story

by Walter McBride – broadwayworld

The 82nd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade took place yesterday in Manhattan, Broadway favorites such as Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth joined in on the fun, BroadwayWorld took a break from the turkey and stuffing and captured all the Thanksgiving action with our cameras! Read the full story

“… then the show-stopper on the Show Boat is the Internet Phenom from the Philippines singing “Because You Love Me” here’s 16-year-old Charice.” –Matt Lauer, NBC Host Read the full story

After her successful duet with international star Celine Dion, young Filipino singer Charice is hoping she can also perform onstage with Justin Timberlake, former lead singer of boy band ’N Sync. Read the full story

Meredith Vieira (“Today”), Matt Lauer (“Today”) and Al Roker (“Today”) to Co-Host the Parade

Balloons Taking to the Sky for the First-Time will be Buzz Lightyear, Horton, the Smurf Balloon and a Special Balloon of Artist Keith Haring’s Read the full story