IMDb  the world’s most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content, today unveiled the top 10 stars of 2013, the top 10 emerging stars of 2013, and other year-end results. Rather than base its annual rankings on the reviews of critics or box office performance, these definitive top 10 lists are determined by the actual page views of the more than 160 million monthly unique users of IMDb. For other year-end lists, and to view the IMDb Top 100 Stars of 2013 chart in full, go to: http://www.imdb.com/bestof2013. Additional lists that are available in this special year-in-review section include the following: The top 10...

Echo Bloom, the Brooklyn-based “orchestral folk” band, is gearing up to release their fiery new single “The Returning of the Doves”, off their latest concept album Blue (independently released in May 2013). With a sound reminiscent of Nick Drake, Simon & Garfunkel and Portishead, singer-songwriter Kyle Evans re-imagines the classic biblical story of Noah’s Ark with a more realistic, modern twist. “‘The Returning of the Doves’ is about the time after the flood before the waters have receded. I imagine Noah in the cold confines of the ark, thinking of everything he’s left behind,” says Evans of the song.  “It must have been cramped,...

The hills are still alive! Critics might have hated on Carrie Underwood’s live version of the beloved classic, The Sound of Music, but love or hate it, the broadcast certainly ruled the Twitterverse, according to Nielsen SocialGuide, which captures relevant Tweets from three hours before, during and three hours after an episode’s initial broadcast, local time. Source: Nielsen SocialGuide...

As previously announced, TLC has tapped into the FLDS community with two new series that takes viewers on a remarkable exploration of faith, fear, and strength, while providing very different perspectives: from insiders as they leave the faith, and from the outsider as they help people break away. One of the series, ESCAPING THE PROPHET, documents the efforts of former FLDS member Flora Jessop as she helps families flee the community. The groundbreaking six-episode run premieres on Tuesday, January 7 at 10/9c. ESCAPING THE PROPHET follows Flora Jessop on her mission to take down one of the most reportedly dangerous polygamist cults in...

Singer/songwriter, worship leader and author Clay Crosse is set to celebrate the Christmas season in his new church home at First Baptist Church of Bentonville, in Bentonville, Ark., where the four-time Dove Award winner has been appointed to serve as worship pastor. In his first major musical production at FBC, the church choirs, under Crosse’s leadership, will present “Sing Christmas 2013!,” featuring all the choirs during worship services on Sunday, December 8. A family celebration and children’s choir program will be held during that evening. For the new position, Crosse and his family relocated from their home...