She’s done more before her 20th birthday than most people do in a lifetime. A decade after making her debut as a cast member of Barney and Friends, Selena Gomez is arguably one of the hottest star properties of the year, boasting a wealth of film and TV acting credits, a multi-platinum recording career, a line of designer clothing, and even several charity and philanthropy ventures.

On Monday night, NBC presented the “Live Finale: Top 3 Finalists” of its hit show The Sing Off featuring not only the final three group contestants, but over 100 Sennheiser microphones on stage. The Pentatonix were elected champions of season 3, and music mixer Randy Faustino was on hand to ensure the audio quality was outstanding until the very end.

Leading LED video screen manufacturer Lighthouse's new product, VideoBlades™, is the main video element in Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson Immortal World Tour.

Six High End Systems, a Barco company, intellaspot automated luminaires helped shine the light on Alicia Keys’ charity fundraiser - the 2011 Black Ball New York for the Keep a Child Alive Foundation. Keys started the organization in 2003 to aid HIV/AIDS victims in Africa and India.

Hosted by Selena Gomez and with a show stopping performance by Lady Gaga, who walked away with multiple awards, 6th November saw the great and the good of the contemporary music industry descend on Belfast’s Odyssey Arena for the 2011 MTV European Music Awards. Sennheiser radio equipment was in use by a number of the show’s performers. As in previous years, the live sound design for the show was by Derrick Zieba, with audio equipment for the performances supplied by Britannia Row Productions.

Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures are gaining in popularity in the USA with extensive exposure on Simon Cowell’s music talent show The X Factor as well as the recent MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) telecast.

With a focus on rewarding the best unsigned performers around the world, the 21st Annual Los Angeles Music Awards ceremony – the longest running independent music awards program – was mic’d through a partnership with HARMAN’s AKG.  Presenters and performers alike donned the world-class microphones and wireless systems to showcase their talents and earn the recognition they’ve worked so hard to achieve.

When the Czech hard rock band Kabát toured to promote its latest studio album Banditi di Praga, the band continued their long association with Clay Paky and used the Alpha Beam 1500 and Alpha Spot HPE 1200. The rock show was built around a 360-degree circular stage, which toured the Czech and Slovak republics.

Although best known for its Award-winning audio post production work on major television drama series, London-based facility Hackenbacker is also an important location for music industry clients who want high-end post production for their DVD projects.

Wigwam Hire has enhanced its Optocore-based ‘OptoRack’ data returns system in preparation for the upcoming Coldplay European Mylo Xyloto arena tour, and next summer’s stadium dates.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have embarked on an epic World Tour 2011-2012 with 4 x grandMA full-size and a large complement of Clay Paky Sharpy lighting fixtures accompanying the band. The truly global world tour comes on the heels of the release of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ tenth studio album, “I’m With You.” The band has sold over 65 million albums worldwide and scored nine singles in the Top 40 of Billboard’s Hot 100.

Broadcast sound specialist Red TX has once again helped a mega band reach out to its fans around the world by capturing the broadcast audio for Coldplay’s recent album launch at the Plaza de Toros Stadium in Madrid.

Global superstar Céline Dion’s recent return to The Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace Las Vegas has once again been a resounding success, marked by sold-out shows and rave reviews. Her previous headliner show at Caesar’s ran from 2003-2007 and was attended by over 3 million fans.

"Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel" is a popular German TV music show for German folk and pop music. The entertainer Carmen Nebel recently celebrated the 50th show as more than 4 million viewers watched the monumental show on German television.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have embarked on an epic world tour accompanied by an array of Clay Paky Sharpy lighting fixtures. The tour follows the release of the band’s tenth studio album I’m With You, and is the group’s first outing since the Stadium Arcadium tour in 2006.