Avril Lavigne’s Engagement Ring Cost How Much?!: Morning Mix

Nicole Sia | August 24, 2012 5:00 am

:: Soon-to-be first lady of Nickelback, Avril Lavigne, showed the world her engagement ring on the cover of Hello! Canada‘s September 10 issue. But that rock of love didn’t come cheap. Jewelry experts estimate that the 14-carat sparkler put her fiancé, Chad Kroeger, back $350,000. [Us Weekly]

:: Nelly Furtado‘s agent is indestructible! The “Big Hoops” singer has been tapped to perform in a fall episode of 90210. She joins Carly Rae Jepsen, Haley Reinhart and Kellie Pickler as musicians who have appeared on the show. [E! News]

:: TJ Jackson, nephew of Michael Jackson, has been named the new co-guardian of the late King Of Pop’s three kids. He shares the guardianship with MJ’s 82-year-old mother Katherine. [Billboard]

:: After LL Cool J gave him beat down of his life, 56-year-old transient Jonathan A. Kirby faces up to 38 years to life in prison for breaking into the rapper’s Sherman Oaks, Calif. mansion. [TMZ]

:: Harry, Niall, Louis, Liam and Zayn — aka the boys of One Direction — will host their very own special about their debut MTV Video Music Awards performance. Called “One Direction: My First Time”, the special will air on MTV on Aug. 30 at 11 p.m. — and no, they won’t be discussing their virginity. [MTV Buzzworthy]

After the jump, find out which music acts you can find on the tube today.

Music on TV:

:: Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) — Die Antwoord :: Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC) — Alejandro Escovedo :: Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) — The Fixx :: Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC) — Bombay Bicycle Club :: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (NBC) — Antibalas