Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST), Paul Di’Anno (ex-IRON MAIDEN) and FREE REIGN are among the scheduled presenters at the 21st Pollstar Concert Industry Awards, which will be held on February 17, 2010 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California. This year’s show is hosted by Kathleen Madigan — the comedian Lewis Black (a four-time host of the Pollstar Awards) describes as “the funniest woman in America.”

Scheduled celebrity presenters include:

* Lead singer Rob Halford of JUDAS PRIEST
* actor John O’Hurley
* songwriters Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
* comedian David Brenner
* guitarist Ronnie Montrose
* longtime ASIA frontman John Payne
* songwriter Lamont Dozier
* Cher impersonator Chad Michaels
* lead singer Dave Jenkins of PABLO CRUISE
* frontman Fee Waybill of THE TUBES
* lead singer Jimmie Van Zant
* illusionist Mike Super
* funk legends WAR
* lead singer Wayne Nelson of LITTLE RIVER BAND
* singer and musical director David Pack
* keepers of the Miles Davis flame Erin Davis and Vince Wilburn Jr.
* Dallas Cowboys band FREE REIGN
* electronica pioneers THE CRYSTAL METHOD
* longtime Elton John drummer Nigel Olsson
* original IRON MAIDEN lead singer Paul Di’Anno
* Senon Williams & Paul Smith of DENGUE FEVER
* actor and comedian Shelley Berman
* world figure skating champion Tai Babilonia
* multi-instrumentalist and studio wizard Alan Parsons
* former EAGLES guitarist Don Felder
* multi-Grammy winner Al Jarreau
* BLONDIE drummer Clem Burke

And more surprises to come.

For more information, visit pollstarpro.com.

Snooki Breaks Into The Interview Game With Judas Priest

Posted 2/2/10 11:21 am ET by Kyle Anderson in Grammys

When MTV News decided to send “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi to the Grammy Awards this past Sunday (January 31), nobody knew exactly how it would go. Sure, she had plenty of on-camera experience, and based on her performance as the breakout star of “Jersey Shore,” everybody knew she had a natural charisma that would come across. But the truth was that she had never conducted an interview before Sunday night. What would happen once Snooki hit the carpet and started talking to some of the biggest stars in music?

When she finally got the chance to get her feet wet as a correspondent, she began with an interesting challenge. The first musicians she encountered on the red carpet? Rob Halford and Scott Travis of legendary English metal band Judas Priest (who would later take home the prize for Best Metal Performance, the group’s first Grammy in its 40 year history). You might think that a pair of veteran metalheads would give Snickers a hard time, but luckily, she happened upon two hardcores who happened to be fans of “Jersey Shore.”

“We know who you are,” Halford said during introductions.

“Do you like my show?” Snooki asked.

“Oh yes,” Halford replied.

Snooki went on to explain to the metal vets that J-WOWW likes to work out to heavy metal music, so she’s probably heard of them. Travis said he was excited for the second season of the show and wondered if a third was already in place. “I think there’s going to be a third, fourth, fifth, sixth,” Snooki said.

Originally posted at: http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/02/02/snooki-grammys-judas-priest/

Rob Halford and Scott Travis of Judas Priest were at the Grammy’s to accept the award for “Dissident Aggressor (Live)” for best Metal Performance. Congratulations to Rob, Glenn, Ken, Ian and Scott.

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Rob Halford of JUDAS PRIEST will co-host the “Electric Ballroom” radio show with Keith Roth on WRAT on Sunday, January 24 from 10:00 p.m. to midnight EST.

You can listen to the program live on 95.9 WRAT FM in the New York/New Jersey area or via the Internet at www.wrat.com (click on “Listen Live").