Attention, Santa's helpers! Toys "R" Us has announced this season's hottest toy trends, and what a surprise, they're TV and web sensations -- but we're not talking about PBS and Nick characters. This holiday season, it's all about "Glee" and Justin Bieber.

"Our hottest new toys tie straight into the new and trendy TV shows and mega stars like Justin," Lisa Harnisch, vice president and divisional merchandise manager for Toys "R" Us, tells ParentDish. "Glee Karaoke is another example of an innovative toy straight from popular culture."

Topping the must-have wish list for Santa is a squeezable and singing action figure of teenage heartthrob Bieber ($23.99) and Glee Karaoke System ($69.99), based on the Fox TV hit.

The mega toy retailer announced its 2010 holiday toy trends today, which include the comeback of 18-inch, big-sized dolls, cute collectibles, toys from around the world, technology-innovated versions of the classic train set and a new twist on the decades-old fave Creepy Crawlers ($29.99).

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Singer Justin Bieber is being honored at the fourth Annual Variety's Power of Youth event Oct. 24 at Paramount Studios, it's dubbed the "World's Greatest Block Party."

This year's event celebrates a select group of outstanding young entertainers chosen to receive the Variety's Power of Youth Philanthropy Award, recognizing their efforts and contributions to philanthropic and charitable causes.

Along with Bieber, this year's honorees include rapper/actor Bow Wow (Education Through Music -- Los Angeles), "Wizards of Waverly Place" star David Henrie (L.A.'s Best), "Victorious'" Victoria Justice (Girl Up) and "The Secret Life of an American Teenager" star Shailene Woodley (All it Takes...). Past honorees included Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Kelly Clarkson, Hillary Duff and many, many more.

Variety Publisher Brian Gott said, "Variety's Power of Youth continues to flourish, thanks to the amazing support of the entertainment community and our generous sponsors. Now in its fourth year, the event has raised over $1 million in charitable contributions, benefiting the several charities the effort has supported since its inception. With the help of more than 200 young artists who are in a position to influence their peers and fans, we are able to raise real money to support real causes where there is real need."

Variety's Power of Youth will be also launching its annual fundraising auction on Oct. 19. The auction features high-profile auction items such as the ones listed below, and all proceeds benefit our honorees' charities:

--1 hour meeting with a Head of Casting
--Lunch with Kellan Lutz
--Set visit to "iCarly" and meet & greet with cast
--Set visit to Victorious and meet & greet with cast
--5-night stay at the Four Seasons Resort Maui, and many more, including items from Justin Bieber, Victoria Justice and all of our honorees!

To enter to win four tickets to the exclusive, invite-only event in Los Angeles and donate, visit Variety.com/poy.

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Atlanta Aug 9,2010

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla -- Justin Bieber of Jacksonville has had his share of problems having the same name as the very popular young singer.

Now it has caused him to be kicked off Facebook, the popular social network website, saying it's because he has a fake name. He is trying to contact Facebook to get reinstated, but is finding it very difficult.

This is just another of a long list of problems being Justin Bieber, who lives in a quiet Southside neighborhood.

Bieber said it is a little hard to sleep at night when the phone rings constantly, and that happened when teens got his phone number. He changed his number, put it in his wife's name, but teens got it again and put it on a fan website and he got even more calls, sometimes getting 50 messages in two hours. He finally just unplugged the phone and told friends and family to call him on his cell.

He still gets anywhere from two to ten 10 fan letters a day. "It's not so bad, it does not keep me awake at night, but I feel bad for little girls who want to send messages to their hero and it gets to this (pointing to himself)," said Bieber. "I wish some of those fan letters had checks made out to Justin Bieber."

The Jacksonville Justin Bieber is an admitted arcade geek and collects, and plays, pin ball machines with friends. He is no singer, but well known singers have called him. "Artists saying, 'I am going to be working with you this weekend.' I say, 'no you're not, you don't want to sing with me,'" said Bieber.

As for Facebook, he was on there for six months, when with no warning or email, his account was disabled. "I guess their policy is ban first, ask questions never." He got kicked off another social network, Ping, which is affiliated with iTunes, but that was resolved finally.

"One thing that has come out of this is now everyone can actually say my name. Before everyone said Justin Byber," said Bieber. "I do get a lot of giggles when I swipe my card at the store. The usual response is, 'Oh you poor thing.'"

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Ahahaha. Poor guy. It could be worse though. His name could be Lindsay Lohan. ahahaha

(Lindsay is a guy's name btw. No joke.)

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A clip of the Detroit concert:

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Tyler's back with another JB cover.

His first one to "Baby" was a much better cover.

Check it out

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Little Justin Bieber has a lot to learn about pulling women.

He reckons his perfect "wingman" in a club would be Robert Pattinson. Schoolboy error, Just! You're meant to take your ugly mate.

He says: "I love talking to girls and going on dates. My ideal wingman would be Robert Pattinson. We should go to a few showbiz parties and see what happens." I think we can guess... Biebs, below, carries on: "He landed back in LA last week, so maybe we can go and work some of the magic.

The girls go crazy for him over here but I have a big thing for English girls so maybe we could hit a couple of parties in London as well."

The Baby singer and his Twilight pal, left, have been working on their lines.

Says Just: "Robert says his hair is a great ice-breaker, so maybe we can go up to girls and be, like, 'Do you wanna touch our hair?' How about that for an opening line?" To be honest, Just, they won't care what you say...

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