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Who’s performing on “American Song Contest” tonight? The April 11, 2022 lineup includes Utah’s country singer Savannah Keyes and Washington’s folk rock artist Allen Stone. Scroll down to see all 11 participants that will take the stage during the Qualifiers 4 round on Monday night. The four contestants from this group who receive enough votes from the national jury and the at-home viewers will advance to the all-important Semi-Finals. As always, Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg serve as hosts and executive producers.

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Allen Stone (Washington): Allen Stone was raised in the small town of Chewelah, Wash., and grew up on gospel music, spending much of his childhood as a pastor’s son watching his parents lead their congregation in song. By the time he was 11, he’d picked up a guitar, wrote his...

Robin Dimaggio, the former musical director of The Arsenio Hall Show, was sentenced today to 27 months in federal prison for embezzling nearly $1 million from a charity concert intended to raise money for children made homeless by wars. He pleaded guilty in September 2019.

Arsenio Hall was not involved in the scheme in any way.

In sentencing Dimaggio, the US District Judge described his actions as “a despicable crime of sheer greed.” She also ordered him to serve one year of home confinement once he has finished serving his prison sentence. A restitution hearing in this case will be scheduled in the coming months.

During the summer of 2016, Dimaggio promised to help the Bulgaria-based nonprofit organization “Peace for You, Peace for Me Foundation” organize a concert in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. The concert was intended to raise money to help children who lost their homes because of global conflicts.

Dimaggio, a...

Robin Dimaggio, who once served as musical director for the Un and for The Arsenio Hall Show, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of wire fraud for embezzling $750,000 from a charity concert for homeless children and using the stolen money to pay alimony to his ex-wife and buy cars for his mother and son.

Neither Arsenio Hall nor his show were involved in any way in the theft.

According to court documents, Dimaggio said he would assist the Peace for You Peace for Me Foundation, a Bulgaria-based nonprofit organization, with organizing a charity concert in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia designed to raise money for and raise awareness of homeless and displaced children from conflict zones throughout the world. Dimaggio told the foundation in a series of communications that he would be able to secure several celebrities to perform at the charity concert.

According to his plea agreement, the foundation...

Robin Dimaggio, the drummer and onetime musical director of The Arsenio Hall Show who recently composed a theme song for a graduating class of Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriffs, has been arrested for wire fraud for allegedly embezzling $750,000 from a charity concert for homeless children.

No other artists were involved in his alleged scheme. If convicted, Dimaggio could face up to 20 years in federal prison.

According to a criminal complaint filed Monday by the U.S. Attorney’s office in Los Angeles, Dimaggio lied to a Bulgarian-based non-profit called the Peace for You Peace for Me Foundation, telling them that he’d help them with a charity concert in the Bulgarian capital to raise money for homeless and displaced children from war zones.

On August 5, 2016, the foundation’s financial sponsor allegedly wired $750,000 to a Dimaggio-controlled account as a guarantee for future payments related to artists performing at the charity concert. Prior to the money transfer,...

What's The Arsenio Hall Show without its Posse - one of the signature elements of the original late-night series?The new Posse, said to be all hand-picked (according to the press release) are a group of musicians who have collectively played with legends spanning pop, soul, funk, hip hop, rock and R&B.The Posse will be led by Music Director Robin Dimaggio (drums), who will be joined by Alex Al (bass guitar); Rob "Fonksta" Bacon (lead guitar and vocals); Sean Holt (sax, keyboard and vocals); and Victoria Theodore (keyboards and vocals).Prior to joining The Arsenio Hall Show, Dimaggio toured and recorded with music veterans including Paul Simon, David Bowie, Dianna Ross,...