"PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2011" ANNOUNCES CELEBRITY ATTENDEES FOR THE FIRST AWARDS SHOW OF THE NEW YEAR

DIDDY-DIRTY MONEY AND KID ROCK TO PERFORM

JULIE BOWEN, NEIL PATRICK HARRIS, ASHTON KUTCHER, STEPHEN MOYER, JIM PARSONS, PAULEY PERRETTE, KRISTEN STEWART, AND MANY MORE TO ATTEND LIVE SHOW, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

A star-studded selection of talent from film, TV and music including Malin Akerman, Julie Bowen, Michael Chiklis, Miranda Cosgrove, Kaley Cuoco, Taye Diggs, Lisa Edelstein, Zac Efron, Neil Patrick Harris, Teri Hatcher, the Kardashians, Minka Kelly, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Hugh Laurie, Taylor Lautner, Zachary Levi, AnnaLynne McCord, Leighton Meester, Stephen Moyer, Conan O'Brien, Jerry O'Connell, Jim Parsons, Pauley Perrette, Katy Perry, Natalie Portman, Emma Roberts, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Swift and Kate Walsh are scheduled to attend the PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2011, to be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 5 (9:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Diddy-Dirty Money will perform a single from their latest album "Last Train To Paris." Kid Rock will perform a single from his just released critically acclaimed album, "Born Free," which was produced by Rick Rubin.

The categories of "Favorite New TV Comedy" and "Favorite New TV Drama" remain open at www.PeoplesChoice.com until show night on Jan. 5. The "Favorite New TV Comedy" nominees are "$#*! My Dad Says," "Better With You," "Mike & Molly," "Outsourced" and "Raising Hope" and the "Favorite New TV Drama" nominees are "The Event," "Hawaii Five-0," "Hellcats," "Nikita" and "No Ordinary Family."

Tickets to the PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2011 are available for the public to purchase at www.ticketmaster.com.

ABOUT PEOPLE'S CHOICE:

Now in its 37th year, the People's Choice Awards celebrate fan favorites in music, movies and television. The People's Choice website at www.PeoplesChoice.com serves as a year-round destination for entertainment enthusiasts to voice their opinions on pop culture by voting in and creating polls and features an extensive video archive and photo gallery of People's Choice Awards footage. PeoplesChoice.com houses the voting platform where fans determine the categories, nominees and winners for the annual awards show. Fred Nelson is the President of People's Choice, and the awards show is produced by Procter & Gamble Productions, Inc., which is represented by MediaVest Worldwide, Inc., supervisors of the production. Queen Latifah is the host of PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2011 and Mark Burnett is the executive producer.