"CeeLo & Friends" coming to PH on Oct. 10..which friends?

Mega superstar CeeLo Green has added rock legend and Caesars Palace Colosseum headliner Rod Stewart, as well as the Muppets, to the all-star lineup of “CeeLo and Friends,” which will be held in the Showroom at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on Wednesday, Oct. 10. CeeLo will perform songs from his upcoming Christmas album with the newly-added entertainers, as well as past artists from NBC’s “The Voice.” Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the show will begin at 8 p.m.

A portion of the ticket sales of the event will benefit Las Vegas-based Keep Memory Alive, which raises awareness and funds in support of Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health’s work towards enhanced treatments and research of neurocognitive disorders.

The show will not only serve as a preview of CeeLo’s new Christmas album, set to be released Tuesday, Oct. 30, but will also give fans a taste of his highly-anticipated new resident show, “CeeLo Green is LOBERACE,” set to premiere at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013.

For those unable to attend, the concert will be filmed and will premiere Monday, Nov. 26.  on The Warner Sound (www.youtube.com/TheWarnerSound), Warner Music Group Corp.’s original YouTube channel.

Tickets are on-sale now and range in price from $125-$500 and can be purchased at the Planet Hollywood Box Office, by calling 800-745-3000 or visiting www.ticketmaster.com.

Singer-songwriter, rapper, producer, actor and professional “lady killer” CeeLo Green first came onto the music scene as a member of the hip-hop group Goodie Mob along with Big Gipp, T-Mo and Khujo. They released their debut album “Soul Food” in 1995, pioneering them to the top of the emerging Southern rap scene. Goodie Mob released two more albums and is currently back in the studio working on a new album. After CeeLo’s success with Goodie Mob, he successfully reinvented himself and formed Gnarls Barkley with deejay-producer Danger Mouse. Gnarls Barkley released the 2006 hit “Crazy”, which reached #1 in various singles charts worldwide and won a Grammy® Award in 2007. Following Gnarls Barkley, CeeLo put his time back into a true solo career and released the 2010 album The Lady Killer, which featured his hit single “Forget You.” The smash hit received five 2011 Grammy® nominations, winning the category for “Best Urban/Alternative Performance”, and another single off the album, “Fool For You”, won two Grammy® Awards in 2012. In addition to the new Goodie Mob album this year, CeeLo is also currently working on a new solo album.  Apart from his music career, CeeLo can currently be seen on the third season of NBC’s hit show “The Voice” as a coach alongside Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton.

With his soulful and singular voice, narrative songwriting and passionate live performances, Rod Stewart has built one of the most successful and enduring music careers of all time. In a career spanning more than five decades, he has amassed sales of more than 150 million albums worldwide and has countless chart-topping hits and industry accolades - including 18 Grammy nominations, two inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2007, he was bestowed Commander of the British Empire (CBE) by the Queen of England. This fall, on the heels of resuming his two-year residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Stewart will release his highly-anticipated autobiography, ROD: The Autobiography on Oct. 23, and release his first Christmas album, Merry Christmas, Baby, which features a special duet with CeeLo Green, on Oct. 30.

For more than 55 years, the Muppets have entertained film and television audiences with their blend of heart and humor. The creation of the late visionary Jim Henson, the Muppets are among the world’s most recognized and beloved characters, led by the world’s most famous amphibian, Kermit the Frog. Since The Muppets Studio joined The Walt Disney Company in 2004, the Muppets have starred in a series of award-winning viral music videos, multiple television specials, and attractions and appearances at Disney Parks, and are featured in a wide array of Muppets merchandise. In 2011, they reunited in the feature film The Muppets, one of the best-reviewed films of the year. Another Muppets film is currently in development at The Walt Disney Studios.