Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys perform on Dancing With the Stars 2 part finale

After nine weeks of entertaining drama, surprises and dazzling performances, Lance Bass, Brooke Burke and Warren Sapp have broken away from the pack and earned the right for a chance to be crowned champion of “Dancing with the Stars.” The three finalists will have their last opportunity to impress the judges and viewers on two nights of final competition, beginning MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24 (8:00-9:32 p.m., ET), which include the crowning of the Ballroom Kids champions, and concluding on the Season Finale, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET).

Tonight, the teams will face off against one another in a Samba Smackdown in which they each dance to an extended version of the same song. Each couple will take their turn in a section of the song before stepping aside for the next team to showcase their routine — giving judges and viewers a chance to compare the couples alongside each other. In addition, Lance, Brooke and Warren will show us what they’ve got in the ever popular Freestyle routine – a fan favorite.

In Tuesday’s two-hour Finale, all three finalists will perform their third and final dance — one of their favorite past routines from the season – to be scored by the judges. The judges’ scores for Tuesday’s dances will be combined with the judges’ scores and viewers’ votes from Monday’s performances to determine the victor of the coveted “Dancing with the Stars” mirror ball trophy. Throughout the two-hour Finale, the previously eliminated couples will return to perform their final dances of the season.

Cloris Leachman returns in a very special “Man on the Street” segment and Jeffrey Ross returns for a hilarious roast of the three finalists. Other Finale highlights include two amazing musical guests: Multi-Grammy Award-winning artist Alicia Keys, and Miley Cyrus will rock the “Dancing with the Stars” stage with eight of her own dancers performing her third single, “Fly on the Wall,” from her second studio album, “Breakout.”

Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite couples via phone during and up to thirty minutes after Monday’s show. AT&T subscribers may also text message their votes by texting the word “VOTE” and entering the number that corresponds to the team they want to support (standard text message rates apply). Viewers may also vote online at www.abc.com once the performance show begins on the East Coast, until 12:00 p.m., ET the next day.

Jordon Sparks to Tour With Alicia Keys

American Idol winner and NAACP Outstanding New Artist winner, Jordan Sparks has signed on to open for R&B diva Alicia Keys on her As I Am tour.

The 25 city tour will kick off on April 19 in Hampton, VA, and will wrap up in June in Alicia’s hometown of New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Stops will probably include most major cities, as well as Montreal and Toronto.

Although it seems like you see the teenage Idol every time you turn on the tv, sales of her debut CD has been dismal at best. Actually, her debut sales were the worst in the show’s history, which is surprising since so many American Idol winner’s and runners up have been released recently from their label because of poor record sales.

There are probably two reason’s for that: the first being that AI is just a tv show, and just because the public is voting for their favorite it doesn’t mean they want their CD. I mean, if you were to ask me which I liked better; Coke or Pepsi, I would pick Coke. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to run out and pick up a case of Coke. Soda is far from my beverage of choice. But if that’s all you have while I’m visiting your house, I guess I’ll take a Coke.

Think of most American Idol winner’s as America’s Coke.

The second reason for the poor sales is the poor material on the CD’s, and the way they tend to homogenize the style of the winner. If any winner had a style that set them apart on the show, you can be sure the producers will have gotten rid of it by the time the album is released.

Hopefully, touring with the Grammy Award winning Keys will not only help Jordin Sparks develop artistically, but will boost her record sales. Who knows, maybe when the record label cuts Jordin, she will be able to make a decent album, with the help of Keys.