Artists from American Idol, X-Factor, and The Voice Unite Against Bullying at Utah Schools

SALT LAKE CITY - Sept. 9, 2015 - PRLog -- Top artists from American Idol, X-Factor and The Voice will headline the Allstar Nation Tour (http://www.allstarnationtour.com/) during week-long anti-bullying concert assemblies held at several Utah schools reaching an estimated 3,000 students and faculty starting Monday, September 14.

The Allstar Nation Tour (http://www.allstarnationtour.com/) – the nation’s premiere anti-bullying (http://www.allstarnationtour.com/) school concert tour – features the country’s top independent recording artists who perform and speak out against bullying at middle and high schools across the country. The highly-engaging, one-hour concert assembly is a free supplemental anti-bullying program. Artists perform Top 40 and original music to connect with students. Between songs, they speak out against bullying, share personal experiences as victims of bullying, and discuss prevention methods.

The tour visits Utah for the first time and in conjunction with Stand For Kind (http://www.stand4kind.com/), an anti-bullying organization that provides impactful school programs and services.

Headlining the week in Utah is Top 6 X-Factor USA finalist Drew Ryniewicz (http://www.drewofficial.com/), 18, of Chino Valle Ariz.; season 10 American Idol Top 8 Boys finalist Robbie Rosen (http://www.robbierosenofficial.com/), 21, of Merrick, New York; and New Caney, Texas native Branden Mendoza (http://www.myonlyescape.com/), 21, of The Voice, season six.

About 500 students are expected to attend each performance at the locations below:

Monday, Sept. 14         Summit High/Middle School, Orem at 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.


Tuesday, Sept. 15         Oquirrh Hills Middle School, Riverton at 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 16    to be announced

Thursday, Sept. 17        Entheos Middle/Elementary School, Magna at 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

Friday, Sept. 18          Copper Hills High School, West Jordan at 8:00 a.m.

In 2011, Ryniewicz attracted millions of fans as a Top 6 finalist in season one of X-Factor with her soulful rendition of songs like Justin Bieber’s Baby, Flashdance (Oh What A Feeling), and others. She regularly led fan voting and downloads of her performances sold on average three times more than other contestants. Last month, she released a new single titled Ugly (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ugly-single/id1030593339) off of her yet-to-be-released second EP to be released this fall.

Rosen auditioned for American Idol in 2011 making it through to the Top 8 Boys group before being eliminated. His rendition of Yesterday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLNkvdQJQa0) by The Beatles wowed show judges. Steven Tyler declared Rosen had a “beautiful voice” while Randy Jackson confessed that he had “Crazy, mad vocals.” Jennifer Lopez admitted “I like you.”



Rosen, now a senior at Long Island’s Hofstra University, is studying Jazz and Commercial Music. The singer-songwriter and pianist has written about 140 original songs including an anthem titled “My Life (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb1pL7xdmxo)” for a national bully prevention program. He released a debut EP titled "Just Like a Rose (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/just-like-a-rose-ep/id896362013)”. The EP features five original songs with a mix of uplifting ballads, dance tunes, and inspirational music. He has shared the stage with top bands and singers such as Rascal Flatts, Martina McBride, Kenny Rogers, Billy Dean, Darius Rucker, and others.

Mendoza is the lead singer of Houston band “My Only Escape (http://www.myonlyescape.com/)” and a bully survivor turned advocate for behavior change. The former standout baseball player competed on NBC’s The Voice Season 6 and recently wrote and recorded his latest single titled Sunrise (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mENHWfbql9E). Other band members include drummer Daniel Rascoe and Spencer Fort on guitar.

Houston-based Allstar Nation Tour is the only anti-bullying music program to unite artists from American Idol, The Voice, and X-Factor. The tour has exploded in popularity having attracted top performers from around the country. The concert tour has visited about 100 schools in Michigan, Texas, Wisconsin, and Florida since August 2014 performing for more than 100,000 students and faculty.

For information about the Allstar Nation Tour, visit www.allstarnationtour.com or call 713-562-1708.