KROQ has announced it’s lineup for it’s 26th annual Almost Acoustic Christmas. The holiday concert has a tradition of bringing the biggest names in alternative/indie rock to celebrate the holidays. This year, the event will be held at The Forum in Inglewood, CA over two nights- December 12th and 13th.

Night one will feature AWOLNATION, Bastille, Cage The Elephant, Disclosure, Foals, Halsey, Silversun Pickups, The Struts, Twenty One Pilots, Weezer, and X Ambassadors. Proceeds from the evening will go to Para Los Niños, a non-profit family service agency designed to raise at-risk children out of poverty and into brighter futures through positive educational opportunities and support.

The second night boasts performances by Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness, Chris Cornell, Cold War Kids, Elle King, Fall Out Boy, George Ezra, James Bay, Of Monsters And Men, Panic! At The Disco, The 1975, and The Neighbourhood. The evening will benefit Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center, which provides a safe after-school environment where hundreds of boys and girls in South Central Los Angeles participate in tutoring, learn important social skills and are guided to succeed in school and enter college.

Tickets for both nights go on sale Friday, November 20th at 12pm. Get more details here.

Amy Smart and Carter Oosterhouse (Photograph by Chris Weeks/ WireImage)

Hollywood celebrities and art lovers came together last night to celebrate photographer Elliott Erwitt and the US launch of “The Macallan Masters of Photography: Elliott Erwitt Edition” at Leica Gallery in Los Angeles. The fourth edition of the series (previous honorees include Annie Leibovitz, Albert Watson, and Rankin) commissioned “the world’s most influential living photographer” (says Ken Grier, Director of Malts, the Edrington Group) to capture the spirit and character of Scotland with a collection of 158 images. Of those, 58 of the images were paired with one of 58 unreleased single cask whiskies showcasing the art of whisky making and photography.

“Mons Meg, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh”

The featured photographs were all shot in black and white, capturing the all-important “decisive moment” in various places- the Highlands and Islands, Glasgow, and Edinburgh. Erwitt says, “Photography is an art of observation – it’s about creating something extraordinary out of the ordinary. You choose a frame and then wait until the right time for something magical to come along and fill it.” The Scottish people and their canine best friends, as well as the beautiful landscapes, were highlighted in the photos. The most interesting of the bunch were when Erwitt’s sense of humor mixed with his eye for photography- like in the photograph titled “Mons Meg, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh” where you see someone sticking their head in a canon, with tourists surrounding taking photos.

Elliott Erwitt with our Managing Editor, Rosemary Vega

Guests made their way through the exhibition drinking 10,15, or 18 year Macallan for the occasion.

Bob Dalgarno, Whisky Maker, The Macallan says that Macallan’s “richness and depth of character…lends itself perfectly to this year’s Masters of Photography offering. Selecting 58 individual single cask malt whiskies to bring to life Elliott’s 58 favorite images of his Great Scottish Adventure was wonderfully challenging – tasting the image through the whisky and the whisky through the image on such an unprecedented scale was inspiring.”

Panic! at the Disco front man Brendon Urie (Photograph by Chris Weeks/ WireImage)

Celebrities in attendance included Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves , Amy Smart and hubby Carter Oosterhouse, Kevin McKidd, M83’s Morgan Kibby, Panic! at the Disco’s Brendon Urie , Rich Sommer, among many others. But the most endearing part of the evening was watching 85-year old Elliott Erwitt himself mingle with guests and happily pose for photographs.

Miley Cyrus’ antics have been working, as can be seen by the former Disney star’s position on the US Album’s Chart. Miley’s first RCA release came in at number one, selling 270,000 units in the first week ending October 13th. The album, “Bangerz” is her 6th number one album, but her first three were under the Hannah Montana name.

“Bangerz” is the 7th new album on the US top ten. Panic at the Disco came in at number two with “Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die,” which sold 84,000. Pusha T’s “My Name is My Name,” surfaced at number 4 with 75,000 sold.

Last week’s emotional tribute to Cory Monteith on “Glee” led the soundtrack to the top 10 for the first time in two years. The episode’s soundtrack landed at number 7 with 47,000 sold. Korn’s album “The Paradigm Shift” debuted at number 8. Following at number 9 was “The Voice” champion Cassadee Pope with her first full-length solo album, “Frame by Frame.” Mayday Parade rounded off the top 10 with their fourth release, “Monsters in the Closet,” which is a best for the band.

The holdovers this week are Drake’s “Nothing Was the Same” (No. 3), Justin Timberlake’s “The 20/20 Experience: 2 of 2″ (No. 5), and Lorde’s “Pure Heroine” (No.6).