What’s the hottest ticket in Kentucky this weekend? Three days of music at the HullabaLOU Music Festival at Churchill Downs, home to the Kentucky Derby. If you didn’t grab tickets to the event, never fear: Hulu will be live streaming many of the acts slated to appear this weekend, so you’ll have access to most of the music, including Sunday night headliners Dave Matthews Band.

You can launch the live stream from our home page (just look for the HullabaLOU logo in our Featured Content section on the right) or from the player below:

Live Stream Lineup (all times are Eastern):
Friday
2:30 – Hazel Miller
3:20 – Rick Bartlett’s Rockin’ Soul Revival*
4:05 – Blood, Sweat & Tears
5:05 – Exile*
5:35 – Gloriana
6:45 – J.D. Shelburne*
7:20 – Doobie Brothers

Saturday
2:30 – Jimmy Church
3:20 – Kim Taylor*
4:00 – WAR
5:00 – Duke Tumatoe & the Power Trio*
5:45 – Joan Osborne
6:45 – Ben Sollee*
7:15 – Gov’t Mule

Sunday
1:45 – Andrea Davidson
2:35 – Taj Mahal
3:35 – Terry Adams Rock & Roll Quartet*
4:15 – The Black Crowes
5:30 – Stealing Angels*
6:30 – The Avett Brothers*
7:30 – TBA
8:30 – Dave Matthews Band

* Indicates a delayed performance

Enjoy the show,
Rebecca Harper (rebecca.harper@hulu.com)
Editor

As President Obama addresses the nation regarding the oil spill in the Gulf this evening, you can catch the speech in its entirety as it streams live from Hulu. The stream — available internationally — is expected to begin at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST and will include ABC News commentary before and after the President’s remarks. While the address is in progress, you can initiate the live stream from the Featured Content section of the Hulu home page or watch here on the .

Rebecca Harper (rebecca.harper@hulu.com)
Editor

Tonight, some of country music’s biggest superstars will come together and pick up their guitars to benefit the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and its relief efforts to aid those impacted by the Nashville-area flood earlier this month. Thousands of homes suffered damage due to the cresting floodwaters, and even that mecca of country music, the Grand Ole Opry was affected.

To help raise relief funds, Vince Gill, Brad Paisley, Ricky Skaggs and Steve Wariner will appear live tonight from the historic Ryman Auditorium — and you can watch their performances, including their group guitar jam, live on Hulu. We’ll be offering a live stream of the session, which starts at 9 p.m. EDT/6 p.m. PDT. You can access the live stream from the “Featured Content” section of the Hulu homepage, or tune in here on the Hulu Blog from the live stream player embedded below. If you prefer to embed the stream on your own blog, simply grab the embed code and paste it onto your site.

Hope you enjoy the show,
Rebecca Harper (rebecca.harper@hulu.com)
Editor

On Friday, the next chapter in Tiger Woods’ personal and professional life begins as the golf superstar delivers his first public statement since his car crash (and love life) made headlines all over the world. (It also made for a good Saturday Night Live sketch.)

For those of you curious to see how the scandal unfolds, Hulu will be offering a live stream of the press conference starting at 10:55 a.m. EST/8:55 a.m. PST courtesy of our partners at ABC News. The live stream is expected to end at approximately 11:25 a.m. EST and will be available internationally. Look for the live stream announcement which will be featured front and center from the Hulu.com home page for a short time prior to the press conference.

For those of you who might miss Tiger’s live statement, an on-demand version of the video is expected to go up later in the day.

Rebecca Harper (rebecca.harper@hulu.com)
Editor

As President Obama gives his State of the Union Address Wednesday evening, you can catch the speech in its entirety as it streams live from Hulu. The stream from Fox News — available internationally — is expected to begin at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST and will include the Republican response. While the address is in progress, you can initiate the live stream from the Hulu home page or watch here on the Hulu Blog.

Rebecca Harper (rebecca.harper@hulu.com
Editor

With a bit of rain and snow in the forecast for the New Year’s Eve festivities in the Big Apple, the team at Hulu HQ can’t blame you for wanting to stay warm and dry inside. The good news? You can catch all the festivities at home with Hulu. From approximately 10 p.m. EST to 12:15 a.m. EST, we’ll be hosting a live stream direct from Times Square as the crowd counts down to the ball drop at midnight. The coverage will include views of Times Square and the crystal ball, plus ambient sounds from the “crossroads of the world.”

When the live feed begins Thursday night, you’ll be able to access the festivities from Hulu’s home page (we’ll provide a direct link) or from our Spotlight; section (just click on the “explore” button beneath the section related to Times Square 2010 to launch a pop-out window).

Once again from the Hulu team, thanks for a great 2009!

Rebecca Harper (rebecca.harper@hulu.com)
Editor

Later this evening, President Obama will talk to the nation about his strategy for Afghanistan via a live television broadcast that will also stream in real time on Hulu from 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST courtesy of our partners at Fox News. An on-demand version of the Presidential Address will be posted later Wednesday.

The live stream, expected to last about an hour, will be accessible internationally. To share the coverage from your own website or blog, you can grab the embed code for the live stream from the countdown embedded below and paste it onto your site. [Update: we've posted the on-demand version below.]

For more political coverage, MSNBC provides a handful of clips related to the Obama administration every day. In the clip embedded below, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs offers a preview of the upcoming press conference.

Rebecca Harper (rebecca.harper@hulu.com)
Editor

While the city of Austin was rockin’ all weekend long, the team at Hulu was tuning in to watch our live stream from Zilker Park. We saw a whole range of acts, from the chart-topping R&B singer John Legend and old school soul man (and former Tony! Toni! Toné vocalist) Raphael Saadiq to the indie singer-songwriter Bon Iver, California jam band STS9 and progressive rockers Coheed and Cambria. But, as far as Hulu’s concerned, the festival isn’t over yet. Starting tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific, Hulu will be streaming highlights from the Austin City Limits music festival — and these performances will feature some of the headline acts from the three-day event, including a few you didn’t get to see from your laptops this weekend.

Streaming for more than three hours tonight, the highlights show will feature some of the top bands to play at ACL this weekend: Kings of Leon; Dave Matthews Band, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and a very special guest, plus encores of The Dead Weather (with Jack White), John Legend, and Ben Harper and Relentless7. We’ll also reveal the winner of the People’s Choice band.

When the stream starts at 9 p.m. EDT/ 6 p.m. PDT, catch all the acts right here on Hulu or from the Hulu Live app on Facebook.

Rebecca Harper (rebecca.harper@hulu.com)
Editor

According to some of our friends on the ground in Austin’s Zilker Park yesterday, things at Austin City Limits got a little soggy Saturday. But while they were braving the showers and the 30-minute wait for Hudson’s on the Bend’s mighty chicken cone, we stayed nice and dry as we watched artists like Bon Iver, Flogging Molly and The Decemberists streaming from Hulu.

There’s one more day of the festival left (let’s hope it’s a dry one), and you can catch some of the performances here on Hulu Sunday. In addition to The Toadies, Passion Pit, and Ben Harper and Relentless7, we’ll have Jack White’s The Dead Weather project and — this just in — Michael Franti and Spearhead.

Here’s a look at the complete lineup. (All times are Pacific. Artists and schedule are subject to change.)

Sunday, October 4
9:45am – 10:30am PDT: Suckers (LIVE)
10:30am – 10:50am PDT: Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears (LIVE)
10:50am – 11:15am PDT: The Dodos (LIVE)
11:15am – 12:00pm PDT: Here We Go Magic (LIVE)
12:00pm – 1:00pm PDT: Clutch (LIVE)
1:00pm – 2:00pm PDT: Heartless Bastards (LIVE)
2:00pm – 3:00pm PDT: Toadies (LIVE)
3:00pm – 4:00pm PDT: Passion Pit (LIVE)
4:00pm – 5:00pm PDT: Ben Harper and Relentless7 (LIVE)
5:00pm – 6:00pm PDT: The B-52′s (On Delay)
6:00 – 7:00 pm PDT Michael Franti and Spearhead (On Delay) (Just added!)
7:00 – 8:00 pm PDT: The Dead Weather (On Delay) (New time)

Tune in here to start watching tomorrow, and on Monday at 6 p.m. PDT, check back for some of the weekend’s best performances.

Enjoy the show,
Rebecca Harper (rebecca.harper@hulu.com)
Editor

The Austin City Limits music festival is in full swing here on Hulu, and we’ve seen some great performances from John Legend, Andrew Bird, Coheed and Cambria, Raphael Saadiq and The Knux so far today. Medeski, Martin and Wood and then the Thievery Corporation will wrap up today’s feed, but there’s more coming Saturday and Sunday, with a highlights show Monday night.

Here’s the schedule and complete lineup for Saturday and Sunday (artists and times are subject to change; times are Pacific).

Saturday, October 3
9:45am – 10:30am PDT: The Henry Clay People (LIVE)
10:30am – 11:15am PDT: Alberta Cross (LIVE)
11:15am – 12:00pm PDT: The Felice Brothers (LIVE) (updated)
12:00pm – 12:40pm PDT: Deer Tick (On Delay)
12:40pm – 1:00pm PDT: The Walkmen (On Delay) (updated)
1:00pm – 2:00pm PDT: The Airborne Toxic Event (LIVE)
2:00pm – 3:00pm PDT: Flogging Molly (LIVE)
3:00pm – 4:00pm PDT: Bon Iver (LIVE)
4:00pm – 5:00pm PDT: The Levon Helm Band (LIVE)
5:00pm – 6:00pm PDT: The Decemberists (LIVE)
6:00pm – 7:30pm PDT: Ghostland Observatory (LIVE)
7:30pm – 8:30pm PDT: …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead (On Delay)
8:30pm – 9:30pm PDT: Sound Tribe Sector 9 (On Delay)

Sunday, October 4
9:45am – 10:30am PDT: Suckers (LIVE)
10:30am – 10:50am PDT: Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears (LIVE)
10:50am – 11:15am PDT: The Dodos (LIVE)
11:15am – 12:00pm PDT: Here We Go Magic (LIVE)
12:00pm – 1:00pm PDT: Clutch (LIVE)
1:00pm – 2:00pm PDT: Heartless Bastards (LIVE)
2:00pm – 3:00pm PDT: Toadies (LIVE)
3:00pm – 4:00pm PDT: Passion Pit (LIVE)
4:00pm – 5:00pm PDT: Ben Harper and Relentless7 (LIVE)
5:00pm – 6:00pm PDT: The B-52′s (On Delay)
6:00 – 7:00 pm PDT Michael Franti and Spearhead (On Delay) (Just added!)
7:00 – 8:00 pm PDT: The Dead Weather (On Delay) (New time)

Start streaming here.

If you can’t make the trip to Texas for the Austin City Limits music festival, you can still catch a lot of the action from your computer. On Friday from 10:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. PDT (1:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. EDT), Hulu will be streaming many of the live performances on Hulu.com and, for the first time, on Facebook. Want to watch Friday’s live performances — including The Knux, Coheed and Cambria, John Legend, and Andrew Bird — with some of your friends? RSVP to the event on Facebook and invite your friends by sharing this link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143534151724.

Go here to watch. Here’s the schedule and complete lineup (artists and times are subject to change; times are Pacific):

Friday, October 2nd
10:30am – 11:30am: School of Seven Bells (LIVE)
11:30am – 12:30pm: The Knux (LIVE)
12:30pm – 1:30pm: The Avett Brothers (LIVE)
1:30pm – 2:30pm: Dr. Dog (LIVE)
2:30pm – 3:30pm: Coheed and Cambria (LIVE)
3:30pm – 4:30pm: Raphael Saadiq (LIVE)
4:30pm – 5:30pm: John Legend (LIVE)
5:30pm – 6:30pm: Andrew Bird (LIVE)
6:30pm – 7:30pm: Medeski, Martin & Wood (On Delay)
7:30pm – 8:30pm: Thievery Corporation (On Delay)

Saturday, October 3
9:45am – 10:30am: The Henry Clay People (LIVE)
10:30am – 11:15am: Alberta Cross (LIVE)
11:15am – 12:00pm: The Felice Brothers (LIVE) (updated)
12:00pm – 12:40pm: Deer Tick (On Delay)
12:40pm – 1:00pm: The Walkmen (On Delay) (updated)
1:00pm – 2:00pm: The Airborne Toxic Event (LIVE)
2:00pm – 3:00pm: Flogging Molly
3:00pm – 4:00pm: Bon Iver (LIVE)
4:00pm – 5:00pm: …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead (On Delay)
5:00pm – 6:00pm: The Decemberists (LIVE)
6:00pm – 7:30pm: Ghostland Observatory (LIVE)
7:30pm – 8:30pm: Sound Tribe Sector 9 (On Delay)

Sunday, October 4
9:45am – 10:30am: Suckers (LIVE)
10:30am – 10:50am: Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears (LIVE)
10:50am – 11:15am: The Dodos (LIVE)
11:15am – 12:00pm: Here We Go Magic (LIVE)
12:00pm – 1:00pm: Clutch (LIVE)
1:00pm – 2:00pm: Heartless Bastards (LIVE)
2:00pm – 3:00pm: Toadies (LIVE)
3:00pm – 4:00pm: Passion Pit (LIVE)
4:00pm – 5:00pm: Ben Harper and Relentless7 (LIVE)
5:00pm – 6:00pm: The B-52′s (On Delay)
6:00pm – 7:00pm: The Dead Weather (On Delay)

The schedule for the Monday Highlights show is still to be determined. It will start streaming at 6pm PDT.

See you at the show,
Rebecca Harper (rebecca.harper@hulu.com)
Editor

Music fans, take note: Starting this Friday, October 2, Hulu will be streaming the legendary Austin City Limits music festival live from Austin’s Zilker Park. The live stream begins at 2 p.m. EDT (11 a.m. PDT) Friday, Saturday and Sunday. And if you want to catch some of your favorite acts again, tune back in on Monday, October 5 at 9 p.m. EDT as Hulu streams a highlight show with the festival’s biggest headliners. (We’ll post a list of the performances each day of the live stream.)

This year’s lineup is impressive. Those who enjoyed the Dave Matthews Band’s live performance from the Beacon Theatre on Hulu in June will get to see the boys again. For White Stripes/Raconteurs fans, ACL will host the sounds of the new super-group The Dead Weather, featuring The White Stripes’ Jack White and The Kills’ Alison Mosshart. And one of my favorite guitarists of all time, Ben Harper, brings his new band, Relentless7, to Austin to perform songs from their new album, “White Lies for Dark Times.”

Those of you who are into neo-soul will get to boogie down to John Legend (who recently killed it at L.A.’s Greek Theatre) and Raphael Saadiq. On the hip-hop side, there’s the always-catchy sibling act The Knux (whose album “Remind Me in 3 Days…” is on repeat in my household), and the party continues with the groove-tacular Thievery Corporation. For something more mellow, you can catch sets from the brooding indie singer-songwriters Bon Iver and Andrew Bird. Finally, if you love jazz improvisation as much as I do, you can’t miss Medeski Martin & Wood.

With more than 20 acts to be broadcast over three days — plus Monday’s highlights show — Hulu and Austin City Limits have teamed up to bring something for everyone. If you’re heading to Texas Hill Country to attend in person, Godspeed, but for everyone else this weekend, fire up Hulu and get ready to rock and roll.

To watch the live feed, click here.

Alex Kruglov (alex.kruglov@hulu.com)
Content Acquisition

Today, the world celebrates the musical greatness of Michael Jackson. While there are many question marks surrounding his life and death, no one can deny how truly great and groundbreaking his music remains. Jackson, through his music, inspired millions to dance, give back to those less fortunate and celebrate the little moments in life that matter the most. For that, we will be forever grateful.

Considering that the large majority of the world will not be able to experience today’s memorial service in person, Hulu wanted to make sure you had online access to the celebration, whether you’re at work, school or home.

Now, I can’t write a Michael Jackson blog post without telling a short personal story. When I first saw Michael Jackson moonwalk, it was 1983 and I was five years old. I was at my Aunt Gail’s house, sitting on the couch with my mom and grandmother, watching the “Motown 25″ TV special when Jackson famously performed “Billie Jean.” At the time, my brain was too young to understand “the moment” and significance of his performance, but I knew sliding across the floor backwards was cool … and that I needed to learn how to do it, immediately. Over the next several weeks, I practiced moonwalking in my socks on the linoleum floor in my kitchen, ruining each pair along the way. Weeks later, when my class had a “Show and Tell,” I moonwalked. When other kids brought their favorite Transformer or Cabbage Patch doll, I slid across the floor and into my teacher’s desk because it was the coolest thing I knew how to do.

While I hope I’m not forced to share these moves at the next Hulu wind-down (our biweekly staff meeting), I’m sure many of you have similar memories of the pop star. As the world pays their respects to the King of Pop, we’d like to hear your favorite Michael Jackson memory. You can leave them in the comments section here on the blog to share them with the other fans who are watching on Hulu today.

Brandon
Hulu’s Moonwalk Dance Champion

The days following Michael Jackson’s untimely death have been a frenzy as his legions of fans descended upon Neverland Ranch; his family’s house outside of Los Angeles; his childhood home in Gary, Indiana; the Apollo Theater; and the UCLA Medical Center to pay their respects to the singer. Tomorrow, however, the world’s attention will shift to the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where a memorial service for the King of Pop will take place, giving thousands of fans a chance to say goodbye to one of the most successful entertainers of our time.

Hulu will be offering a live stream of the service, giving the millions of Michael Jackson fans the opportunity to watch the event online. The feed from Fox News, which will be available internationally, starts at 12:55 PM EDT/9:55 AM PDT Tuesday. You’ll be able to click through to the memorial service directly from the Hulu homepage, but we’ll also embed the stream here in the Hulu Blog when it becomes available tomorrow.

Rebecca (rebecca.harper@hulu.com)
Editor

In just under an hour, you can catch Hulu’s stream of the Dave Matthews Band live in concert at New York’s Beacon Theatre — our first live concert event. You can watch the show directly from Hulu.com, embed the feed directly on your personal website, or even tune in here on the Hulu Blog.

Before the concert begins, though, you can catch Scenes from Big Whiskey, a new documentary about the making of their new release, “Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King,” plus videos from the band’s library, all available in the Video Panel widget embedded below. Update: We’ve added the on-demand version of the concert to this widget now, as well.

Enjoy the show!
Rebecca Harper (rebecca.harper@hulu.com)
Editor

As President Obama marks his 100th day in office, Hulu will be offering a live stream of his Presidential News Conference starting at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT. The press conference, provided by Fox News, is expected to run approximately one hour. You can watch the live feed directly from Hulu.com by going to http://www.hulu.com/live/obama_100_days, where we’re counting down to the event.

If you prefer, you may embed the live stream directly on your blog or website. Just click on “Copy the embed code” from the embedded video player below and add it to your website. This live feed will also be available internationally.

The on-demand version of the news conference (embedded above) will be posted on Hulu Thursday, as soon as it’s available. You can look for it on our Fox News Presidential Press Conferences page.

Rebecca (rebecca.harper@hulu.com)
Editor

President Obama is set to deliver his second prime-time news conference tonight, and you can watch it live on hulu.com or from your own website or blog using Hulu’s embed code. The live stream, provided by Fox News, will begin at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT and run for approximately an hour.

Like our other live feeds, this news conference can be embedded on your website or blog — just copy the embed code from the countdown below — and will be available for international streaming.

You can also catch the entirety of the president’s address to Congress and clips from his first presidential conference in February on our Presidential Press Conferences page, as well as the latest commentary and humor — including his appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — on our Obama Presidency spotlight page.

Rebecca (rebecca.harper@hulu.com),
Editor

Tune into President Obama’s Address to Congress tonight on Hulu, where it will be streaming live starting at 9 p.m. EST. The stream, provided by Fox, will run approximately one hour. You can watch the live feed directly from Hulu by going to http://www.hulu.com/live/obama_congress_address, where you can count down until the president begins his speech.

You can also embed the live stream directly on your blog or website. Just click on “Copy the embed code” from the embedded video player, and paste it onto your website.

As always, check out Hulu’s Obama Presidency spotlight page, where you can find news clips related to the administration, weekly addresses, and political satire. We’ll post an on-demand version of the Address to Congress as soon as it’s available.

Rebecca (rebecca.harper@hulu.com),
Editor

Feel like you’re a part of the press corps tonight as President Obama holds his first formal press conference from the White House — and you can watch directly from your computer at work or at home with Hulu’s live stream. Provided by our partners at Fox Broadcasting Co., the coverage starts at 8 p.m. EST and can be viewed live on hulu.com at http://www.hulu.com/live/obamapressconference or embedded on your blog or website — just copy the embed code and paste it into your web page.

Our countdown will run until Fox’s feed begins and, for commentary related to the news conference, check out Hulu’s Obama Presidency spotlight page, where you can find the latest news and humor related to the new administration.

Rebecca (rebecca.harper@hulu.com),
Editor

If you can’t make the trip to Washington, D.C., for Tuesday’s presidential inauguration, Hulu has just the ticket. We’ll be offering a live stream of the inaugural events, courtesy of Fox, that you can watch from hulu.com or directly from your personal website or blog using our embed code.

The coverage starts on Tuesday, January 20 at 9 a.m. EST and runs through 1:30 p.m. EST; the ceremony will also be available on demand on Hulu following the events. To get you in the spirit of the inauguration, our partners at iCue have compiled 23 inaugural speeches from past presidents, ranging from William McKinley — the oldest video on Hulu — to George W. Bush. In addition, to provide news related to the incoming administration, we’ve put together a spotlight page about the Obama Presidency, where you can find the latest commentary, weekly addresses, speeches and political humor related to the transition. It’s updated daily with relevant content from MSNBC, Fox News, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and The Colbert Report, among others. You may even consider it your go-to source for the latest videos on President-elect Obama.

Rebecca (rebecca.harper@hulu.com),
Editor