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On the Charts: Carrie Underwood Scores Second Straight Number One Hit with “Play On”
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• Wed, Nov 11
By Daniel Kreps Photo: Bedder/GettyThe Big News: Carrie Underwood’s Play On gave the former American Idol champ her second consecutive Number One album atop the Billboard Top 200, selling 318,000 in its debut week according to Nielsen SoundScan. Though Play On didn’t come close to matching the 527,00...
Clips From Adam Lambert’s “For Your Entertainment” Hit the Web
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• Tue, Nov 3
By Daniel Kreps Lambert live: shots from the American Idol tour. Related Stories: • Rivers Cuomo on Adam Lambert Team-Up, Favorite Pop Stars • Adam Lambert Debuts Disco-Glam Single “For Your Entertainment” • Adam Lambert Defends Album Cover as “Deliberately Campy”
Eminem, Lady Gaga Booked to Perform at American Music Awards
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• Mon, Nov 2
By Rolling Stone The 37th annual show is determining its winners list based on online votes for the third time, and nominees include Taylor Swift (who leads the pack with six nominations), Michael Jackson and Eminem, who each scored five nods apiece. Alicia Keys, the Black Eyed Peas, Jennifer Lopez and Ad...
News Ticker: Peter Gabriel, U2, We Are the Fallen, Paula Abdul
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• Wed, Oct 28
By Rolling Stone Peter Gabriel’s first new album in seven years will be an orchestral spring 2010 “song swap” called Scratch My Back where he and other big-name collaborators reinterpret each others’ songs, according to the Guardian. His collaborator John Metcalfe wouldn’t name names or confirm the va...
On the Charts: Buble Eclipses “New Moon,” Dylan Defeats Archuleta in “Christmas” Battle
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• Wed, Oct 21
By Daniel Kreps The Big News: Twilight Nation couldn’t stand up to the Power of Oprah on the charts, as Michael Buble’s Crazy Love held on to Number One on the Billboard Top 200 after the crooner’s October 9th appearance on Winfrey’s show boosted his disc’s sales to 55 percent more than its first week on she...
Tour Tracker: David Archuleta, Owl City and Brett Dennen
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• Wed, Oct 14
By Daniel Kreps Photo: Diamond/Getty American Idol Season Seven runner-up David Archuleta plans a holiday run, Owl City take flight into 2010 and Brett Dennen hits the road with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. Full dates for all three treks, after the jump. David Archuleta Nov. 24, 25 – Salt Lake City, UT @...
Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, Eminem Lead AMA Nominations
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• Tue, Oct 13
By Daniel Kreps POP or ROCK MUSIC Favorite Male Artist Eminem Michael Jackson T.I. Favorite Album Lady Gaga – Fame Michael Jackson – Number Ones Taylor Swift – Fearless SOUL/RHYTHM & BLUES MUSIC Favorite Male Artist Jamie Foxx Michael Jackson Maxwell
Allen and Lambert Step Up as “American Idol” Tackles iTunes Hits
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• Tue, Mar 31
By Caryn Ganz • Kara told Scott MacIntyre he made smart decisions by playing a stripped-down rendition of Billy Joel’s “Just the Way You Are.” Teasing his hair wasn’t one of them. • Yes, Kelly Clarkson also sang Celine Dion’s “I Surrender” on Idol, but she didn’t do it in a perky wig. Lil Rounds’ tune was a bit...