MTV.com News — 'I'm so happy I brought my shredder out, to go out in a blaze of glory,' castoff laughs.By Katie Byrne Scott MacIntyre Photo: F Micelotta/ American Idol/ Getty Images Scott MacIntyre inspired "American Idol" fans with his story then wowed ... more info

Said the Gramophone — Sister Suvi - "Golden". Spent some of yesterday with Merrill Garbus, the woman who is Tune-Yards and one third of Sister Suvi. We took our bikes to the quarry, threw on our walkmen, went down deep. In the gloom we listened to Billy Joel, Pavement, ... more info

Allmusic Blog — 1980 isn't necessarily considered one of the all-time great years in music, not in the way that 1956, 1967, 1971, or 1977 are. Once again, an initial impression proves to be misleading, as 1980 was something of a watershed year, generating a mountain... more info

ContactMusic — BILLY JOEL's chef wife KATIE LEE JOEL is cooking up plans for her own New York City burger joint. The former Top Chef TV host's beef patties won the top spot at last ... more info

Newsday — It's about time "Movin' Out" made it to Long Island. Twyla Tharp's pop ballet, which threads its story line through two dozen of Billy Joel's greatest hits, is set on his native Island. Following its three-year Broadway run, "Movi... more info

PopSugar — This week the contestants chose from iTunes top downloads, and while the pop hits would suggest guaranteed fun, there seemed to be more letdowns than sing-alongs. After a rocky start with Anoop attempting his best Usher and Megan butchering Bob Marle... more info

Rolling Stone — With only nine singers left on American Idol, the show let the hopefuls pick their own fate this week, opening up track choice to “any song as long as it’s a popular iTunes download.” That dubious criteria yielded Billy Joel, Usher, No Doubt an... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — This week's theme on "American Idol" was ''popular song downloads,'' and it gave the remaining nine contestants much latitude in what they performed. There were some interesting song choices from the contemporary (Matt Giraud performing The Fray's "Y... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - On the surface, it always has seemed like a natural pairing: two of the rock era's most successful acts -- piano-based or otherwise -- dispensing hit after hit after hit. more info

Idolator — Thanks to Nashville Cream for letting us know that today is the 60th birthday of the 45-rpm single, a format that debuted with Eddy Arnold's "Texarkana Baby" b/w "Bouquet Of Roses" on March 31, 1949. They're having readers delve into their record col... more info