Mjsbigblog — Fantasia stays in the Top 5 and the latest NOW (including one of Carrie’s songs) debuts at 2, giving Idol two albums in the Top 5. Cool. Carrie sees a whopping 31% increase in sales. That woman is an institution. Please post numbe... more info

Mjsbigblog — Cops doubt ‘Idol’ threat Not even cops want to hear his sad song. An “American Idol” reject — who is suing the show for $100 million, claiming producers urged him to “gay up” his act — said the NYPD yesterday scoffed... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn capped their nearly 20-year career together last Thursday with “Brand New Man,” the same song that helped launch them way back in 1991. Watch a lo-fi video on YouTube (via That Nashville Sound). GAC’s Tom Roland says ... more info

Mjsbigblog — Carrie continues to dominate the charts with two milestones this week. Her latest single (goes for adds next week on the 13th) hit top 40 on Country while her “Temporary Home” hit top 40 on CAC. Also hitting a milestone on Count... more info

Topix — The 2010 CMA Awards nominations came out yesterday, and despite nine well-deserved nominations for Miranda Lambert, including Entertainer of the Year, most of the chatter was about the blondes missing from that category. more info

CNN Showbiz — The 2010 CMA Awards nominations came out yesterday, and despite nine well-deserved nominations for Miranda Lambert, including Entertainer of the Year, most of the chatter was about the blondes missing from that category. Although they both had typica... more info

Mjsbigblog — Today’s theme for the numbers is Billboard. There are a gazillion charts, so we’ll just check some of the majors. Also, current numbers from other themes are welcome as well. BB200 TW Album Artist (LW/Weeks On) 2 Back To Me, F... more info

Mjsbigblog — According to several tweets, Jennifer Hudson recorded two new songs, produced by Rich Harrison called “Hour Glass” and “No One’s Gon’ Love U” Check out Toyaz World for more deets. *** ‘Idol’ singers at Mt. Airy Mount... more info

Mjsbigblog — Josiah Leming Live Interview Josiah Leming will be doing an interview on Yowie.com this afternoon. Log on today at 5:30 pm PDT. *** Lee DeWyze returns to Arlington Park for a Concert in September Season 10 “American Idol” winne... more info

Mjsbigblog — Kris Allen making most of ‘Idol’ opportunity Kris Allen says that when he won Season 8 of “American Idol” over perceived-favorite Adam Lambert in 2009, he wasn’t guaranteed a career. “I think what ‘American Idol’ doe... more info