Mjsbigblog — Billboard magazine released their 5th annual list of Music’s Top 40 Money Makers, and of course, a few of our favorite Idols have ended up on the list Daughtry came in at #35 having earned $4,852,769 last year. Carrie Underwood is in the Top 20 at... more info

Pop Crunch — Hot News on The Music Scene this week: A decade of American Idol on one CD when American Idol 10th Anniversary — The Hits arrives in stores March 15. Featured on the disc are a host of tracks recorded by the show’s nine previous winners, includin... more info

Mjsbigblog — To celebrate American Idol’s 10th anniversary, 19 Recordings/RCA Records will release American Idol 10th Anniversary – The Hits on March 15. The new compilation features tracks from the show’s nine winners, plus tracks from 3 other popular fin... more info

Mjsbigblog — The People’s Choice Awards air live on CBS tonight at 9 pm, and I’ll be live blogging the results here. Carrie Underwood is nominated for 3 awards, including Favorite TV Guest Star (How I Met Your Mother), Favorite Female Artist and Favorite Cou... more info

Mjsbigblog — Today’s Idol Appearances: People’s Choice Awards air on CBS 9 pm. Daughtry, Carrie Underwood, Matt Morrison, Jane Lynch, Glee, American Idol, DWTS, SYTYCD are nominated. *** Steven Tyler will appear on Late Show with David Letterman on Mon, Jan.... more info

Mjsbigblog — Christmas is over. Gone are the Christmas CDs that crowded the chart, but so too are the amazing sales that precede Christmas. With SuBo’s Christmas album gone from the chart, Taylor Swift cruises to an easy victory. With 54% of t... more info

Mjsbigblog — Billboard must be in holiday mode because there still is no summary chart. I’ll pull out the stats for a few of the charts. This is the daily numbers’ thread. Last of 2010. BB200 47 Crystal Bowersox “Farmer’s Daughter” (p... more info

Mjsbigblog — This was likely the best selling week of the year and how did the Idols fare? Let’s see. There are 5 Idols that make the BB200. Crystal leads the pack with a 35% drop in her second week. Carrie, Fantasia, Lee and Daughtry not only... more info

Mjsbigblog — Billboard must be in holiday mode because there still is no summary chart. I’ll pull out the stats for a few of the charts. In the meantime, here is an interesting factoid. Glee’s Darren Criss just became the 400,000th member of... more info

Mjsbigblog — For you Sing-Off fans–I keep forgetting to post a link to iTunes. You can download songs from the show, holiday tunes, videos and more. Lots of good stuff here: The Sing-Off at iTunes Plus, Idol mp3 albums and more on sale at ... more info