VH1 News — Daughtry discussed avoiding the sophomore slump with Leave This Town. "We put a lot of heart, soul and tears into this record," Chris Daughtry said of the #1 album. more info

E! Online — American Idol might need to bring Chris Daughtry back for a belated coronation. The brooding rocker failed to make it to the winner's circle in season five, but his namesake band is... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Rock band Daughtry debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. pop chart Wednesday, ending a three-week stretch in which Michael Jackson claimed the top-selling album. more info

CNN Showbiz — For the past three weeks in a row, Michael Jackson's "Number Ones" has been the biggest-selling album in the country. more info

VH1 News — Daughtry's sophomore album, Leave This Town, will debut at #1 on next week's Billboard albums chart. more info

Rolling Stone — The Big News: Daughtry ended the King of Pop’s reign atop Comprehensive Albums as the former American Idol contestant’s second album Leave This Town sold 269,000 copies take Number One on that chart as well as the Top 200. While Town managed to t... more info

The Late Greats — ‘Twas a nice little mini-vacation with my parents, sister, niece, Duchess and the kids. My parents are driving back to WI. So this song is kinda for them. Q says Gemma Ray is "Norah Jones on Amy Winehouse's drugs". Listen: Gemma Ray ∞ 100 ... more info

MTV.com News — 'We put a lot of heart, soul and tears into this record,' Chris Daughtry says of #1 album.By Eric Ditzian, with additional reporting by Chris Daughtry Daughtry Photo: MTV News Carrie Underwood's first album hit #2 on the Billboard albums c... more info

MTV.com News — Band's sophomore album starts out strong, bumbing Maxwell's BLACKsummers'night to #2.By James Montgomery Daughtry Photo: Michael Caulfield/ Getty Images Being number one is nothing new to Chris Daughtry . Debuting there is. Back in 2006, ... more info

Rolling Stone — A pair of young songstresses lead the week’s pack of New Reviews, as Jordin Sparks and Demi Lovato both release their second albums today. Sparks, the former American Idol champion, can’t avoid the dreaded sophomore slump on her new disc Battlefi... more info