Mjsbigblog — Brian Mansfield  of USA Today reported on a colleague,  Elysa Gardner, who got to hear a few of  Lee DeWyze’s new songs this week.  She describes “Live It Up” as being in the “Jack Johnson/Jason Mraz vein.” Lee co-wrot... more info

Mjsbigblog — Kris Allen just announced via twitter that his new single will be “Alright with Me”!!! OMG. It should have been his 2nd single, but hey, never mind! Better late than never! Here’s what he tweeted: “The next single will be �... more info

Mjsbigblog — Idol producers head to Arkansas next to film Season 10 promo with Kris Allen, @Gsafarian: “In Dallas now…hooking up with some friends for a nice Texan dinner Meeting the rest of the crew tmrw and it’s off to Arkansas!” On... more info

Mjsbigblog — Crystal Bowersox talked about GirlUp.org, the upcoming season of Idol and her upcoming album with 105.1 Morning Mix today.  Crystal called in from New Jersey where she’s recording her album, due out in December.  Crystal reports... more info

Mjsbigblog — Daughtry’s latest single “September” has been reaching a lot of milestones, but their previous single is still on the charts. This week, it’s their “Life After You” which reaches number 5 on the sometimes glacial AC char... more info

Mjsbigblog — Today marks the 4th and final stop on Kris Allen’s USO Tour of military bases in Europe. Today’s show is in the Bamberg Basics Bldg. on the U.S. Army Garrison in Bamberg, Germany. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the show at 7 p.m. (1... more info

Mjsbigblog — David with Ryan Star (on his right) and members of Hot Chelle Rae. Photo: @RyanStar David Archuleta played the free ArtPrize concert in Grand Rapids MI last night in front of approximately 15 thousand fans.   British pop star, Nat... more info

Mjsbigblog — Today is the 3rd of 4 USO shows Kris Allen is doing. This one will be held at the Kazabra Club at the U.S. Army Garrison in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The show is scheduled for 8 p.m. local time (2 P.M. Eastern/1 P.M. Central/Noon Mou... more info

Mjsbigblog — @crystalbowersox has a busy morning: Meeting with the good folks at @girlup and the UN this morning to talk to a whole LOTTA radio. Tune in to your fav station, u might hear me *** Brooke White finishes shooting her TV movie. She tw... more info

Mjsbigblog — Kris Allen performs the second of  four concerts on his European USO Tour.  Today’s (tonight’s) stop takes Kris and KAB to the U.S. Army Garrison Schweinfurt Germany.  The location is the Finney Fitness Center, Conn Barracks.... more info