L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Yes an “Idol” was crowned, but Scotty McCreery wasn’t the only person walking away from the Nokia Theatre a winner Wednesday night. The producers of the series should take a moment to pat their own backs after they pulled off... more info

Stereogum — Scotty McCreery won at the end of last night’s American Idol finale. Before they announced the winners, the drawn-out show show featured performances from Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, and Bono and The Edge, who played “Rise Above” with Spider-Man: Turn... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Lady GaGa has confessed that when she isn't performing on stage, she "feels dead."The Judas star, who looks likely to knock Adele from the top of the Official Album Chart with her new LP... more info

Perez Hilton — Woohoo! One more time! Thanks Amazon! On Monday, all the Little Monsters of the world flooded to Amazon.com to buy their digital copy of Lady GaGa's new album, Born This Way at the very reasonable price of 99¢! In fact, the response from fans was so... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming the new Eddie Vedder solo album, Ukulele Songs (out May 31st). Vedder talks about the album to The Record. Bookworm interviews author Howard Jacobson. On sale (again) at Amazon MP3 for 99 cents: Lady Gaga's new album,... more info

ContactMusic — Lady Gaga struggled to cope with life in the spotlight when she first found fame, comparing the constant attention to "being bullied by music lovers". The eccentric singer shot to stardom in 2008 following the release of her debut single Just Danc... more info

ContactMusic — Lady Gaga will wear an outfit imprinted with the faces of her fans. The 'Judas' singer has invited fans to log on to VivaGlam. com - the website for MAC's Viva Glam initiative which supports those affected by HIV and AIDS - and upload a picture... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Lady Gaga is calling on filmmaker Robert Rodriguez to make a sequel to action thriller Machete because the pop superstar is desperate to score the next movie. more info

ContactMusic — Lady Gaga wants to record a Christmas album of jazz standards. The 'Hair' hitmaker is planning to eschew her usual electro pop sound to make a record of traditional jazz hits for the festive period. She told the Financial Times newspaper... more info

Guardian Music — What's new for iPhone, iPad, Android and BlackBerry on 26 May 2011A burst of 10 apps for your considerationLady Gaga – Monster In YouThe second official Lady Gaga iPhone app in a week comes from Universal Music Group, and focuses on social photo sh... more info