The Independent — Unlikely singing sensation Susan Boyle has joined the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay and Leona Lewis with one of the fastest-selling albums of the decade, figures showed today. more info

MTV.com News — 'I tried out for 'Idol' to make music,' the show's champ says.By James Montgomery Kris Allen Photo: MTV News Kris Allen doesn't care about album sales or chart debuts, both of which are good things, considering his self-titled debut shared... more info

The Newsroom — Rihanna, Shakira and Fergie looked fab while Paula Abdul, Val Kilmer and Leona Lewis fell a little flat more info

The Newsroom — The winner of "The X Factor," who went on to stunning worldwide success with her debut album, "Spirit", talks about her new follow-up album, "Echo"-released Nov. 16 in the United Kingdom on Cowell's Syco Music and a day later in the United States. more info

AngryApe — In collaboration with Stella McCartney more info

The Playlist — "Avatar," the film a few of us here at the Playlist hopes will tank hard, is not 3 hours long as previously reported. According to Bruce Snyder, president of domestic distribution for 20th Century Fox, the film will be about 156 minutes long, includi... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Leona Lewis is top of the album chart with her second LP Echo.   The singer went straight to number one with the record in its first week of release.   She knocked JLS off the top spot... more info

The Daily Mail — She has bought a Tuscan-style villa in the Californian sunshine despite saying she will never move to the U.S. full time. more info

NME — Double success for stars past and present of Simon Cowell's reality TV show more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — James Cameron and the team are hoping for a similar sort of synergy with her recording of "I See You." more info