Detroit Free Press — When Kalamazoo's Matt Giraud was voted off "American Idol" Wednesday night, he left on a high note. Departing with judge Simon Cowell "calling you brilliant and comparing you to Nat King Cole was pretty much the best way I could go out," Giraud... more info

MTV.com News — 'I never came in wanting to be the American Idol,' singer admits.By Katie Byrne Matt Giraud Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images "American Idol" castoff Matt Giraud was, as he dubbed himself Wednesday night, "the cat with nine lives." Fro... more info

All About Jazz — Standing shoulder to shoulder on the stage of Birdland on Wednesday evening, Emilio Santiago and Dori Caymmi, two luminaries of Brazilian bossa nova, engaged in an intimate musical dialogue between the smooth and the rough. Smoothness was embodied... more info

All About Jazz — Several DVD and Audio Releases Coming to North America In June... Disconforme, a label based in Barcelona, will be releasing several Jazz titles this June with the help of MVD Entertainment Group, a distributor/label based in the Philadelphia suburb... more info

Guardian Music — The singer and daughter of Nat King Cole has been inundated with offers of kidney donations after revealing on the Larry King show that she is suffering from renal failureIt's certainly better than having underpants thrown on stage. Singer Natalie Co... more info

All About Jazz — Halie Loren grew up on an island in Southeast Alaska and was outside of much what popular culture offered during her formative years. That did not stop the young music lover from soaking in all the vibes from legendary performers such as Etta James, ... more info

All About Jazz — The Roots, Cut Chemist, will.i.am, TV on the Radio and others take on the singer's hits. Carole Cole says her late father 'would be excited about this.' It was 50 years ago that Nat King Cole went to Brazil and was greeted with staggering street-sid... more info