MTV.com News — 'It's going to all come down to the records Adam and Kris put out,' one blogger says of the 'American Idol' album showdown.By Gil Kaufman Kris Allen Photo: Mark Ralston/ Getty Images Sometimes, good guys do finish first. That's what suppor... more info

Undercover, Australia — If reviews were based solely on the album cover and title, then Weezer’s ‘Raditude’ would be five big shining stars universally. Unfortunately, Weezer have turned into a lame paint-by-numbers parody of themselves. more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — I know no ever reads this stuff...but I'm hoping today I'm wrong. What I've posted today is disc one of a 2-disc compilation. In order to get disc 2...I need all my readers to go out and support the artists. As much as I love blogging...it's not f... more info

MTV.com News — 'You see this cross-section of people that's pretty beautiful,' frontman Jared Leto says of 2,000 different covers for This Is War. By James Montgomery 30 Seconds to Mars' Tomo Milicevic and Jared Leto Photo: MTV News In keeping with the g... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — As most of you discovered...the Purple album is ficitional. It's just a collection of B-sides. But what I've realized over the years is that when you have a bunch of B-sides from a particular band...you barely listen to them. This was especially t... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — I have a theory about friendships. There are two types of friends in our lives: priority friends and obligation friends. Priority friends are the friends you want to hang out with. Obligation friends are the friends you feel obligated to hang out... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Staples CenterBrad Paisley, Feb. 19; Jay-Z, March 26 (Sat.) Gibson Amphitheatre Omid, Nov. 25 (now) Downtown Palace Theatre Julian Casablancas, Nov. 13 and 30 (now) UCI Bren Events Center Weezer, Jan. 11 (Sat.) House of Blues Blasphemous Rumours, Nov... more info

VH1 News — Cobra Starship's Gabe Saporta can't believe that Weezer like his band. Rivers Cuomo chose CS when MTV asked which group he'd like to tour with, dead or alive. more info

Live Daily — "Play On," former "American Idol" champ Carrie Underwood [ tickets ]'s third album, makes its debut this week at the top of the US album chart, a spot her sophomore effort occupied two years ago. With first week sales of 318,000 copies, "Play On" ... more info

411 Mania — Plus new debuts from Weezer, Andrea Bocelli, and more... more info