ContactMusic — NICKI MINAJ has scored her first U.S. number one album.The hip-hop sensation's Pink Friday has jumped up the Billboard 200 two spots to land at the top of the countdown - 11 weeks after its release. Last week's number one, Amos Lee's Mission Bell, pl... more info

Mjsbigblog — I couldn’t find any concert stats this week that are even remotely Idol related. But, we have a nearly daily number’s thread so here it is. Here are some articles that people might find interesting: Amos Lee has his best week ever and sets the r... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Adult singer/songwriter Amos Lee leads the U.S. pop charts this week, and the number will come with an asterisk.Adult singer/songwriter Amos Lee leads the U.S. pop charts this week, and the number will come with an asterisk. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Adult singer/songwriter Amos Lee leads the U.S. pop charts this week, and though his 40,000 in sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan, mark a career best for the artist, the number will come with an asterisk -- at least for a... more info

ContactMusic — Singer/songwriter AMOS LEE has scored his first U.S. number one album as the Billboard 200 nets another record low.Lee's Mission Bell sold just 40,000 copies to make it to number one and beat Cake's two-week-old record - their Showroom of Compassion ... more info

411 Mania — Plus, Top 10 debuts from Iron and Wine, 2011 Grammy Nominees and Wisin and Yandel... more info

The 9513 Country Music — From trio to duo: Crystal Hoyt is leaving Trailer Choir to pursue other interests. In my haste yesterday, I forgot to mention the release of Carrie Rodriguez‘ country duet record with Ben Kyle, We Still Love Our Country. Stream the songs on her web... more info

Mjsbigblog — The good news for Amos Lee is that he had the highest selling album this week. The bad news is that he’s set a record for the lowest selling number 1 album on the BB200. In Idol news, Crystal actually managed to increase sales this week. If this ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — The second edition of the Hangout Music Festival is held on the Gulf Shores, Alabama - May 20-22. The organizers have added a fifth stage. All stage are located directly on the beach. The lineup is pretty varied, with Paul Simon as being the only s... more info

Guardian Music — (Blue Note)Blessed with a classic blue-eyed soul voice, Philadelphia's Amos Lee has courted the mainstream a little too assiduously on his last three albums. Taking himself to Calexico's Arizona studio (Joey Burns produces) has lent his gentle anguis... more info