Detroit Free Press — When a husky, mustached auditioner awkwardly snaps his way through Billy Joel's "The Longest Time" in front of Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson, something totally out of the ordinary happens: They don't make fun of him. more info

Pop Crunch — Some say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. For Kelly Clarkson, flattery comes in the form of a pet goat. The former American Idol got a goat for Christmas…and that’s not even the weirdest part of this story! Kelly named her horned frie... more info

Guardian Music — With the return of Glee Rebecca Nicholson rates the new songs from series twoChirpy high-school Auto-Tune factory Glee has, "thanks" to its trademark Rachel/Finn warble-off Don't Stop Believing, done more for keeping 80s power ballads alive than tho... more info

ContactMusic — BILLY JOEL is reportedly set to celebrate his speedy recovery from double hip replacement surgery by joining his pal SIR ELTON JOHN onstage in March (11) when the Brit plays New York's fabled Madison Square Garden.The 61-year-old singer had the opera... more info

ContactMusic — Rocker BILLY JOEL has slashed the price of an ocean front estate he shared with estranged wife KATIE LEE in a desperate bid to sell the property.The couple announced its split back in June, 2009 after five years of marriage and Joel promptly put the ... more info

411 Mania — Happy New Year's Eve! more info

Detroit Free Press — While traditional artists like Billy Joel and Elton John could still be played, newer acts like Kid Rock, Usher, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Train will be added more frequently. more info

ContactMusic — New York's blizzard has prompted BILLY JOEL's singer/songwriter daughter ALEXA RAY to postpone Monday's (27Dec10) Oak Room concert at the Plaza Hotel.The Notice Me singer kicked off her four-week residency at the venue on 20 December (10), but she ha... more info

Guardian Music — In the last RR top appear in the paper, we return to the subject of the first column – changeSo here we are: the last ever Readers Recommend newspaper column. In tribute to the move over RR's new home at Guardian.co.uk/music, this week we have revi... more info

411 Mania — Another Billy Joel "Greatest Hits" collection is out just in time for Christmas. How well does this one represent Joel's great career? more info