Guardian Music — Rokia Traore, On tourInteresting times in the world of "world". On the one hand, the genre must mourn the passing of one of its most passionate spokespersons, Charlie Gillett. On the other, one must delight in the constant stream of impressive new mu... more info

Mjsbigblog — ‘Idol’ track sales: Adam Lambert tops 100K for the week, approaching a million total Adam Lambert got a huge bump from his American Idol appearance Wednesday, nearly doubling his week-to-week tracks sales for Whataya Want From Me, according to N... more info

MTV.com News — Crystal Bowersox's emotional take on 'People Get Ready' was the only performance that made the grade.By Eric Ditzian Crystal Bowersox performs on "American Idol" on Tuesday Photo: FOX Is it too early to name our valedictorian and dismiss th... more info

MTV.com News — Elimination came after a night of all-star performances and fundraising pleas.By Gil Kaufman Tim Urban on "American Idol" (file) Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images Wednesday night's (April 21) "American Idol" was focused on "Idol Gives Ba... more info

MTV.com News — Despite shaky performances Tim Urban and Michael Lynche should be safe.By Gil Kaufman Casey James Photo: Fox The theme on Tuesday night's "American Idol" was inspirational songs, but with the exception of Crystal Bowersox's tearful "People ... more info

Mjsbigblog — *Watch This Space for Updates* The Top 7 sing songs of Inspiration! Ryan says, “This is the time when we give back….and THIS IS AMERICAN IDOL!” Didi and Lacey in the house! Seats still available at Ticketmaster for IGB at the Pasadena Civic A... more info

Mjsbigblog — *There was an orchestra on stage Casey James – Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow – Fleetwood Mac – Typical Casey, plaid electric guitar–playing was awesome Lee Dwyze – The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkle – Had to sing twice due to tech d... more info

Popdose — As Popdose’s editor in chief Jeff Giles (y’all) would probably agree, Lindsey Buckingham is still probably one of the most overlooked and underrated of the significant figures in rock music history. And yet, without him, it is likely Fleetwood Ma... more info

NME - Radar — I miss Mylo. What ever happened to that wee scamp? You can't underestimate what he did, albeit briefly. But that lad ignited a dancefloor taper that very quickly scorched through the boutique dance geek dives, into the 3k capacity suburban superclubs... more info

Mjsbigblog — Alicia Keys will mentor the Top 7 next week, as they choose from a pool of Inspirational songs for Idol Gives Back week. On Wednesday, there’s a two hour special featuring Carrie Underwood, Black Eyed Peas, Annie Lennox, Jeff Beck and Sir Elton Jo... more info