MTV.com News — 'There is no doubt in my mind, and never has been, that this kid is going to the finale,' Amy Silverman tells MTV News.By Gil Kaufman Lee DeWyze Photo: FOX Nobody wants to get too cocky, because, well, you never know how America is going to... more info

MTV.com News — The judges' picks for the finalists have been revealed, but we have a few suggestions for their choices.By Eric Ditzian "American Idol" top 3 Photo: FOX Crystal Bowersox, Lee DeWyze and Casey James are back in Los Angeles after jetting off ... more info

Guardian Music — (Brownswood)Pianist Elan Mehler has already made two albums for DJ Gilles Peterson's Brownswood label, accessible but cliche-avoiding sessions that sometimes resembled soundtracks to a romantic movie and which suggested classical music played with a ... more info

Mjsbigblog — It’s been a long road for former Idol contestant, Josiah Leming. Within a year after being cut right before Season 7’s Top 24, the talented singer-songwriter was signed to Warner Brothers records. Time passed, music was written and recorded, EP... more info

Mjsbigblog — Via Joes Place (The comments are from the girl who attended dress rehearsal) 1 Lee – Fireflies by Owl City – really good, sounded great! Better LIVE than on tv! 2 Alex – Trouble by Lou M – great song choice, sounded sooo ... more info

MTV.com News — Todrick Hall and Aaron Kelly appear to be on the bubble of this year's top 12.By Gil Kaufman Andrew Garcia, Alex Lambert, Aaron Kelly and Lee Dewyze Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images For the most part, the ladies brought it on Tuesday n... more info

Rolling Stone — Jeff Buckley’s music may be joining the Who and Green Day on Broadway thanks to a new show that fuses his songs with William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The Last Goodbye was first conceived three years ago by Michael Kimmel, a New York d... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — In 1992, when a then-unsigned Jeff Buckley was playing a residency at the tiny East Village cafe Sin-E, one of the regulars in the audience was a 19-year-old Rufus Wainwright. I've always thought the two artists had a great deal in common, not just b... more info

Guardian Music — Soho Theatre, LondonAfter years busking and hustling in New York and Paris, Missouri-born singer-songwriter Krystle Warren has suddenly become hot property. A startling performance last year on Later With Jools Holland, as well as plaudits from Rufus... more info

Perez Hilton — This could be really cool, we think. A rock adaptation of Romeo and Juliet is making it's way to the Great White Way in the 2010-11 season. The show, titled The Last Goodbye, will be a musical rendition of the classic Bard play, featuring songs from ... more info