USA Today Music — Note to Scotty McCreery: If Carrie Underwood gave you her phone number Wednesday, use it, dude. "I've done this every year, by the way, and no ... more info

ContactMusic — Kelly Clarkson is obsessed with reality TV. The 29-year-old singer - who shot to fame after winning the first series of 'American Idol' - believes star-search contests are good for the music industry because they focus more on musical abilities... more info

Mjsbigblog — Today’s Idol Appearances: Kelly Clarkson performs a concert at the High Line Ballroom, New York City, for Tupperware Brands Chain of Confidence. DWTS winners appear on Live with Regis and Kelly Matthew Morrison appears on Chelsea Lately, E! Kara D... more info

Mjsbigblog — @DweezySignal: "Lee DeWyze is NOT performing at the S10 American Idol Finale. (Confirmed by management) He is also no longer scheduled to perform at the KISS Viewing Party in LA. (confirmed)" Hm.The finale page is up on AmericanIdol.com. Check it!Ke... more info

Guardian Music — Follow-up to For Emma, Forever Ago reportedly appeared on Apple-owned digital store a month before its release dateDid iTunes accidentally leak Bon Iver's new album? As the singer-songwriter's new LP appears on filesharing sites, there are reports th... more info

USA Today Music — Kelly Clarkson, who performed at Sunday's Country Music Hall of Fame medallion ceremony in Nashville, has the most-played song from an "American ... more info

Mjsbigblog — Most of the action on the charts this week is in HAC. Kelly Clarkson’s duet with Jason Aldean which crossed over from country is now in the top 20. Meanwhile, Steven Tyler’s new solo single “Feels So Good” has flown up the HAC chart from 52 ... more info

Mjsbigblog — The new Kelly Clarkson album is coming!"Me and my new puppy Joplin on the set of my photo shoot for my new album," tweeted Kelly Saturday night, "He's adorable!" (Yes, yes he is)Click the jump to see the photo more info

Perez Hilton — You had a good run of it, Kelly! American Idol season 4 winner Carrie Underwood has surpassed Kelly Clarkson as the biggest earning alumni of the show, with over 12,296,000 album sales and over 18,482,000 digital tracks sold! WOW! Let's give credit w... more info

Mjsbigblog — According to calculations by The Hollywood Reporter, Carrie Underwood is now officially American Idol’s top earner, surpassing season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson.Click on the jump to see who made the list of the Top 10 earning Idols more info