L.A. Times - Entertainment — The musician chose three pivotal albums that serve as the soundtrack to her life: Melissa Etheridge s debut, Ray LaMontagne s Trouble and Jewel s Pieces of You. more info

Mjsbigblog — ‘Idol’ performance show minute-by-minute recap: For Lee, it is a victory march 5:17 The judges bolt for break No. 2, but Ellen DeGenres and her betrothed Portia DiRossi stay behind to say hello to friends… 5:19 Among those friends: one Melissa... more info

MTV.com News — Crystal Bowersox's Friends Says She's Earned 'Idol' Finale SpotBy Gil Kaufman Crystal Bowersox visits her hometown of Toledo, Ohio Photo: Getty Images Though she didn't appear to have the same kind of moment Lee DeWyze did on Tuesday, Cryst... more info

MTV.com News — Casey James seemingly punches his ticket home with lackluster pre-finale performance night.By Gil Kaufman Crystal Bowersox Photo: FOX It's down to three, and if this season (or any season, frankly) of "American Idol" has taught us anything,... more info

Starpulse — Melissa Etheridge knew she had to come clean about her secret split from actress Tammy Lynn Michaels while promoting her new album - because journalists kept asking about her "great marriage". Th... more info

Idolator — Did You Hear? :: Guess what! Justin Bieber’s bird tattoo is real (at least according to the photo above). Oh well, still not as bad as the mom who got inked in order to get Bieber concert tickets. [Best Week Ever] :: Melissa Etheridge claims that h... more info

ContactMusic — MELISSA ETHERIDGE knew she had to come clean about her secret split from actress TAMMY LYNN MICHAELS while promoting her new album - because journalists kept asking about... more info

Mjsbigblog — Don’t Waste the Pretty is Allison Iraheta’s new Single Via @GinaOrr: DWTP is @allisoniraheta ’s new single. Working on something special for iTunes that’s not quite done yet. Twitter Kris Allen confirmed to perform “The Truth” on the Am... more info

Mjsbigblog — ‘Idol’ listed as TV’s biggest revenue generator “American Idol” rakes in $8.1 million in ad sales each half-hour it is on the air, making it TV’s biggest revenue generator, according to the listmakers at Forbes Magazine and data from Kan... more info

411 Mania — Plus, new music from Bullet For My Valentine, Melissa Etheridge and actress Miranda Cosgrove... more info