MTV.com News — Season-nine 'Idol' contestants rock the Staples Center.By Matt Elias Lee DeWyze performs at the American Idol Live! Tour in Los Angeles August 13 Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images LOS ANGELES — Friday night (August 13) at the Staples Cen... more info

Mjsbigblog — Another Dallas recap! Just for you. I’ve got one more I’ll be posting in a bit. *** Let me preface this by saying that I am a 28 year old guy who has never been to an American Idol concert before. To be honest, I would never h... more info

Mjsbigblog — Source: Paula Abdul Could “Get Sued Big-Time” for Returning to American Idol According to a source familiar with Abdul’s recently executed contract with CBS, she is prohibited from appearing on any competition show on any othe... more info

Allmusic Blog — Coming in to work I heard New Order’s “Round & Round” on the weird and awesome radio station that plays No Doubt back to back with Usher, old Prince next to Drake, and well, New Order! Hearing the song out of context I remembered why I love the... more info

411 Mania — From Reel Big Fish and Less Than Jake to Streetlight Manifesto and No Doubt, the third wave ska scene is full of some incredible bands. Join Alistair McGeorge on his 20th birthday for a look at seven of contemporary ska's best acts. This week Album A... more info

MTV.com News — Casey James, Andrew Garcia, Katie Stevens also sound better on Newark stage than they ever did on TV.By Jim Cantiello Jim Cantiello and Lee DeWyze Photo: MTV News NEWARK, New Jersey — Fans of all ages donned their finest homemade puff-pai... more info

Mjsbigblog — So, this is the first time I went to an AI concert. I had only really been a casual fan of AI until Season 7, when I became a fan of David Cook. Still, I didn’t get to go the tour until this year. This was mainly because I nev... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said... EMMIT RHODES The One Man Beatles (2010 Documentary Clip) You like Paul McCartney? DIY pop icon Emitt Rhodes is rumored to be releasing his first album in 37 years before the end of the year. See a clip from a new documentary, intervie... more info

ET Online — By Carolyn Richardson In seven days, 25-year-old Janelle Monae, a rock & soul princess, has risen from seeming obscurity to taking on The King of Pop's rumored favorite song "Smile" and Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" -- two colossal songs that helped ... more info

ContactMusic — Gwen Stefani feels safe in London.The No Doubt singer - who has two children, Kingston, four, and 20-month-old Zuma, with British husband Gavin Rossdale - splits... more info