Mjsbigblog — Ben Moody announces via Facebook that his band, We Are the Fallen has parted ways with Universal.Season 7 Idol, Cary Smithson joined the new band, made up of ex-Evanescence members, as their lead singer in the fall of 2009, when they were signed to ... more info

Mjsbigblog — Allison Iraheta emailed a thank you message to her mailing list. She says she is super-excited for the next chapter of her career, and she can’t wait to share it with us all. She promises “more exciting news” on her facebook p... more info

MTV.com News — 'It's his show and he created it, and he's a very, very intelligent, nice man,' the season-seven contestant reasons.By Jocelyn Vena Carly Smithson Photo: MTV News Carly Smithson may not have had the pleasure of working with Kara DioGuardi o... more info

Mjsbigblog — Gina Orr announced today via twitter that she is leaving 19 Entertainment to manage Crystal Bowersox. Gina originally came from Jive Records. *** Sony New Zealand tweeted today that Adam Lambert will be heading their for some shows... more info

Mjsbigblog — Crystal Bowersox Was Proud To Break The ‘American Idol’ Mold And yes, she’s aware that her uniqueness might have cost her the season-nine crown and that a certain part of the American public might consider her to be a bit, well, odd, but she h... more info

Mjsbigblog — Why didn’t this happen before? Carly Smithson’s powerful pipes are perfect to cover one of U2’s big sweeping anthems, as she does here for Billboard magazine’s Mashup Mondays. Check out Carly and her band, We Are the Fallen perform “With... more info

Mjsbigblog — Kara DioGuardi Predicts Who Will Sing in Idol Finale With no mention of her cougar crush on Casey James, Kara DioGuardi made her pick for which of the show’s top three contestants will face off in next week’s American Idol season 9 finale. “I... more info

MTV.com News — Plus, the National hit #3 with High Violet. By Gil Kaufman Justin Bieber's My World 2.0 Photo: Island You might slow him down, but you just can't stop Justin Bieber. The pint-size pop dynamo will be back on top of the Billboard albums chart... more info