Adam Lambert, 'American Idol' runner-up, to perform on AMAs: PHOTO
Dude with eyeliner alert! "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert announced today on Ryan Seacrest's radio show that he will perform at the American Music Awards on ABC on Nov. 22, according to EW.com.

Jill & Kate & Kelly: VIDEO
The night before her gig at the Agganis Arena, Kelly Clarkson dropped by Precinct in Somerville. The "American Idol" winner was there to see her back-up singers Jill and Kate . (Boston band Gretel was also on the bill, but we're pretty sure Clarkson was there to catch her buddies.) Despite having sold over 10 million CDs, we're told Clarkson was cool and approachable as she enjoyed a vodka drink and listened to the music. Here's a clip of Jill and Kate at Precinct.

American Idol - Idol Tops But Down
American Idol continued to dominate the ratings Wednesday night as the “results” episode drew 22.50 million viewers, according to Nielsen overnight figures. Nevertheless, … American Idol - Idol Tops But Down From: Contact Music

Idol Sales News
Sales numbers for the Billboard Release Date 10/24/2009 after the jump. Download Numbers 22 Carrie Underwood “Cowboy Casanova” 53,687 (-18%; lw 65,816) Total: 229,739 (13) 26 Kelly Clarkson “Already Gone” 47,040 (8%; lw 43,737) Total: 480,649 (25) Glee 12 Glee Cast “It’s My Life/Confessions Part II” 74,400 (NEW) Total: 74,400 (NEW) 15 Glee Cast “Halo/Walking on Sunshine” 62,511 (NEW) Total: 62,511 (NEW) 34 Glee Cast “Somebody to...

Kelly Clarkson Blogs: She Sucks at Candy Land!
Kelly Clarkson has just finished the video for her second single, “I Do Not Hook Up” from her new album, All I Ever Wanted.

Adam Lambert's First Official Post -American Idol' Song Surfaces
Adam Lambert's first post-“American Idol” album isn't due out until November 24, but fans can already hear snippets of one of the epic new songs he has been working on. A snippet of Adam's “Time For Miracles,” the theme song from Columbia Pictures' upcoming Roland Emmerich sci-fi film “2012,” starring John Cusack, hit AOL's Moviefone Web site on Wednesday.

"American Idol" outpaces "Grey's Anatomy," NCAA basketball
"American Idol" reduced its field to nine and drew the biggest audience Thursday night. An audience of 23.1 million viewers witnessed the ejection of Michael Sarver in the results show. "Idol" viewers also got music by Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson,...

RIHANNA TAKES A TEMPORARY BREAK FROM CHRIS BROWN
Evan Rogers, who has worked with artists like Christina Aguilera and Kelly Clarkson, discovered Rihanna in Barbados. He’s been close with the songstress ever since and spoke to EW in an exclusive interview.EW: What effect could all of this have on Rihanna’s young fans?ER:It obviously concerns her a lot. But at the end of the day, I think that most people still see her as the victim in this situation. You’ll always have a lot of haters who talk negatively about artists all day long on the...

“Madonna wins substantial damages from the Daily Mail” morning links: PHOTO
- Madonna wins ’substantial’ damages from the publishers of the Daily Mail for printing stolen photos of her wedding to Guy Ritchie [ PopEater ] - Best Movies Ever: The ’50s [ Moviefone ] - Michael Lohan Fears Prescription Drugs Are Killing Lindsay [ Radar Online ] - I loooove Kelly Clarkson , but this is NOT a good look for her [ Cityrag ] - Anne Heche and son Atlas Prepare For Takeoff [ Celebrity Baby Scoop ] - Lauren Conrad at the 2009 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week [...

The 8 Most Surprising Music Collaborations of 2009: VIDEO
From Patrick Wolf and Tilda Swinton to Lil’ Wayne and Weezer, 2009 is the year of surprising collaborations. Though previous years yielded some amazing partnerships ( Johnny Marr and Modest Mouse , and Mike Watt with Kelly Clarkson ), the past 10 months have seen collaborations that seemed improbable, or, technically impossible (see: Black Keys and Ol’ Dirty Bastard). Check out our favorites from this year below, and a couple of predictions for the rest of 2009. Last week, when...

Songs British People Like: From The Enemy to Lily Allen
What kinds of music are the Brits into right now? Well, if you listen to BBC Radio 1 , you'll hear a lot of the same songs you'd hear on American radio - Flo Rida 's "Right Round," Taylor Swift 's "Love Story" (ugh), Kelly Clarkson "My Life Would Suck Without You," Beyoncé 's "Halo," and anything and everything Lady GaGa . But unless you're a devoted Anglophile, you probably won't have heard most of the tunes below. So for the long weekend, enjoy a sampling of songs in heavy...

Simon's Birthday Included Some Nekked Fun: PHOTO
Simon Cowell is celebrating his 50's birthday on Wednesday and the Brit had an early birthday party this weekend in England. And from what we've heard, it was a lot of racy fun with a sort of Moulin Rogue theme to it. One act included a performer dressed as a woman's privates who went on stage and pretended to use several sex toys. Inneresting. We can only image what his 82-year-old mother, Julie , thought of the whole thing! Simon's publicist and friend, Max Clifford, revealed : “It was a...

Ryan Seacrest | Entertainment News, On-Air Recaps & Ryan News: VIDEO
American Idol host and celebrity wrangler, Ryan Seacrest, entertains the world with exclusive audio and video interviews both on air and online at his pop culture destination site, RyanSeacrest.com.

Ryan Seacrest | What's Happening: PHOTO
Check out the debut single from Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester , "Somebody To Love" featuring R&B crooner Robin Thicke ! LISTEN | Leighton Meester ft. Robin Thicke - "Somebody To Love" REMOVED AT THE REQUEST OF UNIVERSAL/REPUBLIC RECORDS CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE SONG ON Leighton'S OFFICIAL MySpace Leighton called Ryan Tuesday to world premiere the song, and joked the name "Somebody to Love" was a tamer version of the original title involving a particular four letter word....

Adam Lambert To Perform At The AMAs!: PHOTO
The American Music Awards are really gonna be something special this year. Not only is Michael Jackson up for a whopping six awards, none other than American Idol 's Adam Lambert will be hitting the stage to perform his debut single from his new abum! Lambert appeared on Ryan Seacrest' s radio show this morning to make the exciting announcement, saying : "I want some dancing up there. I want some costumes. I want some fire. I really want it to be something to look at, something really, really...

Rob is the 44th (out of 49) most influential man!
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Leighton Meester Is A Singer Now: PHOTO
God knows why, but Leighton Meester premiered her first single, " Somebody To Love ", on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM show this morning. "I really wanted to make something completely different than anything that's on the radio right now," Leighton told Ryan. "I feel like it's really dancey and fun, but still laid-back, relaxed and moody and sexy." If she really wanted to do something different, she should have reached out to the many hard-working Latino people living among her in Los Angeles by...

Ryan Seacrest | What's Happening: PHOTO
Check out the world premiere of Shakira 's "Give It Up To Me" featuring Lil Wayne and super-producer Timbaland . The song is set to appear on Shakira's upcoming American album "She Wolf". LISTEN | Shakira ft. Lil Wayne & Timbaland - "Give It Up To Me" What do you think? Hot or not!? "GIVE IT UP TO ME" LYRICS: Timbaland How you doin I'm Mr Mos I'm back Timb are you on it Timb are you on it Give me some Is this what you wanted? Is this what you wanted? Oh Lil Wayne Uh Wayne's World...

Leighton Meester's New Song, Somebody To Love, Is Whisper-fect”: PHOTO
OMG we adore Leighton Meester , she’s unpossibly cool and knows her market like Walmart knows Middle America! I had to wait until they put it on YouTube because the Ryan Seacrest link was a nightmare. ON AIR WITH Ryan Seacrest …we get it Ryan. You have one of the last syndicated radio shows in America, can we hear the song? ON AIR WITH Ryan Seacrest, over and over. Whisper talking always works on us and luckily that’s Leighton’s specialty. Well, that and breathing to the...

Adam Lambert 2009 Performance American Music Awards: PHOTO
American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert called Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show Tuesday to announce that he'll be performing his eagerly-awaited new single at the 2009 American Music Awards next month.The Black Eyed Peas are also scheduled to perform at the awards show on Nov. 22. The single has yet to be released, but will be “something entirely different” and “glammy,” Adam explained. “It's all very exciting…we're bringing back a glam-rock kind of feel to pop music so I...

Leighton Meester New Song “Somebody To Love” (Audio): VIDEO
Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester 's new song titled “ Somebody To Love ” featuring Robin Thicke debuted on Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS-FM show on Tuesday (October 13). The song is the first single off Leighton's debut album that will be released by the end of the year (audio below). “I really wanted to make something completely different than anything that’s on the radio right now,” Leighton told Ryan , and she may have succeeded. “I feel like it’s dancey...

Adam Lambert American Music Awards 2009 Performance: PHOTO
American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert called Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS-FM radio show Tuesday to announce that he’ll be performing his eagerly-awaited new single at the 2009 American Music Awards next month.The Black Eyed Peas are also scheduled to perform at the awards show on Nov. 22. The single has yet to be released, but will be “something entirely different” and “glammy,” Adam explained. “It’s all very exciting…we’re bringing back a...

Leighton Meester's First Single "Somebody To Love": PHOTO
"Gossip Girl" star Leighton Meester's new single “Somebody To Love” featuring R&B crooner Robin Thicke! Leighton called Ryan Seacrest Tuesday to world premiere the song. “I really wanted to make something that's completely different from anything that's on the radio right now,” said Leighton. “I feel like it's really dancy and fun, but it's still laid back and relaxed and moody and sexy.” “it's definitely about what's going on in my life and I think anybody can...

Leighton Meester's Looking for "Somebody to Love": PHOTO
Well, that shouldn't be too hard for everybody's favorite Gossip Girl gal. Nevertheless,   Leighton Meester  is singing about the search for amore in her new tune "Somebody to Love," which debuted Tuesday morning on Ryan Seacrest 's  KIIS-FM show . "I really wanted to make something completely different than anything that's on the radio right now," Leighton told Ryan . "I feel like it's really dancey and fun, but still laid-back, relaxed and moody and sexy." Also featuring...

Leighton Meester's "Somebody to Love" Ft. Robin Thicke -
Leighton Meester's first official single, "Somebody to Love" featuring Robin Thicke, premiered on Ryan Seacrest this morning, and once again it's all about the catchy hooks and pop sound. The Cobra Starship track "Good Girls Gone Bad" became something of a Summer anthem, and most of you were loving it from the get-go . Leighton has a full album coming out soon, but check out this track below and tell us