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Posted: 11 Apr 2012 08:35 PM PDT


'American Idol' Top 7 Recap: Modern Love
"American Idol" has often gotten flak for trotting out oldies songbooks filled with tunes that its very young contestants can't connect with--and that younger viewers, sadly, do not know. Apparently producer Nigel Lythgoe finally got that memo, so this week the top seven contestants actually sang relevant songs from THIS decade--as in, nothing that dated [...]

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 06:16 PM PDT


Week Ending April 8, 2012. Songs: Newcomers Beat Superstars
Until about four months ago, relatively few pop fans had heard of fun., an indie pop group from New York City. More had heard of R&B singer Janelle Monae, who performed on the Grammys in February 2011, but most probably couldn't have named one of her songs. This week, these newcomers break a record previously [...]

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:28 PM PDT


Melanie Fiona On Hand Picking J. Cole, Nas, John Legend For 'The MF Life' Features
Follow me on Facebook, Twitter. Canadian R&B singer Melanie Fiona is now glad that her sophomore album, "The MF Life," which was released in March, was delayed for more than a year. "It worked out perfectly," Fiona said during Part 1 of an exclusive two-part video interview with Yahoo! Music.

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 04:41 PM PDT


The Voice, The Day After: Cee Lo & Adam Results Dish
Last night, "The Voice" held its second Season 2 live results show, with the dozen combined singers on Team Cee Lo and Team Adam vying for a spot in the top 16  semifinals alongside the Team Xtina and Team Blake contestants who made it through last week.  Today, watch my "Day AfteR" co-host Matt Whitfield, our [...]

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 02:15 PM PDT


J. Cole Raps About Keys To Success In 'Sideline Story' Video
Follow me on Facebook, Twitter. Roc Nation artist J. Cole released today the video for "Sideline Story," the title track of his album "Cole World: The Sideline Story." As Cole raps about beating the odds to become one of hip-hop's most celebrated young guns, the video captures his world travels to the likes of Dubai, [...]

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 02:14 PM PDT


On the 'American Idol' Rehearsal Scene with the Top 7′s Boys
Reality Rocks hit the "American Idol" set this week, as the top seven got ready to sing the songs of this decade. Between rehearsals, the season's three remaining boys chatted about their dream themes and mentors, who they each think their stiffest competition is, and how they handle the pressures of live competition.

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:25 PM PDT


On the 'American Idol' Rehearsal Scene with the Top 7′s Girls
Reality Rocks hit the "American Idol" set this week, as the top seven got ready to sing the songs of this decade. Between rehearsals, the season's four remaining girls chatted about their dream themes and mentors, who they each think their stiffest competition is, and how they handle the pressures of live competition.

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:25 PM PDT


Snackin' With Sarah Sellers: 'Idol' Top 7 Night Viewing Nosh
Diehard "American Idol" viewers will remember Sarah Sellers as the geek-chic food blogger who made it to Hollywood Week last year. (Watch her Season 10 audition here.)  Sarah has since continued her food-blogging, and has been cooking up scrumptious snack suggestions for any "Idol" viewing party and posting them here in Reality Rocks each week.

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:47 AM PDT


Week Ending April 8, 2012. Albums: MDNA Takes A TMBL
Madonna's MDNA tumbles from #1 to #8 in its second week on The Billboard 200. That's the biggest positional drop from the top spot since Michael Buble's Christmas dove from #1 to #24 in the week after Christmas. Sales of Madonna's album's plummeted by 87%, from 359K to just 48K.  That's one of the biggest [...]