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Posted: 16 May 2012 08:33 PM PDT


'Idol' Top 3 Recap: Jessica Stumbles, Joshua Soars, Phillip Sails
At one time it seemed that "American Idol" Season 11's arguably two most technically proficient singers, Joshua Ledet and Jessica Sanchez, were destined to make it to the finale. But based on this Wednesday's crucial top three performance show, only half of that prediction is about to come true. While Joshua unsurprisingly delivered the standout [...]

Posted: 16 May 2012 06:41 PM PDT


Dynamic Duos Disbanded: The Money May Be Good, But Not Good Enough To Talk To You!
As Jack White soldiers on with his solo career, it's time here at List of the Day to use this flimsy premise to remember all the great musical duos who are no longer intact. Obviously, there have been more than 25, but it's my job to make the square peg fit into the round hole. [...]

Posted: 16 May 2012 03:18 PM PDT


Kris Allen Talks 'American Idol' Regrets
Kris Allen's third album, Thank You Camellia, comes out next week, exactly three years and two days after he won "American Idol" Season 8, and just in time to coincide with "Idol's" big Season 11 finale. Kris's 2009 run on "Idol" was obviously a successful one, but when he looks back on what he could [...]

Posted: 16 May 2012 02:40 PM PDT


Snackin' With Sarah Sellers: 'Idol' Top 3 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: 16 May 2012 01:14 PM PDT


Is Jennifer Lopez Quitting 'American Idol'?
Jennifer Lopez has cried wolf before--last year, she hinted that she might leave "American Idol" after her first season--but sources are now telling E!'s Marc Malkin that she is planning to quit the show after Season 11 ends next week, because she is "too busy." A rep for Fox declined to comment on E!'s story [...]

Posted: 16 May 2012 11:46 AM PDT


Chart Watch Extra: Following Up A Monster
Adele's 21 this week becomes the 24th studio album to sell 9 million copies since 1991, when Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales for Billboard. Studio follow-ups to the first 23 have achieved varying degrees of success. On the high end, Backstreet Boys' 1999 album Millennium has sold 120% as many copies as its predecessor, Backstreet [...]

Posted: 16 May 2012 08:54 AM PDT


Week Ending May 13, 2012. Albums: 9 Million!
Adele's 21 tops the 9 million mark in U.S. sales this week. It's the first album to hit the 9 million plateau since Usher's Confessions hit the mark the week ending July 24, 2005. Remarkably, 21 reached the 9 million plateau faster than Confessions did, even though overall sales were much more brisk in 2004-2005. [...]