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Posted: 24 Oct 2012 06:36 PM PDT


Phillip Phillips Sings The National Anthem, His Way, At The World Series
"American Idol" champion Phillip Phillips may not have the big, belty, booming voice usually associated with the National Anthem--that's usually the domain of his Season 11 co-stars, Jessica Sanchez and Joshua Ledet. In fact, he actually once told Yahoo!'s Reality Rocks that he'd never want to try and tackle the tricky "Star-Spangled Banner," because, as [...]

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 04:15 PM PDT


Jedward Cover "Skyfall." No, Seriously.
Jedward, the "double divas of Dublin" who had a license to thrill on Season 6 of "The X Factor U.K.," don't usually get mentioned in the same sentence or breath as actual powerhouse diva Adele. Understandable, I suppose. But now Adele and the Grimes twins finally have something in common: They've both recorded versions of [...]

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 04:15 PM PDT


Chart Watch Extra: Katy Perry, By The Numbers
It's hard to imagine that Katy Perry has been a star for just four years. Her first hit, "I Kissed A Girl," entered the Hot 100 the week of May 24, 2008. It debuted at #76—the week's sixth highest of 10 debuts. That may be the last time that Perry was in the middle of [...]

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 03:29 PM PDT


The Voice, The Day After: Battle Rounds Dish, Pt. 6
Last night, the sixth and final episode of "The Voice" Season 3's Battle Rounds aired, and this phase of the competition ended with a bang, with some of the most entertaining, interesting, and evenly matched battles of the season. Today, my "The Day After" co-host Matt Whitfield break it all down for you...plus, we look [...]

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 02:44 PM PDT


Week Ending Oct. 21, 2012. Songs: Maroon 5′s "Nixon Moment"
Now Maroon 5 knows how Richard Nixon felt. When Nixon edged out Hubert Humphrey to win the presidency in 1968, he said, "Having lost a close one eight years ago and having won a close one this year, I can say this—winning's a lot more fun." Maroon 5 lost a close one this summer when [...]

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 01:13 PM PDT


Behold CeCe Frey's Extreme 'X Factor' Makeover!
CeCe Frey, aka Miss "Capital-C-e-Capital-C-e," has quickly become one of "The X Factor" Season 2's most unlikable contestants. Even her mentor, Demi Lovato, admitted that the girl has a likability problem--even though that didn't stop Demi from advancing CeCe to the top 16 this week. So before the live competitive shows, a major CeCe reinvention [...]

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 10:57 AM PDT


Chart Watch Extra: American Idol's Top Dozen
Phillip Phillips' "Home" tops the 2 million mark in digital sales this week. This marks the first time that an American Idol winner's "coronation song" has sold 2 million copies. The previous best-seller among coronation songs was David Cook's "The Time Of My Life," which has sold 1,463,000 copies. "Home," which has the rootsy appeal [...]

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 08:41 AM PDT


Week Ending Oct. 21, 2012. Albums: Aldean's Fast Train To #1
Jason Aldean's Night Train sold 409K copies in its first week. That's the second biggest opening of the year, trailing only Mumford & Sons' Babel, which opened three weeks ago with sales of 600K. But another, faster train is coming down the track. Taylor Swift's Red, which was released on Monday, is on target to [...]