Idol Round-Up

Many of your favorite Idol alumni are making headlines this week. Whether it's chart success, new music, book releases, performances, or movie roles, see how the Idol alumni and judges are keeping busy.

Chart News
American Idol Kelly Clarkson's song, "Don't You Wanna Stay," with Jason Aldean remains #1 on this week's USA Today American Idol airplay chart.Jennifer Hudson's "Where You At" reaches a new peak of #2 on the Urban AC chart.Other Idol tracks in the top 40 on a format chart include Mandisa's "Stronger" at #2 on the Christian AC chart, Chris Daughtry's "September" at #3 on the AC chart, Fantasia's "Collard Greens & Cornbread" at #25 on the Urban AC chart, and Chris Sligh's "One" at #27 on the Christian AC chart.A handful of songs make their debuts on the Idol airplay chart this week: David Cook's "The Last Goodbye" comes in at #74, getting play on both Hot AC and Top 40 stations, and Radio Disney puts Jordin Sparks' ... read more

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Jennifer Lopez Released Seventh Studio Album Today

American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez released her seventh studio album today! The album, LOVE?, includes her RIAA platinum worldwide #1 smash single "On the Floor" (featuring Pitbull), and her brand new second single, "I'm Into You," (featuring Lil' Wayne) which impacts this week at Urban and Rhythmic radio formats. The video for "I'm Into You" (directed in Mexico by Melina) had its television premiere yesterday when Jennifer appeared on The Today Show in New York, and it was the first time that a video has ever premiered on the program. The clip debuted simultaneously online at VEVO.

On Thursday, May 5th, the Season 10 judge will perform "On the Floor" (with Pitbull) live on American Idol.Jennifer has a busy week of appearances on a variety of talk shows. On Sunday, May 22nd, she will perform on the Billboard Music Awards live from Las Vegas.

International superstar Jennifer Lopez brought the Island Def Jam Music Group its latest RIAA platinum record, when "On the Floor" surpassed digital sales of 1 million copies in the U.S., after surging to #1 on both the Billboard Dance Radio and Dance Club charts. With over 70 million radio audience in the U.S. alone, "On the Floor" is also a certified worldwide smash - hitting #1 on iTunes in 17 countries.

"On the Floor" (co-written and produced by RedOne) and "I'm Into You" (written by Taio Cruz, produced by Stargate) set the stage for next week's release of LOVE?. In addition to RedOne and Stargate, producers on the new album include Tricky ... read more

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Happy Birthday, Tim Urban!

Last season's seventh place finalist, Tim Urban, turned 22 yesterday! He tweeted a video thanking his fans for the birthday wishes and shared that he spent his day at church and then attended a meeting about a benefit show for those affected by the tornadoes in Alabama. Tim also met with his managers yesterday about some top secret upcoming projects.

The day before his birthday, Tim played basketball in Burbank, CA with other celebrities to raise money for Angels in Fur Dog Rescue. His fellow Season 9 finalists Didi Benami and Andrew Garcia were at the event, too. Before the game, Tim was in Fullerton, CA with Katie Stevens, where they performed at the Donate Life Run/Walk Family Festival.

Tim has had a very busy year since his time on American Idol. He toured the country all summer with the Idols LIVE! Tour and met many of his adoring fans. In November, Tim released his EP, Heart of Me. A month after the EP's release, Tim joined Didi and Andrew for a writers' round in Los Angeles. In March, he joined half of the Season 9 finalists as a panelist at the Reality Rocks Expo.

Happy Birthday, Tim!

We caught up with Tim briefly ... read more

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