American Idol’s David Cook: Already a Star?

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip

American Idol is still weeks away from picking a winner, but one contestant is already enjoying notable success from his time on the show.

Resident rocker of the seventh season, David Cook has enjoyed pretty consistent praise from the judges, pretty sweat-free elimination rounds and now, pretty big album sales. Cook’s 2006 record “Analog Heart” is currently enjoying the top album sales slot on Amazon.com, towering over even Mariah Carey’s “E=MC2.” Now, when Randy Jackson tells Cook he’s ready to make a record, we’ll know it’s true - because he already did, two years ago.

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Saturday Night Live Replaces Janet Jackson with Mariah Carey

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Music, NBC, Saturday Night Live, News

An untimely illness has forced Janet Jackson to cancel an upcoming appearance on this weekend’s Saturday Night Live.  (It was reported that the singer made a trip to the emergency room earlier this week due to a case of the flu.) 

Luckily for Lorne Michaels, the show was able to able to book someone with an equally high profile:  Mariah Carey.

The gig is actually a win-win situation for the two parties.  Not only does the diva have an upcoming album to promote (E=MC2 comes out on April 15), the program has been trying to get the artist back on their stage for over 10 years.

Read More | TMZ

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