Day: December 3, 2008

David Cook performs an acoustic version of John Lennon’s “Happy Christmas, War is Over” with Neal Tiemann on guitar. A very heartfelt performance of Lennon’s iconic song… sorry peeps, this took forever to upload… Watch

The Grammy special was an hour long, with only 6 nominations announced.   Better to have gone straight to the list, HERE, like the smart peeps in comments did! In between announcements, tonight’s guest artists

The latest update on the Jennifer Hudson tragedy: William Balfour was denied bail today. A motive has emerged.   Balfour had come to Julia Hudson’s workplace to warn her off dating another man.   He

Blake Lewis has previously hinted that he was looking to move on from Simon Fuller’s 19M to new management.   Now it appears to be official. He’s got new management, an album deal in the

There’s no formal announcement yet, but asute fans have noticed that Jason Castro updated his My Space page with some new info. HARD8 MGT. is listed as his current management.   The company’s roster includes

The recording academy is trying something new this year.   Instead of holding a morning press conference to announce the year’s Grammy nominations, they’re doing it in prime time. The show, The Grammy Nominations Concert

David Cook wished Kansas City, MO a Happy Holiday in a taped message on Good Morning America this morning. David’s greeting was part of the big reveal of the GMA Christmas window representing Middle America.

American Idol host Ryan Seacrest was honored with the “Heart of Hollywood” award by the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors at the 4th annual “Road To A Cure” Gala last night in Los Angeles. David Archuleta

A Night of Fun with Archie If you’re an AI fan living in Los Angeles and are looking for great (and FREE!) family entertainment this weekend, you’re going to love this event at the Hollywood

Idol Related Sales Numbers after the jump (Billboard issue date 12/13/08)