Idol Headlines for 10/05/11 – The Evening Edition

Rumor has it that Kelly Clarkson will be taping a VH1 Unplugged concert the week her album comes out, to air in Nov.

Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood duet passes 1 million downloads

Kelly Clarkson’s Mr. Know It All takes a big sales rebound in its third week. It’s 44, 000 downloads mark a 39% increase from the previous week, according to Nielsen SoundScan, giving Kelly 227, 000 total sales.

Though its weekly sales dropped 9%, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood’s Remind Me passed the 1 million sales mark last week.

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Special Report: TV’s Hosts With the Most

No one has come close to replicating the power and fortune amassed by legendary TV hosts Dick Clark, Merv Griffin and Oprah Winfrey — yet. But American Idol’s Ryan Seacrest is on his way, and others are right behind.

Today’s TV hosts aren’t satisfied with just their day jobs. If you don’t have multiple shows, a line of licensed merchandise and a production company, you’re not trying hard enough. It’s all about creating empires, and hosts, from Anderson Cooper and Kelly Ripa to Dr. Drew Pinsky and Carson Daly, are running their careers like booming businesses.

Read more at TV Guide

Exclusive: Glee Casts Love Interest for Beiste!

Looks like Coach Beiste could be ordering a second bowl of pasta the next time she calls for Breadstix takeout.

Nope, she’s not ramping up her carb-loading, and as far as we know, she’s not pregnant. But TVLine has learned exclusively that Beiste, played by the delightful Dot-Marie Jones (a 2011 Emmy nominee for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series), may have a very special dinner companion in her future.

Read more at TV Line

DWTS’ Kristin Cavallari Talks Elimination Shocker: “It’s Clearly Not a Dance Competition”

“I’m really sad, ” Cavallari said at last night’s Just Dance 3 launch party at The Beverly in West Hollywood. “But I’d rather go out on top and have people be shocked rather than like ‘Thank God, she’s leaving! It’s about her time.’ ”

She added, “It is what it is. That’s the thing with Dancing With the Stars. You never know. It’s clearly not a dance competition.”

Read more at EOnline

Jim Cantiello’s Musical Glee Cap

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