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Don’t Miss…

Sunday, 12/09 – Anthony Fedorov sings the National anthem at the Jaguars/Panthers game in Jacksonville, FL. 1 pm. Â  Blake Lewis appears on CW Now. CW network 7/6c PM.

Tuesday, 12/11 – Bucky Covington hosts Music City Madness 2 on CMT. 10  am ET/PT.   [...]

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Here is this week’s Idol Billboard Chart

Highlights:

  Kimberley Lock’s Christmas tune, “Frosty the Snowman”, shoots up to the #1 position on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart this week.   This is the third year in a row Kim has had a seasonal hit on the adult contemporary [...]

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I was so pissed off that Tres Bien! were eliminated last week, that it took me awhile to watch last week’s episode. Actually, I finally watched it Friday night while I was recording this week’s episode. In a nutshell–Ashley Clark is an incredible singer. The Clark’s version of “You’re In My Heart” was goosebump material. [...]

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Bonus: Jared Cotter interviews Blake on The Sauce…

Nominations for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards were announced earlier today by The Recording Academy. Official list here.

List of Nominated Idols:

Carrie Underwood
Chris Daughtry
Fantasia
Kelly Clarkson
Mandisa
Ace Young
Jennifer Hudson

Details after the jump…

Awesome NGAB correspondent, Caffiend, turns in another entertaining recap from last night’s taping of The Next Great American Band…

If you want to be spoiled, click the jump….

Enjoy! Or not.

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The Writers Guild of America’s strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers continues and could very well be ongoing when American Idol premiers in January.

Reality show writers are not part of the WGA, although the guild would like them to be. Last week, a group of strikers

Idol Related Sales Numbers after the jump (Billboard issue date 12/15/07)

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