Carrie Underwood is the Most Popular American Idol Winner of All-Time, according to a new poll from AOL Television. Carrie, who won American Idol in 2005, has gone on to win several Grammy, American Music, and Country Music Association awards, following the release of her platinum-selling albums, Some Hearts and Carnival Ride. Carrie was voted the most popular Idol by fifty-four percent of the voters polled Kelly Clarkson, who won the first season of Idol in 2002, came in a distant second with twenty-six percent of votes. Read the rest of this entry »

American Idol 7 semifinalist Luke Menard has Hodgkin lymphoma, a rep for his a capella ensemble Chapter 6 confirmed to CBS News on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

American Idol 7 Top 24 semifinalist Luke Menard, 29, is terminally ill with cancer, according to an unconfirmed report from VotefortheWorst.com. Read the rest of this entry »

Pop diva Janet Jackson has released a promotional photo for her forthcoming Rock Witchu North American Tour. Tickets for the live tour, Janet’s first since Nipplegate 2004, will go on-sale on June 7th. Janet Jackson’s Rock Witchu Tour opens in Vancouver, Canada this September.

Here’s the new cover art for Rihanna’s Good Girl Gone Bad re-release.

Barbados-born singer Rihanna will release a Reloaded edition of her platinum-selling LP Good Girl Gone Bad is June 5th. Good Girl, Rihanna’s third studio release, spawned the Grammy Award-winning single “Umbrella.” Good Girl Gone Bad-Reloaded will include seven tracks from the original album, in addition to four new tracks, including “Take a Bow” and a remix of Maroon 5’s “If I Never See Your Face Again.” The re-release is also accompanied by a concert DVD (Rihanna in Manchester) and a documentary about the star. Read the rest of this entry »