
Over the past week, new music from pop heavyweights Madonna and Rihanna materialized, while it was announced that, because of an exclusive new production deal with Sony, Dr. Luke would no longer be working with his muse Katy Perry. We also premiered a new video series called At Your Request , and Adam Lambert's lead single from his upcoming album got delayed. Naturally, our readers had plenty to say about this flurry of pop activity. Read on! :: Mark Graham was tuned in to [...]

It's time for another dose of our new project promoting daily aural health, At Your Request — the show where we promise to fulfill your every song command (so long as they're under under five minutes and sound better than this ). We continue our video series with an Idolator reader who's burning to hear from David Cook, the throaty American Idol champ who released his second major-label album this summer. Watch us cook up our response below, and submit your favorite tunes via [...]

David Cook is currently on the road, performing songs from his new album This Loud Morning , and he wants to share his experiences touring the country with his fans. In the video for his single "Fade Into Me", we see footage of Cook and his bandmates performing out on the road, cut together with some quieter moments of the Idol champ all by his lonesome. Watch Cook's latest clip below. David Cook - "Fade Into Me"
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Nada Surf at The Bell House (04/15/09) Photo : Jon Klemm ( more ) Barsuk Records is excited to announce the release of the new Nada Surf record, The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy , on January 24, 2012 . NPR debuted the first track, "When I Was Young," yesterday. Fans can now grab, share and re-post the free download from NPR HERE . Stars is Nada Surf's seventh record, and fourth for Seattle indie Barsuk, following the successful [...]
David Cook on touring: "I think as long as people want to watch us play, we'll keep playing."
Gavin DeGraw on his new album: "I really feel that it's the best piece of art that I've ever been affiliated with."

David Cook, Gavin DeGraw - RCA This fall is going to rock, thanks to Gavin DeGraw and David Cook . The two stars have just announced dates for their fall tour, also featuring rock band Carolina Liar . The trek hits intimate venues around the country, starting on October 9 at Penn State and wraps on November 9 at Peace Center in Greenville, SC. For ticket information, visit Gavin's official website or David's official website . Gavin is performing in support of his new album, Sweeter [...]
Whoa, a digital yearbook company, My Yearbook , created six years ago by a high school-aged brother and sister just sold to a Latino social networking company for $100 million . For the record, I was drinking beer, playing video games, reading sci-fi novels like Ender's Game, and desperately hoping to touch a girl's breast between the ages of 15-21. Actually, not much has changed in the last decade. Still, I didn't realize people used anything other than Facebook. Tweet

David Cook performed "The Last Goodbye" on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno . Watch the video below and pick up his album This Loud Morning on iTunes , Amazon MP3 , CD Social Bookmarking

David Cook will be the musical guest on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (NBC, 10:35pm CST) tonight. Craig Ferguson and Rose Byrne will also be guests on the show.

Marathon-training David Cook stopped by The Talk this morning to perform an acoustic take of his single "The Last Goodbye" , and darn if we don't like it even more than the plugged-in version. The former Idol also sat down with the chatty ladies, confessing that if he didn't make it as a musician by 26, he would become a graphic designer. And no doubt he would become the most swoon-worthy graphic designer of all time! Watch his performance and interview below. David's new album [...]

David Cook will be on "The Talk" (CBS, 1pm CST) this afternoon. Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy will also be guests on the show.

King Beyoncé commands the top position this week, for obvious reasons, first being the title that stands before her name. However, I am sure retailers are not as impressed with the 310K units sold. It is a brilliant record, but I am not shocked by that number at all. 4 is only excelling in areas where people with good taste in music like to be. Speaking of good music, Mama Adele pushes her butt up back to the #2 position this week after dropping one notch last week. Mind you [...]

The good news for Beyonce: 4 has gone straight in at #1 on the Billboard Top 200, marking her fourth consecutive chart-topping solo LP. The bad news for Beyonce: with first week sales of 317,000, it's the "Best Thing I Never Had" diva's lowest opening number out of her four #1 albums. (Blame it on the fact that the record leaked online three weeks ahead of its actual release date.) Despite how you look at it, 4 still managed [...]

Beyonce - Wireimage Beyonce 's new album is running the Billboard 200 albums chart. The pop icon's new set, 4 , debuts at the top of the chart, selling 310,000 copies in its first week out according to Nielsen Soundscan as reported by Billboard.com. The debut gives Beyonce her 4th No. 1 album. Her previous solo sets, 2003?s Dangerously In Love , 2006?s B Day and 2008?s I Am Sasha Fierce , all debuted at the top position. 42s top slot debut also [...]

Future L.A. marathon runner David Cook kept the promo up for his just-released LP This Loud Morning by appearing on Lopez Tonight , where the American Idol alum belted out his current single "The Last Goodbye." It was a pretty standard performance for Cookie, and we mean that in the best possible way — he seems more confident now with his fine-tuned act than ever. And he sure does clean up nice in a suit and tie . Watch below.
David Cook performed "The Last Goodbye" on Lopez Tonight . Watch the video below and pick up his album This Loud Morning on iTunes , Amazon MP3 , CD Social Bookmarking
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight's notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): Cake The former MAGNET guest editors in Cake are supporting newest LP Showroom Of Compassion. The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC): Il Volo Rerun from May 20. Teenage tenor trio [...]

Calling all fleet-footed Cookies — while promoting his just-released album This Loud Morning on Live! With Regis And Kelly yesterday, David Cook let slip that he's been doing some intensive training lately. "I'm gonna try to do the L.A. marathon next year," he announced. "I'm up to 10 miles now." Hey, look — if he can hang with the kids of PS22 , he can do anything. Watch David perform "The Last Goodbye" and have a quick chat with Rege and Kelly below. [...]