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    The Grapevine

    A lot of news to report in the world of music and I’m pleased to say a lot of it is in the name of charity.  With the devastation continuing to overtake Haiti, celebrities across the board are putting their names, brands, and money towards the cause.  For music fans, that means we’ve got a lot of great charitable music to buy.  The Hope For Haiti compilation, live recordings from the telethon, is the biggest selling album this week, also making it the highest selling charity CD of all time.  Justin Timberlake and Matt Morris‘ version of the song, “Hallelujah” from the telethon is the most downloaded song on iTunes…

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    Idol Informer

    As the ninth season of American Idol continues to dominate the ratings – probably people tuning in to get their final fix of Simon unleash on the nation’s tone deaf – other Idol news is dominating the headlines. As more and more celebrities continue to turn their charitable efforts towards relief in Haiti, Idol judge Simon Cowell has joined in the efforts.  Cowell is teaming with The Sun to record a charity single for the paper’s Helping Haiti campaign.  Beyonce, Lady Gaga, and Wyclef Jean are on board for the track and it is rumored that Cowell’s artists Susan Boyle and Leona Lewis could be lending the voices to the…

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    Hope For Haiti

    Last night network and cable television was filled with Hope. The Hope For Haiti telethon aired last night in hopes of raising funds for relief in Haiti.  Live from London, New York, and Los Angeles, stars of all kinds gathered in support.  Performances by Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Jay Z, Rihanna, Bono, Sting, Sheryl Crow, Alicia Keys, Keith Urban, and many more made up the two hours of what will hopefully be a continuation of support from Americans to the country that is in such need right now.  Please click the link above and give what you can. You can also download all of last night’s performance on iTunes…

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    The Pussycat is Out of the Bag

    Kimberly Wyatt, from the super group, The Pussycat Dolls, gave a revealing interview recently about the dramatic changes about to come to the girl-group.  In the tell-all, Wyatt opens about the tumultuous relationship between her and the group’s leader, Nicole Scherzinger.  She also goes on to say that her and fellow Doll, Melody Thorton, have been released from the group leaving Ashley Roberts and Jessica Sutta to join Nicole in the search of new girls. She said , “I’ve been a Pussycat Doll for longer. [Nicole] was one of the last to join. But we’d have to share a dressing room while Nicole would have her own. We’d be on…

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    Have A Little Fun Today

    Have you heard of Matt Morris?  Ha!  Well, if you’re keeping up with the Idol Insider you should have answered yes, seeing that we’ve almost exclusively covered his career this year.  And we promise that more news is on the way, but before we let Mr. Morris rest, I must share with my readers his performance from yesterday’s Ellen.  Not only did Matt rock his single “Money”, but he shared the stage with his album producers, Charlie Sexton and Justin Timberlake (yep, the one and only), closing the show with “Bloodline”.  It rocked my face off and I know it will rock yours off, too. So there you have it…

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    Remind Me To Remind You

    Matt Morris will be performing on Ellen today – be sure to tune in to catch Justin Timberlake, his friend and colleague, introduce Ellen’s favorite new singer.  If you don’t believe me, watch the clip above…it’s not to be missed. American Idol airs again tonight on Fox, featuring all the behind the scenes footage from the the auditions.  Do you already have your favorite?  Tune in tonight as we continue the search!

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    Matt Morris Weekend

    Singer, Matt Morris, has had a very busy week in promotion celebration of his debut album, When Everything Breaks Open, available now.  He had his record release party at New York’s Drom, where he was interviewed by a slew of publications, including US Weekly.  Last night, Morris appeared on David Letterman and then again on The Early Show this morning on CBS,  singing his single, “Money”, on both programs .  A smart choice by camp-Morris, seeing as the song became quite topical last week in the wake of the disaster in Haiti.  Matt performed with a full band, including Denver musicians Dave Preston and  Jon Powers.  If you missed Matt’s…

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    Starting Over

    This morning the video to accompany Adam Lambert’s new single,  “Whataya Want From Me”, premiered on the net and VH1.  The video showcases less of the glitz and glam we’ve come to know from “Glambert”, especially from his controversial American Music Awards performance in November, but I think that this is the fresh start the singer needs.  The song, written by P!nk and Max Martin, has all the makings of sure-fire hit.  And to answer the question posed by Lambert in the single – this sound, vocal, and performance is exactly what we want from you.   

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    Matt Morris Gives A Little "Love"

    And so it begins, Matt Morris appeared on Fox61 this morning to promote his album, When Everything Breaks Open.  You can catch Morris’ interview and performance of the track, “Love” here.  And don’t forget to check out Matt when he performs live tomorrow night on David Letterman, this weekend on CBS’ Early Show, and next Tuesday on Ellen.  But if you miss any of the action, you can, of course, check back here for all the footage.   We will have more Morris-related videos posted over the weekend to celebrate the release of his album, so check back.

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    Please Be Kind and Remind

    American Idol kicks of its 9th season tonight on Fox with a 2-hour season premiere, featuring all the behind the scenes footage from the Boston auditions.  There are plenty of reasons to tune in this season, but the biggest reason came from an announcement made yesterday.  Simon Cowell announced that “this will be [his] last season on American Idol” so he can focus on bringing his show, X Factor, to the states in the fall of 2011.  Simon said he is very excited to be bringing another great show to Fox’s lineup and even hinted that we may get a chance to see a Paula-Simon reunion when the show premieres. …

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    Artist To Watch: Matt Morris

    If you haven’t heard the name Matt Morris, or found yourself jamming out to his tunes, you soon will.  Matt, a resident of Denver, Colorado, is prepping the release of his debut album, titled “When Everything Breaks Open”.  Coincidence?  I think not.  The soulful, pop tracks delivered on his first effort indicate that Matt is destined to break wide open. But this won’t be Morris’ first time in the spotlight.  He got his start on The New Mickey Mouse Club (and there is plenty of footage to prove it), where he acted, sung, and danced his way into the hearts of many alongside Britney Spears, Keri Russell, Christina Aguilera, and…