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Ke$ha will be performing her smash single ‘Blah Blah Blah’ during the American Idol results show tonight. The 23-year old singer went on her Twitter a couple of days ago to say “Party time american idol woot t minus 3 dayz.” Fellow pop singer Orianthi will also perform her hit ‘According to You’. And if that wasn’t enough for you, American Idol champ David Cook is also supposed to take the stage, tweeting “Oh and I brought a present back for everyone. We’ll be performing on Idol this Wednesday! Be sure to check it out!” 3 great performers and an elimination – what more can you ask for?

I knew that the results would be bad when Ryan Seacrest started off the show by saying we could be in for a surprise or two. Before the American Idol top 12 were revealed, we were treated with the top 16 singing Michael Buble’s ‘Just Haven’t Met You Yet’. It looked like a reunion of the Brady Bunch. Scott McEntyre and Matt Giraud also returned to the AI stage with a duet straight from Elton John and Billy Joel, complete with pianos. As for who got eliminated, Kaitlyn Epperly, Todrick Hall, Alex Lambert and Lilly Scott failed to make it to the top 12. Kaitlyn and Todrick I understand but Lilly and Alex, come on! Even though I didn’t care about Lilly’s Patsy Cline cover, she’s more talented than a few of the girls left. And I thought Alex hit it out of the park with ‘Trouble’. I am seriously disappointed.

British singing sensation Susan Boyle is reportedly set to dazzle American audiences by taking centre stage on Dancing With The Stars.

The Scottish runner-up of Britain’s Got Talent is flying to Los Angeles to give a one-off performance, according to People.com.

It comes two months after the 48-year-old singer first appeared on US TV, during an episode of America’s Got Talent.

In her upcoming performance, she is expected to perform material from her soon-to-be-released CD I Dreamed A Dream.

“She’s excited and happy,” said her brother John Boyle. “She loves America and loves the people. She appreciates their honesty.”

To celebrate the release of their eighth studio album, Crash Love, AFI took to the stage at the world famous Roxy on Sunset thanks to local Los Angeles radio station KROQ. In front of an intimate crowd of hundred’s, rather than thousands that typically fill AFI shows, the band played a thrashing 14 song set filled with classics of the past, and a handful of Crash Love gems that are soon to be just that. Highlights of the night were too many to capsulize, but front man Davey Havok’s front flip into the waiting crowd on “Kill Caustic” and the stunning rendition of The Cure’s classic “Just Like Heaven” marked just a few of the moments that lit up the night. Reminiscent of 1995, AFI welcomed Nick 13 (Tiger Army) and Geoff Kresge (ex AFI/Tiger Army) to the stage to sing “Nyquil,” a track from the band’s first album, Answer That and Stay Fashionable. Electric performances of AFI’s radio singles “Miss Murder” and Crash Love’s “Medicate” put a cap on a night that will not soon be forgotten by the fan’s lucky enough to be present that night.

Fans of AFI who could not be at the show now have the chance to watch a handful of videos from the epic evening on KROQ.com. To find out when and where you can see AFI live, visit AFireInside.net/events. Crash Love is in-stores now and available everywhere good music is sold.

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Good Morning America just realized that they were wrong to think that they could get Whitney Houston to rise and shine with the rest of the country. The singer’s upcoming performance for the morning talk show next month will be pre-taped as the iconic diva absolutely refuses to perform at 7:30 AM. A source from GMA says that the producers couldn’t refuse Whitney’s request because she’s such a legend and that they are so happy to have her. Apparently, what Whitney wants, Whitney gets. How I wish I could have her live. Very few people have that much of a commanding presence.

Reality TV star and wannabe singer Heidi Montag will perform during the 2009 Miss Universe Pageant on August 23 on NBC. The 22-year old attention whore will perform the song ‘Turn Ya Head’ off of her debut album, ‘Unleashed’. Other performers for the pageant include Flo Rida, Kelly Rowland and French DJ David Guetta. The Miss Universe Pageant will be co-hosted by Access Hollywood host Billy Bush and ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ star Claudia Jordan. I get the other performers but how the heck did Heidi get involved in all of this? What where the organizers thinking? I highly doubt she’d sing live.

Lady Gaga paid a visit to ‘The Ellen Degeneres Show’ and performed a stirring rendition of her international smash, “Poker Face”. Watch her tear it up on the keys AND the dance-floor!

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Brand new remixes of Lady Gaga’s latest single “LoveGame” by Dave Aude, Space Cowboy & Robots To Mars are available today! Download them from iTunes now!

Mayhem, madness, pandemonium – call it what you will. In typical Tokio Hotel fashion, the band nearly caused a riot when they took over the Hollywood & Highland courtyard performing a three-song set for Hot Topic. Check out live footage of their screaming fans with custom made signs, T-shirts and screams professing their undying love for Bill, Tom, Gustav and Georg.

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Toni Braxton may have had to close her Las Vegas stage show due to her heart problems but that doesn’t mean she has to stop performing completely. The petite R&B crooner has been confirmed to be part of the new season of Dancing with the Stars. It’s good to know that she’s gotten her health back to the point where she can compete on the show. The exercise she’s going to get from all those dancing practices should also do her some good. And of course, those sympathy votes aren’t going to hurt either. How long do you think she can milk her health problems for votes?

Vanessa Hudgens drove the crowd wild as she performed live on the second date of her solo tour at the Alabama Adventure Theme Park in Bessemer, Alabama last Friday. The 19-year old High School Musical star showed off her talent with songs from her new album ‘Identified’. Of course, she performed ‘Sneakernight’ seeing as that’s her lead single. I’m surprised she has enough of a fan base to have launched a tour. Considering her album is being considered a flop, I doubt it’s going to last long. She’ll go bankrupt if her management decides to go on with a tour without any profit from her album.

Jessica Simpson performed at her first country show this past weekend. Just as most predicted, things did not go as she would have liked. When the wannabe country singer took the stage at the Country Thunder Festival in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin on Saturday night, she was greeted with a mix of cheers and boos, but mostly boos. The reviews of her performance are less than stellar. One critic says “Many audience members found her attempt to crossover into country irritating and that her vocals lacked a southern sound.” In short, Jessica will be completely out of a career before the year comes to an end.

Jordin Sparks was spotted signing autographs for fans before her performance at the Annual “Energy in the Park” concert at Strandbad Wannsee in Berlin, Germany this past weekend. Look at that big smile on her face! She definitely fits in with the energy theme. Other performers in the line up included the likes of Leona Lewis, The Rasmus, Sunrise Avenue, Madcon, The Script, Alexander Marcus, M. Pokora, Aloha from Hell and Movimiento. I wonder if they had as much energy as Jordin. I just thought of something after looking at the line up. What do you think about a Jordin and Leona duet? I think it would be hot!

Chris Brown performs onstage with Ciara during the 2008 BET Awards which was held at the Shrine Auditorium on Tuesday in Los Angeles, California. When Ciara came on stage, rain came pouring down in the background as visible text and images could be seen. ‘Ciara’ and ‘Take U Down’ could be seen during the performance. A little shameless plugging doesn’t hurt anyone after all. The 19-year old Chris won the night’s first award for best male R&B artist. He said on the red carpet “I just love what I’m doing and I have fun doing it. I love being myself.”

American Idol runner up David Archuleta arrived at the world premiere of Disney-Pixar’s film ‘Wall-E’ which was held at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles on Friday. In other Archie news, the 17-year old singer will be hitting the American Idols Live Tour this summer and he’s got his dad tagging along with him. Jeff will be on the tour bus with his son and the other 5 guys. Fellow American Idol alum Carly Smithson recently asked Michael Johns if anyone on the guys’ bus snores. Michael looked at David before saying “Only your dad!”. The AI tour will kick off on July 1 in Glendale, Arizona.

Celine Dion went into overdrive when she performed at O2 Arena in London, England on Tuesday. That day marked the first time that Celine has been in the UK for over ten years. She kicked off her concert with the upbeat ‘I Drove All Night’ and ended her show with the ballad ‘My Heart Will Go On’. Before embarking on her world tour, the 40-year old singer just completed a record 5-year, 5 nights a week show at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. After her tour, the singer will focus more of her time on her family and other interests.

When most of the reviews written about your concert are all at A+, it can be pretty shocking when you get something that’s not so nice. What do you do then? When you’re Kanye West and Entertainment Weekly pretty much trashed your concert in a review, you become a diva about it. The rapper posted a tirade on his blog against the magazine saying “Yo, anybody that’s not a fan; don’t come to my show. For what?! To try and throw ya’ll two cents in? Ya’ll rated my album shitty and now ya’ll come to the show and give it a B+. What’s a B+ mean? I’m an extremist. It’s either pass or fail! A+ or F-! You know what, fuck you and the whole fucking staff!!!” And guys, that’s just a third of it. Kanye’s rule #1, don’t piss Kanye.

Check out the latest episode of “Being..Ashlee Simpson” presented by Pepsi Smash on Yahoo! Music. This time around Ashlee makes a stop in Houston on her first ever club tour. The late nights and early mornings might take getting used to, but they don’t stop Ashlee from putting on a good show. See her get the party started as she performs a few tracks from Bittersweet World.

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American Idol contestant David Cook had a very special guest in the audience on the performance show last night. His brother Adam, who is battling brain cancer, traveled all the way from Indiana to lend his support. Adam had a nurse and a doctor with him on standby. He is also said to be at tonight’s elimination show. If you remember, David was recently hospitalized due to his blood pressure because of the stress of thinking about his brother’s health. He’s sure to get some sympathy votes with this story. But in any case, David is a great performer anyway and gets lots of votes every week. I just wish his brother will end up ok.

Here’s some exciting news for you music lovers. It was just confirmed on Wednesday that Prince will be performing at the Coachella music festival near Palm Springs later this month. Considering the less than stellar line up this year, Prince is a really big step up. If you compare this year’s line up to previous years, a good 5 to 10 artists of Prince’s caliber are on the line up. This year, we just got Prince. It’s a pretty good assurance that ticket sales will be going up too. The purple majesty will take the stage on Saturday, April 26.

A 12-year old boy was arrested in Bloomington, Illinois last week for throwing a rock at Soulja Boy’s tour bus the day after one of his performances. The incident took place right by Hampton Inn West in Bloomington. When the kid was questioned by the cops about why he threw a rock at the tour bus windshield, he replied with “I hate Soulja Boy!” No one was hurt by the 12-year old rock thrower. Too bad. I was kind of hoping that the rock broke through the windshield and hit Soulja Boy right on the head. You know it’s bad when your music leads people to violence.