Chris Sligh has posted three new songs on his myspace. The songs are titled "Something Beautiful," "Running Back," and "Love Is Raining Down," and are demos of songs he has been working on while on the American Idols tour. It's not really my style of music but for demos, I think they are pretty good. Chris Sligh also talks about his decision to make a contemporary Christian record on his blog, if you want to find out more about why he is making the kind of music that you hear on the myspace!

Jordin Sparks released her first single today, a song titled "Tattoo." I actually really like the song, and it makes me really excited for her record to come out! You can listen to "Tattoo" by going to AOL Music which also says that Jordin Sparks's debut album will be out in November!

Both Carrie Underwood and Kellie Pickler will be featured on a new CD called Hear Something Country Christmas . Carrie recorded "Do You Hear What I Hear," while Kellie recorded "Santa Baby." The CD is set to be released on October 2nd, and features other country artists like Alan Jackson, Martina McBride and Brad Paisley.

Simon Cowell has been nominated for AskMen.com’s Top 49
Men of 2007. Last year, more than 2 million votes were cast worldwide and George Clooney ultimately emerged as the winner. Check it out here:

http://www.askmen.com/specials/2006_top_49/index.html

The purpose of the Top 49 is to determine who AskMen.com readers consider to be the best representatives of the male gender. We’ve compiled a list of candidates, all of whom have found great success in the past 12 months
and have carried themselves like true men’s men. Now, we’re asking our loyal readers to cast their votes.

Take a moment and vote for Simon Cowell (as well as all of the other worthy nominees), and then check back at the end of October to see if he made the final cut.

http://www.askmen.com/specials/2007_top_49/ (Arts & Culture Tab)

Former American Idol finalists Constantine Maroulis and Elliott Yamin will appear on stage along with singer-songwriter Jon McLaughlin for a concert in an upcoming episode of The Bold And The Beautiful airing Friday.

Constantine Maroulis, plays record promoter Constantine Parros on the daytime drama, will be joined by fellow cast members Mackenzie Mauzy and Kyle Lowder.

The concert is tied in to an online contest called "Boldface Challenge" which ran in the first few weeks of August.

Simon Cowell is bringing his hit TV show American Idol to the big screen. He is creating an American Idol movie called Starstruck. Cowell will be casting the lead roles in the film through open auditions across the US.

Simon Cowell also says "It is about 10 contestants who enter a gigantic singing contest. It's about good versus evil, and it will be very, very realistic. I'm going to cast the lead parts through an open audition process across America. So if you get through the auditions, and you get a part in this movie, it's a huge, huge deal."

Keep an eye out for the American Idol movie...Starstruck.