Christina Aguilera said a season away from "The Voice" was the break that she needed to get reinvigorated -- for herself, the show and the contestants.
Country star Scotty McCreery will release his sophomore album, "See You Tonight," on Oct. 15. The album marks a "big step" forward for the former "American Idol" winner, who co-wrote five of the 13 new songs.
Simon Cowell is about to experience a different kind of reality: fatherhood. According to tabloid reports galore, the "X Factor" and "American Idol" judge is having a baby with socialite Lauren Silverman, the wife of his good friend Andrew Silverman.
'Now 85' sold 317,000 copies last week, beating the year-best figure of 262,000 set by the last album in the venerable series at the end of March. Platinum certification in Britain is 300,000 units.
