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Idol judge, Randy Jackson is on a tour of the talk shows this week, including appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Live with Regis and Kelly.

Adam Lambert appears on Oprah Tuesday with Susan Boyle, and on Sunday, Kris Allen sings the National Anthem before the Vikings/Saints NFC football championship.

Plus, Jason Castro’s tour, opening for Matt Hires begins on Wednesday in Jacksonville FL.

ETA: Adam Lambert spins his favorite music, every night this week at 104.3MyFM, 7-8 PM PT.  And, Allison Iraheta co-hosts The Top 30 Countdown on Radio Disney Saturday and Sunday.

For more appearance and tour info, check out the Idol Appearances page. (If I’m missing something, post it in comments!)

This week’s schedule after the jump.

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Kris Allen is back home in Arkansas for the holidays, and today he visited the Arkansas Children’s Hospital to celebrate a $10,000 donation from KYE-YAC International, a non-profit organization in Hot Springs aimed at involving youth in philanthropy. Prior to the check presentation, Kris visited patients in the hospital’s main playroom, Camp Wannaplay. For more info and a photo of the presentation, Check this out.   Watch a short news clip HERE.

Anoop Desai and WRAL.com’s Entertainment Editor, Kathy Hanrahan discuss the year in Entertainment in a 2-part video series. Part 1 covers celebrities we lost this year, including Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Patrick Swayze and Brittany Murphy. Check it out HERE. Part 2 will be posted tomorrow. Also, Anoop will be part of WRAL’s coverage of First Night, Raleigh’s New Year’s Eve celebration, complete with an “Acorn Drop”–whatever that is! per Kathy Hanrahan’s twitter.

Carrie Underwood is set to appear on the People’s Choice Awards, airing on CBS January 6. Carrie is up for Favorite Female Artist. If she’s appearing, there’s a good chance she won in her category. Kris Allen, Adam Lambert, Daughtry, Susan Boyle and American Idol are also up for awards. AINOW.org is reporting that Kris won’t be attending the ceremony.   No word yet on any of the others.

Matt Giraud is stoked! Last night he tweeted “Just got done with the first rehearsal with my NEW BAND!! Wow. These guys are incredible. Finally hearing how my songs sound with a band!” Matt is getting ready to fly out early tomorrow morning to Oklahoma, where he’ll be singing the National Anthem before the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball game on New Years Eve.

Blake Lewis is working on some new music.   He tweeted today, “Just finished writing a song with my friends @samshrieve and Rachel Taylor of He Is We. Great song, now its time…”

Kris Allen is set to perform on December 30th at B.B. Kings Blues club at the Mirage in Las Vegas. The next night he’s scheduled to appear with Allison Iraheta on the FOX network’s Billboard New Years Eve Live special, where he’s set to sing a couple of tunes. More info on the BB King’s gig HERE.

David Archuleta turns 19 today and amidst the massive birthday wishes, he tweeted a photo of his ice cream cake. Coldstone Creamery. YUM!   David was also an answer to a Jeopardy question today. Coincidence? Hm.

Speaking of David, Archie’s pal, David Cook held a twitter party for his fans today while he waited to board a plane. On the “vibe” of the new songs he’s writing for his next album, David says, “So far, lyrically, it’s all a bit more tongue-in-cheek. more urgent musically.” David is set to perform at the Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula, CA. on December 30 and 31. More info HERE.

Carrie Underwood tells her fan club about her best gift from Santa: “I think you all know what Santa left under the tree for me this year…a fiance! Woo hoo!” Speaking of her recent engagement to Hockey player Mike Fisher, she’s happy her cute little rat terrier, Ace “is finally going to have a dad! We all couldn’t be happier!!!” Aw. Read more about Carrie’s Christmas at US magazine.

Scary Stuff: Susan Boyle spotted two trespassers lurking around her property in Scotland as she was looking out her window. The men fled as soon as they saw her. Meanwhile, Susan has already sold almost 3 million copies of her debut album, I Dreamed a Dream. By the end of this week, it should be the top selling CD of 2009. More at the New York Daily News.

Hits Daily Double sales numbers are in a day early because of the holiday. Susan Boyle holds on to her #1 position, selling 659,382 of her debut this week, for a 13% increase. Carrie Underwood is #5, selling 159,423 of her 3rd album, Play On, with a 44% increase. Glee Vol 2 drops 11%, from #3 to 11, with a total of 103,252 this week. Adam Lambert climbs from #30 to 27, a 37% increase this week, totaling 62,623. Neither Kris Allen or Allison Iraheta made the HHD Top 50. Nielsen Soundscan sales numbers, due Wednesday, will give a fuller picture of this week’s sales.

More chart news: Billboard posts a sneak peek of this week’s Billboard charts: Adam Lambert’s “Whataya Want From Me” debuts on Top 40 at #35. Kelly Clarkson’s “Already Gone” sits pretty atop the Adult Top 40 chart at #1. Carrie Underwood’s “Temporary Home” is the Country Songs Chart Greatest Gainer at #21.

Congrats to David Cook, who has 3 songs on Rick Dees Hot Adult Top 40 2009 chart. “Light On”   #18, #23, “Come Back to Me” and “The Time of My Life” at #40.   The Magic Rainbow lives!   Kelly Clarkson (2 spots) and Daughtry also earned chart spots. Pink is the only other artist to score 3 tunes on the year-end chart.

According to an item on AdamOfficial, Adam Lambert’s “For Your Entertainment” will be used by Fox to promote their January lineup. So watch for that!

Jennifer Hudson canceled an appearence at the 2010 Jamaica Jazz Festival to accept an opportunity to perform at the upcoming Grammy awards. ETA: Gossip rag, Star magazine is reporting that Jennifer is pregnant again.

Matt Giraud is back in Nashville writing and recording songs.   On Saturday, he recorded a co-write, “I Miss You Tonight”.   On Monday and Tuesday, he had writing sessions with Marcus Hummon and Jerry Flowers.   He’s been having a blast, tooling around in a rented Corvette.   And on Friday?   Major reunion with new Nashville citizen, Danny Gokey.   Check out their bubble tweet.

The Hits Daily Double sales numbers are in.

The frumpy UK cat lady is still kicking some major ass. Unbelievable. Carrie Underwood got a nice bounce from last week’s Christmas special. The new Glee collection debuts at #3, and Adam Lambert is holding steady–dropping 10 percent this week.

Kris Allen’s and Allison Iraheta’s did not move enough albums to make the Hits Top 50 chart.

Again, remember, these numbers are a good indicator of what the official Nielsen Soundscan numbers will look like when they are released tomorrow:

1. 1. Susan Boyle – I Dreamed a Dream – 582,724 +14%
2. 2. Andrea Bolcelli – My Christmas – 391,686 -10%
– 3. GLEE Vol 2 – Soundtrack – 171,580
3. 4. Taylor Swift – Fearless – 165,311 +27%
9. 5. Carrie Underwood – Play On – 110,352 +46%
– 6. Chris Brown – Graffiti – 102,489
7. 7. Lady Gaga – Fame – 102,108 +29%
12. 8. Justin Bieber – My World – 101,256 +56%
8. 9. Michael Buble – Crazy Love – 92,174 +19%
23. 10 Glee, Vol. 1 – Soundtrack – 89,905 +107%

21. 30. Adam Lambert – For Your Entertainment – 45,825 -10%
33. 49. David Archuleta – Christmas From the Heart – 29,639 -17%

Soundscan numbers are in for the Top 10, via Billboard:

– 1. Susan Boyle ‘“ I Dreamed A Dream ‘“ 701K (700,779 (lw 632) Total – 701,411)
2 2. Andrea Bocelli – My Christmas ‘“ 218K (18%)
– 3. Adam Lambert ‘“ For Your Entertainment ‘“ 198K (198,466 (lw 437) Total 198,903)
– 4. Rihanna – Rated R ‘“ 181K
– 5. Lady Gaga ‘“ Fame Monster (EP) ‘“ 174K
34 6. Lady Gaga ‘“ Fame ‘“ 151K (429%)
29 7. Miley Cyrus ‘“ Time of Our Lives ‘“ 150K (385%)
10 8. Taylor Swift ‘“ Fearless ‘“ 125K (48%)
9   9. Carrie Underwood ‘“ Play On ‘“ 124K (123,870 (44%; lw 86,218) Total: 656,342)
3   10. Norah Jones – Fall – 110K (-39%)
11 31. Kris Allen – Kris Allen – 33K (Total 112K)

We managed to get precise Soundscan numbers for Adam and Carrie. For more sales numbers goodness, make sure to check out Kirsten’s Sales post HERE. She’s gathering the week’s Idol airplay and download numbers, so make sure to check in throughout the day.

I said this yesterday in the Hits thread, but it I’ll say it again–despite not selling over the predicted 200K, Adam’s debut numbers are still excellent. Coming in at #3 on the BB200 competing with a host of heavy hitters is impressive.

And Carrie? Play On is doing quite nicely. Congrats to her.   Susan Boyle’s monster numbers are incomprehensible.

Hits Daily Double is sticking by their earlier sales prediction for Adam Lambert and Susan Boyle.

Susan is going to be the big winner, coming in at #1 with 625-675K in sales.   Adam Lambert’s For Your Entertainment is set to come in second, with 210-230K

Susan’s debut would be the year’s biggest debut, beating Eminem’s 608K for his Relapse album.

Lady Gaga’s seven-song Fame Monster EP will sell between 190-210k, putting her at #3. Her just-released two-disc Fame Monster deluxe edition should add another 130-150k to that album’s total.

Carrie Underwood is set to sell 100-120K this week.

The editor of Billboard Magazine, Bill Werde, hath spoken, via Twitter:

@bwerde: hearing that susan boyle will go scorched earth on rihanna and adam lambert in album sales this week. so much for a showdown.

I’m not really surprised…

thanks maura…

Update from Hits Daily Double:

DREAM COMES TRUE: Susan Boyle’s Columbia album, I Dreamed a Dream, which hit the streets today, is already selling two to three times the estimated pre-release total for retailers, on top of breaking the all-time pre-order record at Amazon.com. Based on current tallies, the disc will easily top 500k and could go even higher. (11/23p)

In case your’re interested (I am, sorta) the track list for Susan Boyle’s upcoming CD has been released to the press.

“For the second time in a month Susan has defied preconceptions,” Susan’s rep tells People, “Everyone thought it was going to be an album of showtunes, but it’s not.”

Erm, hasn’t Simon Cowell and everyone associated with the Britain’s Got Talent runner up been yammering on, since BGT wrapped up, that Susan wouldn’t be recording show tunes? I think her first single, The Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses” was a pretty big clue.

Along with the Stones, Susan also covers songs by Madonna, The Monkees and Patti Griffin. I have no desire to hear Susan Boyle strip the emotion out of “Up To The Mountain” thankxokgbye.

Susan Boyle’s album I Dreamed a Dream come out November 24.

via People.

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The first single off of Susan Boyle’s upcoming album has leaked, and it’s an unlikely choice–a cover of the Stones “Wild Horses”.

I don’t care to have my favorite rock songs prettified like this, but I have to say the song is very well produced.

Check it out. What do you think?

Jennifer Hudson and Chris Angel are two of the celebrity guests joining the Black Eyed Peas and Oprah Winfrey for her show’s 24th season kickoff party Tuesday, September 8.   The taping begins at 5 pm, and you can sign up on line, HERE.   The show will air Thursday September 10.   This will be the first public appearance for Jennifer since she recently gave birth to a baby boy…

Simon Cowell tells Extra that the new season of American Idol without Paula Abdul is “different” and that he misses her. Using one of his famous meaningless analogies, Simon says comparing the show with and without Paula is “like comparing a carrot to a banana.”   Uhm. Whatever.

Speaking of Simon Cowell, Simon protoge, and Britain’s Got Talent runner-up, Susan Boyle’s upcoming album, I Dreamed A Dream jumped to the top of the Amazon.com chart after it was   released for pre-order a few days ago. Currently, Susan is beating out Whitney Houston and the Beatles for the top spot. I don’t get it. Really, Susan is an average singer. It might help that her album is now listed for only $9.99… I Dreamed a Dream drops November 24.

Carrie Underwood’s wax figure from Madame Tussaud’s in New York City is moving to the Madame Tussaud’s in Washington, DC for the fall and winter. Wax figures = Creepy!

Some Broadway news: Constantine Maroulis will take part in the annual Broadway on Broadway concert, hosted this year by Michael McKean (Spinal Tap, awesome Christopher Guest movies), in Times Square on September 13. And Toxic Avenger’s Diana DeGarmo will be a judge in New York Musical Theater Festival’s Next Broadway Sensation competition, to be held at New World Stages on September 13, September 20, and October 4.

Katharine McPhee joins Lionel Richie for An Evening of Stars, the United Negro College Fund’s yearly televised celebration of excellence in entertainment and education. The program takes place September 12th from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in CA, and will air in January, 2010 on BET, WGN and other cable stations.

Season 4 runner up, Bo Bice will head back to his hometown of Helena, Alabama to help raise awareness and money for local Helena organizations, with a concert and poker run Sept. 26. More information HERE.

President Obama is set to hold a press conference on Wednesday September 9 at 8 pm. NBC, CBS and ABC have committed time to the president. FOX has not, and probably won’t–they declined to interrupt an episode of So You Think You Can Dance back in July for a scheduled conference. No effing way are they preempting the premiere of their hot new show, Glee for the president…