Former 'American Idol' champ Jordin Sparks and 'Glee' star and new solo act Matthew Morrison are set to headline the annual 4th of July celebration 'A Capitol Fourth,' which will air live on PBS on July 4 at 8pm EST. Both Jordin and Morrison are opening acts supporting New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys on their co-headlining NKOTBSB summer tour and their patriotic performances for the ...

Christina Aguilera is definitely the biggest name of all the coaches on NBC's 'The Voice,' but how much bigger? The singer/actress makes big money off of her latest gig as coach on NBC's hit battle of the bands show, but you might be surprised to hear just how much. Brace yourself. Aguilera reportedly earns a staggering $225,000 per episode. Yup. That means Christina makes 2.25x the amount ...

Lauren Alaina's final performance on 'American Idol' last night, a duet with her 'Idol' idol Carrie Underwood, wasn't short on emotions. The pair sang the country vixen's "Before He Cheats," showing that runner-up Alaina can hold her own with the biggest of stars. Over the past few weeks, 16-year-old Chattanooga, Tenn. native has made a name for herself as quite the Southern chanteuse, ...

Over the past weeks, newly crowned 'American Idol' Scotty McCreery has made a name for himself as quite the showman, pulling influence from arena star Garth Brooks. The 17-year-old Garner, N.C. native first picked up a guitar at the age of 10 and often impersonated Elvis Presley. His performance of 'Gone' by Montgomery Gentry showed off the Carolinian's vocal range from Southern baritone to ...

Although 'Glee: The Music, Volume 6' doesn't come out until May 23, AOL Music got their hands on the album a whole week early! Listen to the entire album at their Listening Party right now. The compilation incorporates the best of season two, including Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff's cover of Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' and the ensemble rendition of Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way.' Of course, ...

Sometime TV star Stephen Baldwin turned 45 last week. (Come on people, remember 'Celebrity Mole Hawaii?!') The actor, who is branching out with the music video 'Break the Cycle' he recently directed for Arkansas rocker Cory Lamb, caught up with AOL Music to chat about his music tastes. He admits he leans mostly towards Christian music -- ever heard of Christ-crunk? -- but he's still a sucker ...

Joseph Llanes for AOL Today's a doubly good one for Matthew Morrison. Not only does the Golden Globe– and Emmy-nominated actor's hit TV series, 'Glee,' air tonight, but the musician's first solo album finally hit shelves. The Broadway vet, who was nominated for a Tony for his role in 'The Light in the Piazza,' stopped by AOL's Beverly Hills studio to chat with AOL Music about his ...

'Glee' star Matthew Morrison is adding another notch to his collaboration belt: Sting. Morrison worked with the legendary Sting on a remake of the Brit rocker's 'Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot' for Morrison's upcoming, self-titled debut studio album. 'Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot' follows Morrison's first single 'Summer Rain' and is the classic rock ballad from Sting's 1996 album 'Mercury Falling.' ...

Following Chris Brown's outburst on 'Good Morning America' three days ago, ABC is reportedly trying to get the singer and ex-girlfriend Rihanna to sit down for an interview together. A source close to ABC news told E! that the network wants to "milk this event for everything it's worth." On Tuesday, Chris Brown became outraged following an interview with the morning show's Robin Roberts, ...

The New Directions may have beaten the Warblers at regionals, but the Dalton Academy a cappella group will soon be competing with the McKinley High kids with their own album, Columbia Records announced today. 'Glee: The Music Presents the Warblers,' out on April 19, will feature 11 of the Warblers' popular covers including the Darren Criss–led versions of Destiny's Child's 'Bills, Bills, ...