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Blake Lewis debuted at an impressive number 10 on the Billboard Charts with his first album Audio Day Dream. This marks the biggest chart debut of the week with scans of 97,500.
The first single off the album, "Break Anotha," co-written by One Republic’s Ryan "Alias" Tedder, Sam Watters and Blake and produced by Tedder (Timbaland, Leona Lewis), is continuing its climb up the charts. Blake will be introducing the highly anticipated video on December 19th.
In addition to the production and co-writing credits by Ryan Tedder and Sam Watters on various tracks, Jonathan "JR" Rotem (who worked with Rihanna on her No. 1 single "SOS") produced and co-wrote the track "What’cha Got 2 Lose?" American Idol fans will surely know the other co-writer on that song, Blake’s buddy and excellent songwriter Chris Richardson!
Here is a pic of best buds Chris and Blake giving some love to fellow Idol [...]

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After raising an astounding $75 million last season, American Idol will once again host "Idol Gives Back," a music celebration raising awareness and benefiting various U.S. and international charities.
The two-hour concert and fundraiser will air Wednesday, April 9 at 8/7c on FOX.
In 2007, "Idol Gives Back" raised $75 million for various U.S. charities that deliver support to underprivileged children in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country, providing them with medical care, food and grocery products, health and life skills, literacy programs and obesity prevention, among other important initiatives. In Africa, funds were dedicated to organizations that support efforts to battle poverty through various health and education programs, including delivering medical supplies and providing clean water.
The brainchild of Simon Fuller, last season’s "Idol Gives Back" special featured performances from the American Idol stage, where Ryan Seacrest hosted alongside American Idol judges Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon [...]

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