The Morning Mix: Should Scotty McCreery Have Won ‘American Idol’?

Did You Hear?

:: Scotty McCreery, 17, fended off Lauren Alaina, 16, in the youngest final matchup in American Idol history. Did McCreery deserve the Idol crown?

:: Justin Timberlake called in to The Dan Patrick Show and batted down criticism that his fellow SNL guest Lady Gaga borrows too heavily from Madonna and other influences. What did you want him to do, sing? [SocialiteLife]

:: Pony-hawked American Idol castoff Sanjaya Malakar is releasing a new single, “Tempted”, which is actually a cover of a 1981 tune by the band Squeeze. Aren’t you happy we all made it through the supposed Rapture weekend to see this? [Rickey]

:: Budding pop singer Colette Carr dishes on the just-released video for her Frankmusik-produced single “We Do It (Primo)”. [ArjanWrites]

:: Hilary Duff, who’s quietly plotting her return to pop music, posed provocatively at a Sobe event in New York holding two enormous melons in front of her chest. We’re sure she had no idea that would generate any attention. [MTV Buzzworthy]

:: Did Amazon score points with music fans by selling Born This Way for 99 cents? A look at the digital music wars. [PopCrush]

After the jump, find out which pop artists is about to pass out on late night TV.

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