Jennifer Hudson performs at 'Today Show'

Jennifer Hudson took to the stage at 30 Rock yesterday to perform for a full plaza as part of The Today Show's "Summer Concert Series." Watch her sing current single "If This Isn't Love" below:

In addition to getting her fans to "put their hands up," Jennifer spoke briefly with Today co-host Matt Lauer about her tour with Robin Thicke and got a little testy when Lauer brought up her Essence Magazine cover story that addresses her family tragedy, as she said she's moved past talking about it.

Jennifer also performed "Spotlight," during which she got Al Roker to dance while snapping photos.

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'Idol' Hot 100: "My Life Would Suck Without You" #17 (5/9/09)

It was a mixed bag on the Idol front when looking at Billboard's Hot 100 chart for the chart week of May 9, with four tracks by three alums making the cut of track data that was made public.

Kelly Clarkson's first of two singles to make the chart was "My Life Would Suck Without You," which slipped four spots to #17 for the week. Her second single to make the chart was "I Do Not Hook Up," which rocketed #88-46 thanks to the release of the song's music video.

Also on the chart was Carrie Underwood with her single "I Told You So," which actually improved one spot on the chart to #36. Jennifer Hudson rounded out the Idol representation with her single "If This Isn't Love," which fell

Full chart positions courtesy of bks over on Pulse are posted below:

Hot 100
17 13 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You"
36 37 Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So"
46 88 Kelly Clarkson, "I Do Not Hook Up"
70 63 Jennifer Hudson, "If This Isn't Love"

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Digital sales roundup: "My Life Would Suck Without You" #25 (4/17/09)

Although two Idol-related singles that previously had been on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart were able to make their way back onto it, expectantly sagging older favorites made up the majority of the chart for the week.

Once again leading the pack was Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You," which sold another 49.3k, placing its total at 1.696 million. It only slipped two spots to #25 on the chart, down 21% from the previous week. Kelly also saw her latest single, "I Do Not Hook Up," re-enter the chart at #139 for the first time since the week of her album's release. It moved 10.6k downloads for the week thanks to a sales increase of 49%, marking a total to date of 48.6k.

Another Kellie followed, as Kellie Pickler's "Best Days of Your Life" fell #34-35 in the face of a 6% dip in sales to 43.9k downloads. It has now sold 231k. Another country gal, Carrie Underwood, saw her single "I Told You So" take a 37% decline to 34k for the week, resulting in a total of 418.1k. On the chart side of things, it was down 15 spots to #46.

The last Idol alum to be represented on the chart according to numbers revealed this week was Jennifer Hudson by her single "If This Isn't Love" at #86, which saw an increase in sales by 172% to 19.1k following her performance on last week's Idol results show. Its total now stands at 103.1k.

Full numbers and chart positions courtesy of bks on Pulse as follows:

025 023 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You" 49,347 -21% 62,152 1,695,818
035 034 Kellie Pickler, "Best Days of Your Life" 43,941 -6% 46,825 230,985
046 029 Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So" 34,008 -37% 54,145 418,107
086 --- Jennifer Hudson, "If This Isn't Love" 19,112 172% 7,030 103,132
139 --- Kelly Clarkson, "I Do Not Hook Up" 10,630 49% 7,141 48,596

Total sales are in bold.

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'Idol' Hot 100: "My Life Would Suck Without You" #11 (4/25/09)

The Idol representation on Billboard's Hot 100 chart was definitely on the rise for the chart week of April 25.

First off was an unexpected increase by Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You," as it increased one spot to #11. This advance was followed by positive movement from Carrie Underwood's "I Told You So," which moved forward #33-29 on the chart thanks to sales gains.

Another Idol alum turned country star, Kellie Pickler, had her latest single make an appearance on the Hot 100, as it entered at the halfway point of #50. And then Jennifer Hudson's single "If This Isn't Love" also rose one spot to #86.

On the Bubbling Under front, Kelly saw her future hit "I Do Not Hook Up" debut at #9, and she make its way onto the main chart by next week.

Full chart positions courtesy of bks over on Pulse are posted below:

Hot 100
11 12 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You"
29 33 Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So"
50 -- Kellie Pickler, "Best Days of Your Life"
86 87 Jennifer Hudson, "If This Isn't Love"

Bubbling Under
09 -- Kelly Clarkson, "I Do Not Hook Up"

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'Idol' Hot 100: "My Life Would Suck Without You" #7 (4/11/09)

It was a typical week on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in the Idol world, as three alums were represented on the main chart and a fourth had a showing on the Bubbling Under portion of the chart for the chart week of April 11.

Kelly Clarkson began things with "My Life Would Suck Without You" coming in at #7, down one spot from the previous week. Since its debut at #97 on the Hot 100, the single has not spent a single week outside the Top 10.

Following Kelly was Carrie Underwood, whose "I Told You So" fell out of the Top 10 and beyond thanks to the Idol bounce being deflated. It fell #9-25 for the week. Jennifer Hudson was next with "If This Isn't Love," which slipped three spots to #91 despite performing the song last week on Ellen.

And then there's Kelly Pickler, whose lastest single "Best Days of Your Life" is slowly gaining momentum following the release of her music video for the song. It debuted on the Bubbling Under chart at #11 but will likely fall out of the chart by next week (or at least fall to its lower rungs).

Full chart positions courtesy of bks over on Pulse are posted below:

Hot 100
07 06 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You"
25 09 Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So"
91 88 Jennifer Hudson, "If This Isn't Love"

Bubbling Under
11 -- Kellie Pickler, Best Days of Your Life

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Jennifer performs "If This Isn't Love" on 'Ellen'

Jennifer Hudson finally made her much-ballyhooed appearance on Ellen today to perform her current single "If This Isn't Love." Watch the performance (and try not to be distracted by her bright orange top) below:

The performance lived up to the hype, so the performance she is taping after tonight's results show will have to surpass it because a few million more people will be seeing that than this one.

Jennifer also sat down with Ellen to chat about random things, received a bike from Ellen as an engagement gift and took part in Ellen's "singing in the bathroom" segment where the two of them sang "And I Am Telling You (I'm Not Going)." All in a day's work for J-Hud.

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'Idol' Hot 100: "My Life Would Suck Without You" #6 (4/4/09)

Despite facing her toughest competition in a long time, Kelly Clarkson was able to hold onto her billing as top Idol alum with representation on Billboard's Hot 100 chart for the chart week of April 4.

Kelly's "My Life Would Suck Without You" slipped just one spot to #6, showing that it has longevity more than instant success. Just behind Kelly was another winner, Carrie Underwood, as her latest single "I Told You So" marched up the chart #57-9 thanks to the release of the song as a duet with original artist Randy Travis (not to mention a performance of the song on last week's results show.

And then there was Jennifer Hudson's "If This Isn't Love," which fell four spots to #88 despite retaining its bullet. Look for the single to progress back up the chart next week thanks to gains in airplay and a performance on Ellen that will air today.

Full chart positions courtesy of bks over on Pulse are posted below:

Hot 100
06 05 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You"
09 57 Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So"
88 84 Jennifer Hudson, "If This Isn't Love"

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'Idol' Hot 100: "My Life Would Suck Without You" #9 (3/21/09)

A tiny decrease in sales and a huge increase in airplay combined to keep Kelly Clarksons' "My Life Would Suck Without You" in the Top 10 of Billboard's Hot 100 chart for the chart week of March 21.

The song, which rose one spot to #9, will most likely see an even larger jump next week thanks to her album's release and a healthy plateful of promotional appearances this week.

Also advancing this week was Carrie Underwood's latest single "I Told You So," which rose #68-62. Expect one more week of modest gains until it skyrockets two weeks from now thanks to a performance on Idol and the release of the single as a duet with Randy Travis, slated for this coming Tuesday.

The last Idol-related chart entry to be revealed this week was Jennifer Hudson's "If This Isn't Love," which rose seven spots to #85.

Full chart positions courtesy of bks over on Pulse are posted below:

09 10 Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You"
62 68 Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So"
85 92 Jennifer Hudson, "If This Isn't Love"

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Jennifer Hudson's "If This Isn't Love" video premieres

Coming just three days after Jennifer Hudson took home a Grammy for R&B Album of the Year, the music video for the second single off her debut album, "If This Isn't Love," today premiered on AOL Music's PopEater blog. Watch the video below:

Jennifer will next appear at the 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards, which will be broadcast live on FOX tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET.

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