Out today: 'Idol' iTunes update

A lot of new releases by Idol alums have gone unreported over the past few weeks, let's take a glance at what's found its way onto iTunes recently from the franchise.

Now available on iTunes:

EPs
Ayla Brown, Circles - EP - ($4.95) - Buy
Jason Castro, The Love Uncompromised - EP - ($4.95) - Buy

Singles
Fantasia, "Even Angels" - ($1.29) - Buy
Jennifer Hudson, "Let It Be (ft. The Roots)" - ($0.99) - Buy

Music Videos
Carrie Underwood, "Temporary Home" - ($1.99) - Buy
Danny Gokey, "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me" - ($1.99) - Buy
Adam Lambert, "Whataya Want From Me" - ($1.99) - Buy

Also featured now on iTunes is Kris Allen's celebrity playlist podcast, which features songs like MGMT's "Electric Feel" and Radiohead's "High and Dry."

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'Idol' BB 200: 'Play On' #16 (1/30/10)

Picking up where we left off, Idol representation on the Billboard Top 200 album sales chart for the chart week of Jan. 30 was particularly healthy considering it's, well, January.

The amazing staying poser of Carrie Underwood's third studio album Play On is remarkable, as it only dipped 2% to 21.8k copies for the week. It was actually up two spots to #16 and it's sold 1.227 million in all. Carrie was also represented by her debut album Some Hearts, which made its way back onto the chart at #186 with thanks to a 24% surge to 3.1k copies. Its 6.923 million total to date speaks for itself.

Adam Lambert's album For Your Entertainment was up all around, moving ahead #40-35 to 12.3k thanks to a 9% sales uptick for a 457.3k total. Daughtry also had two entries on the chart, with Leave This Town holding steady with 8.5k copies coupled with a six-spot jump to #53 while the band's original LP slid 1% and five spots to #184 with 3.1k. Current totals are 899k and 4.620 million copies, respectively.

Moving onto newer material, Kris Allen's Kris Allen was up 13% to 6.1k copies for the week. On the chart side it lunged ahead #97-84 and now sees its total standing at 239.5k. An even new debut followed in the form of Jason Castro's EP The Love Uncompromised, which came in at #94 with 5.7k copies.

Also on the newer side was Katharine McPhee's sophomore effort Unbroken, which tumbled 80 spots to #107 in its second week of release. The album was down 67% to 5k for a total of 20.4k. And Kelly Clarkson's All I Ever Wanted was off 6% and eight spots to #169 at a very unique 3,333 copies for the week. Its total is now 822.4k.

Full sales and chart positions courtesy of leilamaurizia of Pulse below:

016 018 Carrie Underwood - Play On 21,793 -2% 22,220 1,227,099
035 040 Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment 12,275 9% 11,211 457,320
053 059 Daughtry - Leave This Town 8,492 0% 8,491 898,571
084 097 Kris Allen - Kris Allen 6,128 13% 5,430 239,528
094 --- Jason Castro - The Love Uncompromised EP 5,692 0 5,692
107 027 Katharine McPhee - Unbroken 5,025 -67% 15,346 20,400
169 161 Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted 3,333 -6% 3,530 822,346
184 179 Daughtry - Daughtry 3,075 -1% 3,115 4,619,577
186 --- Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts 3,064 24% 2,478 6,922,536

Total sales are in bold.

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Jason Castro marries girlfriend in Dallas

Jason Castro is the latest Idol alum to be taken off the market. According to People.com:

The 22-year-old dreadlocked singer-songwriter, who finished fourth on Season 7 of American Idol, wed girlfriend Mandy Mayhall in his hometown near Dallas.

Jason excitedly tweeted about the big news on his official Twitter account, posting:

jasoncastro Yesterday I married the girl of my dreams... It couldn't have been more perfect! Now, honeymoooon!!! :) about 5 hours ago from txt

Jason's debut album is now available to pre-order on Amazon.com. His first EP, The Love Uncompromised, will be released on Tues., Jan. 12 courtesy of Atlantic Records.

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