AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — For an "American Idol" season so flat and lifeless, the end sure rocked: Ex-bartender David Cook virtually body-slammed teen prodigy David Archuleta in a surprising landslide Wednesday night, capping an energized finale filled with big stars and polished performances.

E! Online - Just like NYC on a rainy day, there was no stopping this cab ride.

AP - Prosecutors at the R. Kelly child pornography trial are trying to link the R&B star to the videotape at the center of the case.

AP - Pink Floyd and soprano Renee Fleming were named winners of the 2008 Polar Music Prize on Wednesday for their contributions to their musical genres.

Reuters - Actress Scarlett Johansson's latest film work may be getting the red carpet treatment at Cannes, but her debut album, released on Tuesday, is drawing fire from music critics.

E! Online - Now playing in a Chicago courtroom...People's Exhibit 1. And it may be the worst video of R. Kelly's career.

E! Online - American Idol wants some freedom.

Reuters - "American Idol"'s dueling Davids faced off on Tuesday as the two remaining finalists each performed three songs in their bid to take the crown in the talent show's seventh season.

E! Online - Don't miss one song—or one note of British sarcasm—with our performance-show liveblog:

E! Online - Her first attempt at asserting a little independence may not have ended so well, but her second is shaping up to be much more well-received among the tween—and, more important, tween-parent—set.

AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maybe Simon Cowell was trying to galvanize David Cook's fans when he declared David Archuleta the knockout winner in the final matchup of "American Idol."

AP - Europeans get jazz and they get Woody Allen — more so than they do in America, the native land of both the filmmaker and the music form he loves.

Reuters - Napster Inc., the digital music service, on Tuesday opened the world's biggest MP3 download store with more than 6 million songs in a direct challenge to Apple Inc's iTunes store.