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USAToday.com premiered the new single from DJ Dan & Überzone called "Operator," which features vocals by former American Idol contestant and USA Today Idol Chatter guest blogger Blake Lewis. Check out the video by clicking above or HERE.

Grab the Soundcloud stream of the track:
DJ Dan & Überzone - "Operator" feat. Blake Lewis (radio edit) 

"Operator" will appear on DJ Dan's third EP, DJ Dan Presents: Future Retro, Evolution 3 (April 6), in anticipation of his first full-length release, Future Retro. The track  was originally a chart-topping R&B smash for Midnight Starr in 1985, and serves of Dan's third "retro" tribute. 

In case you missed American Idol last night, country bumpkin Vanessa Wolfe won over the judges and viewers across the country with her innocent enthusiasm coupled with her sweet rendition of Old Crow Medicine Show's "Wagon Wheel."  She ended her audition with an excited, "I love that song."   Check out Old Crow's video for "Wagon Wheel" HERE.

Rock superstar Daughtry's new album Leave This Town--produced by Howard Benson, engineered by Mike Plotnikoff and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge--debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 with 270,000 sold in its first week, giving Daughtry  the distinction of the only American Idol alumni with back to back #1 albums.