“American Idol” creator Simon Fuller Monday marked a digital music milestone, and said he was looking to the Internet and other digital platforms for the next big thing in global entertainment. At a time of crisis in the recording industry, Fuller's roster of singers which includes “Idol” winner Kelly Clarkson British singer Annie Lennox and The Spice Girls, have sold 160 million songs on iTunes, his artist management company 19 Entertainment said. Billboard's Fred Bronson called Fuller's 160 million iTunes tally “historic” in a decade which has seen album sales slump and cheaper, digital sales soar. “He is without question the biggest manager of the digital age,” Bronson said. The British entrepreneur teamed up “American Idol” with iTunes at the Apple music store's 2003 launch, spotting its potential to capitalize on the TV singing show's appeal and the tens of millions of fans who watch it weekly. Fuller, who turns 50 years-old next week, said the speed of change had come as a shock to the music industry but he expressed hope for the future. In March, he launched his multimedia interactive reality TV project “If I Can Dream”, which follows a group of aspiring singers, dancers and actors living together in a “Big Brother” style house
