First Look! Watch Ellen DeGeneres At The Judges' Table On 'American Idol!'
Are you excited for Ellen’s big Idol debut this Tuesday? The wait is almost over! Feb. 9 marks the beginning of Hollywood Week on American Idol, and with it comes the long-awaited arrival of the show’s new fourth judge, Ellen DeGeneres! Yes, the seemingly endless parade of guest judges (Katy Perry, Victoria Beckham and Neil Patrick Harris were our favorites) has ended, and now Ellen has a permanent seat at the table. Rumors are swirling about a feud between Ellen and reigning King Judge Simon Co

Is Randy Jackson Leaving American Idol After This Season Too?
Finally, the judge that should've been gone a long time ago is possibly being shown the door. Popcrunch is reporting that Fox is trying to revamp the show and might get rid of Randy since the other 2 original judges will be gone. The article says,

More Friday Round Up: Bruce Springsteen, Scott Brown and American Idol
Here is the news! "American Idol" producers want to hire radio shock-jock Howard Stern to replace sharp-tongued Simon Cowell on the hit singing competition. Sources say Stern has been in talks with "Idol," but he's not sure he's ready to leave radio. "'Idol' will do what it takes to sign him," says a source, noting that his inevitable clashing with Ellen DeGeneres would make for great TV. /NYP 10 Dr. Conrad Murray plans to surrender at a Los Angeles courthouse at 1:30 p.m....

Randy Jackson Leaving American Idol For X Factor
American Idol’s Randy Jackson spoke with the L.A. Times about his future on the show.

American Idol 2010: Randy Jackson likes Hope Johnson's innocence
Hope Johnson showed up on last night’s American Idol best of the rest auditions. Holly grew up poor, very poor. So Poverty stricken that she used to bring home food from her school lunch tray to feed her brother at home. Holly impressed the judges with her cheery attitude though, telling them: “There’s always tomorrow, and things are always gonna be better. There’s a lot worse things than just going without.” Hope sang ‘I Hope You Dance’ and the panel...

Best of the Rest: 'American Idol' judge Randy Jackson sued for allegedly stealing idea for TV show
Randy Jackson is being sued for allegedly stealing the idea for "America's Best Dance Crew."

Did Randy Jackson Steal the Idea for 'America's Best Dance Crew'?
This seems to be the day for TV litigation. First we told you about that lawsuit brought by the creator of 'MacGyver' to stop the release of the new 'MacGruber' film, and now we have a lawsuit brought against 'American Idol' judge Randy Jackson. It's not about the hit FOX show, though, it's about MTV's 'America's Best Dance Crew.' A man says that Jackson and MTV stole the idea for the show from him. He says that he pitched the show, which had the unfortunate name of 'International Breakerz...

Randy Jackson Is A Biter! Or So Says The Guy That Is Suing Him!
Yikes! Hope you have your lawyers on speed-dial. American Idol judge Randy Jackson finds himself in some legal trouble this morning as a new lawsuit has been filed against him. The lawsuit claims that Randy and MTV stole the idea for the show American's Best Dance Crew from a man named Dwight MCGhee. Dwight insists that he pitched the exact same idea, titled I nternational Breakerz League , back in 2004, but the network didn't bite. He claims that instead, they waited until years...

Randy Jackson Sued Over Alleged "America's Best Dance Crew" Stolen Idea
Randy Jackson's "America's Best Dance Crew" is alleged to have been stolen. The "American Idol" judge and MTV are being sued by a man named Dwight McGhee, who alleges that they ripped off his idea for a Reality show.

Randy Jackson: Simon and Ellen are getting along fine
  Don't believe the hype. That's what "American Idol's" Randy Jackson had to say about rumors that his fellow judges Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell were clashing. We ran into the dawg man at Capitol Studios on Tuesday, where he was a session player on a new Mary J. Blige track (a fierce cover of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven") and asked him straight up: Do Ellen and Simon hate each other? "No, they're actually really getting...

How Randy Jackson Met Paper Tongues
In a recent interview with MTV, music industry icon Randy Jackson reveals how the eclectic North Carolina-based group Paper Tongues got their big break.

Randy Jackson Leaving Idol for X Factor?
This would pretty much be everyone's dream come true! Well, except those of us who have come to love Kara DioGuardi. And those of us who are going to love Ellen DeGeneres as an American Idol judge. But it's a possibility Randy Jackson could be leaving American Idol , too, to join Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul on The X Factor . Nothing is final yet and nobody is really giving us much information, but Simon Cowell is a smart man and he must know what we all want to see. And that's the original...

Randy Jackson sounds off on all things 'American Idol'
And then there was one. Next season, barring any last-minute twists and turns, Randy Jackson will be the only original "American Idol" judge left sitting. Paula Abdul is now gone and in a blockbuster development earlier this month, Simon Cowell announced he was leaving the nation's most popular, if aging, television series to start his own show, "The X Factor." "Idol" made Jackson a household name and the former session bassist turned pop producer leveraged his fame to expand his brand beyond...

Today In 'Idol': Is Randy Jackson Following In Simon And Paula's Footsteps?
:: Check out our recap of the last of the audition rounds. Next week, we’re Hollywood-bound, baby! [ Idolator ] :: Is it Randy Jackson’s turn to leave the judge’s table? Would anyone even notice? [ Gather ] :: Adam Lambert sits down with Yahoo! Music to clear up a few rumors: Justin Timberlake collaboration? False. Remix album? True! [ MJsbigblog ] :: Here are the names and photos of all 172 contestants who made it to Hollywood. Your American Idol is somewhere in there! [...

American Idol - Jackson Sued Over Dance Crew Show
American Idol judge Randy Jackson is at the centre of a new lawsuit over allegations the idea for his U.S. talent contest AMERICA'S BEST Dance Crew was stolen. Dwight MCGhee filed papers in Los Angeles County Superior Court last week (begs25Jan10) suing Jackson and the show's broadcaster MTV for allegedly copying his original idea. MCGhee claims he pitched the format of a dancing show, titled International Breakerz League, to MTV executives in 2004 only for the network to allegedly use his...

American Idol - Will Howard Stern Replace Simon Cowell On Idol
Producers of Amercan Idol are in talks with shock radio personality Howard Stern about taking over Simon Cowell's seat on American Idol when Cowell leaves the hit show next season, the New York Post 's "Page Six" column reported today (Friday), citing an unnamed insider. The column observed that Idol was one of the few venues that could afford to pay Stern the kind of money he currently receives from Sirius Radio -- a reported $100 million a year. However, the Post 's source said, "We believe...

Review: 'American Idol' - Denver Auditions
Wow, there were a few whack jobs at the Denver auditions of 'American Idol,' including Bikini Boy (see above). But also an adorable kid who drew Pictures for the judges, as well as a few good singers who got sent through to Hollywood. After the jump, let's take a look at some of the Denver auditions. Mark Labriola. First of all, Mark likes cheese. But even more interesting is the fact that as a kid, he was taken by his mother and the pair were on the run for six years, landing in places like...

Gaunt Victoria Beckham gets a 'Croydon facelift' for her return to American Idol
The former Spice Girl look as skinny as ever as she joined Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi and Randy Jackson on the judging panel in Denver.

American Idol: was that necessary?
Last night’s episode of “American Idol” was kind of a waste of our time. They do the early auditions in seven cities and then throw in an eighth episode for fluff before Hollywood week begins. Anyway, what they did last night was show some more of the really good and really bad auditions that they did not show over the course of this past month. And while it really was not necessary, they aired it, so we’re gonna write about it. They began by recapping Larry...

Lacey Brown: Back For More on American Idol
When Lacey Brown auditioned for American Idol last year, she sat next to eventual finalist Megan Joy in the cut room and was told by Randy Jackson that it was the end of the road. Ha! Shows what Randy knows. Brown is back on the show, receiving a golden ticket following her latest try out in Orlando. This Texas native wowed the judges with a rendition of "Over the Rainbow" and stands as a rumored season nine semifinalist . Does Brown deserve to move along in Hollywood? Idol kicks off...

'American Idol' Judge & MTV Slapped With Lawsuit
Randy Jackson is being accused of stealing the idea for ‘ America’s Best Dance Crew ,’ according to TMZ . Dwight McGhee claims he pitched a series called ‘International Breakerz League’ to MTV back in 2004 – and the ‘American Idol’ judge and MTV took his idea and ran with it. McGhee, who is suing MTV and Jackson, says both show ideas are “uncannily similar.” He also claims that he struck an “implied” contract with the...

'American Idol': Denver Auditions
Victoria Beckham returned to American Idol

'American Idol' Shakeup! Simon Cowell Might Be Replaced By
Would you watch someone as controversial as Howard Stern on THE most popular Reality TV show in America? We thought Simon Cowell was a tough judge, but shock jock Howard Stern would take “critical” to a whole new level. The notoriously political radio host is rumored to be in talks with FOX to replace Simon on American Idol next year, but can you really imagine him perched behind a table with Randy Jackson and Ellen DeGeneres? It’s an [insert 'what the heck are they thinking' adjective he

Review: 'American Idol' - 'Road To Hollywood'
(S09E08) This is the last episode before we get to Hollywood, and you know it's going to be good for two reasons: Victoria Beckham 's back, and they start it off with "Pants on the Ground" (Although, how could they leave the classic Brett Favre version out of the montage?). However, Beckham is only back for a little while, as this is a montage of auditions from all of the stops that we haven't seen yet. It's kind of weird how it's set up, because even though we haven't seen these people...