Prefix — Move over Nick Jonas, Pharrell, and Adam Lambert. Ryan Seacrest, are you ready for Ciroc Obama? After throwing ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/american-idol-wants-diddy-to-join-judging-panel/67843/ more info

Guardian Music — Award-winning arranger and producer best known for music from film The Sting and for Barbra Streisand's The Way We WereMarvin Hamlisch, who composed or arranged the scores for dozens of movies including The Sting and the Broadway smash A Chorus Line,... more info

Topix — The 8 Ball 08.06.12: The Top 8 Potential American Idol Judges Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 08.06.2012 From Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake to Aretha Franklin, Avril Lavigne and more, 411's Jeremy Thomas counts down his top 8 suggestions for the open judgin... more info

411 Mania — From Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake to Aretha Franklin, Avril Lavigne and more, 411's Jeremy Thomas counts down his top 8 suggestions for the open judging seats on the upcoming season of American Idol! more info

Guardian Music — Aretha Franklin's first London concert in three years is inspirational and intense, writes Tony PalmerLast night, a chunky 5ft 5in 28-year-old Negress called Aretha Franklin, known to her admirers as Lady Soul, stampeded her way through her first Lon... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Aretha Franklin has historically name-checked friends who show up at her concerts, and things were no different Wednesday during the Queen of Soul’s return to Los Angeles. Franklin, 70, acknowledged Smokey Robinson, Natalie Cole, Motown Records fou... more info

Guardian Music — Singer is first confirmed judge on US TV series since the departure of Jennifer Lopez and Aerosmith's Steven TylerMariah Carey has joined the forthcoming season of American Idol. The 42-year-old singer, who has sold more than 100m albums worldwide, i... more info

Dlisted — Ryan Seacrest is having himself a midget boy pout party right now, because FOX had to cut his high heels and highlights budget now that they're slipping over $12 million into Mimi's pink diamond-encrusted Lisa Frank fanny pack to replace J... more info

Guardian Music — In a previously unseen interview from 2006, Amy Winehouse shared her love for Sarah Vaughan, gospel music and the Shangri-Las – as well as recalling her first big breakOn her musical evolutionWhen I was younger, I didn't really listen to a lot of s... more info

Pop Crunch — Aretha Franklin will have you know that she is not too old to give aspiring singers the Simon Cowell treatment on the next season of American Idol. Thank you very [...] more info