Asked about a producer's comment that newcomer Kara DioGuardi and series veteran Paula Abdul are teaming up against him, Cowell replied: What guy would like that? You've got two girls ganging up on you. One is hard enough; two is unbearable. more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Bedder/Getty Britney Spears kills the lights at more Circus stops, … And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead pave a trail of tour dates to support their upcoming The Century of Self and Ani DiFranco embarks on a March run. Click below for ... more info

E! Online — Wow, that Circus packed up and left town in a hurry. Sales of Britney Spears' ballyhooed comeback dropped 60 percent in its second week (from 505,000 to 200,000, per Nielsen... more info

E! Online — Wow, that Circus packed up and left town in a hurry. Sales of Britney Spears' ballyhooed comeback dropped 60 percent in its second week (from 505,000 to 200,000, per Nielsen... more info

Perez Hilton — Full House's Jodie Sweetin is like a cheap, knock-off version of Britney Spears! An Orange County, California judge has just ruled that she is not allowed to see her 8-month-old daughter without the supervision of either one of her parents, whom Swe... more info

Associated Press — LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Simon Cowell says his wish list of celebrities for the upcoming season of "American Idol" includes Paul McCartney, Beyonce and Britney Spears.... more info

PopSugar — Britney Spears and her dad Jamie arrived back in LA this morning after a weeklong promotional trip to Japan. While we didn't see too much of Britney's trip overseas, she did share a few snapshots and video while keeping us updated with her cute Twitt... more info

PopSugar UK — Lily Allen was out in London with Miquita Oliver last night, making their way between a few bars in North London with cigarettes in hand. Lily's cover of Britney Spears' "Womanizer" has spread quickly on the internet, but it's got her into trouble wi... more info

Rolling Stone — The Big News: Solo women artists rule the SoundScan chart this week with Taylor Swift, Britney Spears and Beyoncé locking down the one, two and three spots, respectively — while albums from Guns n’ Roses and the Killers continue their sales slid... more info

VH1 News — Taylor Swift's Fearless knocked Britney Spears' Circus out of the #1 position on next week's Billboard albums chart. more info