MTV.com News — J. Lo will take over one of the panel spots vacated by Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres, according to Deadline.com.By Mawuse Ziegbe Jennifer Lopez Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic With two open seats now on the "American Idol" judging panel,... more info

Silent Uproar — As reported, Ben Folds teamed up with writer Nick Hornby to work on songs (a la Elton John and Bernie Taupin). On September 28th, the resulting album, Lonely Avenue, will be released by Nonesuch. Folds handled the music and vocals, while Hornby penne... more info

Perez Hilton — This is getting ridiculous! Courtney Love is in talks to replace Simon Cowell on American Idol, too! It's in the early stages, but supposedly they are serious! Other names that have been flying around include Jessica Simpson, Howard Stern, Bret Micha... more info

MTV.com News — Singer and reality TV veteran could replace Simon Cowell.By Gil Kaufman Jessica Simpson Photo: Ray Tamarra/ Getty Images Today's "American Idol" rumor about the potential replacement for Simon Cowell has reality TV veteran and pop singer Je... more info

Starpulse — Jessica Simpson has emerged as the new favorite to take over from Simon Cowell as a judge on hit TV talent show American Idol after Justin Timberlake and Elton John both rejected the role. Specul... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Jessica Simpson has emerged as the new favourite to take over from Simon Cowell as a judge on hit TV talent show American Idol after Justin Timberlake and Sir Elton John both rejected the role. more info

Mjsbigblog — Now it’s getting silly. NBC 10 is reporting that Courtney Love, wife of the late Kurt Cobain and leader of the band Hole, is in the running to take Simon Cowell’s place at the American Idol judges’ table. Yeah. Right. Courtne... more info

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ContactMusic — JESSICA SIMPSON has emerged as the new favourite to take over from SIMON COWELL as a judge on hit TV talent show AMERICAN IDOL after JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and SIR ELTON JOHN... more info

Mjsbigblog — TMZ reports that reality star, Jessica Simpson, has had “several meetings” with Idol execs, and that there’s “mutual interest” in Jessica becoming one of the Idol judges. They claim Jessica will “take Simon’s place,�... more info