Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - A representative for Sir Elton John has shot down reports the singer will take Simon Cowell's place on American Idol next year. more info

Undercover, Australia — The interesting news coming from the Leon Russell camp this week after we heard of his brain surgery was that recording for the album he has written with Elton John and Bernie Taupin is still going ahead. more info

All About Jazz — Celebrates January 23rd Centennial of Gypsy Guitarist Django Reinhardt Nashville, Tenn.-- As one of the pioneers of American gypsy jazz music, Jorgenson is celebrating the father of gypsy jazz, Django Reinhardt, whose 100th birthday would have been... more info

AngryApe — His rep denies the Rocket Man will become a judge more info

411 Mania — Sources say he's too busy... more info

411 Mania — "The Bitch is Back," indeed... more info

Perez Hilton — It hasn't even been a week since Simon Cowell has announced this will be his last season as a judge on American Idol and people are already suggesting and speculating who should take his place. The latest whisper coming from the AI set is Elton John ... more info

Dlisted — The producers of American Idol might be freebasing a mysterious powdery substance left in Paula Abdul's dressing room, because TMZ says they are actively trying to find a replacement for Simon Cowell. And a source says that word on the set is th... more info

MTV.com News — Katie Stevens impresses with 'At Last'; cancer survivor Justin Williams returns.By Gil Kaufman "American Idol" kicked off-season nine on Tuesday night with the usual assortment of freaks, geeks and tone-deaf delusional jokers, mixed in with the o... more info

411 Mania — This week, DJ Premier reveals his Top 20 albums of 2009, Shawty Redd turns himself in for murder, Elton John discusses helping Eminem, Lil Wayne is set to play Jesus, Crooked I airs out Benzino and Bow Wow makes a complete ass of himself! All this an... more info