Mjsbigblog — The Hollywood Reporter is confirming through sources that the brand-new judges panel will consist of Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson. They also report that “further tweaks are coming to other aspects of the show ove... more info

Guardian Music — Elton John's West End musical of Animal Farm could be the biggest thing for the dystopian satire since the CIAThere are headlines that force the reader to check the date. And then there is this week's "Elton John working on Animal Farm musical", whic... more info

MTV.com News — On the heels of news that Ellen DeGeneres is leaving, 'Idol rumors fly.By Gil Kaufman Kara DioGuardi Photo: Frederick M. Brown/ Getty Images The revolving door on the "American Idol" judges' table may be starting to spin out of control. On ... more info

MTV.com News — Experts think she could pull it off.By Gil Kaufman Jennifer Lopez Photo: MTV News The roster of rumored replacement judges for season 10 of "American Idol" has read like, well, the line-up for one of the show's traditionally big season fina... more info

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