MTV.com News — 'The show will be fine,' season nine winner Lee DeWyze tweeted.By Kara Warner Lee DeWyze Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ Getty Images Reaction to Ellen DeGeneres' announcement that she was was swift, with fans and bloggers eager to express their thoug... more info

MTV.com News — Gossip blogger calls Simpson 'insightful and funny.'By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Damian Vaca Photo: Ray Tamarra/ Getty Images With Ellen DeGeneres no longer on "American Idol" and the fate of Kara DioGuardi still up in the air, at this... more info

Pop Crunch — Ellen Degeneres has quit her role as a judge on American Idol – less than a year after she was drafted in to replace Paula Abdul. Is Jennifer Lopez poised to step?A person familiar with negotiations for Lopez squealed on Thursday that the songstres... 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

411 Mania — Katy Perry vs. J-Lo in the Battle of the Babes, Jessica Simpson is your Piece of the Week, Katy Perry pics, DMX is going to jail, American Idol rumors, Jon Bon Jovi: the luckiest man alive and Snoop Dogg, Kanye and CoCo on Twitter! Plus, a Mayhem Fes... more info

USA Today Music — Ellen DeGeneres is dancing off American Idol after one season and Jennifer Lopez is poised to step in. more info

The Mirror — Ellen DeGeneres is leaving American Idol after one season and Jennifer Lopez is poised to step in. more info

E! Online — Dawg pound, meet Jenny from the block. On the heels of Ellen DeGeneres' maybe not-so-sudden departure from American Idol come reports that Jennifer Lopez is close to signing a... 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

VH1 News — Jennifer Lopez may be the newest "American Idol" judge, according to reports; "Idol" judge Ellen DeGeneres announced her departure on Thursday. more info