Associated Press — UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) -- Paula Abdul, declaring her loyalty to "American Idol," denied criticizing the Fox TV series over airtime given to an alleged stalker.... more info

Yahoo! Music — AP - Dave Della Terza enjoys kicking "American Idol" around on his Web site that encourages viewers to vote for the most awful contestant. more info

The steamroller that is "American Idol" returns this week. Also new: "Flight of the Conchords" returns; "Notorious" takes a look at the life of murdered rapper Biggie Smalls. more info

MTV.com News — 'It took a minute to be yourself,' she says of adding to the three-person panel.By Katie Byrne Kara DioGuardi Photo: Frederick M. Brown/ Getty Images Being the new kid is never easy, and "American Idol" rookie Kara DioGuardi will have mill... more info

Perez Hilton — Paula Abdul's apparently been working on a "secret" plan for a daytime talk show. Great idea, right? Just what we've all been clamoring for! We didn't know Paula could keep secrets, we thought that everything just falls out of her booze lips - albeit... more info

MTV.com News — Even Paula Abdul could put out an album this year!By Gil Kaufman Eminem Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage After another year that saw a serious decline in record sales, the music industry is, once again, hoping that 2009 will be the one that t... more info

TMZ — Filed under: American Idol Josh Gracin, who went from "American Idol" loser to country star, now sadly has all those polite country trappings....i.e., he won't even trash Jessica Simpson, unless you read between the lines. And he wouldn't even call... more info

TMZ — Filed under: American Idol A bunch of crazy people were out in Hollywood last night -- Paula Abdul was there, but for a nice change, she wasn't one of 'em. See Also "American Idol" Reality Check... Permalink more info

TMZ — Filed under: Music, We're Just Sayin' Here's 47-year-old Miley-maker Billy Ray Cyrus (left) in Beverly Hills on Monday -- and "American Idol" champ Kelly Clarkson (right).One of them is rockin' ... highlights.We're just sayin'. See Also Paula Ab... more info

The Daily Mail — Goodspeed, an obsessed fan of fellow Idol judge Paula Abdul, committed suicide in her car outside the Eighties singer's Los Angeles home last month. more info