MTV.com News — Season-nine 'Idol' contestants rock the Staples Center.By Matt Elias Lee DeWyze performs at the American Idol Live! Tour in Los Angeles August 13 Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images LOS ANGELES — Friday night (August 13) at the Staples Cen... more info

MTV.com News — Season-nine singers Lee DeWyze, Siobhan Magnus and more chat about their dream "Idol" panel for the show's upcoming tenth season.By Mawuse Ziegbe, with reporting by James Lascina Lee DeWyze Photo: MTV News The rumor-mill has been churning ... more info

MTV.com News — 'I'm reading so much baloney,' Lythgoe says of rumor-filled search for new judges.By James Montgomery Nigel Lythgoe Photo: Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images Earlier this month, it was announced that Nigel Lythgoe would be returning to "Americ... more info

MTV.com News — U.S. Senate candidate Joe DioGuardi says his daughter is disappointed in the way she's been treated.By James Montgomery Kara DioGuardi Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/ Getty Images Two weeks after she was rumored to have been fired from "Ameri... more info

Mjsbigblog — ‘American Idol’ Judges — Dangerous Strangers We’re told before choosing Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson, Exec Producer Nigel Lythgoe organized dinners with the three prospective judges, to see how they meshed. W... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Simon Cowell, Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler, Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, Nigel Lythgoe, American Idol, TV Sources connected with " American Idol " tell TMZ ... execs on the show r... more info

MTV.com News — 'Huge Aerosmith fan' is intrigued by possibility of Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez joining panel.By MTV News staff Chris Daughtry at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Chris Daughtry comes from a simpler real... more info

Mjsbigblog — Paula Abdul Will Join Simon Cowell on “X Factor” Well, the peanut gallery is starting to speak up. It seems that Fox TV may have a predicament on its hands when Simon Cowell’s “X Factor” comes to their network in September... more info

Perez Hilton — That's a big fat "yes!" When American Idol kicked Paula Abdul to the curb last year, we suppose they didn't anticipate being in the predicament they find themselves in now. You know, not having any judges to judge the show. No biggie! Anyway, since ... more info

ContactMusic — It's looking increasingly unlikely that PAULA ABDUL will return to American Idol even though FOX and the shows fans want her back. According to Newsoxy.com, NIGEL LYTHGOE... more info