Listen to Howard Stern talking about the American Idol judge rumors in this audio clip from Stern’s satellite radio show this morning. Stern says of taking over Simon Cowell’s spot: “There’s not a better job on the planet than judging a f—–g karaoke contest. It might be possible, we’ll see.” Read the rest of this entry »

Watch Carrie Underwood sing the National Anthem (“Star Spangled Banner”) at the opening of this year’s Super Bowl 2010 in this video clip.

There have been loads of rumors about who will replace Simon Cowell when he departs his judge’s seat on American Idol after this season… but Howard Stern?

I’m not sure I’m believing this, but PageSix is reporting that Fox is courting Howard Stern to take over for Simon. Read the rest of this entry »

Watch Fantasia on Oprah in this video clip from Fantasia Barrino’s February 3 interview with Oprah. Fantasia talks about her rise to fame following American Idol, her fall from the spotlight and her comeback.

Watch Fantasia perform “Even Angels” on Oprah: Read the rest of this entry »

Watch Aaron Kelly’s American Idol audition in this video clip, where he sings “The Climb.”

Watch Didi Benami’s emotional American Idol audition in this video clip, she sings “Hey Jude” in memory of her best friend and gets through to Hollywood.

I’d love to see more of Didi Benami on American Idol.

Watch Hope Johnson’s American Idol audition in this video clip – Hope sings “I Hope You Dance” and she gets the golden ticket to Hollywood.

It would be nice to see Hope Johnson go the distance in this competition – guess we’ll see what happens in Hollywood!

Watch Lacey Brown’s American Idol audition in this video clip, where she sings “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and hopes to make it beyond the top 50 this year (she was cut last season).