Howard Stern to Replace Simon Cowell on American Idol?
American Idol may have found a new mean judge!
According to the New York Post, Idol producers are in talks with radio kingpin Howard Stern to take over from Simon Cowell, who leaves at the end of this season. An insider spills to the paper,
"It's one of the few shows that could compete with Stern's $100 million-a-year Sirius contract, and 'Idol' bosses think he'd be even nastier than Simon.
"They know he would be great TV and would clash with the other judges such as Ellen DeGeneres and the contestants. 'Idol' will do what it takes to sign him."
Stern, whose Sirius XM contact is up in January 2011, recently said on his radio show he was "approached by a major TV network to take over a TV show and leave here and do that next year - and I did turn it down. Well, I didn't turn it down. I started to entertain it and think about it, and then I probably think my demands are pretty heavy and they were attempting to negotiate and I said 'you don't have to'."
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# Kit -2/9/2010 5:02:32 AM
GRN is leading an initiative to try and raise some money for our colleagues
at radio stations in Haiti.
We have produced a fully edited package (5'50") that you can download and
play together with the charity single pulled together by Simon Cowell.
In return, please make a donation. See below for link.
The package is a behind the scenes look at the recording of the 'Simon
Cowell Haiti charity single' in London. It's hosted by Simon's brother and
GRN celebrity correspondent Tony Cowell and includes exclusive interviews
with Simon Cowell, Susan Boyle, Mika and others.
US stars including Mariah Carey and Jon Bon Jovi have joined the list of
singers pitching in to cover of R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts" which also
features famous Brits Susan Boyle, Leona Lewis and Rod Stewart.
The single will be released in the UK on Friday 5th February and in the US
on Sunday 7th February 2010.
It's expected to go to number 1 in the UK charts on Sunday.
Visit http://www.grnlive.com/haiti.htm (paste into a browser) for further
details.