LOS ANGELES, Calif. - On American Idol, a contestant performed Pants on the Ground. On The X Factor, a singer dropped his pants to the ground and sent Paula Abdul running for cover.

Now that the audition phase of Idol is over and the Hollywood episodes began last night, I can say with all confidence that the Season 10 winner of American Idol is . . . Steven Tyler. In fact, after last night, I am even going to announce officially that my Paula Abdul mourning...

Original judge Randy Jackson apparently loves his new sidekicks — even more than he enjoyed working with Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul, an insider close to the show told Life Style.

Nine years ago, a brutally honest record exec named Simon Cowell was so vicious as a judge on a new musical talent show that a few performers he rudely rejected came after him with baseball bats. Fellow judge Paula Abdul was so put out by his rough treatment of young singers that at one point during the first season, she stormed off the set threatening to quit. The third judge, Randy Jackson ...

For those of you who miss the delicious dose of crazy that Paula Abdul brought to American Idol , good news! Meet Steven Tyler! Our own Adam B. Vary has been inside the Idol audition room and conducted the only roundtable interview with the new judges (for our new issue on stands now ). He joins Mandi Bierly and yours truly on the latest edition of the TV Insiders podcast to deliver all the ...