LOS ANGELES – Last week, a giddy Jennifer Lopez caused a stir after she declared that Joshua Ledet, the 20-year old soul singer from Westlake, Louisiana, was quot;one of the best singers (she’s) seen in 50 years.quot;

In one corner, Simon Cowell. In the other, his former boss on quot;American Idol,quot; Nigel Lythgoe. In one corner, Simon Cowell. In the other, his former boss on quot;American Idol,quot; Nigel Lythgoe.

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Simon Cowell has an idea: a cross-network sing-off between the winners of quot;The Voice,quot; quot;American Idolquot; and quot;X Factor.quot; But quot;Idolquot; producer Nigel Lythgoe responded with a snarky swipe at the other singing shows. quot;Maybe the winner of @TheXFactorUSA this yr should compete with winner of The Voice Idol in a super final. Just a thought. I#39;d be up for it,quot; Cowell tweeted ...

Simon Cowell is hoping for some extra attention for #39;X Factor#39; — by proposing a showdown with #39;American Idol#39; and #39;The Voice.#39; But #39;Idol#39;s#39; Nigel Lythgoe doesn#39;t appear to be interested.

Simon Cowell sucker punched Paula Abdul this week and Paula took it like a pro. Sadly, this did not happen on Wednesday night’s “American Idol.” It happened on that other Fox singing competition series. Which brings us to what’s wrong with “Idol” this season – besides the ratings, that is. For the first time in many seasons, there is absolutely no judge drama. Read full article gt;gt;