OK! Magazine - New York, NY, USA - As if being a judge on American Idol isn't enough for singer (and dancer, and choreographer) Paula Abdul, she now tells OK! that there’s a possibility she might be crossing to the other side of the table to compete on the next season of Dancing With the Stars!

“I’m just hypothetically thinking about it,” Paula revealed to OK! after sitting in on Monday's taping of the hit ABC reality competition. And, despite being on a competing network (Idol airs on Fox), she claims there would be no conflict with her show. “There’s a thing called the ‘off-season,’ I think.”

Last month, DWTS

San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA - Now that the "American Idol" finalists are done defiling the Beatles' sacred songbook, maybe we can raise the bar just a bit. Here's a quick rundown of what our Readers Judging Panel thought of last week's developments and their expectations for tonight's show (8 p.m., Channels 2 and 40). Also, please welcome Colleen Gonzalez, our guest judge for the week.

Patti Compton, 76, Rossmoor

Last week: Though Carly Smithson is not my cup of tea, I was shocked to see her in the bottom three. Good riddance to Amanda Overmyer. She and her tongue didn't belong.

Looking ahead: Jason Castro and Chikezie are

Newsday - Long Island, NY, USA - "American Idol" alum Kevin Covais, the teen balladeer from Levittown, performed for about 700 students at Tremont Elementary School in Medford Tuesday, in a concert that rewarded the children for helping to raise the most money for a new diabetes center for their community.

Wearing jeans and blue-and-white sneakers with a light blue buttoned-down shirt and pink plaid tie, the bespectacled crooner ran through several pop tunes, including newer ones such as BBMak's "Back Here Baby" and classics like Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World."

Last fall, students at the Patchogue-Medford school district's seven elementary schools held a walkathon, collecting more than

Entertainment Weekly - USA - The latest American Idol alum to sign up for the franchise's summer camp extension? Season 5 finalist Paris Bennett, who will join Season 4 runner-up Bo Bice, Season 5's Ace Young and Season 3's Jon Peter Lewis as a mentor to 150 Idol hopefuls. Now in its second year, Idol Camp takes place in Running Springs, Calif., and is comprised of five two-week sessions, kicking off on June 15 and wrapping on August 23. It's open to kids between the ages of 10 and 15 and does not require an audition, but parents should take note of the camp's disclaimer:

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Newsday - Long Island, NY, USA - ' American Idol": Can you think of any two words that spark greater debate - with the exception of " Mets" and "Yankees?" This season, ratings are down (a bit) and passions are high. Is this the most boring season ever, or is this the best? TV editor Andy Edelstein and TV writer Verne Gay square off over the most Important Question on TV (at least for this moment).

I used to be an "American Idol" fan, eagerly looking forward to each week's shows. But now I watch it solely because of professional obligation. And that's no way to watch TV.

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AHN - USA - While the contestants on "American Idol" sing their hearts out each week and claim singing to be their first love, some of them have other things to love. More precisely, their spouses. Several of the contestants on season seven of "American Idol" are married, including Brooke White, Michael Johns and Carly Smithson.

White, known as the 'I've never seen an R-rated movie gal,' met her accountant husband four years ago at a church gathering. She says he is a left-brained guy and she is a right-brained gal. So together they make a whole brain.

Johns, the handsome singer with the Australian accent,