Tonight marks the start of the 9th season of ‘American Idol,’ with auditions in Boston, where 9,000 people showed up for their chance to make it to Hollywood; Victoria Beckham was the guest judge. When all was said and done, 32 people from the Boston auditions made it through to Hollywood. Here’s a short list, with commentary from Wendy of TV Crunch: Justin Williams, 27 – Sandy, UT His story is touching – a cancer survivor who... 

Right after the season that is just now starting ends, that is. After months of speculation, it was officially announced today that Simon Cowell will be leaving his ‘American Idol’ judging chair after the show wraps this coming May. But fear not Simon Cowell fans, the judge that everyone loves to hate isn’t disappearing from the world of Television. Not by a long shot, actually. According to Simon Cowell himself, he is leaving... 

Hm, you know, I totally did not see this one coming. Starting January 2010, Ellen DeGeneres will be the fourth judge on “American Idol,” filling the seat left empty by Paula Abdul’s interesting departure. Ellen made the historic announcement today on her daily talk show. I guess the whole thing was really top secret ‘cause not even people in Ellen’s inner circle knew. You can really see in her face how excited she is to be joining...