American Idol

Hey, look! It's time for 'American Idol' again. So let's check in on Steven Tyler during the auditions in Savannah, Ga.

Steven Tyler will be a guest on 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno' on Friday, Jan. 20, along with 'American Idol' compatriots Randy Jackson and Ryan Seacrest, to promote the new season of 'Idol,' which starts Jan. 18. Tyler, who is also is scheduled to perform a song, will be joined by none other than his favorite Aerosmith sparring partner, Joe Perry...

The tallies are in, and 'American Idol' is still the benchmark for competition-based reality television. The Season 10 finale of the Fox singing competition, which featured performances by Judas Priest and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, drew in 29.3 million viewers. That's a 21% increase over last year (24.2 million), reports USA Today.

Considering that 'American Idol' spits out judges nearly as fast as contestants, many were speculating on whether or not Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler would sign on for another season.

Radio personality Howard Stern, an avid fan of both classic rock and 'American Idol,' declared that country music is 'horrible' and that this year's 'Idol' winner should have been Jimi Hendrix, not Scotty McCreery, in a particularly inspired tongue-in-cheek rant on his show this morning.

Comedian Jack Black teamed up with 20-year-old contestant Casey Abrams for a comedic interpretation of Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls," on the "American Idol" Season 10 finale Wednesday (May 25).

During Wednesday night's season finale of 'American Idol,' U2's Bono and the Edge took the stage of the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles to perform the song 'Rise Up' from their Broadway show 'Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark' alongside the musical's star, Reeve Carney.

Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler sang the band's classic hit 'Dream On' just prior to the announcement of the Season 10 winner on the popular singing competition show tonight.

Judas Priest graced the 'American Idol' stage with their majestic presence tonight, helping eliminated contestant and metal wanna-be James Durbin perform two of their classic songs, 'Living After Midnight' and 'Breaking the Law.'

Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford says its "really fun" to be part of the latest Experience Hendrix Tour in a new interview, while admitting that Steven Tyler's 'American Idol' stint is stifling Aerosmith's work on their next album.