:: Tonight’s auditions take place in Los Angeles, with Katy Perry and Avril Lavigne serving as guest judges. We bet Simon is lonely this season since all the guest judges so far have bonded with Kara instead of him. [Buddy TV]

:: Avril chats with Ryan Seacrest on his radio show about being a judge. We’re betting she just starts chanting, “Hey hey, you, you, I don’t like your singing!” at every contestant who walks through the door. [KIIS FM]

:: ABC might pay Paula Abdul $1 million to appear on Dancing With the Stars—as a contestant, not a judge. Let’s hope competing and not judging doesn’t water down Paula’s beloved crazytalk. [TMZ]

:: Simon Cowell reportedly wants former Sony exec Tommy Mottola as an X Factor judge, but Simon Fuller wants Mottola to replace Cowell on Idol. Guys, we have the perfect solution: cut Tommy Mottola in half. Ha! That was a trick! The producer who would allow Tommy to be split down the middle doesn’t really care about him at all. [Deadline Hollywood]

:: Idol rejects—where are they now? (Unfortunately for our eardrums, still trying to make it in the music biz.) [AOL]

:: “General” Larry Platt serenaded the Minnesota Vikings with “Pants on the Ground,” probably because the Vikings were unsatisfied with Prince’s horrendous musical contribution to their team. [E! Online]