In posts on IdolForums.com, "JoesPlace" has listed the names, ages, home cities and MySpace pages of contestants fortunate enough to actually make it to Hollywood, where judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson will whittle the top 50 down to the top 24. And it appears that the list may be legit, based on information contained within the MySpace pages of the supposed "Idol" contenders.

According to "JoesPlace," he started compiling the list back in late October and found the contestants "through media and word of mouth." He asks that "if you know any of these contestants or can add any info, just [message] me. You will remain completely anonymous. Nothing will be posted that you don't want. I would appreciate any hints, spoilers, news or info. No info is too small. ... Anything is helpful."

The list is broken down into various segments: Those who've gone before the judges, those who've made it through Hollywood Week and those who've been cut — including, apparently, Fantasia Barrino's brother, 24-year-old Ricco. The list also includes the names of the songs some contestants performed during various portions of the competition.

IF requires registration, but if you don't feel like signing in, highlights from the list are at MJ's Big Blog. What's helping the Internet sleuthery along is the fact that most of the contestants have MySpace pages that are filled with "luv ya!"-style comments from other rumored Hollywood Week attendeess—which is slightly ironic, given that the social-networking site is also owned by Rupert Murdoch, who probably is not very pleased at the prospect of his No. 1 cash cow having some of its surprises leeched away by people with Internet connections and too much time on their hands. The contestants wouldn't talk when they were contacted by MTV, and neither is Fox—the sort of non-denial denials that only fuel more speculation, natch.

(Also, apparently one of the rumored contestants has already been nominated for a Grammy? Hello? That's even more egregious than Sixwire's pre-NGAB existence as a karaoke act.)

'American Idol' Spoiler Alert: Online Forum Claims To Know Names Of Next Year's Top 50 [MTV]