American Idol

Kinda ironic coming from a guy who sang no original music on a show where contestants battle to be signed and overproduced by Sony -- one of the biggest labels on the planet.

He put up a good fight with the first half of the burrito, but grew tired of it and just stopped caring when he got towards the end.

Tough choice, isn't it?

That's decision facing fairgoers at the Hickory American Legion Fair in Hickory, N.C. today. "Idol" wannabeen Phil Stacey headlines the fair tonight at 9:00 PM -- the same time David Smith the Human Cannonball is set to perform.

Bucky Covington's fan base is so big, an Illinois festival is moving mountains to accommodate him.

Ok, so we're talking about the Grundy County Corn Festival, and it's a move from downtown to where the old high school was. But the Fest's entertainment director tells us they had to petition the town council to use the new space. They haven't gotten a yea or nay.

If they get the nix, the 5,000 Buckymaniacs they're expecting will have to squeeze into a space for only 2,000, and you know how people get when they can't get their Bucky.

TMZ has learned Kevin Covais -- you know, Chicken Little from season five of "AI" -- is cooped up in the hospital.

And even though he's got a big new movie coming out ("College," out next Friday), he's going to have a little trouble smiling. That's because he's developed Bell's palsy -- a partial paralysis of the face -- because of the stress of his press tour. It's also aggravated by his diabetes, we're told.

But, his rep tells TMZ Kev's condition isn't "life-threatening" and he's going to be back pushing "College" soon.

Her famously restricting ties to the world of bondage won't get "American Idol" reject Frenchie Davis booted off of her latest gig -- in fact, it probably got her the job!

Like many a wannabeen before her, the Season 2 loser performed at a Toronto street fair over the weekend, but this was no local balloon festival -- it was a leather and fetish fair! The safe word is "desperate."

Frenchie's kinky gig actually makes perfect sense, since going on "Idol" requires being a masochist.

The "American Idol" tour rolled through D.C. today and it was actually Jeff Archuleta that signed the most autographs -- besting son David and "Idol" champ David Cook. Some people have strange tastes.

Before "Idol," his E! gig, radio show or having his TV talk show canceled, 19-year-old Ryan Seacrest flashed his best "Blue Steel" pose in a ridiculous photo shoot back in '94.

If only Lou Pearlman had gotten his hands on him before Merv Griffin.

29-year-old Aiken, his 50-year-old baby mama and their two-day-old baby left a North Carolina hospital yesterday. The duo plans to raise the child together. Imagine that parent teacher conference!

Clay Aiken's baby mama has popped!

Aiken's mother told local Raleigh, N.C. TV station that the "American Idol" runner-up was now the proud papa of a bouncing baby boy named Parker Foster Aiken.

Aiken's BFF, 50-year-old record producer Jaymes Foster, gave birth at 8:08 AM this morning in an "undisclosed location." TMZ was the first to tell you he had inseminated Foster.

Aiken's mother Faye said the dark-haired Parker weighed in at 6 lbs. 2 oz and was 19" long. She says her son is "smiling from ear-to-ear."

Mom, dad and baby all are doing fine, according to Faye.

Aiken and Foster, who met when Clay appeared on "A.I.," will raise their spawn together.

It's hard to tell the Jonas Brothers apart sometimes, but here's a hint: David Archuleta isn't one of them.

Kevin, Joe and Nick were so happy about their Teen Choice Awards victories, they blogged about it on their MySpace page. They were particularly jazzed about their win for Most Fanatical Fans. The only problem is they didn't win that award -- David Archuleta did.

Don't take away the one thing he's won!