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We’ve already spoiled the performers for tomorrow night’s season finale of The X Factor USA yesterday. Now, we want to know who you think will win the grand prize of a five million dollar recording contract!

It all boils down to the final three competitors in the competition: Josh Krajcik, Melanie Amaro and Chris Rene.

Melanie was brought back from Boot Camp to join the top sixteen contestants, after Simon Cowell realized that he made a mistake in letting her go. This woman has some major talent!

Josh has been a frontrunner from the very beginning with his Michael Bolton-esque singing style and his ability to sing anything.

Chris is a strong contender because of his ability to create a song that expresses true emotions and win people over.

Alas, there can be only one winner. Who do you think it’s going to be?

Take our poll!

Also, stay tuned tonight at 8PM EST, as we recap the performance episode of the show — with up-to-the-minute coverage!

The latest issue of In Touch Weekly features The Bachelorette lovebirds Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum with their dream wedding on its front cover.

Their cover touts: “Her vintage gown, their handwritten vows, the romantic first dance!”

Ashley said, “I get to spend my life with my best friend.” Awwww…

Also featured in this issue is Teen Mom star Leah Messer, confirming the rumors that she’s pregnant. They also spotlight how Angelina Jolie ruined Christmas this year…because she’s such a Grinch! Ha. No she’s not.

In addition to all of that goodness, they’ve also got an inset photo of the new Bachelor, Ben Flajnik, with his “gay scandal”.

I am glad to see that Ashley and J.P. are still together, they do make a cute couple. He did seem like the only guy that was really on the show for Ashley and not for his own selfish purposes. We’re looking at you, Bentley.

Are you excited to see their wedding photos when they tie the knot? Hit us up in the comments and let us know your thoughts.

Photo Credit: In Touch Weekly

Music mogul Simon Cowell has admitted that he has made some mistakes with The X Factor USA. He revealed that he was a bit cocky about the launch of the show here in the States. He also made a prediction that the show would get twenty million viewers.

In a new interview, he said, “I’m cocky by nature. But I’d come off a massive final in the U.K., I had adrenaline, I couldn’t wait to put the show on here and it’s gonna take a little bit longer than I thought.”

He’s still rooting for his remaining contestant, Melanie Amaro, but said that he made some bad song choices during the show. He said, “I learned that I’m not American – that was a big factor of where I got things right and where I got things wrong.”

When speaking about Melanie’s final song, he added, “The song was too British and too old for her — I’m trying to think American.”

Will you be watching the show when the finale airs? Who are you rooting for to win it all? Sound off in the comments and let us know!

And now, the dudes are lining up cause they hear we got swagger,
But we kick em to the curb unless they look like Mick Jagger – Ke$ha, 2009

The era of caring about authenticity in one’s pop music is long over. I came of age in the era of Nirvana and Pearl Jam, however, so forgive my naivety…

To the casual observer it would appear that Mick Jagger is having a dynamite year. A band called Maroon 5 has an absurdly popular and catchy song called “Moves like Jagger”. . Will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas and Jennifer Lopez have put out a truly horrible video actually featuring Mick Jagger. My puzzlement at the fact that someone would put something like that out started me thinking. These songs aren’t a touching homage to one of the grand masters of pop. They are a public relations campaign.

Mick Jagger has a new project, a group called SuperHeavy. In order to sell a new endeavor, he has to reach beyond the elderly crowd that can afford a three figure ticket to the Rolling Stones. So someone at his label has put together a marketing plan. Product placement is not new, but the product placement of a sexagenarian rock star is novel. It is also more involved than putting a Sprite can in the background of a Britney Spears video. It has to be art by committee. The Maroon 5 effort looks like it has something like an artistic vision. The second video, on the other hand, probably had a base-line and a computer graphics team before they went looking for demographically appropriate singers to record for it.

Allow me to emphasize that this is all speculation. The UK doesn’t really have free speech anymore, and I’d prefer not to be hit with a libel suit the next time I’m in London. So to repeat, no assertions of truth, this is purely speculation.

Is it that far-fetched though? Mick Jagger’s label for the SuperHeavy project is the Universal Music Group. Will.i.am’s label is Interscope, which is owned by the Universal Music Group. Maroon 5’s label is A/M Octone Records, whose parent company is…. The Universal Music Group.

Huh.

Rob Morris is a great dancer and a Libertarian. He posts videos as the More Freedom Foundation.

In this week’s Globe magazine, we’ve got a whole spread dedicated to the stars that we’ve loved and lost in the year 2011.

Stars whom we’ve lost this year include (per this issue):

Amy Winehouse
Randy “Macho Man” Savage
James Arness
Joe Frazier
Jeff Conaway
Jack Lalanne
Elizabeth Taylor
Jane Russell
Betty Ford

Also in this issue, they are making the claim that Donald Trump is ready to run for President of the United States in 2012. According to them, he’s the only one who can beat Barack Obama.

Celebrities & Politicians who have passed away this year:

Kim Jong-Il
Christopher Hitchens
Patrice O’Neal
Heavy D
Andy Rooney
Dorothy Rodham (Hillary Clinton’s mother)
Steve Jobs
Arch West
Frances Bay
Andy Whitfield
Cliff Robertson
Bubba Smith
Peter Falk
Ryan Dunn
Clarence Clemons
Jack Kevorkian
M-Bone
Mia Amber Davis
Osama Bin Laden (Finally!)
Warren Christopher
Nick Ashford
Michael Gough
Nate Dogg
Mike Starr
Anne Francis

That’s just a shorter list, but the new issue of Globe promises to spotlight 93 celebrities that we’ve lost this year. Also, do you think Donald Trump should run for President? Would you vote for him? Sound off in the comments and remember your favorite celeb we lost this year!

Lady Gaga has fallen victim to a phishing scandal. Her Twitter and Facebook page has been filled with messages saying, “Lady Gaga’s new iPad comes out in 3 days! So for the next 72 hours we will be hosting a massive giveaway to all the Mother Monster fans. Sign up and receive your special Lady Gaga edition iPad in time for the Holidays! For contest rules and registration visit the link below.” No one knows who hacked her, but she is just glad that she has her account back in time for Tokyo. She removed the bogus tweet and wrote, “Phew. The hacking is over! And just in time, I’m on my way to Japan! So excited to spend Xmastime with my TokyoMonsters!”

Lady Gaga has over 17 million fans. Even though she is the top-earning woman in music, she can’t buy 17 million ipad2s.

We knew something was up when we saw that come up on our Twitter feed. I thought she could have at least put the hashtag #ad on it….but hackers don’t think, do they?

Let’s hope that this one doesn’t return. Perhaps she should change her passwords?

The first season of The X Factor USA is set to come to an end on Wednesday night when we learn who is crowned the champion and winner of the five million dollar record contract. It’s down to three competitors, Josh Krajcik, Melanie Amaro and Chris Rene (in no particular order).

On tomorrow night’s performance episode of the show, we will see the final three compete for the grand prize. In order (take that, Steve!), we will see performances by Josh, then Chris and finally Melanie. Also of note is that they will all be performing with a mystery guest each! I wonder who it could be!

According to a press conference, Justin Bieber will be performing, along with Ne-Yo, Leona and Pitbull.

Also, despite her elimination, Drew Ryniewicz will take the stage along with her idol, Justin Bieber.

Earlier today, we also heard reports that the show was considering axing its host, Steve Jones.

Who do you think is going to win The X Factor? Sound off with your thoughts — in the comments.

Even though her ex-boyfriend, Robbie Powell, has put her on blast for her claims that teen singer Justin Bieber fathered her five-month-old son, Mariah Yeater is standing by her claims.

In a new interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, Mariah revealed that she’s not backing down in her paternity struggle with the singer. She said, “I am still pursuing the paternity claim through my Chicago attorney, Jeffery Leving, and my Los Angeles attorney John Carlson, but outside of court. I dropped my lawsuit, but never my claim. I still definitely want a DNA test and I want to refile my paternity case.”

When she was asked about Robbie, she said, “Yes, I know him. He is not the father, and he’s locked up and out of the picture.”

Her attorney said, “Bieber’s counsel hasn’t told me where Bieber’s alleged DNA is secured, nor has provided information substantiating the chain of custody and protocol utilized in the claimed DNA collection and testing. If negotiations with Bieber’s counsel does not result in DNA testing of everyone under mutually agreeable and controlled conditions, then the legal proceedings will likely need to be refiled.”

MAURY! MAURY! Come on, I can’t be the only one who’s thinking that.

In September, Scarlett Johansson became the victim of a hacker who leaked her nude photos onto the internet. Now that the hacker has been arrested, Scarlett says that she doesn’t like thinking about him looking at her personal pictures.

She revealed that the photos were taken three years ago for her then-husband, Ryan Reynolds. In a recent interview with David Letterman, she said, “The hacker was there constantly, every twenty seconds. I don’t know just sitting there all pasty and sweaty and pervy and weird. And that’s the creepiest thing for me.”

She said that it was a terrible experience for her, continuing, “They were out there for all the world to see. Which was, uh, unfortunate, really.”

I can’t even imagine what that’s like. But, then again, I haven’t taken any nude photos that could possibly leak onto the internet. Life is full of lessons, people.

Still, the hacker had no right to access her cell phone and take her photos for his own amusement, right?

Despite putting on a fake face for her many media appearances, reality star Kim Kardashian is said to be terrified over what her ex-husband, Kris Humphries will reveal about their 72 day marriage!

Perhaps he’ll reveal that her butt is fake? Oh wait, he did that already, didn’t he?

After an appearance on Good Morning America, Kim’s pals are worried about what he could say about her in future interviews.

A source close to Kim said, “Kris has become so two-faced. In the past month, Kim has gotten to see a side of Kris she didn’t want to believe existed. At first Kris agreed to make a joint statement about their split and then he changed his mind at the last minute.”

The pal went on to say, “Since then, he has gone out and done everything he had promised not to do. He tried to sell stories to people that made Kim look like a monster and then was surprised that she was hurt. It was sick.”

I think this is the Kardashian machine continuing to try and make Kris look like this evil monster. She needs to just let this go already.

A snitch close to Kris said, “Kris is sick of all the negativity. He just wants the chance to set the record straight once and for all.”

Can you blame him?

Pop princess Britney Spears was married to Jason Alexander for 55 hours in 2004, but apparently he’s none too pleased about her recent engagement to Jason Trawick. Jealous much?

We found out that they were getting engaged last week and her second husband, Kevin Federline had nothing but good words to say about Jason. So what’s Jason #1′s beef?!?

In a new interview, he said, “I know everyone wants me to happy about this, but I am not. I think it’s fake and I think people are afraid to say it.”

Hey, if we thought it was fake, then we would say it. Here at Earsucker, we don’t mince words at all. He went on to say, “If you look at all the pictures between them there is no connection. They look like they are going through the motions. It seems like an answer to the court thing.”

Yes, Britney is still under a conservatorship, but that doesn’t mean that she doesn’t really love him and vice versa. He added, “Sort of a nice way to sew it all up, she marries her handler. That way she always has someone controlling her. It’s sort of sad.”

BITTER!