Headlines: Simon Cowell Wants to Be King

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American Idol Judges Reveal Their Dream Audition Songs (Hint: Jennifer Lopez Would Have Gone Country!) – “I would have done a ballad like ‘I Hope You Dance,’ and I’d feel every single lyric,” Lopez, 46, says of Lee Ann Womack’s hit. Meanwhile, Connick, 48, is sticking with his roots. “I would have highlighted where I’m from by singing and playing a New Orleans tune on the piano, because nobody else would do that,” he explains. “I was on four different TV singing shows between the ages of 9 and 16. I played guitar and did country songs,” the singer says. “On the last one I did an Air Supply song, [All Out of Love]. I thought I was good, but I was terrible.” – Read more at People

Joey Feek Remembered by Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley & More: ‘A Beautiful Soul Moved Into Heaven’ – Following the news that Joey Martin Feek of Joey + Rory died Friday (March 4) after a battle with cervical cancer, many friends of the country duo have taken to Twitter to express their condolences. – Read more at Billboard

Simon Cowell Wants Baby Boy Eric to Be TV Successor in a ‘Few Years’ Time’

Though his son Eric is only two, Simon is already grooming him to be his TV successor one day. He told Terri, “I’m bringing him down basically to say in a few years’ time you hopefully are gonna be doing what Daddy does.” Simon admitted that Eric cries when he sees him on television, but loves to watch ‘Dora the Explorer.’ Simon said, “I mean, I hate to be rude about it, but seriously, I can’t take that program anymore.” – Read more at Extra

Simon Cowell: I Thought My Son Hated Me – Simon Cowell used to feel like he was being judged by his son, Eric. “For the first six months, I honestly thought, [this] is the most one-sided conversation I’ve ever had in my life, I’m not getting anything back here. Maybe he hates me,” the America’s Got Talent judge joked to Us Weekly on Thursday, March 3 at the show’s premiere taping in Pasadena, California. – Read more at US Weekly

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