American Idol was only an hour and seven minutes tonight, which we think meant shorter songs clips and shorter packaged coaching segments with guest judge Gwen Stefani. And the shorter show was just fine with us because (1) most of these “Top 10” singers are good -- but they’re not great; (2) while the song choices were better than last week’s British Invasion, they were ripped right from the Adult Contemporary radio station playlists......

According to E! News, the greatest pop trio of the '80s will not only reunite for next month's Grammy Awards, but they will open the show. The gig marks the first time the Police have taken the stage together since a much heralded reunion at the 2003 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. Famed for a fusion of reggae with elements of pop, rock and jazz, the bleach-blond threesome scored a slew of......