Casey James' "best" performance saves him from elimination on "American Idol"

Casey James, contestant on this season's American Idol, had what the Simon Cowell called the best performance of the night with the song "Jealous Guy" on Tuesday night's "American Idol."

"American Idol" contestant Matt Giraud returns home for sold-out performances

Matt Giraud, season eight "American Idol" contestant recently returned to his home state of Michigan to perform two sold-out shows at Cornerstone Church in Caledonia, a village and township about 50 miles from his home city, Kalamazoo.

Tickets for the show cost $10 and included a concert, a meet and greet (with autographs for the first 200 fans) and free snacks. The meet and greet and snacks were after the first show, at 3:30 p.m., and before the second show at 7:30 p.m.. Fireworks followed the 7:30 p.m. show. Flash photograph and video were not allowed at the event. 

Giraud is known by some as a "piano man" and played piano throughout the entire performance, only switching to a keyboard for a few songs. The piano was also the only instrument used, aside from Giraud's vocals.

Matt Giraud performing at one of his sold-out shows at Cornerstone Church. Photo Credit: WittyBlonde

Adam Lambert dances, gropes his way to controversy

Adam Lambert, second place finisher on season eight of "American Idol" put on quite the performance at the 2009 American Music Awards on Nov. 22.

Lambert busted out some of the crazy vocals he was known for on the show, but also went a bit further than he ever did on idol. Several of his dancers were dressed in leather and one was on a leash. Lambert put a dancer's face into his crotch and simulated a sexual act that caused caused ABC to cut to an overhead shot of the audience and kissed a male dancer.

Simon Cowell makes $75 million a year by telling people they suck

"Rad and Bad Reality" was absolutely stoked (in a, "See, we knew this reality thing was a big deal" kind of way) to hear that the three men who make the most money in prime-time television are reality stars.

This is all according to Forbes.com, which states that "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell is the best paid man in prime-time. "American Idol" had an average weekly audience of 27 million viewers last season and US Magazine states that between the dates of June 1, 2008 and June 1, 2009, Cowell made $75 million. He seems to have made a pretty good career for himself by telling people they can't sing on national TV.

Second on the list is Donald Trump, star of the reality show "The Apprentice" who made an estimated $50 million this year. Ryan Seacrest, host of "American Idol" banked about $38 million this year. Seacrest also produces reality shows "Keeping up with the Kardasians" and "Denise Richards: It's complicated." He signed a three-year contract for $45 million, but that will count toward next year's earnings.

David Hasselhoff more popular in America than Germany?

David Hasselhoff's Star on the Walk of Fame

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David Hasselhoff may soon finally be more popular in his home country than he is in Germany thanks to the possibility of a new reality show in the works on A&E.

The train wreck that is Hasselhoff's life is rumored to become a reality show where he will star along side his daughters Hayley and Taylor.

Hayley tweeted last week that "the Hasselhoffs signed the deal with A&E...get readdyy for it." The Tweet is no longer available on her Twitter page.

There is currently no air date set, but a representation of A&E told E! News, "We are in discussions about the possibility of a series, but nothing official at this time.

The Saga of the Secrest Stalker

Television personality Ryan Seacrest was recently the victim of an alleged stalker, making him the second person affiliated with "American Idol" to fall victim to such an incident. Former Judge Paula Abdul was the victim of a stalker that committed suicide outside her home ironically only a days shy of one year that Seacrest became a victim. Details of the latest "American Idol" stalker are still pouring in, and "Rad and Bad Reality" will stay updated, but here's what's happened so far: