Four of the world's biggest recording companies have banded together to sue the producers of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," accusing them of using hundreds of songs without permission, and not receiving any compensation for the use. Although a particular dollar amount wasn't specified, considering regular folks have been fined over a million dollars for 24 songs... I'm guessin' the record labels want at least a

Whaaat? I didn't see this coming. Ellen DeGeneres is taking Paula Abdul's place as the fourth judge on American Idol. Ellen had this to say: "I'm thrilled to be the new judge on American Idol. I've watched since the beginning, and I've always been a huge fan. So getting this job is a dream come true, and think of all the money I'll save from not