Simon Cowell Weighs in on the New Season of 'American Idol'

Entertainment Tonight When all is said and done on the eighth season of "American Idol," will it be a guy or a gal who takes the title? Simon Cowell predicts that the men will be stronger this year -- at least that is how he sees it right now. "When you do the Hollywood week, which we did about a month ago, you get to see all the contestants for a second time," he says. "My memory of that was that the guys overall -- maybe five or six -- were just stronger and they stood out more than the girls. I've said this in the past. I've been wrong. Somebody like a Kelly Clarkson can emerge in the middle stages, which you are not expecting. Anything can happen." (link)