Listen Live
St Jude banner
CLOSE

Outgoing Island Def Jam Chairman LA Reid hasn’t formally announced his next move but sources believe he’s already decided.  Simon Cowell from American Idol fame is starting a new singing competition called “X Factor” which will air on FOX and he has tapped LA Reid as one of his celebrity judges.  According to sources Cowell has long coveted Reid for one of the judge positions for “X Factor” and hopes that the judges can generate an extra sizzle for the program.

People.com posted this:

In addition to Cowell and Reid, two more celebrity judges are expected to be named. While there’s been a lot of speculation about who will join the show, Cowell told PEOPLE he’s still meeting with candidates.

“We’ve met with Paula [Abdul],” he says. “What I’ve always loved about Paula is that she actually has got good taste in music.”

Cowell also reveals that Jessica Simpson is a frontrunner for one of the spots: “She’s very into the mentoring side.”

Should be interesting! Look for “X-Factor to debut on FOX this Fall. For the full story from People.com click here