MTV UK is reporting that Katy Perry has been offered the job as one of the upcoming judges of the US version of the X Factor. The offer would amount to $340,000 an episode. We say this is outstanding news. We loved Katy as a judge on American Idol because she told off all of the contestants with sob stories and was generally pretty awesome. So this is a good indication that the US X Factor may be totally awesome. Katy, take the money.

By WHATEVIA SANTIAGO, AP Awards Show Correpondent – Wed Jun 16, 11:54 pm ET

Tim Urban may not like Vote for the Worst, but the site proved they loved him tonight at the 2010 Whatevia Awards. Urban swept the awards, winning the 3 major categories: VFTW Moment of the Year, Favorite VFTW Contestant, and Favorite VFTW Performance by a Lead Karaoke Singer. The night's other big winner, Adam Lambert, cleaned up in the alumni categories by winning Favorite American Idol Alumni Moment of the Year and Favorite American Idol Alumni Train Wreck Song Release for his American Music Awards performance and his single "For Your Entertainment" respectively.

When asked what this moment meant to him, Urban said, "I'm not excited I was nominated for any awards. It's not anything anybody should be proud of. I have no comment." After hearing Urban's acceptance speech, Vote for the Worst site founder Dave Della Terza then gave Urban another award just for the heck of it. Lambert was too busy taking a cheese grater to his face to offer a quote.

Other winners included cute-as-a-button Idol contestant Haeley Vaughn's performance of "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" in the Favorite VFTW Performance by a Supporting Karaoke Singer category, Katy Perry's mocking of Kara DioGuardi in the Favorite Direction by a Karaoke Judge or Mentor category, and Siobhan Magnus's butterfly outfit in the Favorite Awful Wardrobe Choice by a Karaoke Singer category.

Lee DeWyze also pulled off his first and likely only award win in the Favorite VFTW Performance by a Karaoke Group or Duo with his finale medley with the band Chicago.

A surprise award called the Lifetime Achievement Award of Suck was given to Constantine Maroulis for his efforts at making a complete fool of himself everywhere he goes. In honor of being the first recipient of the award, Vote for the Worst's founders are renaming the award the Constantine Maroulis Lifetime Achivement Award of Suck. Maroulis celebrated by giving gonorrhea to an 18 year old female fan.

Other shocking wins included Hanson's Danny Gokey babies chop and Mrs. Cookie's hate mail letter. It is also rumored that Crystal Bowersox actually bathed and washed her hair to attend the awards ceremony, hoping to win for her VTW shoutout. She was happy for Urban though, saying, "Hey at least he doesn't have to sign this fucking 19 Entertainment contract. He's just lucky all around, isn't he?"

The Whatevia Awards take place every year on the Vote for the Worst website to honor and award the entertaining moments that the site's viewers loved but America hated. Magnus summed up the importance of winning her award best by saying, "Blarghalarrrzzzzz!!!!!!"

The complete list of winners is available by clicking "read more."

For more publicity while Paula "negotiates" her contract, Shania Twain is now confirmed as being brought in to fill Ms. Rehabdul's shoes for a few dates. Rumors are also swirling that Joe Jonas and Kelly Clarkson will take a seat behind the judges' table during the auditions. The new slew of guest judges join Victoria Beckham and Mary J. Blige as people who will probably bring very little to the show by repeating producer-generated lines. Katy Perry is trying to work Idol into her schedule as well.

American Idol 9 guest judge Katy Perry has made it known that she isn't going to be "nice" when she takes Paula's seat for a short period of time during the auditions this year. As one of the revolving guest judges, Katy wants to end the sob stories and archetypes that usually make it through to Hollywood. She twittered:

"This isn't like ur local highschool talent contest. This is AI! Ppl that wanna b in music biz need to know this shit isn't a cake walk! :P "

"No more pity passing kids on to the next level just cause they have some kinda sob story or cuz they look like a replica of past Idol winners (is it me or does every year have like the nerd, the rocker chick, gospel chick, etc.)"

"Anyway, I'm just excited to tell it like it is & high 5 Simon all day. He may be devil of judges but he's riggght!"

So will Katy be a good guest judge and kick out the annoying screechy divas and fake rockers with the goat vibrato? We'll see.