VFTW Radio celebrates (or mourns) the return of American Idol with an all new radio show. What do Dave, Deb, Slack, and Sean think of the new Idol contenders? Could this be the season of VFTW? We also have special guest Richard Rushfield on to talk about his new book American Idol: The Untold Story. Learn about behind the scenes drama with Simon Cowell and the producers of Idol, which Idol contestant yelled at Richard during an interview, and what happens when we remind Richard of his prediction that Carly Smithson's new album would go gold (it didn't). He's a great guest and we get lots of juicy gossip, so don't miss the show.

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Tune in tonight at 10 PM Eastern on alldigitalradio.com to listen to Vote for the Worst Radio's first show of season 10. Richard Rushfield, author of American Idol The Untold Story, will be our special guest. Listen in as Dave, Deb, Sean, and Slack ask him about behind the scenes events on Idol and learn about some juicy tidbits you never knew about. And if you want to call in and ask Richard a question, you can do so at 912-373-8255. That's right -  VFTW Radio is on Thursdsays now. You know you love it.

Richard Rushfield's book American Idol: The Untold Story came out today. It's an interesting look at behind the scenes on Idol and does expose some interesting facts. We especially enjoy chapter 12 titled Antichrist (now which Idol hating website could that chapter be referring to?). So pick up a copy and enjoy.

Richard Rushfield wrote an article in The Daily Beast today about why Simon Cowell is leaving American Idol after the current season. Speculation existed that Simon was merely leaving to helm his own show (an American version of Britain's X Factor), but Richard suggests that there was also bad blood on the Idol set. The article sugges that Simon Cowell was upset that Idol producer Simon Fuller was raking in the dough, whereas Simon Cowell was seen as merely on-air talent and wasn't getting a behind-the-scenes take (Cowell makes an estimated $50 million a year from the show, so it's safe to say Fuller must be making a ton more). Simon started to assert himself more by creating shows like American Inventor and America's Got Talent, eventually clashing more and more with the producers of Idol. Now Simon is poised to leave Idol and make a larger fortune if he can get X Factor off the ground and running, especially with Paula Abdul. If X Factor has Paula and Simon, while Idol has Kara and Randy, it's a safe bet that Idol's ratings would tank. So Simon Cowell has been plotting the end of Idol all this time? Who knew we were working on the same side as him? The article is a good read, so check it out.