This is an exceedingly quiet day on the “Idol” trail.

I watched “Idol Rewind” over the weekend for the final group of four in the semifinals. The voters picked Josh Gracin and Corey Clark for what folks thought was the top 10 (but ultimately would be the top 12.). Talk about polar opposites. The first “rocker” ever on “Idol,” Patrick Lake of Athens, almost made the cut but came in third that day. Chip Days from Atlanta, who did R&B, wasn’t half bad but also failed to make it past this round. There was a lot of confrontations with the judges you don’t see anymore. Juanita Barber, who I had completely forgotten about, was a complete jerk about it when the judges complained how bad her “What About the Children” was (and believe me, it was bad.). Rickey.org offers up the confrontation..

Justin Guarini blogs, too..

Paula Abdul taped her music video over the weekend and she was exceedingly late but she was, Perez Hilton likes to say, “a hot mess.” We’ll be seeing the video during the pre-Super Bowl party.

It appears Jordin Sparks’ “Tattoo” is peaking at No. 6 on the top 40 charts while her second single “No Air” appears to be heading to top 10 territory too as it jumps into the top 40.

TMZ caught a shot of Ryan looking a bit heavier than he has in the past and being suitably snarky about it..