Now that the top 24 contestants have been selected, get used to hearing a lot about "American Idol" in the coming weeks.

Simon Cowell is speaking out all over the place, saying he thinks a woman will win this season, and also that he'd like Noel Gallagher to replace him. Plus, he's hoping to have Lady Gaga as a mentor on the show.

Meanwhile, MTV.com has some more details about why contestant Chris Golightly was disqualified. And if you're a fan, don't miss this: Our sister site MLive.com is presenting a contest to guess the winner for this season.

"Idol" aside, there's lots of other interesting entertainment stuff on the web this morning:

BOOKS

• The Ann Arbor District Library has posted some video of Jerry Dennis, author of "The Living Great Lakes," this year's focus of the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Reads program. AnnArbor.com's story about Dennis is here.

MUSIC

• A couple videos from last week's Dead Again show at the Bling Pig have shown up on YouTube, including this rendition of "Stagger Lee":

• Ticketmaster has reached an agreement for refunds to people who bought marked-up Bruce Springsteen tickets last year, The New York Times reports.

• The dental work that delayed Lil Wayne's jail sentence has been completed: 8 root canals, according to TMZ.

TELEVISION

• The great humor sketch website FunnyOrDie is coming to HBO starting tonight.

• Betty White is having some fun with the campaign to get her to host "Saturday Night Live." Speaking of SNL, chances are good that Tina Fey will revive her Sarah Palin impression when she hosts the show in April.

• EW.com reports on 9 comedies and 9 dramas for which NBC has OK'd pilots, along with 12 comedies and 11 dramas for ABC.

• EW.com has a recap of last night's "Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains."

MOVIES

• Singer-actress Kathryn Grayson has died. She was 88.

A member of the stable of stars at MGM, she played Lilli in the screen version of "Kiss Me, Kate." After movies she worked on the stage, including replacing Julie Andrews in "Camelot"'s original Broadway run.

Kathryn Grayson sings "Time After Time" (by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn) in "It Happened in Brooklyn" (1947), with Frank Sinatra and Peter Lawford on hand:

• Just in time, MTV.com has a cheat sheet for "Shutter Island." The latest collaboration between Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio opens today.

• Gannett News Service has a review of the program of Live-Action Oscar-Nominated Shorts, which opens locally today at the Michigan Theater, along with a companion program of nominated animated shorts.

AND FINALLY ...

• Wish a happy birthday today to famed actor, playwright, and singer-songwriter Jeff Daniels. According to the Associated Press' daily roundup of celebrity birthdays, the Chelsea-area resident turns 55 today.

Daily Entertainment Links takes the weekend off. Have a great one, and we'll be back Monday.

Renee Tellez contributed to this roundup. Bob Needham is director of entertainment content for AnnArbor.com. Reach him at bobneedham@annarbor.com or 734-623-2541, and follow him on Twitter @bobneedham.