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Posted on Thu, Feb 18, 2010 : 10:25 a.m.

American Idol down to 24; Sade returns; Bob Seger video; and more

By Bob Needham

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"American Idol" judges, from left, Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres, Kara DioGuardi and Randy Jackson.

Time to get down to the real thing, as "American Idol" has settled on its top 24 contestants for the season, as reported by EW.com and countless others. Catch up with all the details on the show's official site.

For a non-official take, People.com breaks it down here. And BuddyTV has an item on why Chris Golightly is not part of the 24.

More entertainment headlines this morning:

MORE TELEVISION

• A teaser for "Glee" fans: The New York Times' Artsbeat blog has an item about the new season, with a trailer.

• An Italian TV cooking personality has been suspended for discussing — yes — a cat casserole.

• MSNBC.com reports that Kate Gosselin will be back on TLC. Without Jon, of course.

MUSIC

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• Would not have expected this: The new album by Sade is an especially hot-selling No. 1 on the Billboard album chart.

• The Detroit Free Press previews Martina McBride's concert at The Palace of Auburn Hills tonight.

• Ever wonder what Yoko Ono is up to these days? AllAboutJazz.com has the answer.

• This isn't news, but fairly newly posted online — The classic "Turn the Page," by Ann Arbor favorite son Bob Seger, in an old Cobo Hall performance, courtesty of iLike.com:

Bob Seger on iLike - Get updates inside iTunes

MOVIES

• Esquire has an interesting article on Roger Ebert.

• "Avatar" director James Cameron says a 3D DVD is on the way in November.

COMEDY

• Looks like MIchael Moore is on track to make his Traverse City Comedy Festival as big a success as his film festival, The Detroit News reports.

BOOKS

• "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling has been hit with a plagiarism lawsuit over one of the popular books. What, they just now heard about it?

STAGE

• The Detroit News interviews Mel Brooks in a preview for his musical "Young Frankenstein," opening soon in Detroit.

• The Detroit News also has a story on a free dance production coming to the Music Hall.

FASHION

• Contrary to earlier indications, it now looks like the late Alexander McQueen's label will continue after all.

Renee Tellez and Jenn McKee 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.