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It's very early on season 10 of American Idol, but one thing appears clear: we're in for many weeks of contrasting auditions and artists.

Take John Wayne Schulz and his restrained, collected, acoustic cover of "Landslide." Simple, straightforward, impressive.

Now, compare that to the emotion delivered by Jacob Lusk last night, as this hopeful scatted one moment and soared the next while giving viewers a rendition of "God Bless the Child." He even brought himself to hysterical tears by doing so. Might this be the John Boehner of American Idol contestants?

Watch for yourself:

Jacob Lusk - God Bless the Child

After weeks of hype, the "Hold It Against Me" video is here.

Britney Spears' latest masterpiece was unveiled last night at 9:56 p.m. before Jersey Shore, in a stunning case of MTV actually playing a music video.

The result? About what you'd expect after all the teaser clips out there, and if you're a fan of Britney Spears, you've likely seen at least some of them.

Basically, she can still dance, she can still look hot, and she can still pay producers a truckload of money for flashy graphics and elaborate sets:

Britney Spears - Hold It Against Me (Official Video)

So, does Britney still have it, or is she just an average pop performer subsisting off her name and elaborate marketing machine at this point?

Tell us: What do you think of "Hold It Against Me"?

He's a former recording artist and a professional cowboy. He's also an early American Idol favorite.

During the final round of Hollywood auditions last night, John Wayne Schulz confidently took to the stage, guitar in hand, and dedicated his rendition of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" to his mother, who was in the audience.

He gave it a simple, country spin, earning a brief duet with Jennifer Lopez, as that judge sung along with Schulz for a few seconds. That's always a good sign for any contestant. Watched John Wayne in action and sound off: He has to be among the top contenders at this point, right?

John Wayne Schulz - Landslide

Hollywood treated Stefano Langone, Jovany Barreto and Jacee Badeaux very well last night.

This trio of American Idol hopefuls were featured in the same segment, each impressing the judges with versions of singles such as "You Can Feel It All Over" and "Time of My Life."

As a result, all are a part of the final 60 and all will take to the stage in Las Vegas next week. Check out snippets from each of their performances below, with a warning/apology to our female readers: Barreto keeps his shirt on...

Stefano Langone in Hollywood

Scotty McCreery added his own unique stylings to Lee Ann Woman's "I Hope You Dance" last night.

No, we aren't talking about this American Idol hopeful's baritone of a voice. We're referring to the made-up verses he uttered as the country singer forgot the lyrics on stage.

Nuts of wonder? Zoo zoo talk??? Perhaps the judges passed Scotty on to the round of 60 jut for making them laugh. Or because he wasn't alone. Ta-Tynisa Wilson messed up the same song. Watch both on action below and don't feel too badly for them: McCreery and Wilson both advanced.

Scotty McCreery Hopes You Dance

The Sheriff's Department's investigation is over, but sources say the Mel Gibson case is not heading toward a resolution, or even a decision on charges, soon.

The L.A. County D.A. will not make a quick decision on whether to charge Mel and/or Oksana Grigorieva with a crime, at least not this week. TMZ reports.

The reason? This is a really, really complicated case!

It's unclear if either Mel or Oksana will be charged.

The L..A. County Sheriff's Dept. turned over a full report on the Oksana Grigorieva extortion investigation. There are two separate investigations in play, too.

Because of the alleged extortion, the Mel Gibson tapes, her accusation of domestic abuse and myriad custody issues, the report will take time to digest.

The D.A. has said they will make a decision on whether to file criminal charges as a package, but that the decision absolutely will not be made this week.

Whose side are you on?

Vanessa Hudgens has gotten inked.

The Beastly star stopped by East Side Ink in New York City this week and let famed tattoo artist Keith "Bang Bang" McCurdy go to work on her neck. The result?

This leads us to a very simple question: What do you think?

Keith Scott Brown might be facing life in prison.

The 55-year old father of classical piano group "The 5 Browns" pleaded guilty today to sexually abusing his three daughters when they were young.

While the women are now 26, 30 and 32 years of age, they called the police on their dad after discovering he was planning to manage a new set of child musicians.

Brown faces one count of first-degree felony sodomy upon a child, and two counts of second-degree felony sexual abuse of a child. All stem from incidents that took place between 1990 and 1998.

Sentencing is scheduled for March.

LeAnn Rimes took a beating on Twitter this week when her fiance’s ex-wife, Brandi Glanville, blasted her for wanting to sing in her son’s class at school.

Rimes famously had an affair with Eddie Cibrian, to whom she is now engaged, while he was marred to Glanville. They have two kids. Brandi hates her.

The latest beef? Rimes' involvement at her son's school ...

She then wrote: "It's Mason's week share his family with the class. it isn't ur place. Let Eddie read a script. You are not his parent. RESPECT!"

And later: "Check definition of step mom and get back to me genius!"

Glanville then appeared to refer to her as LeAnn Whines, but only in subsequent, unrelated messages. The woman clearly has some issues.

She still refers to herself Brandi Cibrian on Twitter, for example.

Miley Cyrus is angry. Really angry. Peeved even.

A friend tells Pop Eater that the former Disney star simply can't believe her father opened up to GQ this manner in such a disturbing, strange manner.

"To say Miley is angry is an understatement," a pal says. "She's furious that her own flesh and blood would make a private matter so public. Who does he think he is, Michael Lohan?"

Reports claim Miley and her father have not spoken since December. We can't confirm that, but this same source says Miley has labeled her dad's comments as "unforgivable," adding:

"This isn't what a father does. He never said a bad world about Hannah Montana all those years it made millions for the family, and now that Miley has turned 18 and is making her own decisions, he does this. Unforgivable."

It's hard to argue with this insider, isn't it?