During rehearsals the day before the 2010 Grammys, Ryan runs into General Larry Platt on the red carpet and the two sing the song that’s sweeping the nation.

Watch Ryan and Larry live on the red carpet of the 2010 Grammy Awards today at 5/4c on E!

The third time’s supposed to be a charm. But for three time American Idol golden ticket holder, Angela Martin, her trip to Hollywood has once again been cursed. This time, by the mysterious disappearance of her 53 year old mother. Angela called Ryan’s radio show Friday to aid in the search for her mother.

LISTEN | Idol Contestant Angela Martin Calls Ryan

According to police in Illinois, Viola Brown Martin was traveling to Martin’s older sister’s home after Christmas, but she never arrived. Her abandoned car was discovered on December 30th in south Chicago, a day after the family filed a missing persons report with the Glenwood, IL Police Department.

Angela Martin, who competed in Chicago, was voted through to Hollywood during last week’s episode…for the third time. At 28, this is Martin’s last shot at becoming the next American Idol. The single mother of a special needs daughter has made it no secret she’s hoping to launch a music career, in part, to provide for her young daughter.  But, her trip to the finals has been haunted time and time again.

Anyone with information on Viola Brown Martin’s whereabouts is asked to call 1-800-CRIME-TV

L.A. Laker Lamar Odom called Ryan from bed Friday as he lounged with new wife Khloe Kardashian on the road. Addressing the persistant rumors that Khloe is attempting to get pregnant, Lamar, who is the father of two children by a former girlfriend, said “I’m always ready (for a baby).” He continued, “I want to have 10 children.”

LISTEN | Lamar Odom Calls Ryan from Bed

The newlyweds recently met President Obama at the White House, and it was widely reported that the Commander In Chief told Khloe, “good show,” referring to her reality show Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Ryan tried to get the scoop from Khloe as to whether or not Obama really uttered those words to which she responded, “I plead the 5th,” said Khloe. ”Promotion is promotion, especially from the President.”

We agree!

Charlie Brooker, a British journalist and comic, has always been known in England for his satire. Well now he’s gone global. This hilarious video skewering British news (which looks exactly like American news) gets into every annoying crevice television reporting has and exploits it for laughs.

VIA HUFFINGTON POST

It was one of the most highly-anticipated tech gadgets in recent times, but not everyone was impressed when Apple CEO Steve Jobs listed the drawbacks features of their new tablet computer, the iPad.

VIA ASHTON KUTCHER

Over two weeks after a devastating quake decimated the already poverty-stricken country of Haiti, Wyclef Jean called Ryan to urge continued donation and delivery of food, water and pharmaceuticals. Listen to the interview below:

In an interview taped Tuesday and set to air today on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Jay Leno sat down for his first post-fiasco interview.  The two chatted on the set of The Jay Leno Show in Burbank, California.

Talking about his current relationship with O’Brien, he revealed he hasn’t talked to him since the whole shake up started.

When pressed as to whether he wanted to reach out to the redhead funnyman, he said that he wanted to, but “It didn’t seem appropriate. I don’t now, I think, let things cool down and maybe we’ll talk, you know.”

Winfrey also asked if any of the barbs Coco said against him were hurtful, Leno shrugged and said, “They were jokes. That’s okay.”

If this is not a hoax, we’re speechless. I mean, we love Justin Bieber just as much as the next tween girl, but this mother’s devotion to fulfilling her daughter’s dreams is just scary. 

“General” Larry Platt isn’t the first person to sing about crooked hats and droopy pants — and now a Michigan hip-hop duo is saying “Pants on the Ground” is a “take off” of a song they recorded back in 1996.

The Green Brothers — a rap group consisting of an elderly Platt-alike gentleman — re-posted the music video for their song “Back Pockets on the Floor” this week — and you’re gonna be shocked at the similarity.

The group claims their lift-up-your-pants jam has “the same intent, idea and in part the same message” as the “American Idol” wannabeen’s.

According to MyFoxDetroit, Gerald Green says the group “wishes Platt well” … they just want their version heard too.

VIA TMZ

Apple head honcho Steve Jobs officially introduced the world to their latest technological achievement, one that seeks to fill the void between smartphone and laptop without the setbacks of popular netbooks. The iPad boast a bevy of attractive features which we’ve outlined below:

- Virtual keyboard
- Apple’s own 1 GHz Apple A4 chip
- 16 – 64 GB of Flash storage
- Bluetooth 2.1
- Wi-Fi 802.11n
- 10 hours of battery life
- Speaker, microphone and 30-pin connector
- Fully multi-touch
- 9.7 inch IPS LCD
- Half an inch thick
- Accelerometer & Compass
- Google maps
- iPad runs iPod apps