SING FOR THE LAUGHS, SING FOR THE TEARS: Big changes announced for Idol -- guest mentors out, permanent mentor record executive Jimmy Iovine is in; theme weeks forcing folks out of their wheelhouse are out, and stay-within-your-box-and-make-the-box-awesome with decade-based theme weeks is what's in.
Add the previously mentioned Bieber Rule, and I don't know if this will make for a better show, but it will certainly be a different one. Also, there's two new judges.
