American Idol 2011 New Poster

American Idol has released its first poster promoting the 2011 season featuring all their new judges while reminding Idol hopefuls to dream big. You’ve got Steven Tyler jumping for joy, Jennifer Lopez being all ladylike, and then Randy Jackson looking for a new way to say “dawg!”  and there’s Ryan just being Ryan.

Crystal Bowersox Talks American Idol Changes

Last season’s American Idol runner-up, Crystal Bowersox, sat down with MTV News and had a few things to say about all the changes that Nigel Lythgoe is rolling out for the new season. She isn’t the biggest fan of everything they’re doing to shake things up.

When asked for her thoughts on the upcoming season of the show — which reportedly will have an increased focus on “reality TV” elements like the contestants making music videos and living in a house together, in addition to new judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler — Bowersox wasn’t shy about expressing some reservations.

 “I think that ‘American Idol’ producers … were a little disappointed on how many rootsy, folksy people they got. And they’re really looking for a pop icon to come through. But, I don’t know, we’ll see what happens,” she said. “With Steven Tyler as a judge, you’d think you want to stay with that rootsy-rock thing, but then there’s J.Lo, and Randy’s still there. It’ll be interesting to see what happens next season.”