Talk on the street here is that Simon Fuller will take Cowells place. The Peas were great as always ,Mary J. Blige's rendition of Stairway was fantastic .I'm partial to Alicia Keys because she has a residence in my area and performs at a lot of fundraisers for charity . Simon makes the show what it is in my opinion .I read a biography of him written by his brother ,very interesting insight into what makes the man tick .