That rumor that Adam Lambert will slide into Simon Cowell's zitplaats, stoel at the "American Idol" judges' tafel, tabel when Cowell vacates it after this season? Alas, it is false.

"I keep hearing the rumor too. Unfortunately, it's just a rumor," Lambert zei during a recent live Web chat with MySpace muziek UK. "I would be honored to be asked -- but I think at this point I'm just focusing on my career as a recording artist."

The 28-year-old singer, who is heading from London to Amsterdam on Tuesday, probably wouldn't mind finding some time to focus on his love life, either. "I have a fear of being alone -- not...