Michael Starr of the New York Post spoke with Tamyra Gray following her ouster from ‘American Idol’ last week. Gray again said she knew she’d be voted off. “I was kind of prepared for it. I was sitting there telling Nikki [McKibbin], ‘Don’t worry, I’m going home this week,” Gray said. “She was like, ‘No, I am.’ When they called my name I was just like, ‘OK.’ What do you do at that point?”

Top musicians talked with Us Weekly on what advice they’d offer to the American Idols. Moby advises, “Learn to do something else. The shelf life of most pop musicians is so short, so learn how to do carpentry, learn how to fix cars.” Eve suggested, “Don’t let that mean man break your spirit.” Guess she was talking about Simon Cowell. And Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale advised, “Read the contract they ask you to sign. Read the small print, guys!”