To give credit where credit is due, the 63-year-old Aerosmith frontman didn’t forget any of the words or flub any line of the national anthem, but critics are raving more about the scarf he wore which they declared to be loads better than the performance he put in on the field…uh…singing…

Well, more like tortured warbled screaming.

Perhaps Tyler forgot he was honoring the flag and thought he was on tour with the band on one of his rock concerts, instead.

Associated Press said his rendition “probably wouldn’t get him to Hollywood.”

And also:

“How is this guy supposed to pass as a judge on a singing competition when he does… this?”

Sports Grid complained of the “American Idol” judge.

Still, the audience cheered the rocker legend on, and we just want to say that we do love his scarf to death. It’s probably the reason why beauty queens everywhere are facing a shortage of sequins for their pageant-day gowns.

Enjoy Steven Tyler‘s rock rendition of the “Star-Spangled Banner” here…

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So is Steven, who’s been married twice before, ready to take the plunge again? Sources close to the “American Idol” judge tell TMZ that the ring is definitely an engagement ring… meaning Steven and Erin are finally engaged.

Steven Tyler is domesticating himself  … because his longtime GF was sporting a huge rock on her finger this weekend … and sources close to the rocker tell us it’s an ENGAGEMENT RING!

The couple reportedly spent Christmas Day in Maui, during which Erin was spotted with a huge rock on her finger.

Steven and Erin have been dating since 2006—months after his divorce from second wife, clothing designer Teresa Barrick, was made official.

We believe congratulations are in order for the happy couple!

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The Aerosmith frontman was rushed to the hospital following the accident where doctors discovered the worse of his injuries were largely of the oral variety…

Apart from some cuts around his eyebrow and mouth, that is.

Steven was forced to cancel the concert he was set to perform at a rock festival in the country, perhaps due to the fear that not only would he end up lisping through the lyrics, he’s be treating South American audiences to his version of a Halloween pumpkin onstage.

There hasn’t been any word from the “American Idol” judge’s reps about whether Steven would be suing the hotel for their slipper bathroom bathroom. On the other hand, it may have just been the fragility of old age (he’s 63) that sent him falling to kiss the tiles below. He’s lucky he didn’t break his hips.

Get well soon, Steven Tyler. We’re looking forward to seeing you again soon, showing us lopsided pearly whites with even more character to enhance that well-known smacker of yours.

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Looks like these two won’t let the much-hyped rivalry between “American Idol” and “X Factor” stop them from being friendly.

Right after performing his new song “It Feels So Good” on stage at the iHeartRadio music festival in Las Vegas with Nicole and his fellow “American Idol” judge Randy Jackson, Steven leaned in to kiss the gorgeous “X Factor” judge on the lips.

Was it a romantic kiss? Uh, no.

Though Steven and Nicole wore matching sparkly outfits, the two are definitely not dating. The “Aerosmith” front man is still with longtime girlfriend Erin Brady while Nicole and British F1 racing champion Lewis Hamilton are still very much in love.

What do you think of Nicole and Steven’s very public liplock? Pretty weird, right? Steven’s three decades older than her, after all.

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What do you think of it? Pretty hot ha?

I would say they were “NICE.” We expected that from J. Lo as she has said in interviews gearing up to the auditions that she’s more leaning toward compassion saying she’s not in the business of crushing spirits. Tyler has said he wanted to encourage contestants to give it their all.

J Lo found it so hard to say “no,” I think in time she’ll toughen up a bit.  The new trio judge panel certainly seems a lot kinder but then again is that what the audiences want? We shall see from the ratings.

What did you think of the new judges?

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More pictures of Jennifer, Steven and Randy after the hiccup…

I hope they all have short contracts. I don’t know who had more frizzzy styled hair, Jennifer Lopez or Steven Tyler. Then there’s the awful pantsuit again. Why?

Once a dizzyingly dominant small-screen force, Fox’s American Idol has been shedding viewers in recent years — some 9% last season alone, many of them in the advertiser-coveted 18-to-49 demographic.

The much-predicted announcement Wednesday that actress/singer J. Lo and Aerosmith frontman Tyler would join holdover Randy Jackson on judges’ row for Season 10 is aimed at both rekindling viewers’ interest and refocusing the contest on the show’s hopefuls.

But questions abound.

Is the best way to de-emphasize the judges really to replace Ellen DeGeneres, Kara DioGuardi and Simon Cowell with two entertainment industry icons?

I guess we’ll all have to wait and see what the chemistry does. From the surface, it doesn’t look like these three will have awesome chemistry, but whatever. Are you excited for the show to start?

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J Lo & Steven join America Idol after the jump…

Will J Lo & Tyler fill the roles replacing Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres and Kara DioGuardi at the judges’ table in the Idol’s 10th season? To me, Idol has always been Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson.. those were my favorite judges..

Both J Lo & Tyler are former chart-toppers who have seen their careers cool in recent years. Lopez, who has served as an “Idol” mentor, has sold 25 million records worldwide but was dumped by Sony Music Group following lagging sales this year. Tyler, longtime frontman for the rock group Aerosmith, has tangled publicly with members of his band, who haven’t seen an original album go platinum in nearly a decade.

Do you think J Lo & Tyler will make great Idol judges?

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more spilling the beans after the jump…

“Steven is doing `American Idol.’ The ink is dry on that,” said Hamilton, “So, we’ll have to work around his schedule for a new record.

“I hope it doesn’t hurt the new momentum we’ve built up on this tour, because that’s been so important for us as a band. But I wouldn’t want to be the one standing in the way of this for him. Steven is someone who absolutely lives to be in front of an audience, and the people closest to him know how witty and entertaining he can be. I don’t know if `American Idol’ will be rock ‘n’ roll enough for him, but it is an opportunity for millions of people to see another side of Steven Tyler.”

We told you so! So Steven Tyler and who else? Shania Twain?

more American Idol shake up after the hop…

We reported last night that DeGeneres has announced her departure from American Idol; just now we posted that DioGuardi has apparently been fired from Idol.

TMZ cited that the new judge panel will consist of Randy Jackson, J Lo & Steven Tyler assuming all deals are finalized. Now Gossip Cop is reporting likewise.

Gossip Cop hears from a reliable source that offers have been made to Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler.

Life & Style says Jessica Simpson is in negotiations with the Idol boss Simon Fuller.

Eeny, meeny, miny, mo, catch the tiger by the toe… Who’s going to be the new judges. Randy stays, J Lo, Steven Tyler would be great or even J Lo & Jess Simpson. Who do you want to see as the new judges?

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More pictures of Steven after the fall…

Steven fell during a performance and messed up his shoulder last spring. He was given painkillers after that and I guess he couldn’t quit them. From TMZ:

The 61-year-old singer told People he became addicted to pain medication after suffering multiple injuries over the last 10 years of performing.

Tylersaid, “With the help of my family and team of medical professionals, I am taking responsibility for the management of my pain and am eager to be back on the stage and in the recording studio with my bandmates.”

Good for him that he realized the problem before it was too late. Good luck Steven!

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More pictures of Steven after the drink…

Steven was hurt this summer when he fell from a stage, but Joey Kramer (drummer) says things have been escalating for a while. From People Magazine:

Though Kramer would not say whether he has seen Tyler use drugs recently, he says he is concerned because the singer has “isolated himself.”

Says Kramer, “He’s got some bad influences in his life right now and he’s making poor choices.”

Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford tells PEOPLE, “His behavior is spinning out of control.”

None of this is good to hear about a former addict. Look at what drugs did to Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger and Anna Nicole Smith! That should tell you to get some help, pronto.

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More pictures of Steven after the break…

People watching the concert said that Steven went out on a catwalk by the stage, but then fell over backwards. From the Associated Press:

Tyler was on the stage’s catwalk when he fell backward onto a couple of fans in the middle of what was a record crowd, Sanborn said. Security rushed to help him and the crowd cheered when Tyler got back up.

“He was good natured about it,” Sanborn said. “He was in good spirits when he got in the helicopter. He was talking and joking with the physician.”

“It was an unfortunate end to an extraordinary evening.”

Tyler suffered minor head and neck injuries and a shoulder injury, but it wasn’t immediately clear how serious that was, he said.

Tyler was taken backstage and around 12:15 a.m., Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry came out to tell the audience Tyler was being taken to the hospital and that the show would not go on.

Let’s start the speculation now. Was Steven drunk? Was he under the influence of something else? He hasn’t been out of rehab that long….

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Steven showed up with his band Aerosmith over the weekend to promote the release of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith version and had a few words for the press.  People Magazine reports it was pain and sleep medications he was addicted to and had to get clean over, not foot problems.

So, is his revelation any surprise or did you stalwart readers know he was in for drugs?  Do stars really think people believe them when they come up with these cock and bull stories about rehab?  Rehab is rehab, dudes!

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