General Larry Platt

The latest American Idol star to rock the Internet, General Larry Platt, showed up at the Grammy Awards in LA last night. The aspiring singer brought along with him -- what else? -- a stash of belts to keep everyone's pants from falling down. This whole idea will make much more sense to Idol fans who witnessed Platt's recent appearance on the show, when he performed his original tune "Pants on the Ground" for the judges. Check out the video below: According to CNN, at the Grammys Platt...Read Full Story

TMZThe General better start preparing for war -- 'cause Larry Platt has been hit with a nasty lawsuit over "Pants on the Ground." Here's a shocker -- it's all over money. A music company called American King Music claims they funded Platt's recent recording session with rapper/producer Mims for the official full-length version of POTG. Other sources:OK! MagazineRead Full Story

"General" Larry Platt is finally cashing in on his "Pants on the Ground" phenomenon -- because "American Idol's" favorite senior citizen is now getting paid to play in Las Vegas.Platt is scheduled to perform his semi-hit at JET nightclub at the Mirage Hotel today.Sources at the hotel say Platt is being flown from Atlanta first class ... and will get pampered with free food, lodging, several thousand dollars and, last but not least, a steak dinner!Read Full Story

Larry Platt performs Pants On The Ground and talks about American Idol with the ladies. Watch full episodes of The View at theview.abc.go.com Video Rating: 4 / 5 Brunch with Bushra – Atif Aslam – Part 1 of 2Read Full Story

http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,entry&id=825124&pid=825123&uts=1264798378 http://cdn.channel.aol.com/cs_feed_v1_6/csfeedwrapper.swf Blacks in the News This Oct. 15, 2008 photo released by the University of Alabama shows Paul R. Jones. Jones, an African-American art collector who donated troves of works to universities in Delaware and Alabama, has died. He was 81. Jones died in Atlanta on Tuesday after a...Read Full Story