With Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez’s defection from “American Idol,” there are two empty seats at the judges’ table and boatloads of speculation about who may fill their spots. Names from soul great Aretha Franklin to onscreen bad boy Charlie Sheen have been popped up in the current pop culture parlor game of who will judge “Idol” next. Check out some celebs who may or may not end up at the judges’ table.

From left: Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey, Beyonce