American Idol judge Randy Jackson knows a thing or two about being a dad. The music mogul has three: Taylor, 18, Jordan, 10, and Zoe, 12. So, OK! wanted to know what he thought about the news that former Idol runner-up Clay Aiken is about to be a parent for the first time.

“I think he’s going to be a really good dad,” Randy told OK! at The Father of the Year Awards to benefit Save the Children U.S. Programs. “Clay — Call me, dawg. I’ll give you some tips.”

Randy was honored as one of the Fathers of the Year at the ceremony in NYC, and the musician/producer/record exec said he knew two guys who would be a little jealous about his award. “Simon [Cowell] and Ryan [Seacrest] would be extremely angered and upset because they’re not even fathers,” he joked. “It’s an award they couldn’t get.”

So what’s the best thing about fatherhood for Randy? “That unconditional love you get from your kids,” he explains. “That’s the best love in the world.”

Finally, Randy opened up about the marriage between his good friend Mariah Carey and her new hubby Nick Cannon: “I’m so happy for her. I love her immensely, dearly. Nick is mad cool. I think they’re going to be extremely happy together.”

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It was shocking news that Clay Aiken was having one baby, but In Touch can reveal he wants another! The singer, 29, is expecting a child with his best friend, 50-year-old music producer Jaymes Foster, and they’re already planning to do it again.

Clay and Jaymes used advanced IVF therapy to conceive, and the insider reports that they’ve already frozen eggs and sperm so they can have a second baby next year. “Jaymes is due in August, so she’d like to conceive again next March,” the insider says. “That way, she would give birth in December 2009.”

The insider adds that Clay and Jaymes were hoping for twins so that they wouldn’t have to go through the intense procedure for a second time. “Clay and Jaymes are committed to having at least two children,” the insider says. “They’re both incredibly successful and wealthy, so money is certainly no object. And he just adores children. He is going to make a wonderful and caring father. There’s no doubt about that.”

Clay is passionate about helping kids with developmental disabilities. “I think all of us have a higher purpose for what we are doing,” he says. “I’m just doing what I had always planned on doing — teaching and helping children.”

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He’s having a boy! Multiple TMZ spies say when the kid takes his first bow in August, there will be gonads attached.

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Idol Clay Aiken’s producer is pregnant with his child, TMZ.com reports.

Jaymes Foster (who is reportedly in her late 40s) was artificial inseminated with the 29-year-old singer’s sperm, according to the report.

Aiken lives with Foster – described as his “best friend” – when he’s in L.A. and plans to be involved with parenting their child, TMZ reports.

The crooner has consistently avoided questions about his sexuality.

“People don’t want to have that type of stuff pushed, people who are living in Omaha or in Charlotte or wherever,” Aiken told Access Hollywood last month.

“They don’t want stuff like that pushed in their face,” he added. “I don’t think that’s necessary and that’s also not what I’m here for. I mean, I went on Idol to be a singer, I went on Idol to be an entertainer and that’s what my priority is.”

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Clay Aiken promotes his starring role in the Tony Award winning Broadway comedy Monty Python’s ‘Spamalot’ with a handprint ceremony at Planet Hollywood in Times Square.

I mean, I don’t really know what to say.  These pictures say it all.

PS:  Why would you wear a tie made out of the same material as your shirt?   As my mother would say, “Am I missing something?”

Get ready Claymates, a new Clay Aiken album is just around the corner. The former American Idol contestant is in New York City currently recording his fourth album, which he expects to be released in early May, he tells PEOPLE exclusively.

“We’re hoping the next album will be out about May 6,” Aiken, who is currently starring in the Broadway run of Monty Python’s Spamalot as Sir Robin, he said.

Aiken’s keeping a hectic schedule, recording tracks for the RCA Records album when he’s not on stage. “We’ve picked most of the songs,” Aiken, 29, says. “Sonically, I don’t know that we’re going down any path that’s crazy. I’m not trying to be cool, I’m not trying to be hip. I’m not trying to do anything other than sing stuff that I’m good at.”

So what’s the inspiration behind Aiken’s upcoming album? “In the past five years there’s a lot I’ve learned about life, and I think people learn a lot in the twenties,” says the singer. “So we found a lot of songs that speak to that. I would like to wrap a lot of the music around that theme. It’s early to promise that, but it’s a goal.”

Aiken adds he has no plans to perform a duet with another singer, but he knows at least one star he’d love to sing with. “I’ve always wanted to do a duet with Martina McBride. I think she has one of the best voices,” he says.

And is Aiken planning an image overhaul, tied to the album? He says, “Last time I came out with dark crazy hair. We did that intentionally. But I’m just going to do what I do this time. We don’t have any plans this time. But I’ve got the red wig [from Spamalot] – maybe I’ll do that!”

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In a recent interview with New York Magazine, Clay Aiken spoke up about his personal life.

The private singer has admitted that he isn’t dating anyone and also claims that he doesn’t have any carnal urges on his mind right now.

He said, “I just don’t have an interest in… any of that at all,” the Spamalot star explains. “I’d rather focus on one thing and do that when I can devote time to it, and right now, I just don’t have any desire.”

And when it comes to him having those very human “urges,” Aiken claims he’s immune. “I don’t! I mean, not really. I’ve just kind of shut it off, maybe. Is that bad?”

But OK! has confirmed that the singer has dated at least one person in the past six months — and that there isn’t anything wrong with the Idol alum’s sex drive. The source tells OK! that Clay met a special someone who he dated a handful of times last summer when visiting Los Angeles.

The source also reveals to OK! that Clay was so taken with this particular person, he offered to fly them to his home in North Carolina, and was making plans for the two of them to then drive across the country in Aiken’s car.

So why would Clay not tell the truth about his love life? “He doesn’t like to talk about these things,” explains an industry insider. “Saying he doesn’t date or have a sex drive is probably his way of trying to end the conversation.”

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