Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson will be hearing some of the best-- and worst-- singers in Cleveland, Ohio today. That's right, Auditions for American Idol season 4 begin today. Thousands of people will be trying out to be on the fourth season of this popular talent show.

The audition schedule is:
Cleveland, Ohio - August 4, 2004
St. Louis, Missouri - August 8, 2004
Washington, D.C. - August 18, 2004
Orlando, Florida - August 26, 2004
New Orleans, Louisiana - August 31, 2004
Las Vegas, Nevada - September 12, 2004
Anchorage, Alaska - September 28, 2004
San Francisco, California - October 5, 2004

Don't forget to watch American Idol to see what kind of singers auditioned, and if anyone can top last year's performance from William Huang.