It’s been a big year for Steven Tyler–maybe even bigger than the year that Armageddon reminded viewers that Aerosmith used to write good ol’fashioned blues rock (just turn the movie off before the end credits and you can forget that the group turned into a boy band for a few years). By taking a gig as a judge on “American Idol,” the rocker renewed interest in his band, resulting in a welcome increase in sales.

Now, Spin tells us they’ll all be heading back to the studio to record a new album. Might those dollar signs have had something to do with this?

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In the mostly ridiculous, but no less engaging soap opera that is Aersomith these days, a new episode is in the works, which might be titled: ‘Joe Perry Is Really Annoyed That He Was The Last To Know About Steven Tyler Maybe Joining American Idol.

“I found out on the Internet like the rest of the world,” guitarist Joe Perry told the Boston Herald about those American Idol rumors regarding Tyler.

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After all of the Steven Tyler hoopla earlier this year that had many Aerosmith fans wondering if the band would ever be the same, the last thing we need now that Aerosmith has its house in order is for lead guitarist Joe Perry to go get himself rear-ended by a car when he’s cruising on his motorcycle.

So that happened. Perry was, indeed, rear-ended by a car, and he has since been treated for minor injuries at Morton Hospital and Medical Center in Taunton, Massachusetts, according to the Boston Globe.

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The mudslinging continues in the “are-they or aren’t-they Aerosmith” breakup that probably should have occurred fifteen years ago. Amidst rumors of a Billy Idol takeover (setting this story’s relevance back to, say, 1985), and even Paul Rogers of Bad Company (ok, 1975), Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry has confirmed to Classic Rock Magazine that his current sparring partner/ supposed former lead singer Steven Tyler did try out for Led Zeppelin after Robert Plant declined to tour in 2008.

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The ongoing soap opera between Steven Tyler and Aerosmith is shaping up to be the rock n’ roll story of 2010. We’ve been reporting on the band’s search for a replacement singer while Tyler battles his demons, but now looks like Tyler isn’t too keen on some other singer taking over spot as lead singer of Aerosmith – even if only for a little while.

Billboard reports that Tyler and his team of lawyers are ‘taking steps to reassert his position in the band.’

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The news of Steven Tyler’s exit as lead vocalist for Aerosmith has shaken up the rock n’ roll world. But guitarist Joe Perry says the band will go on – with or without Tyler belting out all those memorable tunes. Perry took to Twitter late Monday to say that Aerosmith is “not splitting up” but “looking for a new singer to work with.”

So there you go Aerosmith fans – welcome to your very own version of David Lee Roth vs. Sammy Hagar, a debate that has been part of Van Halen’s legacy since the mid-’80s. Looks like Aerosmith fans need to prepare for someone else singing “Dream On,” “Draw the Line” and the rest of the bluesy-rock hits Aerosmith is famous for.

And so the search begins for the next lead singer of Aerosmith.

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Joe Perry is pissed. Aerosmith had to cancel their summer tour after Steven Tyler fell off stage during an August 5 performance in South Dakota, reports the Associated Press.

“The tour was building up to be a great tour, and I was pretty (upset), you know,” Perry said in an interview on Wednesday.

Tyler broke his left shoulder and needed 20 stitches in his head, which is why he was ordered by doctors to take time off, but while others may be concerned with Tyler’s well-being, Perry feels the frontman should “get his act together.” Sometime before that Tyler had also pulled a muscle in his leg and caused the band to miss out on approximately seven dates, Perry said.

The guitarist also added that he hasn’t spoken to Tyler recently:

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