AEROSMITHwill not perform on the season finale of"American Idol"- despite singerSteven Tyler's insistence to the contrary.

Tyler, who is one of the judges on the current season of"Idol", toldBillboard.comthat he will reunite with his bandmates May 25, the grand finale of this season'sFoxTV singing contest.

"Oh, yeah, we're playing the last show of the season."Tylersaid. "It was always my intention, always, to getAEROSMITHon the show. I mean,Joe's [Perry, guitar] done it. I'm ready for it. I would love to play withAEROSMITH."

However, in a series of postings on hisFacebookpage over the weekend,Perrymade it clear that the four other members ofAEROSMITHweren't interested in playing the gig, insisting that they would rather appear on"Idol"when the band has something to promote like an upcoming tour or a new album.

"[We're] not playing'Idol''cause we were never asked by producers,"Perrywrote. "Brad[Whitford, fellowAEROSMITHguitarist] has gig that night with [EXPERIENCE HENDRIX]. It's not logistically possible.

"AEROSMITH's looking forward to playing'American Idol'next season when our new CD is out and we can prepare [for] a kick-ass show if they ask us.

"Really looking forward to recording withAEROSMITHthis July [and] August to finish our long-awaited CD. Icing on cake,Jack Douglasis producing.

"The band [definitely] wants to tour after the new CD. We want to rock out in the U.S. and for our Blue Army behind some new songs.

"There is no peace pipe to smoke because I have no problem with anythingStevenis doing. It's all media driven. In case ya didn't get that."

Douglas- who has also worked withTHE WHOandJohn Lennon- produced a number of classicAEROSMITHalbums in the Seventies, including"Toys In The Attic"and"Rocks". He also worked on 2004's"Honkin' On Bobo"covers set.

Source: www.Blabbermouth.Net