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*Fox has confirmed that former Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland and Latin singer Paulina Rubio will be the new “X Factor” judges for season three, joining executive producer-judge Simon Cowell and his fellow lone surviving panelist from last season, pop singer Demi Lovato. “It’s taken more than a decade but I’m delighted to finally be [...]
*It’s been five years since R&B’s disappearing act Mario has dropped an album. But he’s back and ready to breathe new life into the genre, the singer says. Mario’s new single, “Somebody Else,” features hip-hop enigma Nicki Minaj. He accompanied the release of the record with a personal note to fans. “Nothing can explain the [...]
*After her name was called as the winner of “American Idol,” Candice Glover headed to the backstage press area and faced a swarm of reporters. According to Billboard, the South Carolina native took the podium to discuss overcoming her nerves of singing with Jennifer Hudson, performing her new single in tears, and her plans for [...]
*On the heels of Randy Jackson’s announcement that he’s leaving “American Idol” after 12 seasons — and amid rumors that producers are firing the remaining three panelists — Us Weekly is reporting that Nicki Minaj is about to announce her exit as well. “It’s safe to say she isn’t coming back to Idol,” an insider [...]
*As previously reported, Chris Brown announced his new single “They Don’t Know” during the BET Awards 2013 press conference on Tuesday, revealing that the track features never-before-heard vocals from late R&B singer Aaliyah. The 24-year-old also said he shot the video for the song in Los Angeles last weekend, with hopes that his chosen location [...]
*Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly took questions about the status of “American Idol” during a conference call this morning. According to TV Guide, he confirmed that Randy Jackson will be exiting the show after the current season wraps this week, but would not comment on the statuses of the other three judges — Mariah Carey, [...]
*Although Nicki Minaj talks a lot of crap about her cohort, Mariah Carey, she’s not planning to exit stage right from “American Idol” just yet … unless they can her and all the other judges as we’ve previously reported. When asked about the 13th season with Ryan Seacrest, she paused a while. … then said: [...]
*Hours after rumors of an “American Idol” judging panel overhaul hit the web on Thursday, original judge Randy Jackson announced that he is leaving the show after the current season ends. “Yo! Yo! Yo! To put all of the speculation to the rest, after 12 years of judging on ‘American Idol,’ I have decided to [...]
*”American Idol” is fixin’ to kick its entire judging panel to the curb and start fresh next season with four new celebs replacing Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban, according to a new report. Even longtime executive producer Nigel Lythgoe will get the pink slip, according to the Wrap, citing an unidentified [...]
*Turns out that not only Mariah Carey and a few “Idol” fans are finished with Nicki Minaj and her regular antics. But now journalists are getting pissy with the artist. “Access Hollywood” correspondent Laura Saltman was on the “Idol” red carpet interviewing contestants and judges, where she apparently rubbed the Young Money rapper the wrong [...]
*The Met Gala’s red carpet, undoubtedly one of the most exciting fashion events of the year, took place last night with actors, designers, models, musicians, comedians, and industry insiders attending under the theme of “Punk: Chaos to Couture.” Beyonce hosted the annual affair, which benefits the Costume Institute’s “Punk: Chaos to Couture” exhibit, opening to [...]
*The meanest pair (toward one-another) of American Idol judges, Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj revealed why they decided to join the singing competition show, both admitting the decision wasn’t as easy as expected. “I was on the fence about the whole thing,” Mariah told The Hollywood Reporter. “[Nick] said I should do it because it’s [...]
*The Nicki Minaj/Mariah Carey feud flared up again this week. A day after getting into an argument with Carey on “American Idol,” Minaj tweeted a series of insults at her fellow judge, referencing a recent report that said “Idol” producers considered replacing Carey with Jennifer Lopez. On Wednesday’s “Idol,” Minaj disagreed with Carey’s critique of [...]
*British girl group Stooshe, who supported “American Idol” judge Nicki Minaj on her “Pink Friday” tour last year, said she was a diva during the tour, and at one point they weren’t allowed to walk down a hallway at the same time she did. “She was lovely but she does have her few demands,” one [...]
*Nicki Minaj is set to make her live action film debut in “The Other Woman,” a Nick Cassavetes-directed comedy starring Cameron Diaz as a woman who finds out that she is “the other woman” in an affair. She teams up with the wife (Leslie Mann) to get revenge on the cheater, being played by Nikolaj [...]
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