Britney Spears is doing press! The pop princess sat down with her former X Factor colleague Mario Lopez on Extra for a little chat about her Shape magazine cover shoot, her upcoming album and the Vegas show that’s been rumored for the last twenty years. The bad news is that, while perfectly congenial, she still seems a little bit shut-down — somewhere between “low battery” and … Read More

(from MTV News) She may not want to act like a grown-up in her music, but in her personal life, Avril Lavigne is about to take on the adult role of wife.  The rock-pop singer has been hard at work planning her wedding to Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger, and according to Lavigne, so far, everything has been running smoothly.  "I'm planning, making plans," Lavigne recently told MTV News of her … Read More

After all that speculation, our Season 3 judges for The X Factor have been unveiled — and there were some unexpected choices! (Well, one unexpected choice. Kelly Rowland had already been revealed, sort of.) The final judging panel will include Rowland alongside returning judges Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato, as well as Latin superstar Paulina Rubio.  It’s been a bumpy ride … Read More

E! has set the premiere date for The Wanted Life, the new reality series that follows British boy band The Wanted and their chaotic lives. The new series will air on June 2 at 10 p.m. “The Wanted Life” directly follows the 9pm season premiere of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians on E! From Zap 2 It:  E! is taking viewers inside the world of one of the music industry’s most talked … Read More

Here’s a dark bit of news: Predatory groin-bulge Pitbull, novelty rap gremlin PSY and Jessica Sanchez, a legitimately talented person whose first album debuted at #26 (!) on the album chart, are all taking the stage on the season finale of Dancing With the Stars to do — well, to do something. Who knows exactly what.  More » … Read More

Amy Pohler returned to do one last “Weekend Update” with Seth Meyers. Bill Hader and Fred Armisen performed their goodbye sketches on “Saturday Night Live.” The sketch of the night has to go to Bill Hader as Stefon, who ended up marrying Anderson Cooper while surrounded by all the characters Stefon has described over the past four seasons. Ben Affleck hosted, but everybody was way more … Read More

The red jacket. Those moves. That hair. Is it just us, or was Bruno Mars looking a little extra Michael Jackson-esque, circa Off The Wall and Thriller, as he tore through “Treasure” at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday (May 19) night? Oh, it’s just us? Sorry — too much boxed wine at dinner time. Bruno and his band kicked off the Billboard awards at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena … Read More

Perpetual adolescent Avril Lavigne has finally begun to make some promotional rounds for her uncommonly good new single “Here’s To Never Growing Up,” and she stopped by The Today Show Friday to  chat with Matt Lauer about the song (not that his questions were particularly great) before delivering a live rendition.   Catch it now... Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, … Read More

American Idol‘s 12th season wrapped up last Thursday with a finale that provided a solid ending to the latest run. The star wattage was impressive, with performances from Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez and Adam Lambert to name a few, all leading up to some real emotions when Candice Glover rightfully took the Idol throne. Welp, it turns out Americans didn’t want to be bothered by any of … Read More

Janet Jackson announced Friday that she’s prepping her first new music in five years. “We are creating the concept and initial thoughts on the music,” she says to Billboard. “I am excited about the direction that we’re taking.” At this point in planning, the possibilities for Jackson’s new music seems endless. Her most recent album, 2008′s Discipline, had debuted at No. 1 only … Read More