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Although the only two folks confirmed to be returning to the X Factor judges panel for the reality competition's upcoming third season are Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato , it appears that this will all change on Monday afternoon - as that's when the two latest recruits will be announced! We start x factor auditions in charleston on Tuesday.

Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan, best known for his performances on "Saturday Night Live" and for his role on the hit series "30 Rock," will host the star-studded 2013 Billboard Music Awards airing live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas TONIGHT, MAY 19 on the ABC Television Network, sponsored by Chevrolet and Las Vegas.

Which of 'janet.''s 28 tracks has endured the most? Read on for our classic track-by-track review.

Janet Jackson Speaks on Twentieth Anniversary of janet. Album Posted by Jeffrey Harris on 05.18.2013 Jackson speaks on her groundbreaking album... Billboard recently interviewed Janet Jackson about the twentieth anniversary of her fifth album, janet.

'The exhilarating ripple of her voice was a wild tonic in the rain.' Daisy Buchanan from 'The Great Gatsby' gets to be reincarnated on the film's soundtrack under the guise of artists such as Beyonce, Lana Del Ray, Sia and Florence Welch.

When fans turn up in droves [or watch the TV in droves] at a major event to see one of their favorite stars sing, they expect to actually hear them sing, not fake it.

Sweep them far enough to the side, and bangs can seem virtually invisible in a certain light - and when the first lady worked that trick at her Bowie State University commencement speech Friday, she prompted a whole new wave of speculation that they were gone for good .

Will Smith and his son, Jaden, star together in the film "After Earth" which is scheduled to open on May 31.

Michael Jackson's family is seeking billions in damages, equal to what the pop star might have earned had he lived.

With viewers abandoning "American Idol" in flash mobs, the future of the former ratings juggernaut is wrapped in turmoil and Scotch-taped in uncertainty.

Singer Beyonce Knowles is pregnant again, multiple sources confirmed to E! May 17.

Wu-Tang Clan has just released a new track today titled, "Execution in Autumn." Produced by Frank Dukes, the cut sees Inspectah Deck, Rae, RZA and U-God flowing into the bars in a typical Wu way.

During the tweet session, Taj claimed he's in a unique position to judge Robson's sexual abuse allegations because he knows what it's like to have gone through such a traumatic experience.

Money tells Lydia Jenkin how his move to New York has brought back memories of the music he loved as a kid Pete Wadams, better known as P-Money, is feeling pretty thankful for the opportunities life is offering at the moment.

Candice Glover, a 23-year-old singer from St. Helena Island, S.C., was crowned the Season 12 American Idol champion Thursday night.

The 'Moment For Life' singer has reportedly decided not to return to the reality show's judging panel because she wants to focus on her own music career.

A dancer-choreographer befriended by Michael Jackson when he was a child now calls the late pop icon "a pedophile and a child sexual abuser." Wade Robson, who is seeking money from Jackson's estate for alleged child sex abuse, talked about his claims Thursday on NBC's "Today" show.

Singer Kelly Rowland has aired her true feelings about pal and former Destiny's Child bandmate Beyonce and a past abusive relationship in a revealing track on her new album.

As Ol' Dirty Bastard rhymes in "Brooklyn Zoo II," "When you take north, east, west, south/and put it all together and it spell newwwwws!" Know what else spell news? A star-powered hip-hop festival announcing that two rap legends - not figurative legends, mind you; one's been dead eight years, the other 18 - will perform this fall.

Wade Robson is breaking his silence on the Michael Jackson sex abuse allegations ... and it sounds like he's about to drop a bombshell.