After Simon Cowell‘s colossal cast cull on the X Factor USA, speculation has been rife about just who will replace ousted judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul.

And while names such as Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj have been touted as potential successors, a surprise name has reportedly thrown her wig into the mix – Janet Jackson.

Details after the jump…

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Earlier today, Jessie J graced BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge in support of her debut album, taking on Rihanna‘s ‘We Found Love‘.

Lending her vocals to the #1 track, the star also performed her very own ‘Domino’ , weeks after it held court on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Watch below…

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With his single ‘Strip’ instantly taking off, giving R&B star Chris Brown a bevy of buzz for his forthcoming LP ‘Fortune’, he returns to turn up the heat with ‘Turn Up The Music’.

‘Music’, Brown’s second offering from the highly anticipated ‘F.A.M.E.’ followup, already sent fans into a frenzy when the behind the scenes footage of its accompanying visual made rounds across the net.

Now, fans have been invited for a full view of what Brown’s been up to.  Are you ready?  Get you first look at its after the jump:

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It’s been 4 years since her last album dropped, however there’s no stopping Solange Knowles.

The Carol’s Daughter and Rimmel London spokesmodel features in the latest issue of Rollacoaster magazine, where she poses it up and gushes about being an aunt to Beyonce‘s Blue Ivy.

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Can you guess who snapped on the set of That Grape Juice‘s ‘The Splash’ yesterday?

Find out next week!

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Chris Brown‘s ‘Fortune’ promo train is accelerating full speed, following the video premiere for its latest single ‘Turn Up The Music’ this AM.

Seizing the moment, the 22 year old has unveiled new promotional shots for the LP – which arrives in stores this Spring. Rather suave we must say. Peep more after the jump…

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Since news first broke of the reunion of R&B beauties Brandy and Monica, fans have been in a frenzy with wishes of live performances of the new cut.  At its introduction, ‘The Boy Is Mine’ sequel ‘It All Belongs To Me’ gained instant approval from both diva’s devoted fans.

Now, as reported here, the first televised performance of the tune has surfaced. Lifted from tonight’s airing of ‘The Tonight Show With Jay Leno’, hear the diva duo soar as they bring this Rico Love produced track to life live.

It all awaits after the jump:

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Switch that messy Kardashian nonsense off! The Braxton sisters are back and in a big way.

After warming our hearts with their debut season, Toni, Trina, Towanda, Traci, and, of course, Tamar, return to the small screen with season 2 of their hit WeTV reality series ‘Braxton Family Values’.

You can now check out episode 14 of the latest season below…

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Colorful femcee Nicki Minaj certainly had the Catholic Church seeing red after her now infamous 2012 Grammy performance.  Depicting an exorcism of alter ego Roman Zolanski, the interesting set may have seen the ‘Did It On ‘Em’ darling rid herself of demons, but in the process she certainly gained some new enemies.

Debuting ‘Roman Holiday’, one of many new tracks featuring on her forthcoming ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ LP (due April 3rd), the Trinidadian tapped longtime Lady Gaga choreographer Laurieann Gibson for the Grammy showing.  As evidenced by many of Gaga’s numbers, Gibson’s creativity is no stranger to controversy.

Never one to bite her tongue, check out Gibson’s thoughts on the backlash of Nicki’s number in her candid Rolling Stone interview below.  There, the Canadian choreographer speaks on Minaj’s movie plans for Roman and her famous falling out with Gaga:

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As with fans and spectators alike, the grip of grief continues to hold those saddened by the loss of pop icon Whitney Houston.  Still very much on atop many-a-headline, details on the singer’s the singer’s passing the forthcoming memorial services are emerging daily.  In the wake of such events, two singers who have career-long touted the singer as their vocal Idol – Brandy & Monica – have been in the midst of a promotional blitz for new single ‘It All Belongs To Me’.

Recently guested by E! News on the set of the single’s accompanying visual, when quizzed on their thoughts about Houston, the ‘Have You Ever’ hitmaker refrained from comment.  Visibly still shaken by the events, her chat with VH1 did not yield much different result.

Leaning on her friend/‘The Boy Is Mine’ co-star for support, get a glimpse at their interview below:

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Rapper/Media Personality Nick Cannon revealed today, via his morning radio show, that two blood clots found in his lung and an enlarged ventricle on the right side of his heart forced his hospitalization last Friday.  The report surfaces one month after Cannon’s episode with ‘mild kidney failure’ (photo above).

Sharing his thoughts with listeners this morning, see what Mr. Cannon had to say after the jump:

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MTV is just one of many channels paying homage to ‘I Will Always Love You’ belter Whitney Houston since her untimely passing.  With BET reporting moments ago that it will air the singer’s memorial service live this Saturday at 11:30 a.m. ET (in conjunction with online streams), the industry, like fans, are still very much vocal in their displays of grief over the loss.

Airing last night, MTV compiled its most memorable Whitney moments – some footage never before seen before the show’s original air.  Titled ‘Whitney Houston: In Her Own Words’, the program highlights the diva’s meteoric rise to fame and includes extensive interview footage of Houston speaking on her own fame.

A must see indeed, get into it, courtesy of MTV, below:

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