It’s that time of the year again.

Yes, with the Grammys a far and distant memory and the VMAs yonks away, May welcomes the 2012 Billboard Awards.

Without further delay, find out who made the nominee list below…

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Pop Princess Britney Spears will be breaking a sweat in her upcoming ‘Twister Dance’ game set to be released this fall.

The 30 year old singer even recorded a brand new auto-tuned remix of ‘Till The World Ends’ for the Hasbro dance game. Of the endorsement Spears told E! News: “As soon as I saw the new Twister Dance game, I knew I wanted to be involved. I think kids will love rocking the spots and dancing to the music as much as my boys and I do. It’s a lot of fun!”

Watch the Femme Fatale’s sneak peak below…

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The terms Britney Spears and “dance” are an oxymoron these days, yet that hasn’t stopped the one-time stage-slayer from capitalising on the talent she left lodged in 2003.

Spears, whose inability to do a basic 8-count these days is well-documented, supposedly “danced up a storm” as she shot the commercial for the new Twister Dance game yesterday.

Speaking of her partnership with Twister, the 30 year old said:

“As soon as I saw the new Twister Dance game, I knew I wanted to be involved. I think kids will love rocking the spots and dancing to the music as much as my boys and I do. It’s a lot of fun!”

Kudos to Britney for continually stacking her “coin”.

That said, as ardent appreciators of what she “had”, we just hope her post-album downtime helps restore what made her a legitimate superstar, rather than the one certain pockets of the media insist she still is. Thinking about it, that rumoured X Factor USA judging slot may be just what the Career Dr ordered. After all, what better way to realise and correct the levels you’ve plummeted to, than watching people with actual talent for hours on end?

Your thoughts?

Before her staking her claim as R&B’s leading newbie, Keri Hilson served as the mastermind behind many a Pop classic.

Lending her skills to Britney Spears’ ‘Blackout‘ and many a jam for Ciara, Hilson is also the reason for Beyonce‘s verse in Usher‘s ‘Love In This Club‘ remix and Omarion‘s only solo hit ‘Ice Box‘.

However, despite the feats scored by the likes of she, Beyonce, Diane Warren and Makeba Riddick, the success rate of female songwriters is considerably low when weighed up against that of their male counterparts.

Her  thoughts on the issue below…

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Has Britney Spears been tapped by Simon Cowell to judge the next season of ‘The X Factor (US)’?

According to Cowell himself the answer is ‘yes’!

Read the full details concerning the former-barefoot-bathroom-walker possibly earning a seat at season two’s judge’s table after the jump and sound-off below.

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VH1 has completed its quest to crown ‘the ultimate diva’ (based on fan votes) by unveiling its list of the 100 greatest women of music history.  The survey comes as their second – the first saw acts Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner take the number 1 and 2 spots respectively while acts like Madonna and Billie Holiday filled out the top 10.

With 6 categories – “All Time”, “90s”, “80s”, “Pop”, “Rock”, and “Hip Hop/R&B” – VH1 has introduced a more comprehensive compilation of divas to include, unlike their original survey, more contemporary performers (i.e. Rihanna, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, etc) and base it on achievements in the past 20 years.  Sure to get tongues wagging, the list’s first 20 are set for a televised unveil on tonight’s premiere episode of the five night countdown at 10pm Eastern.

If this list is the best they could do, VH1 may have done better unveiling this on April 1st.  Find out where your fave fell via the full list below:

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Back in January, Rap icon Lil Kim found herself in hot water when her fans accused her of breaking a number of promises made to them with regards to new music.

Now, in response to the star’s refusal to explain the delay of this material and her failure to respond to their complaints via Twitter, her fans have threatened to close her official fan site.

Their shocking tweets below…

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Whether he likes it or not, Will.i.am has always struggled as a solo act.

From facing the shame that was ‘Change Is Now’ to failing to chart with any of the singles lifted from ‘Songs About Girls’, Mr. Adams’ solo work has oft played second fiddle to the work he creates for other artists.

Now, in a bid to generate momentum for his LP #willpower, he has revealed that Britney Spears and Alicia Keys are both features on the forthcoming project.

Details below…

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‘Like A Prayer’ performer Madonna is apparently looking to answer the prayers of many-a-fan who have long awaited the follow-up to her 2008 #1 album ‘Hard Candy’.  In conjunction with keeping herself atop headlines for temporarily trading in her ‘diva’ title for ‘director’ billing in ‘W.E.’, the singer is readying a comeback to Billboard with ‘MDNA’ – her 12th.  Premiering its lead single via live performance at this year’s SuperBowl, the ‘Hung Up’ hitmaker enlisted rap eccentric Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. for backing on the album’s first single ‘Give Me All Your Love’.

While fans anxiously await the song’s official unveiling, Madge is oiling up her promo machine and it begins with an interview on ABC’s ‘NightLine’.  Set to air tomorrow night, Miss Ciccone has already alluded to thoughts on pop predecessor Lady Gaga, but see what she had to say about other heir to throne Britney Spears in this alternate preview of the forthcoming interview:

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Now that the world has finally danced its way into 2012, fans of this generation’s ‘Voice’ ,Christina Aguilera, have very little time to go until they can get a hold of her new album.

Of course, following the infamous release of 2010’s ‘Bionic’, there are many fans who are hoping this LP serves to ‘settle old scores’  with a number of the entertainer’s closest chart rivals and ever present detractors.

Now, we’re giving you the chance to let Ms. Aguilera know just what you’re thinking.

Confused?

Details below…

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Without a doubt, recent years have seen the world find itself falling back in love with Pop icon Janet Jackson.

From her acclaimed roles in many a Tyler Perry movie to the positive press her Number Ones: Up Close And Personal world tour has garnered, her oft debated public image seems to be back on track following the misfortunes that were  ‘20 Y.O’, ‘Discipline’ and of course- the ‘Superbowl’ incident.

Now, as 2012 approaches, there are many Janet fans who have been left wondering if the coming year will see the arrival of a brand new album from the performer, and just what demographic that album will be geared towards.

Now’s the chance to let Ms. Jackson know what you’re thinking.

Confused?

All will be revealed below…

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With major releases from the likes of Beyonce, Chris Brown, and Adele, 2011 was quite the year for Sony Music. A trend which looks set to continue after a highly placed exec lifted the lid on some of the label’s big plans for next year.

Details after the jump…

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