As earlier reported, Kelly Rowland joins the likes of Rihanna and Mariah Carey on the ‘Now That’s What I Call Christmas! Vol. 4′ compilation (due October 24th).

Take a listen to a preview of ‘Wonderful Christmastime’, Rowland’s contribution  to the star-studded LP, below…

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With the the industry abuzz about LA Reid‘s status with Universal Music, yet another spanner has been thrown into the works – courtesy of the New York Daily News.

The publication reports today that a key point has been omitted from the ‘has he/ hasn’t he been sacked’ debate; the fact  that the Island Def Jam head has been in negotiations for a position on the judging panel of the X Factor US.

Why is this a problem for his role at Universal, you may ask?

Find out after the jump…

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Ever since Keri Hilson‘s ‘alternate’ version of ‘Turnin’ Me On’ hit the net last year, rumours have been running rampant of a rift between her and Ciara – understandable given Hilson’s apparent shot at the ‘Ride’ singer in the song.

Having maintained a dignified silence on Hilson (for the most part), Ciara addressed the suggestion that the fellow Atlanta-native had replaced her in a recent interview with XXL.

Check out what she had to say after the jump…

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Christina Aguilera was photographed leaving dinner at Matsuhisa last evening. She looks quite happy. Has she not seen her ‘Bionic’ album sales?

What do you think of the pic?

Rihanna was spotted on her way to Drai’s in Hollywood recently. The Doritos spokesperson was going to celebrate her boyfriend’s birthday.

What do you think of the pic?

It appears Beyonce is set to roar back onto the music scene much earlier than anticipated. Despite still being in the recording stage of the project, new material from the 29 year old superstar may be hitting airwaves and iTunes in a matter of weeks!

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Never one to mince his words, rapper Kanye West took to Twitter to air his opinions on Keri Hilson‘s material.

Find out what the outspoken star had to say about the R&B singer after the jump (and let us know if you agree) …

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Peep Girls Aloud leader Nadine Coyle on the set of the video for her debut solo single ‘Insatiable‘. Coyle, 25, is set for a chart battle of sorts with band-mate Cheryl Cole who releases new single ‘Promise This’ a week prior to ‘Insatiable’s’ store date – November 1st.

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As earlier reported, diva Jennifer Lopez and Aerosmith’s Steve Tyler were announced as two-thirds of the all-new American Idol judging panel. Peep pics of Lopez and Tyler (along with original judge Randy Jackson) at the show’s press conference today below…

Randomness: The judging panel isn’t the only major change in this the show’s tenth season. Now featured as an in-house mentor will be Interscope head Jimmy Iovine. What does this mean, you may ask? Gone, according to reports, are the weekly themes. Instead individual acts will be honed to be great in the genre of music which suits them as an artist. What’s more, Interscope in-house producers  such as Timbaland and Polow Da Don (as well as other label figures) will be working with the contestants each week to ‘up their everything’ (posture, vocals, artistic growth etc). The heavy involvement of Interscope (a subsidary of Universal Music) comes on the heels of the label replacing long-time Idol collaborators Sony Music as the winners’ label.

Sounds like Idol may actually be worth the watch this go round.

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We must have been really naughty this year because Santa has given us something worse than a lump of coal – a Rihanna Christmas song. The Bajan has recorded a song entitled ‘A Child Is Born’ that will be featured on ‘Now That’s What I Call Christmas! Vol. 4’.

The 36-track record will hit stores on October 12th and will also have contributions from Kelly Rowland and Mariah Carey. Give the snippet a listen below:

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Ne-Yo appeared on MTV’s ‘Extended Play’ recently. The singer/songwriter spoke about his upcoming studio album, ‘Libra Scale’, his contributions to Beyonce’s new project, his interest in working with Lady GaGa and what he intends to do with the material he wrote for Michael Jackson. Check out what he had to say below:

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