Pop Music

A couple of days ago we showed you video of Britney Spears getting down to an audition on ‘X Factor‘ – a contestant decided to rap Vanilla Ice’s ‘Ice Ice Baby’ and Brit was basically loving it. Well, Vanilla Ice has seen the footage and kind of digs it.

Now that Steven Tyler has officially bailed on ‘American Idol‘ and it’s looking more and more like Jennifer Lopez will follow suit, that’s two Chairs of Judgment that need to be filled. Or is it three? Sources close to the show say Randy Jackson, the only original ‘Idol’ panelist left, is packing up his iffy fashion sense and hitting the door, too.

Those listmakers at Forbes dropped their rundown of the Highest Paid Celebs Under 30, and it’s dominated by women — and Justin Bieber, who is No. 2 on the list. Joining the Biebs are Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. Who got the top spot?

Tyler…out! (To borrow phrase from host Ryan Seacrest.) After two seasons, Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler has chosen to leave his role as a judge on ‘American Idol.’ Tyler made the announcement via press release, smack dab in the middle of speculation that Charlie Sheen is up for a slot on the panel and right after Jennifer Lopez, who joined the same season as Tyler, said that she thinks it’s time f

Adam Lambert took over the role of Freddie Mercury at Queen‘s concert at the Hammersmith Apollo in London yesterday (July 11), capably filling in for the late frontman on the classic rock band’s biggest hits.

Jennifer Lopez is getting ready to hit the road with Enrique Iglesias on her first world tour. She may be hitting the road and leaving one of her high-profile gigs, too! Her tenure as a warm and maternal ‘American Idol‘ judge may see its days numbered.

A judge on ‘American Idol‘ is a gig that tireless toiler Katy Perry wants no parts of. Perry has no aversion to working hard – she worked night and day to promote her film ‘Katy Perry: Part of Me,’ which subsequently arrived to a cold box office reception. But she refused the idea of ‘Idol’ simply because it’s too much of a time commitment for her and she has other plans taking priority.

Even though it hasn’t even been confirmed that Jennifer Lopez is leaving ‘American Idol,’ as soon as rumors hit, so did whispers of who’d fill her high-heeled shoes. Adam Lambert was reported to be heavily considered for the judging spot, and with good reason — he’s one of the most successful ‘Idol’ alumni the show’s ever had. So what does Lambert have to say about the rumors?

- Just when you thought spoofs of Carly Rae Jepsen‘s ‘Call Me Maybe,’ couldn’t get any better, Cookie Monster goes ahead and throws his hat into the ring. His hilarious parody urges people to ‘Share It Maybe’ — “it” being cookies...

Taylor Swift has some big news — but unlike, say, her dating life, she’s being pretty quiet about it.