AMERICAN IDOL

Although Madonna is a seasoned pro, she is not invulnerable to game day jitters. The Queen of Pop will perform during the 2012 Super Bowl Halftime Show, including Give Me All Your Luvin, the first single off her upcoming album, MDNA.

NBC's new musical drama Smash could hardly have a stronger pedigree: Idea by Steven Spielberg, songs by award-winning Broadway producers, stars including Anjelica Huston and Debra Messing, and screen icon Marilyn Monroe holding the whole show-within-a show together.

American Idol judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez will be harder on contestants this year, and veteran Randy Jackson said he's retiring his in it to win it catchphrase.

The 2012 Super Bowl will feature a gamut of singing performances.

The snippet arrives one day ahead of its official release.

Julianne Hough talks about making time for her relationship with Ryan Seacrest

One Direction and Kevin the Pigeon: 5 Reasons To Give the UK Teen Pop Stars a Chance. If KPop just isn't your style but you're still looking to join up with a massive group of fans to support a fresh-faced pop band with manufactured beats then consider the UK sensation One Direction. The five-member boy band recently revealed they have a sixth member, and fans are tweeting along with Kevin the Pigeon in excitement.

Madonna is planning to reveal her first new music video in more than three years on Fox's hit show, American Idol. Now Pop diva Madonna has also revealed that she plans to sing her new hit on Super Bowl Sunday, reported CNN.

Simon Cowell has reached out to Beyonce Knowles as well as Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry and others to be new judges on X-Factor.

Leonard Cohen sold off his song rights some years back, so he apparently doesn't collect royalties for the most hilariously over-covered song in American Idol history. That's bad for him, but good for us, since being cash-poor prompted the 70-something singer to come out of semi-retirement and return to the road in the late 2000s -- which, in turn, ultimately spurred the recording of Old Ideas, his first studio album in eight years.

Simon Cowell gave his talent show The X Factor a major shake-up, showing the door to host Steve Jones, judge Nicole Scherzinger, and even his old friend Paula Abdul after a lackluster first season on U.S. television.

It's about time people stop referring to Ryan Seacrest as the host of American Idol and start calling him an entertainment mogul.

The guests, the stage, the songs.

Jennifer Lopez now has a job presenting at the Oscars to go with her People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People honor.

No prizes for guessing why rapper Snoop Dogg has thrown his weight behind Republican presidential contender Ron Paul.

The first single from Madonna's new album will debut on American Idol this Thursday, just three days before the singer's half-time show at the Super Bowl.

CBS' Big Bang Theory pulled up to American Idol for a tie in the ratings Thursday night, while Fox was the highest rated and most-watched network as its new drama The Finder improved by 32 percent, according to preliminary numbers.

It's the biggest television event of the year, and it's just a week away. The New York Giants will face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. This is usually a game many people bet on. New England is favored to win by three points. The over/under for the game is 55 points.

Power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce joined a list of top music executives, led by Live Nation Entertainment chairman Irving Azoff, on Billboard magazine's first Power 100 chart on Friday.

Barr also discussed her intentions to run for office.

Actor Jim Carrey's daughter made the cut on American Idol, singing Something to Talk About.She's given viewers something to talk about all right, as some are wondering if Jane Carrey got special treatment on Sunday night's special San Diego episode. She got a ticket to Hollywood, singing Bonnie Raitt's Let's Give Them Something to Talk About.