Jennifer Lopez’s stint on American Idol hasn’t even been officially confirmed yet, but the rumor mill is already claiming that Jenny from the block has been axed from the show due to her diva demands.

Both Fox News and People are reporting that JLo’s demands got so “out of hand” that the network were forced to give her the boot, and are now looking over some of their earlier picks for the new Idol judge.

Bad move Jenny.

Moving on now… I know that nobody around here particularly cares about Taio Cruz, but he’s just been made momentarily relevant again thanks to Ms. Lopez, who has just recorded the official remix for his latest hit “Dynamite”. The bad news is that the remix isn’t very good, but I’ll take any old scrap that I can get when it comes to Jenny’s music career.

Check out the “Dynamite” remix below.

As soon as Britney’s manager tells everyone to shut their traps and that there is “no music news yet”, rapper Snoop Dogg comes forward and announces that Britney wants him on her new album.

He’s making a pretty big deal of it too – taking to YouTube to officially beg Britney to get in contact with him.

“Britney Spears, what up? It’s big Snoop Dogg. Hit me up so quick and so fast. Somebody sent me a  – said that you  me on your album. I don’t know if it’s true – if it is hit me back real quick right”. [Via Toyaz-World]

This video means one of three things:

1. Britney’s locked up so tight that even Snoop Dogg has to make public announcements on YouTube to get her attention (she won’t see it –  her father confiscated her cell phone and computer months ago to punish her for speaking out of turn).

2. Now that he’s spoken publicly about the collaboration, Britney’s team will scrap it and just get Madonna to rap again (“I’m drinkin’ a soy latte, I get a double shot-tay, it goes right through my bot-tay!”).

3. He’s kidding and just wants to fuck with the Britney stans.

If the collaboration does come about, this wouldn’t mark the first time that the two have worked together. Snoop was enlisted to appear in the music video for Britney’s In The Zone single “Outrageous”, but it was scrapped when she pretended to hurt her knee so she could get out of her world tour and spend her time bonking K-Fed instead.

Anyway, I hope to see this happen. Just don’t let Dr Luke produce it, or we’ll get “California Gurls” part 2, which is essentially just “Tik Tok” part 2, so technically Britney and Snoop would be creating “TiK ToK” part 3.

Don’t stop, make it pop, sun kissed skin so hot we’ll melt ya popsicle, oh-oh-oh-oh-outrageous!

UPDATE: Turns out option #3 was probably correct -Snoop was just fuckin’ wit us! He has just posted a million videos on his account showing him reaching out to various stars.

UPDATE 2: Britney’s manager now says he’s going to show Britney the Snoop video. I don’t know what to think anymore! *head explodes*

It hasn’t been made a official yet, but it looks like Lady GaGa could possibly be eying ”Speechless” as the fourth US single from her album The Fame Monster. The song has just appeared on All Access in the ‘Cool New Music’ section, which lists new singles heading to radio.

There’s no specific details surrounding the release yet, but it could serve as a US radio single in the same way that “Dance in the Dark” is with its recent release in Australia – which would mean no music video for either song.

Whatever the case is, putting out “Speechless” to radio is definitely a good move. Not releasing a video and not promoting it would mean that GaGa’s camp can test the piano-ballad on radio, without having to run the risk of having the song bomb on the charts and breaking GaGa’s winning streak. “Monster” would be the obvious choice for a potential hit, but GaGa is gearing up for the release of her third album next year, and by this stage it’s important to test how radio will react to her singing music outside of radio-friendly dance-pop.

What do you think little Monsters?

Glee fans better get ready to see some major booty shaking and p*ssy popping coming their way soon, because if new reports in the Hollywood News are correct, then Beyonce is getting her own Glee tribute episode.

According to series creator Ryan Murphy, he’s planning to start doing between two and three tribute episodes every season due to the strength of The Power of Madonna, and the hype for the upcoming Britney Spears episode. Though he didn’t mention Beyonce specifically, the Hollywood News are naming her as one of the candidates, along with another unnamed artist that they’re current negotiating with.

“We’re going to do one after the Super Bowl, a tribute to a musical artist we’re in negotiation for. I think every year we’ll do two or three.”

Beyonce doesn’t really have any iconic moments except for the Bob Fosse “Mexican Breakfast” dance which was recycled into the “Singles Ladies” routine, and Glee already used that in season one, so I’m not really sure what they’ll be able to do with Bey. Maybe they can do an episode where one of the characters gets in trouble for copying someone else’s homework and then tries to pass it off as their own.

In brighter news, Ryan also dished some extra details about the Britney episode.

“We like to do those but this year we’re going to do two of them, the Britney Spears one in an unusual way. On a red carpet once, someone asked if we were doing it and Matt Morrison said, ‘I hope not.’ The whole episode is him saying, ‘No, we’re not doing Britney Spears.’”

So, what else can you expect from Glee besides a number of celebrity tribute episodes? According to Murphy, there will be an episode of all original music, and they’re already in talks with some top songwriters to make it happen. Look out for the Glee season 2 premiere on September 21.

With American Idol judge Ellen DeGeneres today announcing her departure from the hit talent show after only one season, diva Jennifer Lopez has reportedly stepped in to take her place.

Though not officially confirmed yet, People, Deadline and Gossip Cop are all claiming to have the ‘exclusive’ on JLo as the new Idol judge. According to their reports, Jenny’s manager Benny Medina has been orchestrating the deal for over a month, and was waiting for Ellen to announce her departure before revealing the news.

The American Idol rumor mill has been in overdrive over the past week, with rumblings indicating that the show’s executive producer Nigel Lythgoe could be looking to wipe out all the existing judges with new faces. With Simon Cowell moving to X Factor and Ellen returning to her daytime talk show, Kara DioGuardi and Randy Jackson are the only regulars left. No possible replacements for the pair have been announced yet (and that’s if it even happens), but Steven Tyler’s name has already come up, while the generally reliable Entertainment Weekly have reported that Jessica Simpson has been in talks.

None of the rumors thus far have had as much weight behind them as Jennifer’s though, so I’d probably expect to hear an official confirmation some time soon.

For Jennifer — who has had her fair share of career troubles over the two years — a gig on American Idol would be a great move for her, but you also can’t deny that she’s getting a bit of a bum deal. While still a wildly popular show, American Idol is considered as a bit of a sinking ship lately, with most of the focus now being directed at Simon Cowell’s upcoming X Factor. Still, when it comes to finding an Idol judge, you can’t get much better than JLo. She may not be the best vocalist, but Jennifer has single-handedly conquered singing, acting, television, dancing, fashion and about every other creative endeavor known to man during her career. If anybody knows star potential, it’s her.

Leona Lewis was recently spotted in the studio with producer Dallas Austin, for what was assumed to be recording sessions for her upcoming third album. Well, as it turns out, Le-Lew’s recent recordings could actually be for an upcoming re-release of her poorly-performing sophomore album Echo. According to new reports in the Mirror, Leona will re-release the album this Christmas, along with a tour DVD of her recent UK tour The Labyrinth.

Besides spilling the news about the Echo re-release, The Mirror also dished some dirt on Labyrinth tour. Apparently, Leona had to cancel plans to tour outside of the UK and Ireland because she was too upset over splitting with her childhood sweetheart Lou Al-Chamaa, but the cancellation of Christina Aguilera’s Bionic tour – which Leona was set to open for – also put a dent in her international plans.

“Christina’s tour flopping caused a major problem for Leona. It meant she would have a long time to wait before she could tour the rest of the world.”

In addition to working on an Echo re-release, Leona is also recording her third album with J.R. Roten (“Better In Time”) and Ne-Yo. Simon Cowell supposedly wants the album finished by the Summer, so Le-Lew can get some major promotion in by performing on the US X Factor in the Autumn.

At this stage, a re-release of Echo seems absolutely pointless considering that the album’s second and final single “I Got You” couldn’t even crack the top ten in the UK, but she might be able to rack up some holiday sales off the back of a new single and hype from her tour DVD. Finding a hit for her third album should be her number one priority though.

By the way, does anybody else love her unreleased song “Nowhere Left to Go”?

Soon-to-be super famous Sky Ferreira shot the artwork for her debut album this week, inviting both Idolator and Buzznet along with her to catch some candid snaps of as she was rushed around the set all day.

*insert gushing here*

The as-yet-untitled album is due for release on January 11th, 11-1-2011 (Get it? Her single is called “One”).

Oh, and remember how I did that post about Sky half-pretending not to be pissed that her record label had ‘encouraged’ her to release a supposedly very commercial single in the States called “Obsession”? Well, Sky’s scorn is now starting to make a lot of sense, with the latest online rumors speculating that the track was produced by egomaniac Ryan Tedder. Fingers crossed that it’s something cool and quirky like “Gypsy Woman”, and not “Halo” party fifty seven.

Don’t worry Sky – If it sucks, we know it’s not your fault.

After flipping through Sky’s fierce album pics below, take a listen to the incredibly amazing “One (WaWa Remix)” underneath.

Besides having a crazy menace off the streets for a few weeks, the best thing about Lindsay Lohan’s current incarceration is the fact that she has no distractions from the outside world, and therefore can finally knuckle down and work on her new album! Or at least that’s what Popeater are reporting.

“Lindsay is going to spend her time in jail writing new songs that she will record the second she gets out,” a source very close to Lohan told PopEater on Wednesday. “Her emotions are so raw at the moment the material will be her best ever.”

The source then goes as far as to claim: “It will definitely get nominated for a Grammy.”

Eh, I don’t know about a Grammy, but if Beyonce can win fifty of them…

Anyway, this dark “I’m in jail confessing my sins through music” is at odds with the “Rihanna-meets-Kylie” dance-pop direction that Lindsay was originally going with for with her third album, but considering that most of that material was recorded years ago, and has now leaked online, it’s probably time to start over again.

To refresh your memory a little, Lindsay scored the biggest hit of her short-lived pop career back in 2005 with the self-penned “Confessions Of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)”, which was written about her poor relationship with her father and messy upbringing. Maybe she can do it again, but this time against the backdrop of some killer dance-pop instead of manufactured pop-rock.

Kind of like this remix!

As Christina Aguilera’s new album Bionic continues to struggle on the charts, reports have come out of the NY Post claiming that the diva’s label RCA Records are concerned over her inability to connect with the general public.

The Post have also claimed that Aguilera has  “misjudged the market” and that she’s no longer the “edgy” popstar that she was in the early days when her main competition was the likes of Britney, Mandy and Jessica.

Her early albums seemed rebellious and edgy compared with Britney Spears’ and Jessica Simpson’s, but she’s now competing against more avant-garde acts such as Gaga, Rihanna and M.I.A.

A source added: “She wants to compete with her peers, but there is a disconnect because, over the years, she’s been a mother and a wife, not a rocker.”

The source then continues, claiming that RCA are having some problems with the “headstrong” singer.

“The label has done its part, but she’s headstrong. There have been candid conversations between her and the label about connectivity, but it doesn’t seem that she’s been open to that dialogue.”

If you’re a Christina fan, then the whispers above certainly don’t sound too far-fetched. Ever since her sophomore album Stripped in 2002, Aggie’s been known as one of the few pop stars to take on a lot of creative control over her projects, dictating their direction and crafting her own image.

Anyway, the NY Post reached out to both Christina and RCA over the reports, which she of course, they denied.

An RCA rep denies any panic, saying Aguilera “is a pillar of the RCA Music Group and is an undeniable talent with one of the greatest voices of our time. She continues to push herself as an artist, and we are behind her efforts 100 percent.”

Her manager, Irving Azoff, added, “I am the one who deals with the label, and this couldn’t be further from the truth.”

Whether or not the “source” speaking to the Post is fact or fiction, they’ve still raised a good point. Christina’s last two albums — 2002′s Stripped and 2006′s Back to Basics — both thrived heavily on a well crafted image and theme, whereas Bionic just feels like Christina being her little ol’ regular self. She’s no longer channeling a rebellious pop tart or a sultry jazz siren; now, she’s just a regular mother and wife who tends to the baby by day, then tries to be a sexy pop star by night.

Britney Spears looked like she was headed into trouble when she first became a mother and lost her ‘sexiness’, but unlike Christina, Britney never built her albums around such complex themes and imagery. Sure, she’s made the switch from virgin to vamp, but it was never as extreme or as over the top as Christina’s image changes. Now that Christina is no longer walking around in assless chaps or pretending that it’s 1920, it’s a little hard to accept her as the lesbian dominatrix in “Not Myself Tonight” when all we ever see her doing outside of her music videos is raising a baby and talking about how great it is to be a mother and a wife.

The potential collaborators for Britney Spears’ upcoming seventh album continue to get stranger by the minute, with reggae group Predator Dub Assasins (P-Dub for short) today tweeting that they’re writing on a song for Britney Spears and Akon.

“Co -Writing on a track for Britney Spears ft Akon. WTF ?! What is gonna happen next?”

P-Dub are best known for their indie reggae/roots music, but they’ve worked with several mainstream urban artists before such as rapper Ace Hood, Dipset, Paul Wall, Twista and of course, Akon, who has obviously contacted him to lend a hand with the new Britney material.

Britney’s people are really going to the ends of the earth to make sure they snap up only the very best for her new album. It’s a delicate time in pop music right now with the huge success of artists like Lady GaGa, Beyonce, Rihanna and even Ke$ha and Katy Perry, not to mention the drama surrounding Christina Aguilera, so anything less than the best just won’t cut it for a major pop artist like Britney Spears.

I got told this a while ago but was holding off until it was confirmed, but now thanks to the wonderful Neon Limelight I can go right on ahead!

In a new interview with Neon Limelight about Rihanna’s next LP, writing-production duo NERVO (Aka The Nervo Sisters) have confirmed that they’ve worked with Britney Spears.

The Nervo Sisters are best known for penning Kelly Rowland’s international dance smash “When Love Takes Over”, but they’ve also worked with Ke$ha and Pixie Lott. Most recently though, they worked with Kylie Minogue on her highly-anticipated Aphrodite album.

The duo didn’t elaborate on what they’ve done for Britney, but I have it on reliable word that Britney’s people were very interested in a lot of the material that didn’t make the cut for Kylie’s album — including one of the NERVO tracks.

Could Britney have bought up one of Kylie’s ‘Aphrodite’ leftovers?

If you remember correctly, Kylie was offered “Toxic” for her Body Language album, but turned it down for unknown reasons. Britney then used it for her In The Zone and the rest is history.

With collabo’s with everyone from Darkchild and Max Martin to Rusko and possibly even Sia, Britney’s next album sounds like it’s shaping up to be incredible!

After topping the UK album’s chart with her latest effort Bionic, Christina Aguilera is now about to go one step further and make history with the album, which next week is predicted to break the UK record for the biggest chart drop for a #1 record.

According to Toyaz-World, Bionic is currently now around #18 in the UK midweek charts, but is predicted to slide out of the top twenty by the time the total sales have been tallied.

Things could turn around in the future though, as Aggie’s official website have now gone ahead and confirmed previous reports that “You Lost Me” will serve as the second single to be lifted from Bionic.

What do you think Christina will do: Keep promoting Bionic and go on tour next year, take one of her trademark several year breaks, or rush into the studio to release another album in the near future?