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After what has been years of speculation, Viacom today announced that veteran Judy McGrath is resigning from her position as Chairman and CEO of its MTV Networks. McGrath, who had been at MTV almost from the beginning, starting as a copywriter at the music channel in 1981, was named Chairman and CEO of MTV Networks in July 2004 by then-Viacom co-president and co-COO (and McGrath mentor) Tom Freston to whom she reported. But after the abrupt firing of Freston in 2006, there was rampant speculation that she would leave too.

One week can easily be a fluke, but after ratings for "The Voice" rose for Week 2, it can safely be said that NBC has a hit on its hands. The singing talent show added viewers, particularly young viewers, for its second airing and helped NBC split the first Tuesday of May Sweeps with CBS.

Our country's latest televised sociology experiment closed out its first round of tryouts yet again with something more like class and good taste than manufactured drama. Do we dare to expect more of this? Even Carson Daly's big announcement that "some lucky people may be getting a second chance!"...

Adding Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler to the judging panel has done more than increase the show's positivity. It’s also led to a noticeable change in philosophy.

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated their third anniversary with another milestone _ becoming parents to a baby girl and boy.

Ms. Snow’s “Poetry Man” was her defining hit song, and the folk guitarist made forays into jazz and blues.

Stefano Langone isn't closer to becoming an "American Idol." The smooth 21-year-old singer from Kent, Wash., received the fewest viewer votes on the Fox talent contest Thursday, despite impressing the judges with his voice - and dance moves - on Ne-Yo's "Closer."...

Justice is served. America has been in an uproar over the American Idol ousting of standout competitor Pia Toscano -- even celebrities like Tom Hanks and Jennifer Hudson were tweeting their disbelief. Today, Pia's people can rejoice: the 22-year-old has just scored a record deal, independent of her American Idol ties.

Click to listen to Rihanna's "S&M (Remix feat Britney Spears)" As it turns out Britney Spears also likes it rough In this new version of Rihanna's hit "S&M" Britney drops an all-new verse in which she sings "Tough I don’t scream mercy / It’s your turn to hurt me” and “If...

Pia Toscano, 22-year-old former contestant on "American Idol" and Howard Beach native, has signed with Interscope Records, MyFoxNY reports. According to a report from US Weekly, Interscope Records, chaired by "Idol" mentor Jimmy Lovin, are rushing Toscano into the studio to record an album.