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Jackson out. Randy Jackson, the lone original "American Idol" judge, says he won't be returning to the Fox talent competition. "To put all of the speculation to the rest, after 12 years of judging on `American Idol,' I have decided to leave after this season," Jackson said in a statement Thursday. "I am very proud of how we forever changed television and the music industry."

Swift made it very clear how she felt about Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, telling Vanity Fair: "There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.”

Beyoncé Knowles’ autobiographical documentary that premiered last Saturday was the largest audience for an HBO doc since Nielsen amended its method of measuring ratings in 2004, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Jenni Rivera’s reality series will debut its third season on NBCUniversal’s mun2 network in April, just several months after the performer died

In the name of sexy fashion, more than a few stars decided to ignore the CBS memo calling for naked curves to be kept under wraps.

If there is one couple defying the lyrics of Taylor Swift's opening Grammy number, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," it is Rihanna and Chris Brown.

Lots of musicians will be honored at the 55th annual Grammy Awards tonight, but there are only four awards that count as the big fish.

Everybody's thinkin' about Frank Ocean. Ocean is a cause celebre and the man with the momentum as Sunday's Grammy Awards approach. One of six top nominees with six nominations apiece, the 25-year-old R&B singer turned cultural talking point will have the music world's attention.

In a forthcoming interview with "CBS Sunday Morning," the "Clarity" singer reflects harshly on his well-earned rep as a Hollywood heartbreaker.

CBS is asking stars not to bare too much skin at the Grammy Awards on Sunday. The network requests that "buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered" for the televised award show. The memo sent out Wednesday also warned against "see-through clothing," exposure of "the genital region" and said that "thong type costumes are problematic."