Amy Sciarretto

Ding ding. ‘The Voice‘ vs. ‘X Factor‘ battle has officially begun, a week before the season premieres and the ratings books. ‘The Voice’ is strategically attempting to win Round 1 by adding an extra episode of Season 3 during the premiere week on Wednesday, Sept. 12, which is the same day that Season 2 of ‘X Factor’ premieres. That move has got Simon Cowell fighting mad.

Britney Spears is leathered up on the October cover of ELLE. Brit’s wearing a strapless, studded and stunning black Versace number, looking sexy in a subtle way. Whereas before she would let it all hang out, she’s now more subdued and simple, and it’s sexalicious!

In a new profile in Rolling Stone, pink-loving femcee Nicki Minaj opens up about her painful past, which includes a violent and drug-addicted father. But she also retracts a claim she made early in her career, which was that she was bisexual. Minaj now claims she said she was into girls not to attract a female lover, but to attract media attention and to grab headlines early on. While she finds wo

It has long been rumored that Katie Holmes auditioned for the role of Tom Cruise’s missus via the controversial Church of Scientology, of which Cruise is a high-ranking member. That claim has been disputed, but a new blockbuster Vanity Fair article claims that Holmes wasn’t the first choice for Cruise’s wife.

Lana Del Rey, she of the 2012 magazine cover deluge, the most recent of which is Vogue Australia, has changed her look. The ‘National Anthem’ singer debuted a brand new hair color at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in London on Sept. 4, swapping out her signature, thick auburn waves in favor of rich, shiny, chocolate brown locks. It’s a perfect, warm shade for fall.

America’s sweetheart Taylor Swift is going to need to put an addition onto her house in order to store her awards. She’s just 22, but is racking up more trophies and professional accolades than many artists do in a lifetime-long career. Her next honor, after attending and performing at this Thursday’s (Sept. 6) VMAs, will be the receipt of the first-ever Generation Award. Swift will receive the aw

Is there a rivalry (or a cat fight) brewing between the leading ladies of two titans of hip-hop? It would seem so. Rumors abound that Beyonce, wife of Jay-Z, and Kim Kardashian, ladyfriend of the Hova’s Watch the Throne counterpart Kanye West, are icy to one another and that they had an awkward encounter at the first-ever Made in America festival in Philly over the holiday weekend. Apparently, Que

The Biebs can’t stay out of legal trouble lately it seems! The cops want to re-open questioning of both Justin Bieber and his lady love Selena Gomez about an alleged altercation that took place between The Biebs an a photographer back in Calabasas, Calif. back in May.

With ‘Glad You Came’ putting them firmly on the map and ‘Chasing the Sun’ further establishing them as one of the biggest bands of 2012, the Wanted are moving right along. The boy band has reportedly selected the next single, which is culled from their upcoming third album. The title is — drumroll, please — ‘I Found You.’

Lana Del Rey has notched another cover of a major fashion publication. The singer appears on the cover of Vogue Australia, which has two separate editions. One features LDR in flowery pink tones and the other is a similar shot, only done in black and white and with less cover copy. Regardless of how much text surrounds LDR, she looks romantic, soft and sprightly.

Lady Gaga isn’t the only fashion conscious pop star to draw the ire of PETA, the animal rights organization. Rihanna is also being targeted (again), with the two starlets being dubbed “freaks” for their fashion choices deemed cruel to animals.

It seems like everyone who’s anyone in pop and country music is in the running for the vacant judge posts on ‘American Idol.’ Diva Mariah Carey is the only judge firmly in place, as sole OG judge Randy “In It to Win It” Jackson’s future remains up in the air, dawg. It’s ironic, since he’s Mimi’s manager and brought her into the ‘Idol’ fold. With Keith Urban, Nicki Minaj and Katy Perry all rumored