Scott Shetler

As acts that seemingly came out of nowhere to score the year’s two biggest hits so far, fun. and Gotye have a lot in common. The guys of fun. have paid tribute to their fellow chart-topper with a cover of ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore.

When Adam Lambert signed a record deal after finishing second in Season 8 of ‘American Idol,’ some questioned whether his glam-rock leanings could be successful in today’s pop music environment.

Is Jennifer Lopez‘s former personal driver a victim of abuse from J. Lo and her manager, or is he a disgruntled employee trying to settle a score? Hakob Manoukian, who drove Lopez starting 2005, is suing the singer and manager Benny Medina for breach of contract.

Only five contestants remain in the running on Season 11 of ‘American Idol,’ but later this summer the entire Top 10 will be back for the show’s Idols Live! Tour, which features 45 arena shows across America over a two-month span.

Cady Groves is fed up with an ex on her new song ‘IDGAF.’ If the meaning of that acronym doesn’t make sense, it will become obvious when the 22-year-old from Oklahoma sings the infectious hook.

Perhaps the reason Justin Bieber has been so outspoken in his efforts to reduce the rating for the documentary ‘Bully’ from R to PG-13 is that he was bullied himself. The ‘Boyfriend’ singer made the admission during a chat with Showbiz Tonight.

Next week, ‘Glee‘ is turning back the clock — way back to the days of disco. A preview clip of the ‘Saturday Night Glee-ver’ episode shows the cast performing disco classics, even though Mr. Schuester seems to be the only one who’s truly excite…

Here’s a surprise — new music from Britney Spears! Actually it’s old music, but it’s a song fans haven’t heard before. A portion of the unreleased track ‘Ouch’ has hit the web.

So much for Adele‘s plans to take some time off. The singer said that while her next album is still a couple years away, she wants to have a new song out before the end of 2012.

Jennifer Lopez wants to ‘Dance Again’ on the new single from her upcoming greatest hits collection. A lyric video for the Pitbull-assisted tune was released today.

Adam Lambert has released three remixes for ‘Better Than I Know Myself’ that take his latest single in very different directions.

Katy Perry has earned her seventh No. 1 song with ‘Part of Me,’ the song she performed at the 2012 Grammy Awards, which enters the singles chart at No. 1 this week.