Scott Shetler

While their record sales dipped slightly this past year, Lady Gaga and Beyonce remain the most powerful women in the music industry, according to Forbes. Their list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women in the World places Bey and Gaga in the same company as heads of state, CEOs and entrepreneurs.

With a new album to promote, Alanis Morissette is hitting the road again. The devoted mom and potential future ‘American Idol’ judge kicks off her latest American tour in less than two weeks.

Artie might be coming to ‘X Factor!’ Simon Cowell has Britney Spears and Demi Lovato on the judging panel for Season 2 of the show, but he’s still searching for a new host (or two) to replace Steve Jones. A new report suggests that ‘Glee‘ star Kevin McHale is in the running for the host duties.

Matchbox Twenty deal with a crazed girl who breaks their instruments and sets fire to their performance space in the video for ‘She’s So Mean,’ their first new single in five years.

We weren’t expecting new music from Fergie in 2012 after she announced she wanted to take time off to hang out with husband Josh Duhamel and maybe have a baby. But she has returned as a solo artist with ‘Feel Alive,’ a dance track featuring rapper Pitbull.

Demi Lovato is everywhere lately when it comes to televised music events. The new ‘X Factor‘ judge has just been confirmed as the host of the 2012 Teen Choice Awards, which air in less than two weeks.

There are more unreleased Amy Winehouse songs in the vault that could see the light of day, according to her dad Mitch. He told BBC Radio 6 that there may be just enough material available for at least one more proper Amy Winehouse album.

A couple known for their pop culture-related YouTube videos have released a cover of Maroon 5‘s ‘Payphone’ that pays homage to the classic film ‘E.T.’ on the 30th anniversary of its release.

Blink-182 have cancelled their scheduled appearance at New Jersey’s Bamboozle Festival and the rest of their May concerts after drummer Travis Barker underwent an emergency tonsillectomy.

Super Bowl-winning New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’ this weekend, and he’s off to a good start with a promo that spoofs ‘The Voice.’

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.

Maroon 5 are planning to build on the massive success of ‘Moves Like Jagger’ with their “poppiest” album yet, a 10-song collection called ‘Overexposed’ that arrives in stores on June 26.