Scott Shetler

What are you doing in October 2013? If you’re a fan of pop music, smooth harmonies and legendary boy bands, call your friends and start making plans to tour the Caribbean with all five Backstreet Boys, who have confirmed their 20th Anniversary Cruise.

Prince is coming to the Windy City, and there’s no telling how long he’s staying. The Purple One announced an upcoming residency at the United Center in Chicago starting on Sept. 24, but so far no additional dates have been confirmed.

Taylor Swift is hosting a dance party in the music video for ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,’ and everyone’s invited. Except for her desperate ex-boyfriend, of course.

Phillip Phillips‘ debut single ‘Home’ was one of the most successful ‘American Idol‘ coronation songs ever. Now, the 21-year-old ‘Idol’ champ has unveiled a new original rock song called ‘Take Me Away,’ which he debuted this week during an intimate live performance.

Is ‘American Idol‘ about to put a rapper on its judging panel for the first time? While Nick Jonas and Pharrell Williams are among the artists being considered for the show’s last vacant judging slot, Page Six is adding a new name to the mix — Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Snoop Dogg‘s new reggae persona, Snoop Lion, performed over the weekend at the Osheaga Festival in Montreal, where he treated festival attendees to the first-ever live version of his new single, ‘La La La.’

Rihanna and Drake are the leading contenders for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, while Katy Perry, Beyonce, Skrillex, Lana Del Rey and Frank Ocean also scored multiple nominations.

With Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez both out for the next season of ‘American Idol,’ speculation continues to swirl about who might replace them. Original ‘Idol’ champ Kelly Clarkson says she’s not interested in the job, but she would like to see Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood get a shot.

Taylor Swift got another opportunity to display her “I can’t believe it!” face when she captured the Choice Female Artist of the Year honor at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards tonight (July 22), beating out an impressive group of superstars that included Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry and Adele.

Adam Lambert took over the role of Freddie Mercury at Queen‘s concert at the Hammersmith Apollo in London yesterday (July 11), capably filling in for the late frontman on the classic rock band’s biggest hits.