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'American Idol' judge Jennifer Lopez will premiere the music video for new single 'On the Floor' during the singing talent show March 3. The tune, which features Cuban-American rapper Pitbull, debuted this week at No. 40 on Billboard's Pop Songs chart and at No. 26 on the Dance/Club Play Songs chart. The RedOne-produced track is the lead single from Lopez's upcoming seventh album, 'Love?,' due to be released on March 29.
The 'Idol' stage is no stranger to song and/or video

It's been Steven Tyler's season so far on "American Idol" - the facial expressions, the outfits, the basic gifts of decency and wisdom. Sometimes it's been tough to remember that the show's other new judge, Jennifer Lopez, was meant to be the bigger draw. Frank Micelotta/Fox Jennifer Lopez during an American Idol session in January.
A multimedia star with a far higher profile than Mr Tyler, Ms Lopez is a radiant presence. But while her hair and wardrobe budget must be 10 times

A former 'American Idol' contestant is attempting to sue bosses for discrimination for a third time, withdrawing a £66 million complaint to ask for just £3.3 million. Ian Benardo, who failed his audition when he tried out for the talent show in 2006, originally filed a £200 million lawsuit against producers, claiming they "exploited" his homosexuality by asking him to "gay it up".
He reduced his demand to £66 million when he re-filed papers in September but the lawsuit was

LOS ANGELES - A revamped "American Idol" dominated U.S. television on its first outing but lost millions of viewers despite the addition of celebrity judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler.
Some 26.1 million Americans tuned in for the 10th season premiere of the singing contest, down 13 percent on last year's opening show when nearly 30 million watched, according to Nielsen ratings data on Thursday.
The numbers still crushed all other programing on Wednesday night. But after

NEW YORK - TV's No. 1 show returns for its 10th season Wednesday on Fox TV with its biggest makeover yet, amid questions about the juggernaut's future after four years of declining ratings and what was widely seen as a lackluster season that has yielded fewer record sales than any previous edition. No one would have faulted Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler for hanging up his colorful scarves and taking a nice long vacation earlier this year. After all, he'd recently completed rehab,

LOS ANGELES - New judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler aren't the only changes in store for the 10th season of "American Idol," premiering January 19 on Fox. Here are eight other fixes designed to help the talent show recover from a disappointing 2010 outing.
1. UPDATED SET: The set is undergoing substantial modification, including the location of the band, led by musical director Ray Chew.
2. FASTER ELIMINATION: The elimination process is speeding up considerably; viewers