Nicole Scherzinger is fueling rumors that she won’t be returning to X Factor by saying she plans on focusing on her music next year, something she didn’t have time to do while filming the hit show.

In an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com, Nicole danced around the question when asked if she’ll be returning next season.

“Next year for me, it’s about my music,” Scherzinger said. “This has been quite a learning experience, quite a journey for me. I didn’t expect to have been so emotional through the whole elimination process. I wanted to just mentor and empower artists.”

She may be making fans while she’s on camera, but behind the scenes X Factor contestant Stacy Francis is making enemies!

Francis wowed the judges when she performed an emotional rendition of Prince’s classic 1984 ballad Purple Rain.

Guest judge, Enrique Iglesias was blown away by the power of the 42-year-old’s voice. “I think the neighbors heard that,” he said, smiling.

There's a lot of tough competition on American Idol, but it's not the singers who are fighting, it's the judges.

As Jennifer Lopez negotiates her massive $20 million paycheck to come back for another season, her fellow judges are worried they're not getting their fair share and are looking to increase their paydays too.

"J.Lo's management is close to brokering her a huge deal to come back to the panel for at least one more season, and but the side effect is that it means her follow judges also want more money," a source told the NY Post.

Are they or aren’t they?

Pia Toscano and Dancing With The Stars Mark Ballas have been snapped getting cozy all over town, but the ex-American Idol cutie is still denying a romance, insisting they are just “very close friends.”

AUDIO: Pia Toscano Talks Mark Ballas Romance Rumors

Stefano Langone's glass slipper has broken.

The hunky 21-year-old, who surprisingly outlasted Pia Toscano earlier this month, was shown the door on American Idol Thursday, the same night season seven winner David Cook returned to the stage that made him a music mainstay.

"It's the start of my career," Langone told Ryan Seacrest in the wake of his elimination. "You can't put a price on that."

What Fat Actress?

Kirstie Alley has been remarkably shedding the pounds -- 60 of 'em, for those at home counting -- during her stint on Dancing with the Stars.

Alley, 60, has had a season of ups and downs, like the time she and partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy fell in a heap, or when her shoe came off during a dance. But America has continued to vote for the raspy-voiced beauty, who told US Weekly she's got another "30 or 40 more [pounds]" to lose before she reaches her goal.

They’re pretty big shoes to fill!

But American Idol's Jacob Lusk doesn't mind being compared to a legend: In fact, he revels in it.

Many times this season, judge Steven Tyler has called the Compton native "Baby Luther," in honor of the late R&B legend Luther Vandross.

We've got a special sneak peek at NBC's new talent show, The Voice.

On it, a panel of superstar judges -- Christina Aguilera, Forget You singer Cee Lo Green, country crooner Blake Shelton and Maroon 5's Adam Levine -- will assess the talents of singing prospects. Carson Daly is the host.

In this clip, we see the fabulous four collaborating on the song Crazy, Cee Lo's 2006 smash hit as half of the duo Gnarls Barkley.

Paul McDonald was unlucky on stage, but when it comes to love -- he scored big!

“Me and Nikki Reed are dating, it’s officially true,” McDonald confirmed his new hot new romance Friday morning.

McDonald, who was cut from American Idol Thursday night, has a super sexy shoulder to cry on in his new girlfriend Nikki Reed.