If you thought American Idol was the only music-based reality show that was undergoing some major changes, think again — two other shows; one on our side of the pond and one not-so-much, are set for some interesting makeovers for their returns.

• Hope you said goodbye to the familiarity of Dancing With The Stars during last night’s finale (by the way, Kellie Pickler somehow won it all — good for her, I guess): not only will the show drop down to a one night a week come next season, but it’s been rumored that the show’s two of the three judges (Carrie Ann Inaba and Len Goodman) may not be returning for future installments — their contracts are up and they may not be re-upped. “The producers will take a break and then start discussions about what the fall will look like”, said a source tied to the series.

• Seems like Sharon Osbourne may not be done with reality, either: after openly bashing and quitting NBC’s America’s Got Talent, the brassy lady is headed back to the table for the UK’s version of The X-Factor — she was originally part of the series back in 2007. “I couldn’t be happier about coming back for the 10th anniversary of X Factor,” she said in a statement (She will not be leaving her position on CBS’ View-like show, The Talk, by the way — she’ll be pulling double duty on both shows).

As for the original mess, American Idol insiders are saying the show’s creators are suggesting bringing in some Idol VIPs — as in past contestants — to take over judging duties for next season’s show.

Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson are said to be all for it, while Clay Aiken or Adam Lambert are hopefuls to fill the third chair.

Can too much change, in these cases, be a good thing?

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Took it long enough!

After constant teases and previews, we finally have a full, complete version of a new track from Beyoncé — and it’s the one song most of us have wanted for weeks!

The Timbaland-produced “Grown Woman” made it’s way to the ‘Net last night (the one from the Pepsi commercial) and everyone seems to be in agreement — this song is amazing!

Now, this is actually a leak (with some claiming that it’s actually a backing track for her current tour) and it seems like Bey and her people are taking down links and listening parties all over the place, so who knows how long this one will stay up. But trust me, you’re gonna wanna groove into this as quickly as possible.

Did I mention it’s amazing?!

Check it out here (sorry, all of the YouTube links suck, so you’ll have to deal with this Tumblr one).

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With the finale of this season’s Dancing With The Stars coming tonight, the professional dancers are proving that nothing can keep the huge show from going on — even injuries that are detrimental not only to moving it on the dance floor, but to life itself!

The very sexy Val Chermkovskiy — yes, that’s Maksim’s brother — and his partner, Disney star Zandaya Coleman performed a move during a dress rehearsal that went wrong and caused a serious eye injury for him.

“It was an hour before the show, so everybody panicked,” he explained after last night’s show.

The show’s producers considered replacing him at the last minute, but the 27-year-old decided to press on.

“There were talks about replacing me, and that was not going to happen”, he shared. “I was just praying it was going to stop bleeding, which, thank God, it did because it’s a very deep cut.”

Weirdly, it actually helped his performance, he shared.

“My back is killing me. Like seriously killing me. My shoulder is killing me. [My eye] honestly took my mind off all that pain. I’m lucky it happened…It made me enjoy the moment a little more.”

Guess he had a point: they got a perfect score for their dance — which you can check out after the jump.

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Yes, she’s done this already.

Twice.

Hoping to hit gold once more, Jennifer Lopez‘ new single, “Live It Up” features a familiar voice: rapper Pitbull joins her on the track.

After having many misses to properly push her Love? album, the diva finally had a huge jam on her hands with “On The Floor” with the man who calls himself “Mr. Worldwide”.

In case you were counting, this was the third time the two have worked together: he also joined her for the song “Dance Again” from her greatest hits album of the same name just last year.

Personally, this is probably their worst collaboration; it sounds like every bad part of a dance song you’ve heard as of late, but people tend to like that.

Check it out for yourself and form your own opinions after the jump with the official lyric video.

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The booty don’t lie — and neither does the amazing Janelle Monáe.

Coming off a year of popularity thanks to her popular duet with indie pop group fun., the underrated artist is currently gearing up to release The Electric Lady, the follow up to the critically acclaimed The ArchAndroid.

The funk-filled first single, “Q.U.E.E.N.” dropped a week ago and now, the video featuring the also underrated Erykah Badu has been released.

The lyrics of the awesome song are all about never letting anyone break the stride that makes a person unique and if anyone knows about that, it’s her.

“Q.U.E.E.N. was inspired by private discussions between Erykah and me”, she shared on her Twitter. “It is meant to make you JAM. DANCE. FUNK OUT. and dialogue later…”

…. [the clip] which takes place in an alternate future that casts Monáe and her musical accomplices as exhibits in a living museum, imprisoned there because of some sort of unsavory undermining of authority (or maybe they just got freaked out by Badu’s hair).

The song is definitely climbing through like a proper earworm, with others even wondering if the universal feel to its lyrics can be perceived as a gay anthem (no, not because of the title) — either way, this pure masterpiece deserves to be heard over and over again.

So go on and let that inner freak out without apologies — head on after the jump for the jewel in the crown known as “Q.U.E.E.N.”

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