Kelly Rowland [photo: Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage]Simon Cowell has finally found some people to take Britney Spears and Epic Records honcho L.A. Reid's places on the "X Factor" panel for Season 3. It has been officially confirmed that Destiny's Child diva Kelly Rowland and Latin pop superstar Paulina Rubio are the the new "X Factor" judges, joining Simon and returning judge Demi Lovato this fall.

photo: Todrick Hall's TwitterSeason 9 "American Idol" semifinalist Todrick Hall has practically created a cottage industry for himself as a premiere creator of viral videos — among them a Target flashmob dance that won the praise of Beyoncé; an online "Glee" audition that Ryan Murphy really should've taken seriously; an LMFAO medley with "Sing-Off" winners Pentatonix shot in a public restroom; a modern-day "Cinderfella" fairytale starring Janice Dickinson and Lance Bass; and a "Beauty & The Beast" parody starring Antoine Dodson and former Idols Katie Stevens and Vonzell Solomon.

And now, thanks to his "Beauty and the Beat" tour de force, Todrick is being managed by music industry power-player Scooter Braun, the mastermind behind the successful careers of Carly Rae Jepsen, PSY, and of course, Justin Bieber. Talk about a fairytale!

Season 3 "Voice" winner Cassadee PopeCassadee Pope started off Season 3 of "The Voice" as a pop-punk singer, a Warped Tour veteran with an Avril Lavigne fetish and a background as the frontgirl for the Pete Wentz-championed Decaydence Records band Hey Monday. But she ended the season as her mentor Blake Shelton's country protégé, singing songs by Faith Hill, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, and Miranda Lambert.

On her debut single, "Wasting All These Tears," Cassadee combines both of these elements. The song is definitely reminiscent of Avril's power ballads ("I'm With You," "My Happy Ending," "Keep Holding On"), but it has a certain Nashville twang. Have a listen: