Taylor Swift, fun. and Maroon 5 lead the way at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards with 11 nominations each.

Out of their 11 categories, the three leaders will all compete for Top Hot 100 Artist and Top Digital Songs Artist.

Ryan Seacrest is too ''boring'' to have a TV show about his life.

The 'American Idol' presenter is the producer behind reality TV such as 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' and 'Married To Jonas', but doesn't think he is interesting enough to put his personal life on display for the whole world to watch.

Nicki Minaj feels she owes it to the 'American Idol' contestants to be honest.

While the singer has been blasted for her harsh comments to the hopefuls in the talent show, she insists she is so brutal because she cares for them.

Nicki Minaj wants to look more ''relatable''.

The 'Starships' hitmaker is known for her colourful wig collection and eccentric outfits, but she has begun to tone down her appearance because she wants to be viewed as a ''regular woman''.

Nicki Minaj didn't realise she was ''a bit strange'' until she worked on 'American Idol'.

The 'Starships' hitmaker has been bemused by the odd reactions to some of the comments she has made as a judge on the show, insisting she is exactly the same on the panel as she is in real life.

Lil Wayne insists he is fine following reports he was near death.

According to TMZ the 30-year-old rapper was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday (13.03.13) after having a seizure while filming the music video for Nicki Minaj's new single, 'High School', before being released on Wednesday (14.03.13), and readmitted after another seizure.