Tonight’s the night  “American Idol” begins its 12th season at 8 p.m. amid anticipation fomented for months by reported bickering between new judges Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey. Producers appear willing to ride this beef train until the wheels fall off. On “Today” this morning, “Idol” host Ryan Seacrest said tonight’s premiere will show the two fighting in an elevator in one of the first scenes. READ MORE

Outkast never officially broke up. But it's looking more and more like they'll never be getting back together either. Well, officially, that is. Big Boi recently added a verse to Frank Ocean's "Pink Matter," a track that originally featured a guest verse by Andre 3000. There's also a planned remix of TI's "Sorry," which will feature Big. This has all lead to speculation that the pair were due to reunite. Welp. No dice. 3-Stacks says these unofficial remixes are just sending the wrong impression. In a statement released today, he admitted as much. (BOOMBOX)

Frank Ocean has just added another nomination to the stash already collected for his critically-acclaimed album “Channel Orange.” In addition to his six Grammy nods, the R&B singer is now up for a prize at the forthcoming GLAAD Media Awards, which recognize “outstanding images of the LGBT community” across all forms of media, including music and film. (EURWEB)

Actor Conrad Bain -- who famously played father figure Phillip Drummond on "Diff'rent Strokes" -- has passed away. He was 89. Bain family sources tell TMZ, Bain died Monday night at a retirement home in Livermore, CA from natural causes. We spoke with Bain's daughter Jennifer who tells us, "He was an amazing person. He was a lot like Mr. Drummond, but much more interesting in real life. He was an amazing father." Bain -- who became a household name starring opposite Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges on the iconic 80s series -- is survived by his three sons and one daughter. He also has a surviving twin brother Bonar Bain