Just as American Idol is wrapping up one of the best seasons of the show's entire 11 season run, judge Jennifer Lopez told Ellen DeGeneres, herself a former American Idol judge, that she may not return for a third season. On Ellen she said, "I don't know if I can go for a third year. I miss doing other things. It really does lock you down, which was nice the first year with the babies being three, but now they're getting more mobile, they're about to go into school... So I just don't know." The addition last year of Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez as judges has been seen as playing a key role in the revitalization of the show after the departure of Simon Cowell. American Idol has also seemed to provide a huge boost to Jennifer Lopez' music career outside of the show. Last year her song "On the Floor" went to #3, her biggest hit in nine years. She is currently climbing the charts with "Dance Again." Jennifer Lopez will be embarking on a concert tour this summer with Enrique Iglesias.

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Many US pop fans may not yet be familar with Canadian band Marianas Trench, but that could change soon. A big step in the band's move toward the spotlight occurred today as this year's MuchMusic Video Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the MTV Video Music Awards, nominations were announced. Marianas Trench received seven nominations, two more than any other artist. The group's last two albums were top 10 hits in Canada, and Ever After, the most recent, reached the top 5 of the US Heatseekers album chart. Marianas Trench leader Josh Ramsay may also be familiar to some pop fans as the producer of Carly Rae Jepsen's breakthrough US pop hit "Call Me Maybe." The MuchMusic Video Awards will be broadcast live from Toronto on June 17, 2012. Fuse will show the awards ceremony in the US. Nominees in key categories are listed below.

Video Of the Year

• Down With Webster - "She's Dope"
• Drake - "Headlines"
• Hedley featuring P. Reign - "Invincible"
• Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"
• Marianas Trench - "Fallout"

Pop Video Of the Year

• Anjulie - "Brand New Chick"
• Victoria Duffield - "Shut Up and Dance"
• Hedley featuring P. Reign - "Invincible"
• Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"
• Marianas Trench - "Haven't Had Enough"

UR Fave Artist Or Group

• Justin Bieber - "Boyfriend"
• Drake featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga - "The Motto"
• Hedley - "One Life"
• Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"
• Marianas Trench - "Haven't Had Enough"

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Last week the BBC presented a massive countdown of the 150 bestselling singles of this still young century in the UK. The upper reaches of the list show the massive impact of TV's music talent shows and charity singles. Two of the top three positions are taken by the victor and runner-up in the first season of Pop Idol, the show that set the prototype for both American Idol and X Factor. Will Young was the first champion of Pop Idol and Gareth Gates was the runner-up. Will Young's top selling single, at 1.8 million copies, was a combination of the Pop Idol original song "Anything Is Possible" and a cover of Westlife's "Evergreen." Alexandra Burke, a winner of X Factor, is the third competition show victor to place a song in the top 10. Charity singles take two positions. The 2005 Comic Relief charity single "(Is This the Way To) Amarillo" places at #7 while the 20th anniversary Band Aid version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" ranks at #10. US artists take three spots in the top 10. Check out the full top 10 below and the entire list of 150 at the Official Charts Company.

1. Will Young - "Anything Is Possible / Evergreen" (2002)
2. Adele - "Someone Like You" (2011)
3. Gareth Gates - "Unchained Melody" (2002)
4. Black Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling" (2009)
5. Shaggy featuring Rikrok - "It Wasn't Me" (2000)
6. Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera - "Moves Like Jagger" (2011)
7. Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay - "(Is This the Way To) Amarillo" (2005)
8. Alexandra Burke - "Hallelujah" (2008)
9. Kings Of Leon - "Sex On Fire" (2008)
10. Band Aid 20 - "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (2004)

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Clearly Rihanna's fans like her producing anthems for the dance floor. For a second week in a row "Where Have You Been" leads as the hottest pop song. It is also just the first of a group of songs burning up the charts. Check out the details on this week's Top 10 Hot Pop Songs chart.

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