The Morning Mix: Mariah Carey Expected To Drop New Album This Year

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:: According to Nick Cannon, Mariah Carey is expected to drop a new album sometime this year, featuring songs she wrote inspired by motherhood. Speaking of her twins, anyone else totally shocked she didn’t name one of her children Charmbracelet? [PopCrush]

::  Ke$ha says that her next album will be inspired by the 1970s and feature “balls-out, irreverent rock and roll”. [MTV]

:: Even super smart Jeopardy contestants can’t tell the difference between Lady Gaga and Madonna. [Pink Is The New Blog]

:: Nick Jonas stepped out with a new woman eight years his senior. Guess he’s looking for someone a little bit more mature than Miley Cyrus (which could be anyone, really). [PopEater]

:: Demi Lovato is feeling much better — and looking pretty great in a twitpic she posted of her rockin’ a bikini. [Just Jared]

After the jump, find out which music acts will be hitting the tube today.

Music On TV: :: Late Show With David Letterman (CBS) — Tinie Tempah :: Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC) — Ben Harper :: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) — Randy Jackson, Death Cab for Cutie :: Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) — Britney Spears :: Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC) — the Black Angels :: Lopez Tonight (TBS) — Chris Colfer :: Live with Regis and Kelly (ABC) — Ellie Goulding :: Conan (TBS) — the Joy Formidable