Posted: 9:48 a.m. Monday, Jan. 9, 2012
Miranda Lambert, Lionel Richie, Kelly Clarkson Jewel, Alanis Morissette, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Robin Thicke and Ne-Yo have signed on as guest mentors for the second season of "The Voice".
The show returns February 5th with a special premiere on NBC after the Super Bowl. The season starts its regular time slot on Monday, February 6th from 8 to 10 pm. Robin Thicke and Alanis Morissette will mentor for members of Adam Levine's team. Kelly Clarkson and Miranda Lambert work on Blake Shelton's team. And Cee Lo Green's team will have Babyface and Ne-Yo as mentors. Christina Aguilera's team will have Jewel and Lionel Richie. The guests will offer their services during the "battle rounds", which puts two artists from each team against each other to sing a duet.
Legendary entertainer Danny Thomas is getting his own stamp.
Thomas will get a "forever" postage stamp in honor of the 50th anniversary of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which he founded in 1962. The Emmy winning actor died in 1991 and considered the hospital his greatest achievement. The stamp goes on sale February 16th and costs 45 cents.
Paula Abdul and her boyfriend, record label owner Jeff Bratton, have called it quits after a year and a half of dating.
Bratton says they broke up in November but remain close. The two met during a flight in 2010 and split time between Los Angles, where Paula lives, and New York, which Bratton calls home.