Soul songstress Fantasia, who won the third season of 'American Idol', tries to float above her recent gay bashing controversy by issuing the official single artwork for "Lose To Win", the lead single from her forthcoming fourth studio album.

The mom-of-two, who shows of her slimmer figure in the picture by wearing nothing more than a fur coat for the cover, blasted gay marriage and the legalization of marijuana, and only reaffirmed that while she hates being judged, she has no problem judging others.

Last night (December 31st) and well into 2013, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve aired and featured performances from Brandy, Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift.

The newly-engaged star dazzled with performances of "Put It Down" and "Wildest Dreams", Bieber performed his three hit singles of 2012 and Swift rocked the crowd with her infectious single "I Knew You Were Trouble". Watch it all beneath:

Lambs worried about the state of Mariah Carey's five-octave range can breathe a sigh of relief, because her voice was in fine form and the center of attention during her concert on the Australian Gold Coast on January 1st, 2013.

Held at the Jupiters Hotel & Casino, the 'American Idol' judge easily work her way through her catalog of hits including "Always Be My Baby" and "We Belong Together", and even issued a spontaneous round of on-key ab libs when the stage crew failed to do their job on time. Watch the diva captivate the crowd beneath:

Budding R&B songstress Tamar Braxton is determined to make her mark and step out of sister's shadow, and in an effort to keep some buzz around her No.1 single "Love & War", the star performed the song for Billboard Live.

The performance took place in Chicago and the 'Braxton Family Values' star was joined by the manager/husband Vincent Herbert as she and the crowd sang along to a backing track. Watch Braxton sweat out her weave in the venue beneath:

With his new album 'Unorthodox Jukebox' currently available in stores, Bruno Mars kicks off the new year as our Featured Artist of the Month for January.

The singer's album occupies the No.3 spot on the Billboard 200 with the set selling over 370,000 copies throughout its first two weeks of release and his single, "Locked Out of Heaven", still holds the No.1 position. Watch the video for the song beneath:

2012 brought forth a load of impressive films. From Daniel Dae Lewis' unforgettable turn as Abraham Lincoln in 'Lincoln' to Tom Hanks and Halle Berry taking on multiple characters in the visually epic 'Cloud Atlas', these were just a few of the year's best.

The Ben Affleck-led and directed film 'Argo' lands firmly atop our third annual countdown of the Top 10 Films of 2012, while our other nine selections appear on the list in no particular order. Peep the complete list of the Top 10 Films of the Year beneath:

Best Film of 2012: Argo

The Avengers
The Dark Knight Rises
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Cloud Atlas
Flight
Django Unchained
Les Misérables
Zero Dark Thirty