The auditions for the new season of The X Factor started today. The new judges are Kelly Rowland, and Paulina Rubio, since Britney Spears and L.A. Reid left.

The official program Twitter account, tweeted a quote Simon Cowell said during the auditions:

“For a moment I closed my eyes and it sounded like @britneyspears was on stage.”- @simoncowell. #true or #false

— THE X FACTOR (USA) (@TheXFactorUSA) 22 de mayo de 2013

We saw Britney Spears in dance studios in the latest weeks. Robin Leach tweeted she has already started rehearsing for her residency in Las Vegas:

Britney Spears starts her dance routine rehearsals in Thousand Oaks, Calif for the upcoming Planet Hollywood Las Vegas residency

— Robin Leach (@Robin_Leach) 21 de mayo de 2013

Fansite Breathe Heavy confirmed a music video for ‘Ooh La La’ is going to be filmed on June and directed by Marc Klasfeld.

Rumor has it, Sean and Jayden are going to make a cameo on the video.

Otherwise, ‘Ooh La La’, as part of the soundtrack for The Smurfs 2, is going to be officialy released to radios and iTunes on June 16.

Will.I.Am talks about ‘Scream & Shout’, and why was it a huge hit, in his new VEVO Certified Interview. He said:

‘Scream & Shout’ wouldn’t be what it was if it wasn’t for the Britney collaboration. It’s a big part of the success, and I know that.

Britney Spears was seen today, Monday (20), in a rehearsal studio in Thousand Oaks, California.