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Stephen is King!

Fresh off a big spread in Entertainment Weekly in which they named him one of their Entertainers of the Year, The New York Times has confirmed an AP report that Stephen Colbert and Bill O'Reilly will swap appearances on each other's shows on Thursday, January 18th. ''I look forward to the evening,'' Colbert said. ''It is an honor to speak face-to-face with a broadcasting legend, and I feel the same way about Mr. O'Reilly.'' Set those TiVo’s Nation, this is the moment we’ve all been waiting for.

Album of the Year: TV on the Radio

Check out the results of the first annual Idolator Jackin' Pop Critics Poll, a musical survey of 497 critics and writers from around the world. This ain’t your Grandpa’s Pazz & Jop. Or wait, I guess it kinda is.

Satellite Radio May Try a Merger

Sirius’s base is at about six million subscribers, up 80 percent from one year ago. XM has increased its numbers by more than 30 percent, ending 2006 with 7.7 to 7.9 million customers. And now, industry speculation says there may be a dramatic merger of the two services in the not too distant future. Howard Stern? He’s filthy rich either way.