Empire Season 2 Guest Stars: Who's on Tap?

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Fox made a handful of major announcements regardingĀ Empire Season 2 at its Upfront Presentation in New York City today.

For starters: the show will remain the 9 p.m. timeslot on Wednesday nights.

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Its episode order has also been increased from 12 onĀ Empire Season 1 to 18, though Season 2 will be split into halves of nine installments each.

We can also now confirm that comedian Chris Rock, R&B superstar Alicia Keys and rock legend Lenny Kravitz will all appear in various roles on Season 2.

It's unclear in what capacity.

Season 1 of this smash hit drama featured guest stars such as Jennifer Hudson, Patti LaBelle, Courtney Love and Gladys Knight.

You can watch Empire online to see these big names in action.

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Giselle: Yeah, that works.
Becky: Also, I know we're in crisis right now, but I just want to be honest with you about something.
Giselle: Go ahead.
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Giselle: Ew.
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