<\/a>Xavier Manning
\n<\/strong>Staff Writer<\/em><\/p>\n

For \u201cEmpire\u201d fans who have been eagerly awaiting the return of smash music filled drama, the wait is almost over.\u00a0 The first episode will air on the Fox network on Sept. 23 and is sure to surpass its almost 10 million viewers from last year\u2019s premiere.<\/p>\n

On the last episode of season 1 there was a lot going on. Lucious finds out that he was misdiagnosed and does not have ALS, Cookie Lyon, Hakeem and Andre have staged a coup and taken over Empire and last but certainly not least, Lucious gets arrested for killing his cousin Marcus.<\/p>\n

All of these OMG moments will have millions tuning in to see the premiere of Season 2.<\/p>\n

Previews released of the upcoming season have teased us with an alliance between Cookie, Andre and Lucious\u2019 ex, Anika Calhoun, trying to remove Lucious from his CEO position over the company. It appears that the competition between brothers Jamal and Hakeem will also come to a head as Jamal plans to outsell and outshine Hakeem\u2019s album.\u00a0 All of this will be going on while Lucious struggles to get out of jail.<\/p>\n

Season 2 will also have a bevy of celebrity guest stars, including: Mariah Carey, Adam Busch, Andre Royo, Kelly Rowland, Marisa Tomei, Adam Rodriguez, Chris Rock, Lenny Kravitz and Alicia Keys.\u00a0 R&B powerhouse Ne-Yo will also join Timberland in writing music for Season 2.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am really looking forward to the music for this season and seeing the celebrity guest stars,\u201d said Adrian Barton, a senior from Forest, Miss.<\/p>\n

This season of \u201cEmpire\u201d will be full of surprises and things that will blow your mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think this season will have a lot of drama based off the previews \u201cI really want to see if Cookie and Lucious get it together and, be in a relationship and there family empire will be back together,\u201d said Deangelo Vaxter, a sophomore mass communication major from Lucedale, Miss. For those who somehow missed the first season, Fox aired the entire Season 1 on Labor Day.\u00a0 Season 2 of \u201cEmpire\u201d will be aired on Sept. 23, 2015 on the FOX network at 8 p.m. central time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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