Chris Rock and Alicia Keys join season 2 of 'Empire'

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Fox’s Empire just got a little bit bigger.

Network executives announced yesterday that season 2 of the groundbreaking musical drama will be a whopping 18 episodes, as opposed to the 12 episodes that debuted during the show’s first season this year.

Empire season 2 will debut in early fall, and Fox plans to divide the 18-episode run into two halves.

Fox also revealed that a few new Hollywood A-listers would be joining the cast of Empire for season 2.

“The network has enlisted actor-comedian Chris Rock, pop star Alicia Keys and singer and Hunger Games actor Lenny Kravitz for roles next season,” Fox TV chairman and CEO Dana Walden announced to advertisers in New York on Monday.

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