WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Audio descriptions (AD) for tonight's episodes of EMPIRE and STAR are available on the SAP Audio Channel.]

- "STAR" - (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) -- CC-AD-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

MOVING ON IS HARD TO DO ON AN ALL-NEW "STAR" WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, ON FOX

Alani "La La" Anthony ("Power") Guest-Stars

Major competition ensues between Midtown Sound artists Take 3 and Noah Brooks when they fight for a coveted track produced by one of the industry's hottest producers. Blasts from the past are in full effect when Paola (guest star Alani "La La" Anthony) and Jahil explore their complicated history, Noah and Alex revisit their time together and Derek invites a date to the salon's reopening celebration in the all-new "Forward (E)Motion" episode of STAR airing Wednesday, April 18 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (LDS-213) (TV-14, D, L, S, V)

Cast: Queen Latifah as Carlotta Brown, Benjamin Bratt as Jahil Rivera, Jude Demorest as Star Davis, Ryan Destiny as Alexandra, Brittany O'Grady as Simone Davis, Amiyah Scott as Cotton, Quincy Brown as Derek Jones, Lawrence as Miss Brooks and Luke James as Noah Brooks

Guest Cast: Evan Ross as Angel Rivera, Elijah Kelly as Andy, Lance Gross as Maurice Jetter, Alani "La La" Anthony as Paola, Caroline Vreeland as Mary, Juanita Jennings as Grandma Ruby, Matthew Noszka as Jackson "Jax" Ellis, Camila Perez as Mariela, and Imani Lewis as Karen