Britney Spears & Demi Lovato Have The X Factor On ‘TV Guide’ Cover

While Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid look all business on TV Guide‘s new cover, The X Factor‘s newest crop of judges — Britney Spears and birthday girl Demi Lovato — are all smiles. In the accompanying cover story, Simon explains his decision for axing last year’s judge Paula Abdul (“I adore her…but it just felt like that relationship was too steeped in American Idol history.”), Britney talks about the reason she signed up for the show (her and Simon shared a makeup artist — you know, nothing to do with the money she was offered) and Demi reveals that it’s hard being the youngest on the panel.