Appearing at the Mariah Carey's Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony, 'Empire' director Lee Daniels announced that the five time Grammy Award winning singer will be a guest star in the second season of the television drama series on FOX.

Quoting a report in E! News, Latin Post states earlier Carey and Daniels teamed up when the singer starred in Daniels' Oscar-Winning film 'Precious.'

While neither have disclosed any detail regarding Carey's role in 'Empire' Season 2, E! News foretells that 'Empire' cast member Jussie Smollett is very excited about Carey's presence on the show. Some time back, Smollett told E! News that for quite some time now, he had been campaigning to have Carey as one the show's guest stars.

Smolett said, "I keep saying, and I hope they can make this happen, because she's one of Lee's closest friends, I really want to see Mariah Carey on the show."

Apart from Mariah Carey, Chris Rock will also feature 'Empire' Season 2. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, 'Empire' creator Danny Strong diclosed that Rock will play someone "from the past."

Strong further revealed that now that he has been chosen to be the head of 'Empire,' Jussie Smollett's character, Jamal, will be a "very passionate" leader. Strong teased, "He's going to lead with his heart and sometimes that's going to get him in trouble."

Meanwhile, 'Empire' showrunner Ilene Chaiken also shared some details regarding the show's second season. Chaiken elucidated that while Season 1 focused on who would inherit the throne, Season 2 will concentrate on how the kingdoms interact as there is a new person is in charge now.

Now that Chris Rock has come on board the show, 'Empire' fans can also expect to see Alicia Keys and Lenny Kravitz take on roles too.

Tthe star-studded cast notwithstanding, Chaiken maintains that 'Empire' aims to remain true to its story regarding family and not the celebrities who join the cast.

Elucidating, Chaiken said, "The biggest challenge, I feel, is to stay true to the stories, to stay true to the characters." She added, "To make sure that Empire continues to be about this family and these relationships and not to loose sight of that in the midst of all of the fabulous opportunities to bring great guest stars onto this show which we are going to do, but 'Empire' is the Lyons."