Kelly Rowland has been lined up to play Lucious Lyon's mother in the second season of Empire.
The former Destiny's Child star appear in flashback scenes along with Terrence Howard's character,according to E! News.
There has been speculation about a possible role for the 34-year-old since the show's scribes posted a group shot of her with them on Twitter on June 3.
It was captioned: 'Hey, @KELLYROWLAND! Thank you for spending some time with the #Empire Writers.'
A source revealed the casting to E! on Saturday, July Fourth, at the Essence Festival in New Orleans, where Kelly and her Destiny's Child mates Solange and Beyonce Knowles posed with headline act Missy Elliot.
The busy celebrity will have to fit filming in with caring for her eight-month-old son, Titan, whom she shares with her manager-husband Tim Witherspoon.