Auditions for season two of "The X Factor" are coming to Kansas City, reports Entertainment Weekly.

Those open-call auditions are March 14.

Also, for the show's second season, the bottom age has been lowered to 12 years of age. There is still no limit on the top age.

And, artists with pre-existing management contracts can now compete.

Other audition cities are Austin, San Francisco, Greensboro, and other cities to be announced. Audition booths will be set up in New Jersey, Phoenix, Nashville, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and the Foxwoods Resort Casino in New England.

Recently, judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger were let go from the singing competition, as well as host Steve Jones.