Tulisa Contostavlos is to stand trial in July on a drugs charge after appearing at Southwark Crown Court in London.
The N-Dubz star is accused of brokering an £860 cocaine deal and helping an undercover reporter obtain the class A drug. She denies being concerned with the supply of 13.9 grams of cocaine to Sun on Sunday reporter Mazher Mahmood, known as the "fake sheikh", between 20 and 24 May.
Dressed in a black jacket and skirt, Contostavlos appeared alongside rapper Mike GLC, also known as Michael Coombs, 35, for a 10-minute hearing. The pair spoke only to confirm their names and say they understood the timetable. A case management hearing will take place on 27 March.
Contostavlos, of Friern Barnet, north London, was arrested on 4 June with Coombs. She had been dropped as a judge on The X Factor days before her arrest, with Sharon Osbourne returning to the show. Coombs, of Enfield, north London, denies a charge of supplying the drug on 23 May.
Judge Alistair McCreath renewed their unconditional bail and set the trial for 14 July, the day after Contostavlos's 26th birthday. The trial is expected to last two weeks.
