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Nigel Lythgoe And Ken Warwick Fired From ‘American Idol’; Per Blankens Hired As New Producer
06/10/2013
Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick, the longtime executive producers of the Fox singing competition American Idol, have been fired from the show. Producers announced Monday that they had hired Per Blankens, the producer of Swedish Idol, to replace them.
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Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj Won’t Return To 'American Idol'
05/31/2013
Mariah Carey has confirmed that she won’t be returning to the American Idol judges panel for next season. Her announcement is coming on the heels of fellow judge Nicki Minaj’s confirmation that she would be leaving the competition on Thursday.
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Randy Jackson Steps Down As ‘American Idol’ Judge
05/10/2013
Randy Jackson, the American Idol judge, has decided that this season will be his last on the panel of the singing competition. Jackson, who is now in his twelfth season with Idol, was the last remaining original judge; Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul both left in prior seasons.
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WATCH: Steven Tyler Dresses In Drag For 'American Idol'
02/01/2013
Steven Tyler dressed in drag for last night’s American Idol, posing as an Oklahoman woman named Pepper LaBeija trying out for the competition. Despite the legitimacy of the name––Tyler adopted the name from a famous drag queen––the Aerosmith frontman wasn’t fooling anyone when he walked in.
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Phillip Phillips Talks New Season Of 'Idol'
12/20/2012
American Idol season 11 winner Phillip Phillips, 22, is making the promotional rounds for his new debut album, The World from the Side of the Moon, even in Canada, where he popped by the MuchMusic studio to address his gathered fans — and dish about the changes American Idol has made.
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Mariah Carey Claims Nicki Minaj Said She Would 'Shoot' Her After 'American Idol' Dispute
10/04/2012
Despite Ryan Seacrest's efforts to downplay it, the feud between Mariah Carey, 42, and Nicki Minaj, 29, that was caught on a taping of the Simon Cowell-created American Idol, in which Minaj said she was not going to be "putting up with her f--king highness over there" — meaning Carey — was more than a passing tiff.
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American Idol's Nicki Minaj And Mariah Carey Duke It Out, Ryan Seacrest Explains
10/03/2012
Everybody likes to buzz about conflicts between judges on the set of reality competitions like The X Factor and The Voice, but it looks like things really did get ugly between fellow divas Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj on American Idol during a rehearsal taping, when a video of the two singers duking it out at the judge's table was leaked online.
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Nikki Minaj And Keith Urban Join 'American Idol' Judging Panel
09/17/2012
Iconic rapper Nikki Minaj, 29, and country sensation Keith Urban, 44, famously married to fellow Australian Nicole Kidman, are the latest pair to join American Idol as judges, alongside Mariah Carey and veteran Randy Jackson — expanding the panel to four members from three in previous seasons.
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Nick Jonas Plays Baseball For Broadway
08/10/2012
Singer, former boybander, and baseball fan Nick Jonas, 19, took a break from his rumored American Idol negotiations to steal home plate! Jonas hit New York's Central Park on Thursday wearing his green and white uniform for the World Wide Wickets, his team on the Broadway Softball League, which is in its playoffs right now.
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Jackson Family Drama: Katherine Returns Home, Prince Takes To Twitter
07/27/2012
After being almost obsessively shielded from the spotlight for most of their lives by their father, Michael Jackson's kids are now flocking to the public arena of Twitter, speaking out about the bizarre Jackson family drama that has been publicly playing out since Jackson family matriarch Katherine Jackson was reported missing earlier this week by her nephew, Trent Jackson — a claim that was later denied by the Jackson children.
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WATCH: Jackson Family Brawl Caught On Tape, Twitter
07/25/2012
The turmoil surrounding the Jackson family is mounting after a missing person report was filed earlier this week over the alleged disappearance of Jackson matriarch Katherine Jackson, 82 — allegations which her son, Jermaine Jackson, immediately denied, claiming that the report, supposedly filed by his cousin, Trent Jackson, who works for Katherine, was false.
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It's Official: Mariah Carey Will Join 'American Idol'
07/24/2012
Since there seems to be a revolving door leading to the American Idol judges' table, the identities of the next judges to sit in the autocratic seats seem to be a constant topic of speculation. Mariah Carey, 42, is certainly a name that has come up before in talks, and now the new mother of twins Monroe and Moroccan with singer and America's Got Talent host, Nick Cannon, 31, will finally join the Simon Cowell-created American Idol next season, replacing Jennifer Lopez.
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Jennifer Lopez Also Departing 'American Idol'
07/13/2012
On the heels of Steven Tyler's announcement that he will not be returning as a judge on FOX's American Idol, Jennifer Lopez confirmed Friday that she, too, will be leaving the show after two years.
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'Idol' Winner Phillip Phillips To Undergo Surgery
05/25/2012
American Idol Season 11 winner Phillip Phillips, 21, has plenty of recovering to do before he goes on tour with his fellow Idol contestants on July 6. "I've been sick this whole show. I'm trying to get all my work done, to recover," Phillips told Live! with Kelly, calling in to explain why he can't appear on the morning show next week, as he was scheduled.
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Phillip Phillips Win Wins 'American Idol' Over Jessica Sanchez
05/24/2012
Season 11 of FOX's American Idol — the most-watched show on television — has come and gone, leaving in its wake winner Phillip Phillips, 21, and runner-up Jessica Sanchez, 16. At the end of an epic, two-hour finale on Wednesday featuring performances by Jennifer Lopez, Reba McEntire, Jordin Sparks, Neil Diamond, Aerosmith and an over-the-top, show-stopping duet of "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" between Sanchez and original Dreamgirls star Jennifer Holiday, host Ryan Seacrest announced Phillips as the winner.
