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| 'American Idol' Adds Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban as Judges | |
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| Topic Started: Sep 16 2012, 11:14 PM (511 Views) | |
| bulgar | Sep 16 2012, 11:14 PM Post #1 |
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'American Idol' Adds Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban as Judges Randy Jackson also will return as a judge on the four-person panel, which includes previously announced newcomer Mariah Carey. The rumors started almost as soon as American Idol’s season 11 wrapped, and after three months of intense speculation, Fox on Sunday finally announced the official judges lineup for season 12. Drum roll please… Joining new judge Mariah Carey in the search for the next singing star are none other than rapper Nicki Minaj and country star Keith Urban. After speculation that he might move into a mentor role, Randy Jackson also will be back as a judge. Carey, Minaj and Urban replace Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler, who departed at the end of last season. Host Ryan Seacrest remains, while Interscope records chairman Jimmy Iovine also is expected to continue to provide his always colorful commentary. According to sources, Carey’s contract with the show, factoring in allowances for wardrobe, hair and makeup, is worth close to $18 million. Minaj will pocket a cool $12 million for her part with Urban coming in at half the price. Seacrest earns $15 million a year and is committed to the show for two more seasons. The new judges are locked in for one year. Worth noting: Jackson also co-manages Carey. What does all this new blood mean for Fox’s billion-dollar franchise? A much-needed respite from years of declining ratings, for one -- or so the network brass hope. During season five, Idol boasted an astonishing 35 million viewers -- a series high. This year, the show dipped below 20 million for the first time since 2003 when Ruben Studdard beat Clay Aiken in a hotly contested finale. Making matters worse, the star power of Lopez and Tyler seemed to fade even more during their second tour of Idol duty, losing another quarter of the show’s audience. New faces will in all likelihood spark renewed interest in the aging singing competition, as the curious tune in to see how the sassy and unpredictable Minaj mixes with Jackson, the gentlemanly Urban and diva extraordinaire Carey. But in with the new does not necessarily mean out with the old in the case of Idol. Major format changes are not expected and executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, who’s guided the ship for 10 of the show’s 12 seasons, is returning to the ep role, his rep confirms. Ultimately, Lythgoe would say, it’s the strength of the contestants that brings people back to Idol year after year. To that end, seemingly ho-hum winners like season 10’s Scotty McCreery and season 11’s Phillip Phillips, two of five so-called WGWGs (white guys with guitars) to take the top spot in as many years, point to another flaw in the Idol formula. Indeed, many of Idol's runners-up have gone on to more successful and diversified careers -- among them, season five's Katharine McPhee, who stars in NBC's Smash, and season 11's Jessica Sanchez, who will appear on Glee this season. Auditions for Idol's 12th season kick off Sunday in New York. Other audition cities include Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlotte, N.C.., San Antonio, Baton Rouge, La., and Oklahoma City. Idol returns in January. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/idol-worship/american-idol-nicki-minaj-keith-urban-mariah-randy-367574 |
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| GimmeSomeRiver | Sep 17 2012, 04:20 PM Post #2 |
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When I lay in bed I touch myself and I think of you
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So Nicki's career is over before it began. THANK GOD |
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| LUV | Oct 3 2012, 01:00 AM Post #3 |
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Nicki Minaj derailed the "American Idol" auditions in Charlotte, North Carolina today, after swearing at her and threatening, "I'm gonna knock you out" ... sources tell TMZ. Multiple sources are telling us there was a blow up between the two ... Nicki left, then came back and the fireworks continued, culminating with the threat. We're told producers ended the auditions for the day so the two judges could cool down. http://www.tmz.com/2012/10/02/nicki-minaj-mariah-carey-fight-american-idol-audition/ Big wigs on the show seem uncharacteristically upset by the blow up -- it appears this was no joke and it seems producers are worried about Mariah and Nicki co-existing for the long haul. http://www.tmz.com/2012/10/02/nicki-minaj-mariah-carey-fight-american-idol-audition/ Nicki comes off as a total whack job even more so than Mariah I don't know why A.I Producers thought it would be good to let her judge. She is so fake and deranged. I hope her butt implants explode. TBH she's nothing but trash and her music as well as her fans are awful. I curse her in the name of the devil. |
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| LUV | Oct 3 2012, 01:25 AM Post #4 |
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VIdeo of the incident http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apqPzuobceo |
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| Riverwide | Oct 3 2012, 10:47 AM Post #5 |
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| GimmeSomeRiver | Oct 3 2012, 11:25 AM Post #6 |
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When I lay in bed I touch myself and I think of you
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Is anyone really surprised at Nicki Minaj acting like ghetto trash? This flameout is surely the MADONNA CURSE at work though. |
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| johnnox | Oct 3 2012, 12:39 PM Post #7 |
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This is just want producers want to add some life to a show that's flagging in the ratings. Put two high maintenance bitches together and ... ta dah... they fight. Perfect. |
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| Beautiful Stranger | Oct 3 2012, 07:39 PM Post #8 |
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Exactly. Espeically since we know Mariah and Nicki are actually friends, as Nicki was a featured artist on Mariah's #100 Hot 100 smash single "Up Out My Face." |
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| GimmeSomeRiver | Oct 3 2012, 09:05 PM Post #9 |
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Featuring on one song however many years ago hardly makes them 'friends'. |
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| johnnox | Oct 3 2012, 09:07 PM Post #10 |
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True. Gaga and Madonna acted together on SNL. |
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| FuckBuddy | Oct 3 2012, 10:00 PM Post #11 |
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this talentless bitch makes herself no favors by proving she's a nutshell. there's only room for one true diva, so she better be fired before the live shows begin. |
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| johnnox | Oct 3 2012, 10:03 PM Post #12 |
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Why fire her when there's a chance of live show fights? Makes a dull show better. |
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| FuckBuddy | Oct 4 2012, 11:16 PM Post #13 |
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i'm not sure mimi has it in her to fight against a soon-to-be-hasbeen ghetto trash whore such as minaj, it'd be so beneath her exquisite diva manners, legacy and iconic status AS IF she'd ever ruin her much calculated camera angles regime by making spontaneous face gestures towards that furious cow. this is mimi we're talking about. she'll probably just put on her finest ironic smile for live tv purposes and go on lookin triumphant (new flop single-out now). |
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| Riverwide | Oct 4 2012, 11:29 PM Post #14 |
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| FuckBuddy | Oct 4 2012, 11:38 PM Post #15 |
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we're all team mimi at heart
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| GimmeSomeRiver | Oct 5 2012, 08:40 AM Post #16 |
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Mimi is a legend. Nicki Minaj is trash and her very existence is a scourge to the music world. END OF. |
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