Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban confirmed as American Idol judges
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Tribute News on September 17, 2012 | 5 Comments
Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban have been confirmed as new
American Idol judges. The 'Super Bass' hitmaker and the country singer - who quit the Australian version of
The Voice earlier this month - will join fellow newcomer Mariah Carey and long-serving panelist Randy Jackson on the U.S. talent show, and Keith is "so excited" to have landed the role. He wrote on Twitter: "SO excited to be joining the team on @AmericanIdol!!!!!! - KU#idoljudges (sic)"
American Idol host Ryan Seacrest also took to the social networking site to confirm the four judges will be on the panel for the forthcoming 12th season of the show. He tweeted: "It's official! Your Season 12 Idol judges are Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban. Meet the judges (sic)."
Mike Darnell, President of Alternative Entertainment for Fox, believes the talent show has recruited one of the "most exciting judging panels around" for the forthcoming season - which is due to air in January - after Nicki and Keith replaced outgoing judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. He said in a statement: "Nicki's an unbelievably captivating international phenomenon who has made an indelible mark on rap and pop. Keith is another great addition to 'Idol' - he's one of the biggest stars in country music and I know that our fans and contestants will fall in love with him. With an unparalleled star like Mariah, fan-favorite Randy, chart-toppers like Nicki and Keith and our incomparable host Ryan, we've put together one of the most exciting judging panels around."
Randy - who has been a judge on the program since it began in 2002 - signed a new deal to remain on the show after talks with Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias broke down. But
X Factor judge Simon Cowell - who was a panelist on
American Idol from 2002 to 2010 - has insisted keeping Randy on is the "right decision." He tweeted: "Just heard Randy is back on Idol. Right decision."
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Team Urban yay!!!
Urban, great call!
Minaj, get someone with a little class. Terrible call.
Wow, a clone…..flattered
sorry i forgot the ‘e’
No worries Joe!