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The judges table for next season's 'American Idol' will see new faces as Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj have announced their departure from the reality singing competition. The news of both entertainers' confirmed exit from 'Idol' did not leave fans very shocked considering rumors have spread over the last few weeks...

Mariah Carey brought a 6-year-old girl who shares her name onstage at a concert in Australia last night (Jan. 3). Contact Music reports that after discovering that Mariah Cini would be attending her show in Sydney, the singer brought her namesake onstage as a special guest at her Allphones Arena concert...

"American Idol" drama has gone beyond the criticisms of Simon Cowell's sharp tongue and spilled into an actual fight between new judges Nicki Minaj and judge Mariah Carey. The filming for the show in Charlotte, N.C. was disrupted by a heated argument between Minaj and Carey...

NEW YORK (AP) - Mariah Carey says there's no feud between her and fellow new "American Idol" judge Nicki Minaj at the moment. Judges Carey, Minaj, Keith Urban and Randy Jackson and host Ryan Seacrest attended a press conference in New York on Monday after auditioning singers for the Fox music reality TV series...

NEW YORK (AP) - The "American Idol" judges' panel is now complete with the naming of singer-rapper Nicki Minaj and country crooner Keith Urban. The Fox network officially tapped the pair with an announcement Sunday, confirming rumors surrounding them both just hours before the first round of auditions for next season was due to begin in New York...

Let's start by giving credit where credit is due -- Mariah Carey's body (above left) is the fierceness. It is not, however, the ridiculously proportioned silhouette imaged (above right) in her new "American Idol" promotional photo. This is what we call an epic photo-retouching fail...

As reported by AOL Music Blog, it's official -- Mariah Carey is the newest "American Idol" judge! Following weeks of speculation, FOX has announced the pop diva will reside on the hit reality competition's judges' panel for the upcoming twelfth season...