The Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj feud is finally over, well on American Idol that is. Both musicians have officially resigned as Idol judges and won’t be returning for a second season.

Fox and other producers of the singing competition including FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment  released a statement regarding the departure of Mariah Carey. They stated,  “Mariah Carey is a true global icon -one of the most accomplished artists on the planet – and we feel extremely fortunate that she was able to bring her wisdom and experience to the American Idol contestants this season. We know she will remain an inspiration to Idol hopefuls for many seasons to come.”

The producers also released a statement regarding Nicki Minaj’s departure. “Nicki Minaj is a superstar who brought a level of honesty and passion to American Idol and who had a tremendous positive impact on so many contestants this season. Given her extremely busy career, we understand and respect her decision and wish her the best.”

Both artist cite their musical careers for the reason to leave Idol. Mariah Carey plans to have a world tour with the success of her most recent single “Beautiful” featuring Miguel.

Nicki Minaj went to Twitter to announce her departure. “Thank You American Idol for the life changing experience! Wouldn’t trade it for the world! Time to focus on the Music!!! Mmmuuuaahhh!!!”

Fox has yet to officially announce new judges for the 13th season of the show. Randy Jackson has also exited the judging chair, but many speculate the next season will include an all alumni panel with former contestants such as Jennifer Hudson.

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In a statement to E! News yesterday, Jackson, the last original judge, addresses the rumor by saying, “Yo! Yo! Yo! To put all of the speculation to the rest, after 12 years of judging on ‘American Idol’ I have decided it is time to leave after this season.  I am very proud of how we forever changed television and the music industry. It’s been a life changing opportunity but I am looking forward to focusing on my company Dream Merchant 21 and other business ventures.”

Fear not, American Idol fans, the show has not announced any plans to end airing additional seasons, and will undoubtedly boast a whole new set of celebrity judges that will offer critique and the opportunity to gain National and global fame to American Idol contestants and hope-fulls.

We wish Jackson the best of luck in his future business endeavors and will always remember his contribution to the show!

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Nicki Minaj sat down with Jay Leno on The Tonight Show to once again explain that the feud between her and fellow American Idol judge Mariah Carey is no publicity stunt. She did explain however that the tension between the two ladies is nothing personal and that she has always respected Carey. “I’m one of her biggest fans in the world,” she said.

Apparently the fights come from the fact that they are both very passionate about their work. “A lot of it starts off like we’re joking, but passionate and both crazy, “she explained. “And then sometimes it just goes, ‘Roar,’ and you can’t really stop it.”

Minaj acknowledged to Leno the fact that she has quite the temper but has been attempting to keep it under control for the past year. Fans are already eagerly awaiting the start of the new American Idol season to see just how well these two divas are able to play nice or if Nicki’s temper will get the better of her.

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The cast of Fox’s ‘American Idol’ took the stage for a Q&A with the Winter TV Press Tour and finally addressed the drama between judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj this week in Pasadena, California. On the presses mind, was the drama real or was it leaked to boost rating for the show?

When asked how the two were able to put the drama behind them Minaj joked, “I put on my sex tape.” Rumors of a sex tape involving the rapper have been circulating since 2010.

“And there it is,” responded Carey. “The whole thing is convoluted. It’s a distraction from the show and a distraction from the contestants.”

“Every time we try to talk about the contestants, we have to field questions about [this]”, Minaj said.

Carey went on to explain “Time heals all wounds.” To which Minaj concluded, “And we watched me tape… We’re professionals. Have you ever had an argument with someone you work with?”

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All’s fair in love and reality television. This week the hottest story in the entertainment world has been the huge blow up between diva Mariah Carey and hip hop artist Nicki Minaj. Much of Tuesday’s blowout between the two American Idol judges was captured on video and the published on celebrity gossip site TMZ’s website and now even Barabara Walters is getting in on the action. According to Walters, Mariah Carey told her that Minaj threatened to shoot her. On her talk show ‘The View’ Walters said that in a phone conversation with Mariah Carey that she was told “when Nicki walked off the set multiple people heard Nickio say, ‘If I had a gun I would shoot the …. bitch.” For now the show will go on despite the feud between the pair but its taking a toll on Carey who told Walters that she doesn’t feel “comfortable emotionally” and has had to hire extra security to deal with threat she perceives from her co-worker.

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According to celebrity rag Us Weekly another big name star may be signing up to join top talent search show American Idol. The magazine reports that the MC will be signing a contract any day to join the shows 12th season as a judge. This news comes just a month after the announcement that Mariah Carey had signed on as a replacement for Jennifer Lopez who stepped down to focus her energy on family and her music and acting career. With Steven Tyler of the band Aerosmith also leaving Idol had to step up its game in order to compete with the addition of Brittney Spears to the cast of their main rival The X Factor. Lots of celebrity names have been bouncing around from Nick Jonas and Pharell Williams to Katy Perry and Miley Cirus but if Us Weekly is to be believed it looks like Minaj beat out the competition for the job.

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Pop megastar Mariah Carey is slated to become the newest host on the popular series American Idol and will reportedly be making between 12 and 15 million a year for the job. Since Jennifer Lopez announced that she would not be returning to the show many names have been suggested as a replacement but Carey, who admits to being a long time fan of the show seems to have one the coveted spot on the lineup. Carey, whose manager is long time Idol host Randy Jackson, is excited to find a more stable career that will allow her plenty of time to be at home with her young family and the show will be a great place for the singer to promote her new album expected out soon. Carey’s husband Nick Cannon is currently working for rival talent show “America’s Got Talent”.

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Charlie Sheen has officially expressed interest in being a judge on the next season of American Idol. The mega star called into Ryan Seacrest’s radio show on Tuesday to respond to reports that American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe had shown interest in using Sheen as a replacement for departing judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez. “It kind of came out of nowhere and … it seems so out of the blue that it almost made perfect sense,” Sheen told Seacrest. “I thought this could be a lot of fun. Seriously … I’m genuinely interested. It’s so different, it could be radical.” Sheen also addressed his recent departure from Twitter on the show stating that “There was something about it that never felt right,” Sheen told Seacrest. “It’s hard to tell 8 million people, ‘Hey, don’t take it personally.’ It just never felt like it represented who I am and who my fans have come to know me to be. I’ve always been a really private guy. … I just lost a passion for it, I guess that’s what it was.”

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Big changes are in store for American Idol next season. The popular singing competition reality show is shaking things up as they struggle to find a replacement for popular host Jennifer Lopez. Lopez, who has hosted the show for the past two years, has decided not to return for a third season, choosing instead to focus on other parts of her busy career. Show executives have been batting around a lot of names over the past month but one in particular is generating a lot of buzz. Former Idol alum and second place winner Adam Lambert is looking like a likely candidate to return to the show as host. With his flashy image and major fan appeal show execs feel that he would bring a great human element to the show. Facing fierce competition from new shows like “The Voice” and “X Factor” Idol will really have to step up its game next season if they want to hold on to viewers and ratings.

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