Randy Jackson News

Nicki Minaj has joined fellow American Idol judge Mariah Carey in officially leaving the FOX singing competition show. Today, May 30, Minaj confirmed the news via Twitter.

Today, May 30, the diva took to Twitter to confirm the news, after months of rumors. She retweeted a post from her publicists, which said: 'W/ global success of '#Beautiful' (#1 in 30+ countries so far) @MariahCarey confirms world tour & says goodbye 2 Idol.'

According to numerous reports, Oscar-winner and season 3 contender Jennifer Hudson has officially signed on to join AMERICAN IDOL's judges' panel.

Despite rumors that former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson was under consideration for one of the show's season 13 judging slots, the singer tells The Hollywood Reporter that she will not be returning to the program. Meanwhile, American Idol execs are reportedly still mulling over an all-alum judges panel for next season, including Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls).

Vulture reports that Fox, FremantleMedia, and 19 Entertainment have approached many of the stars churned out of the IDOL machine - including Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson - for the vacant judging positions. Adam Lambert and Clay Aiken are also being considered.

It was Kree vs. Candice on last night's AMERICAN IDOL. The ladies had to step it up and perform for the largest crowd they've seen all year at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. In the end, it was Candice Glover who took the Season 12 crown during the May 16th live results show! According to The Hollywood Reporter, Glover cried as she sang 'I Am Beautiful' and confetti rained down on her onstage.

'It's great to go back and see the old gang,' she told TV Guide Magazine earlier this week - and commented on her time on the show. 'I do miss it. I had a great time doing IDOL.'

It shouldn't necessarily come as a surprise, but according to US Weekly, Nicki Minaj has been given the boot from Fox's AMERICAN IDOL.

In a conference call with reporters this morning which included the announcement of FOX's 2013-2014 programming schedule, Kevin Reilly, Chairman, Entertainment, FOX Broadcasting Company spoke about the future of its long-running singing competition AMERICAN IDOL.

According to E!, judge Randy Jackson announced today that he is officially leaving FOX's American Idol at the end of this season.

On last night's AMERICAN IDOL on FOX, Top 3 contestant Candice Glover closed the show performing "Somewhere" from the Broadway musical West Side Story. Her stunning and emotional performance earned a standing ovation from the judges. Check out the performance below!

The Top 3 contestants faced here were three themes on last night's AMERICAN IDOL; Judges' Choice, Jimmy's Choice and IDOL Producers' Choice. Check out the performances below!

As part of its 35th Anniversary Season initiatives, Pacific Symphony announced today the launch of a new musical endeavor, Wavelength Festival of Music, to be held this summer at the OC Fair & Event Center at Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa on Aug. 22, 23, 24 and 25. Over four summer evenings, Wavelength features a dazzling and diverse array of contemporary musicians, in most cases performing with members of Pacific Symphony.

Most reality shows outstay their welcome. Most, however don't put us through innumerous seasons of trite exploitation. Unfortunately, these shows are happy to.

Zebra is a Hard rock band founded in 1975 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Hit singles 'Tell Me What You Want' and 'Who's Behind The Door'. It features Randy Jackson (guitar and vocals), Felix Hanemann (bass, keyboards and vocals) and Guy Gelso (drums and vocals). Their mainstream debut on Atlantic Records was in 1983 with their eponymous album, highlighted by the singles 'Tell Me What You Want' and 'Who's Behind The Door'. Zebra got their start on the US East Coast club circuit, frequently playing at clubs on Long Island, NY.

Have you had enough of Seacrest out and been longing for the return of everyone's favorite glee clubbers? Well, fret not, Randy Jackson and the dawg pound - Glee is back, and there will be no more breaks or hiatuses for the remainder of the season - that's five episodes, kiddies! Normally, this is the part where I make funny and sassy comments, and I feel like I've got that covered, but tonight's episode will be dealing with a fairly serious (and tragically recent) topic [school violence] thus I felt I should address that before leading things. All that being said - Glee is back, and Seacrest is out. Just as the New Directions are about to get serious about Regionals, Brittany makes a startling announcement - a meteor (or asteroid - she's not exactly sure) will be striking Lima and killing the population within in the next several days. After hearing Brittany's announcement, Will decides to make the assignment for the week "Last Chances" - the chance to say all those things you've been meaning to say, but can't quite get right. Brittany decides she needs to make amends with Lord Tubbington, which confuses the glee club, but Sam tells her she should perhaps sing to him and mend their relationship. Ryder explains to Jake about the girl he's been talking to online, and how he's found her - at McKinley, but when Ryder finds the girl and serenades her with "Your Song" by Elton John, he's shocked to find he's been a victim of cat-fishing.

'American Idol' judge Randy Jackson, Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe, and Trish Kinane, executive producer and president of entertainment programming for FremantleMedia North America will attend the 2013 NAB show.

After receiving the lowest number of votes, Devin Velez sang for survival on last night's AMERICAN IDOL, hoping the judges would use their only 'save of the season' to keep him in the competition. Check out his final performance below!

It was like a homecoming for past AMERICAN IDOL contestant Colton Dixon. He returned to the Idol stage to perform his hit, 'Love Has Come For Me. Also, last night, keeping with the Motor City Music Theme, the Top 8 sang the Bob Seger hit 'Old Time Rock and Roll.' Check out both performances below!

Music group OneRepublic and Smash star Katherine McPhee hit the AMERICAN IDOL stage last tonight to perform the song, 'If I Lose Myself.' Check out the performance below!