Move over Britney & Christina! Another artist who was huge in the 90s is stomping the music contest world. Mariah Carey has, surprisingly, jumped onto the American Idol judges table. Considering Nick Cannon announced Idol couldn't afford Mariah, I'm guess they spent a pretty penny on her...
It’s not just a sweet, sweet fantasy: They belong together. Yes indeed, after several days of intense speculation, Fox announced at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour in Beverly Hills Monday that Mariah Carey has officially signed on as an American Idol judge for the show’s upcoming twelfth season.
Idol‘s executive producer Nigel Lythgoe weighed in on the very public search for new judges after a TCA press tour panel for fellow Fox reality program So You Think You Can Dance. “I would like to see the judges change every year. It’s horrible to be in this position where you guys [in the press] are asking, ‘Who’s it going to be?’ and there are thousands of names being thrown out,” said Lythgoe. “And it’s unfair on negotiations. You can’t negotiate with somebody in a public marketplace.”
As for Carey, she served as a guest mentor during Top 7 Week on Season 7 of Idol, resulting in a stellar night of music focused around the diva’s songbook that included David Cook’s “Always Be My Baby,” Jason Castro’s “I Don’t Wanna Cry,” Carly Smithson’s “Without You,” and Syesha Mercado’s “Vanishing.”
Carey had also been scheduled to serve as an advisor for Simon Cowell on Season 1 of his U.S. version of The X Factor, but was forced to cancel a trip to France to whittle down his roster of female solo contestants when Hurricane Irene grounded her plane in New York.
Carey’s addition to the Idol judges’ table comes in the wake of Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler recently annoucning plans to exit Fox’s ratings behemoth after respective two-year stints on the panel. What’s more, Carey’s Idol gig creates something of a competitive conundrum in her own household: Husband Nick Cannon hosts NBC’s category competitor America’s Got Talent, which typically overlaps with Idol for a week or two in May.
So we have Britney on X-Factor, Kelly on Duets, Christina on The Voice and Mariah on Idol. Now I guess we just wait on Beyoncé to announce she's judging America's Got Talent!
Now let the speculations begin on how much she's making! I'm guessing $8,000,000 - $12,000,000,
17 mill. No way she dipped under Britney, Jennifer, or Christina.
ReplyDeleteThe producers of AI know that a strong celebrity is the only way the show will survive. There's nothing left of what AI used to be and it would otherwise die.
ReplyDeleteI think she's getting more than Britney, tbh. Idol is desperate and Mariah is pretty expensive, lol.
ReplyDeleteMariah is not getting more than Britney you can forget about that. She may have a better voice but she has been out of the game for years the only time she came back was in Justin Bieber Christmas Video and for me that is pathetic. According to The Hollywood Reporter 75% of the people want Simon back, they don't want a judge like Ellen who can't sing. 17% wanted Mariah on the show, other 17% wants Gaga on the show, 16% wants Charlie Sheen (wtf?) other 16% wants Lionel Richie, other 16% wants Elton John (I want him too), a 14% wants Carrie Underwood, 13% wants Bret Michaels , 11% Aretha Franklin, 10% Adam Lambert (he still needs more years in the industry) and 7% Miley Cyrus
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