TMZ is reporting that Mariah Carey is PISSED that Nicki Minaj may become an American Idol judge. Also, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban and Enrique Iglesias are top candidates:
Nicki Minaj may well become a judge on “American Idol,” but it will be at the expense of Mariah Carey, who we’re told hung up the phone when she was told Nicki was the top candidate.
Sources connected with “Idol” tell TMZ … Mariah was led to believe she would be the only woman on the judge’s panel. Choosing Nicki would not only crush that expectation, it would add insult to injury because Nicki (29) is a lot younger than Mariah (42).
As for the composition of the judge’s panel, we’re told by no means is it a done deal. There are 2 scenarios being played out. First, it’s unclear if Randy Jackson will come back as a judge or a mentor. If he leaves the judge’s panel, there will be another spot to fill.
The second scenario … we’re told some of the honchos believe it’s a mistake to have 2 women and a man on the panel, and a 4th male judge would be necessary.
As for who’s still in the running, we’re told Brad Paisley, Keith Urban and Enrique Iglesias are leading the pack.
And there’s one other thing. Sources connected with the show say they’re worried … if the judge’s end up being Mariah, Nicki and Randy … middle America might not welcome the blackout.
Mariah has her OWN idea regarding who should be on the panel. She tweeted @americanidol “What’s going on? need the info!! What about this combo? : ) if we could ever get him to do it! http://t.co/qywveJHd” That’s a photo of her with musician Lenny Kravitz. He responded that he’d love to do it.
Whoa TMZ using the word “blackout”? So-called “middle-america” may not be as racist as you (and TPTB) think they are. Having said that, I have no doubt that the panel, in the end WILL be diverse, with a mixture of genders and races.
It’s so typical to pit women against women in the gossip rags, feeding into the stereotype that we are all catty bitches. This could be exaggerated. I will reserve judgement.
