Rickey Minor and his band will be leaving American Idol at the end of Season 9 to join the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Rickey will be taking the place of current band leader, Kevin
One more American Idol exit… First Paula Abdul took a hike, then Simon Cowell put in his notice so he could bring X Factor to America in 2011. Now, bandleader, Ricky Minor is headed to
2nd Update: I just saw the entire list of participants, and Carrie was not on the list. Jordin Sparks, Katharine McPhee and Randy Jackson were all on the list. UPDATE: CNN removed Carrie Underwood’s name