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The ratings for Season 12 of 'American Idol' have been consistently down -- the worst since the first. Many critics believe the decline has to do with lackluster judges. One of those judges believes the blame lies on the doorstep of her peers. Yes, Nicki Minaj thinks the low ratings for 'Idol' are the fault of Keith Urban, Mariah Carey and sole remaining original judge Randy Jackson. Her Minajesty

The rumors of friction on the set of 'American Idol' were definitely true, as we saw last night. Nicki Minaj stormed off the set during the Charlotte auditions when the other three judges disregard her helpful advice for an auditioning contestant. Check out the video to see what set her off.

Unless you went to Dallas last week to see the premiere episode of season 12 of American Idol, you'll get to see the new panel of judges as they make their debut on the new season tonight on Fox.

American Idol is giving you the chance to see the premiere episode of Season 12 a week before its TV release date of Wednesday, January 16 by screening the first episode of the new season in select theaters nationwide.

Good news for 'American Idol' fans! The official list of judges has finally been released. Who will grace the stage?

It's cool, dawg. Randy Jackson is back as an 'American Idol' judge!

American Idol will be all-new,it seems, this year. Well, new in that the judges will all be new. According to TMZ, Randy Jackson has become the latest judge to leave the “American Idol” lineup. The singer/record producer was the last remaining member of the show’s original panel of judges after launching the first season with Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul in 2002.

Now that Steven Tyler has officially bailed on ‘American Idol‘ and it’s looking more and more like Jennifer Lopez will follow suit, that’s two Chairs of Judgment that need to be filled. Or is it three? Sources close to the show say Randy Jackson, the only original ‘Idol’ panelist left, is packing up his iffy fashion sense and hitting the door, too.

The rumors and speculation that's been around for a week or so has come true.  According to TMZ.com, Jennifer Lopez has called it quits and will not be returning to the American Idol judges table next season with Randy Jackson.

We already know one of our fave ‘American Idol‘ alumni, Adam Lambert, is up for a judging stint to potentially replace Jennifer Lopez on the show. But who else is in talks for the gig? So far, a slew of divas — and one dude.

Randy Jackson appeared on The Talk on CBS yesterday and during the interview he announced which of the 6 remaining Idol contestants he thinks should make the top 4.

They’re competing for a similar demographic, so it only stands to reason that the ‘American Idol‘ judges might not be on the friendliest of terms with their counterparts on NBC’s upstart hit ‘The Voice.’ But it’s still a little surprising to watch the war of words that seems to be unfolding between Adam Levine and Randy Jackson.