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Confirmed: Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey are Done with 'American Idol,' Mariah Embarks on World Tour

Peace out Idol!
Well, we already knew this was happening, but now it's confirmed by Mariah Carey's team that she will not return to American Idol next year.

“W/ global success of “#Beautiful” (#1 in 30+ countries so far) @MariahCarey confirms world tour & says goodbye 2 Idol,” her PR firm said via Twitter.

Mariah is currently finishing an album which is due out this summer, she will appear in the movie The Butler, which premieres in August, AND her world tour will kick off in Asia in October!

Mariah will also perform at the “Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular.” Hosted by her husband Nick Cannon, the two-hour show will air on July 4th at 8 p.m.

Woah! Somebody is busyyyy.


Country star Keith Urban may be the only returning Idol judge as he reportedly said he would like to do another season of the show. But, rumor has it that none of the judges are returning.

After serving as a judge on all 12 seasons, Randy Jackson announced during the recent season that he wasn't returning.

Also, Nicki Minaj recently tweeted news that she'll be focusing on her music instead of returning to Idol.

Nicki tweeted, "Thank you American Idol for a life changing experience! Wouldn't trade it for the world! Time to focus on the Music!!! Mmmuuuaahhh!!!"

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