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Randy Jackson Leaving 'American Idol'

Tiffanie Drayton — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:34:53 +0000

Randy Jackson has announced his ‘American Idol’ retirement. After over a decade spent on the show critiquing contestants, he’s bidding farewell to the judges’ table after this season. “To put all of the speculation to the rest, after 12 years of judging on ‘American Idol’ I have decided it is time to leave,” he said [...]

Nicki Minaj Responds to 'Idol' Exit Rumors, Randy Jackson Quits

Gina Vespa — Fri, 10 May 2013 02:24:14 +0000

Earlier today (May 9), we learned that ‘American Idol’ producers reportedly plan to replace judges Nicki Minaj, Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey and Keith Urban with a new set of panelists next season due to low ratings. Never one to bite her tongue, Minaj responded to the rumors and Jackson confirmed that he has, in fact, decided to call it quits.

'American Idol' Season 12, Episode 13 Recap: Nicki Minaj, Randy Jackson Take Aim at Each Other During Semifinals

David Whitely — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:52:04 +0000

Another week, another five more ‘American Idol’ hopefuls sent home. This time, the ladies were the center of the attention and — in what has become the norm — they out-shined the men yet again. Things are really beginning to turn up this season with the judges separating the really strong singers from those that fail behind [...]

Adam Sanders Does Etta James' 'I'd Rather Go Blind' Justice on 'American Idol'

David Whitely — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 07:07:02 +0000

From the moment he opened his mouth, you knew that Adam Sanders could sing. Despite initial nervousness from meeting his idol Mariah Carey, this young man showed why he was a voice to be threatened by in this competition. R&B and soul sound like a good direction for this kid because he has the voice [...]

Randy Jackson Back as 'American Idol' Judge

Jessica Sager — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 03:32:46 +0000

It’s cool, dawg. Randy Jackson is back as an ‘American Idol‘ judge! Jackson is said to be returning for season 12. While he was earlier expected to take on a new mentoring role and exit the judges’ table, sources told The Hollywood Reporter that Jackson will stick with what he knows: being a relative moderate [...]

Randy Jackson To Manage Mariah Carey

kaz — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:02:56 +0000

American Idol judge Randy Jackson could be Mariah Carey’s new manager. He is in talks right now and it might be a go for Jackson. Jackson is not new to the music biz as he worked for Columbia Records, the label that Carey was first signed to in the 90’s. Jackson also wrote and produced [...]