Mariah Carey Joins 'American Idol' As New Judge

Jul

23

2012

Mariah Carey Joins ‘American Idol’ As New Judge

Written by Trent | Filed under Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey

Well, at least we know there will finally be a real singer on the guiding the next generation of artists. Mariah Carey has officially announced that she will serve as a judge on the next season of ‘American Idol’, claiming the spot left vacant by Jennifer Lopez.

Carey confirmed the news in a press release issued by FOX and noted her excited by saying, “as a singer, songwriter, and producer, it’s going to be fun and rewarding to help find new talent and give back with ‘American Idol’”. The diva also affirmed that her new single, ‘Triumphant (Get ‘Em) (Ft. Rick Ross & Meek Mill)’, will hit the airwaves at the start of August.

Later this year, Carey will release her new album, which includes contributions from Darkchild, Jermaine Dupri, Randy Jackson, Big Jim Wright, Bryan-Michael Cox and Johnta Austin. The arrival of the record will be followed by the ‘American Idol’ premiere in January.

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It will be very interesting to see how ‘American Idol’ will impact Carey’s career. The show exhibited a near-30% decline in viewership during the last year and with major restructuring being conducted behind the scenes, this is undoubtedly a huge risk for her because if the new season fails then the media may portray the loss as a reflection of a dip in Carey’s own popularity.

Additionally, Lopez didn’t quite benefit from being on ‘American Idol’ as many critics predicted. She was able to nab the biggest hit of her career with ‘On the Floor (Ft. Pitbull)’ but her ‘Love?’ album has yet to be certified gold. Still, Lopez catered to the Dance/Pop market and Carey has already noted that her new album will target fans of R&B.

Let’s just see how this entire situation works out. It baffles me that Carey passed on ‘The X Factor (US)’ – a show on the rise – and opted to join ‘American Idol’ instead. Maybe her years of experience in the industry has afforded her wisdom that us common folk, who would rather watch a rerun of ‘Ben 10′ than ‘American Idol’, just don’t understand.

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- darnell
  
  The reason she didn’t do X Factor is probably because it’s under Sony and American Idol is under Universal which is also the company Mariah is signed to
- sam
  
  Maybe Simon wanted Britney instead. She will bring in more ratings than Mariah (which is a fucking joke!). People just want to see if Britney will go crazy!
  
  I don’t understand why Mariah is doing THIS show? She would have been perfect for XF. Idol is DEAD, I haven’t heard people talk about that shit in years! Oh well, I’ll support Mariah because we FINALLY have a talented VOCALIST on one of these judging panels & she’s hilarious!
  
  Fuck watching Britney Spears & her lack of personality for 3 months! I’ll only watch if she’s a hot mess.
- Theman
  
  Idol is done, they don’t produce any chart toppers anymore, and the show is practically at a stand still, why would she wanna do a show thats basically stale. Nick made a big fuss over her not doing it, now she is.
- TIMMI
  
  Not only is American Idol under Universal as opposed to Sony but Mariah is going to be doing it with her friend of over 23 years, Randy Jackson.
- larry
  
  LOOOOOOOOOOOOL the gif!!!! She should have gone to x factor! A.I is not the one anymore even with the possible rise! smh MC
- FAB IT
  
  mariah has officially turn into “HAS BEEN” lmao i m sure trent is mad right now but keep it slow in this post ……..lmaoooo her presence at the show won t change a fuck it will flop sorry but i still love mariah she s a legend
- JojoStan
  
  I’m Fucking PISSED, This Woman Is killing Her Legacy before our very eyes…I still can’t believe it
- Kingphoenix
  
  Mariah is going to SLAY American Idol. I just know she will, i can feel it in my bones. I just really hope they have other good judges sitting beside Mariah, and they give these good judges with talent and expertise input on the show so that it can be revamped. I don’t really see it for X-factor at all besides Britney, so i don’t know why you would think it would be better for Mariah too go there…
- http://twitter.com/Kahariie Kahari
  
  Wow. Such slander on this site for people whom claim to be LAMBS/fans of hers. Personally, I’m excited to see a living legend sit down and usher in a new generation of singers. And I don’t imagine her to be as diva-ish or disrespectful as her stans are making her out to be. Obviously, none of you know anything about business moves, strategies or marketing. This is a fresh opportunity for Mariah and it will definitely be interesting to see how this pans out.
- @mikeyswagmike
  
  All I wanna know is How da fuck does Mr Carey feel about this I mean he said they couldnt afford his wife but I guess he will get a nice allowance from 17 mil… lmao
- @mikeyswagmike
  
  No but in all seriousness while I am excited that after a decade there is finally someone who can SING on AI, I dnt think its a good Career move for her and personally her attempt to get at the younger generation has always messed her up… like she should just realize that she is a legend and your legacy will carry you through time period! I didn’t even wanna see her on Xfactor for that matter cause those gigs I think are beneath her,IMO like she should just continue make timeless music and raise her kids and enjoy family life. If I had to choose a show tho I would have gone with X factor because its on the rise whereas Idol is declining. It can hurt her career and legacy because at Trent says if the show’s popularity continue to decline while she is there then she will feel the effects of that. She just need to make music that the contestants will come and try and sing *miserably of course*, but dnt come down to certain level for the younger generation *side eyes Up out my face* let them aspire to be you.
- darnell
  
  Even if Idol fails that doesn’t mean Mariah’s career is officially over! I thought people learned the last time that you can never count Mariah out! She’s probably going to bring the ratings this season. Who really cared about JLo and Steven Tyler anyway?
- Army Of Queen Aaliyah
  
  I Can’t Wait For SLAY-Riahs SHADE !!
  
  That Aaliyah Gif >>>>
- Theman
  
  Mariah appeals to all demographics. But this show did what it did… She shouldn’t have done it……..
- Liberiangirl
  
  I agree that Mariah should not have signed on to do American Idol. I am a huge fan of Mariah and I just think musically she has done so much that sitting at a table judging a singing contest is something she would do in 10-20 years down the line. She just has TOO MUCH TALENT AND A HUGE LEGACY do this, sorry. I don’t think this will do anything for her but I guess this promotion is good for her upcoming album.
- Juewelz03
  
  I hope MC knows what she is doing.
- Brutally Honest
  
  When all has fail you have to go try and revive your career somewhere. I hope Mariah knows Idol is a live singing show, that woman is the QUEEN of lipping. If you’d never though Mariah was hasbeen before, now you have the confirmation
  
  #NoLambChops Tonigh!
- BeyBoy
  
  @BrutallyHonest No, no tea but you were the same person excited that Whitney was going to be on X Factor. So…is that confirmation that she was a hasbeen?
- http://HollywoodFusion.com Michael
  
  I am beyond pumped for this!
- Ugh
  
  @darnell, that’s not the reason. It was because of hurricane Irene.
  
  I don’t like that she’s gonna be on the show. It’s kinda washed out now.
- MC
  
  Congrats to Mimi are in order
- MC
  
  $18 million dollar deal for 1 year! Hopefully she promotes her new album on the show
- MC
  
  I just saw the appearance she made season 7 of American Idol and she was great on it.
- HoneyBee_
  
  Im over people saying Mariah is a has-been for joining Idol. When you are a woman of a certain age, you aint having a career like you did in your twenties. Certain doors close, and with that new ones open. Mariah can still release good music for her fans. She is a legend and has invaluable experience to impart on the Idol contestants that quite frankly no other judge, past or present could offer. Mariah has to sit behind a desk and collect her check, she aint gotta be doing all this oter crazy stuff. The minute Mariah gets on stage and pointlessly flashes her tity at ripe old age of 50, we can then confirm that she is a has-been, desperatley seeking attention. Until that time Mariah girl, you’re still winning! *walks off into the sunset singing Can’t Let Go*
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- Sarah
  
  Mariah, I love you, but talent show panels are for has-beens.
- MC
  
  hopefully it benefits her
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