There has been much speculation about who will be replacing Jennifer Lopez in the new series of American Idol and the Fox network has just confirmed that pop sensation Mariah Carey is the new idol judge.
The 42-year-old will join the judges table for season 12. According to reports Mariah will be earning about $17 million for one season.
Although Mariah jumped at the chance to join the team she turned down a role on Simon Cowell's US X Factor last year.
Speaking about the new judge Kevin Reilly, the Entertainment President of Fox said:
'It’s the biggest recording artist than any of these [singing competition] shows have ever had. It’s an artist many of these contestants have tried to emulate. [The deal] only concluded only hours ago. Not being the only game in town we need to keep things fresh.'
The announcement comes days after Steven Tyler quit the show and apparently JLO left the show after weeks of trying to get a rise in pay.
Although it wasn't sure if she was leaving, today Fox said she won't be back. 'I think I can say it’s 100 percent that Jennifer won’t be back on the show,' Reilly said today.
Congrats to Mariah, do you think she will be a good Idol judge?
