A FOX insider has told Hollywood Reporter that Nicki Minaj will be tapped as a judge on the next season of American Idol.
Apparently Keith Urban isn’t far behind signing up as a judge on the reality competition show, either.
From a recent blog post in which I ripped her male dancers for flaunting a bit too much of their ahem, anatomy, I think you know how I feel about Minaj … her impressive rags to riches story aside.
While country music has its flaws, as well, too often being about drinking and sex, I can see what AI is doing here.
In potentially bringing in Urban and Minaj, at $3 million and $8 million respectively, not only is the show cutting costs considerably (consider Simon Cowell used to earn $35 million per season) AI is also bringing in talent from two of music’s most popular genres.
I have already been burned out on AI for several years, so I probably won’t be watching.
Fans of Urban and Minaj probably will be, however.
Will you keep watching American Idol?




Matt Aug has been a reporter, writer and editor for over two decades and has been published by USA Today, Newsday and NFL.com. Matt watched black and white television growing up and was around before HBO began!