Another one bites the dust.
Following on from arch rival Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj has confirmed that she too is leaving American Idol.
Details after the jump…
Taking to Twitter, the Young Money major wrote:
Thank you American Idol for a life changing experience! Wouldn’t trade it for the world! Time to focus on the Music!!! Mmmuuuaahhh!!!
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) May 30, 2013
The Hip-Pop star’s announcement was followed by a joint statement from the show’s creators Fox, Freemantle Media and 19 Entertainment, who said:
“Nicki Minaj is a superstar who brought a level of honesty and passion to American Idol and who had a tremendous positive impact on so many contestants this season. Given her extremely busy career, we understand and respect her decision and wish her the best.”
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As with Mimi, we strongly doubt the decision was as “mutual” as is being passed off. Indeed, we’re more inclined to side with the sources who claim that producers are cleaning house and are allowing the catastrophe of a judging panel to depart without the words “fired”, “axed”, or “flop” to follow them. Put simply, this feels like a politically correct pay-off for both Mariah and Minaj — whose large pay-packets failed to deliver the ratings the show enlisted them for.
In any case, with Idol out-of-the-way, we’re super amped to see what Nicki serves up musically. She’s gone on record to tout the “back to basics”/less commercial direction of album #3. Will the Hip-Hop arena welcome her back following her meaty taste of the mainstream? Time will tell!
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Nicki honey you should have shut your mouth about Mariah being fired because now you look like a fool they didnt keep you either!
Nicki Had The CHOICE To Come Back, Mariah Didn’t. State Facts Bew.
Bish if Nicki HAD a choice she would be sitting her trifling ass up at that judges table just to one up Mimi but she didnt they ALL got the booth because IDOL is cleaning house.. Thats the FACTS….Bew!
Oh HUNTY, She DEFINITELY Had The CHOICE To Come Back. YOUTUBE The VIDEO Of Nigel ( AI Producer ) Saying He WANTED Nicki To COME BACK. The Reason Why She Didn’t Want To Come Back Is Because She’s Focusing On Her Third Album. Those Are The REAL FACTS. BEW BEW. @ BALLSY
Except she didn’t because when Nicki said that Jlo was going to replace Mimi, part of that rumor was that Nicki herself including Randy and Keith were all being fired also.
BTW, all the judges signed a one year contract. None were asked back because shortly after the season ended the Idol was planning next seasons judges —- going back to the roots and hiring past contestants. How exactly would Nicki fit that bill, psych?
You seem so sure about all this considering American Idol’s core audience aka Middle, White America criticized Nicki the most. She doesn’t fit middle aged America and the proof is in the Facebook comments, YouTube comments, etc
Oh She DID.
YouTube The Video Of Nigel Saying He Wants Nicki BACK.
No One Said She Signed A Two Year Contract. So Nicki Was NOT Fired She Had A CHOICE.
Most Of Them Criticized Her Because Of The Video, & They Didn’t Think She Would Be A Good Judge. I’m Not Saying EVERYBODY Loved Her (Because She Was TOO REAL AND HONEST) But A LOT Of Ppl Saw That She Actually A REALLY Good Judge & I Quote “The Best Judge Since Simon Cowell”
& Mariah Was There To Bring In The OLDER Audience. Your Point?
Gyal are you stupid? Nigel also got fired so it doesn’t matter what he wanted 😆
IDOL producers want a clean house and is bringing back old contestants to clean their image.
Mariah’s purpose on Idol was to give it credibility as a successful, praised vocalists on a show about finding the “next” vocalist.
Let me break it down for you:
Keith – country folks, middle America, the “artist” out of the groud
Randy – the industry mind, the man with years of experience as a producer, writer, manager, industry insider, etc.
Mariah – successful musician, highly regarded vocalist that almost all the contestants claim is their idol/inspiration
Nicki – digital artist, visual artist, current and expected to bring in the ratings for the 18 – 24 category as majority of her followers are in that range.
U r SUCH a pathetic sissy. Nicki got fish how so deal! Goodness u a f**!! @shade
‘fired’
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Maybe ratings will increase now that she’s gone.
And with your ugly fav gone aswell
Have you taken a look at your horse-faced fave lately?
The IRONY Like Your Fav Wasn’t On AI Also.
lololol right
But Nicki’s purpose was to increase/maintain ratings, not Mariah.
#TryAgain
Girl Mariah Was There For The SAME REASON. Don’t Act Stupid. @ SLAYRIAH CAREY (TOUR DE FORCE)
Bish Hush, Mariah was there because she is one of the greatest of all time. Hence, they thought she’d be best fit for a judge who has the knowledge and experience to guide contestants into the right path. Nicki is young and current, and anyone could see that they brought her on to pull in views, especially from the younger audience.
#sit
& Mariah Was There To Bring In The OLDER Audience. Your Point???
The irony of u stannin for a flop. U should have been aborted
To bad that’s all she had tbh her album still hasn’t sold a million in the US yet over here struggling to reach 850 k Smh 10 singles a re release and American idol yet you can’t even do 2 million worldwide your done clown.
I’m Glad You’re Keeping Up With Someone You DON’T Like. Lol XOXO
Look SISSY, why dont u worry about yo b**** flopn on her next cd.
at least she didn’t have to sell her album for 99% to go f-cking platinum like your fav.
Damn.
“The BEST Judge Since Simon Cowell”. – Yahoo
“The Best Judge American Idol Has Ever Had” – Rolling Stone
Going To Miss Her. 🙁
U livin in a fairy tale…FAIRY!
*Waits for Keith Urban To announce that hes exiting aswell*
TRUTH BE TOLD WE ALL KNOW THEY GOT FIRED AI IS CLEANING HOUSE
FALSE. They ALL Didn’t Get Fired. I Know For A FACT Randy & Nicki Had The CHOICE To Come Back If They Wanted To. Idk About Keith & Mariah . . . Yeah SHE GOT FIRED.
B**** U SHOULD BE FIRED FOR RUNNIN YO PUNK ASS AROUND DEFENDN THAT B****! H** UM COMN FOR U!! WHENEVER I C YO BITCHASS NAME IM SLAY U…H**!!
Bye b**** you wont be missed
Don’t Like Her But Wasting/Taking YOUR TIME Commenting About Her? LMAOOOO
H** u dont like her comment but yo FUNKY P**** ASS commentn on it. U whoop p**** f**!
H** you know they fired your ugly unprofessional ass….
Why You SO PRESSED Tho Bew?
Y YOU pressed about her comment…sl-LUT!!
Who even watches this show anymore? this whole new judges thing is messy and old news I’m not here for it tbh.
BYE B****. She put a nail in the coffin of her career and the life of Idol. All the market research shows th reason Idol ratings plummeted was because viewers could not STAND Nicki Minaj. An 85% share of the audience commented on being put off by Nicki Minaj and her antics. The facts are all there. All the viewer comments about Mariah were that Mariah never had a chance to get into theshow because of the OPPRESSIVE presence of Onika. Facts. Move along
Mariah Couldn’t Get Into The Show Because She CANNOT Judge. She Was BORING.
Yea STANK P**** B**** and icki took the rating down bcus NO ONE liked the b****…pretty much like NO ONE like yo whoring ass u ugly b****!
OH & Shoutouts To ALL THE HATERS Coming On This Post To Type Negative Comments On Someone They “CLAIM” They Don’t Like. But Are ALWAYS The First Ones On Here. Where’s The LOGIC ? LMAOOO Do Better. WORRY ABOUT YOUR OWN FAV.
And a SHOT TO THE FACE for yo stupid ass! I hav went in on an icki post in a while but yo S**** ASS brought me back to the old me! H** im finna drag u into oblivion u m*********!
1)I’m not a hater
2)I was not the first to comment on here
3)I didn’t type any negative comments, Just stated an opinion.
1. I’m not a hater
2. I was the first to comment
3.I just stated the obvious facts!
LMAOOO Funny How You Two Felt GUILTY Enough To Defend Yourselves. LMAOOOOOOOOOO
Nicki CHOSE to leave because she has to work on her 3rd album unlike Mooriah.
FACTS !
Why bother? It’s going be collecting dust at a Wal-Mart clearance isle near you. B**** is done. No one is checking for that planet assed m***** faced b****.
No One Is Checking For Her?
What Are YOU Doing RIGHT NOW?
You CLICKED An Article About Her. That’s CHECKING Bew.
You Just Contradicted YOURSELF.
B**** aint nobody checkn for her we checkn for s**** like u so we can drag u by yo nappy ass crab infested p**** hairs h**!
Nicki broke ass better work hard cos it will take her thousands of years to reach Mariahs Net Worth $500 million POW# Actually Mariah can put her feet up and watch Nicki sweat!!! Ha!!! Her $20 million net worth is sooooooooooo lonnnnnnnnnnng awaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!
All in due time…. Idol looked so desperate to increased their ratings by hiring Nicki. She was probably the most unfit judge to ever hit the panel.
I mean….you guys, they hired a “rapper” to judge singers. The more I think about that the happier I am that I didn’t watch a single episode.
I’m glad Mariah is gone too tbh….
Hopefully, they’ll take notes from xfactor and hire judges based on qualifications, experience, and credibility…. and not just their names(Nicki) and credibility(Mariah) alone.
Such as messy season…
No shade
But Mariah is “qualified,” does have the “experience,” and the “credibility.”
Nicki Was The Most “Unfit” Judge?
LMAOOOOO I Guess You Really Didn’t Watch The Show.
If You Look At The Contestants Interviews, MOST Of Them Say Nicki Was The Most HONEST Judge.
Nicki Was The Panel. If She Didn’t Like Something She SAID It. Instead Of Mariah Who Just Repeated The Same S*** OVER & OVER Again.
YEA B**** SHE WAS UNFIT JUST LIKE YO WHORING ASS MAMMY!! THAT B**** USE TO THROW U RAW MEAT IN YO CAGE!
@SLAYRIAH CAREY Mariah has experience as a judge?? I didn’t know that…..
Mariah has the credibility to be a judge. She was definitely not qualified though. From what I’ve seen and heard, ppl didn’t have many good things to say about her judging skills.
@SHADENOSHADE don’t worry I wasn’t coming for Nicki, just saying she should have never made the panel. I’m sure she was a great judge…at least thats what I heard as well, but she doesn’t have the credibility nor qualifications to judge anyone.
The reason why she won’t be on Idol is because J.Lo is gonna return and their asses are too big for such little space.
Lmao
And because J.H** is a Latina and she’ll b**** slap that loud mouthed a** for interrupting her.
I’m no Nicki fan, but that ratchet ass b**** will beat the ish out of JLo. lol
J.lo old ass don’t want it TRUSSST
Bye nicki we’ll miss you 🙁 Good Riddance to Mooriah tho
No we wont. And neither will the show’s target audience. Keep reaching though.
Good riddance. Now someone needs to cage that wild a** and ship it and its clown suits back to whatever island it came from.
You Are SOOOO PRESSEDT. LMAOOOO
EAT ME B****!
You sound like a fat jealous school girl, go away
Your always mad GURL not are fault Mooriah is ugly fat and irrelevant
Umm.. Who even watches this flop show though? the ratings have been going down hill for the last past 5 seasons.
GOT DAMN B**** CAN U DO SOMETHING ORIGINAL FOR ONCE IN YO HORSE TEETH ASS LIFE!! U COPY EVERYBODY!! righr after mariah announced then here comes this b****! Hell!! And sam HELL NAWL hip hop wont welcome this plastic s*** back!
But . . . Everyone Knew Before The Blogs That Nicki Wasn’t Coming Back You Sound STUPID, Like ALWAYS.
B**** U SUCK MY D*** AND EAT YO MAMMY P**** U S***!! THATSSSS WHAT THE F*** U DO!! Stupid m********* gon post on MY thread. I will drag u AND YO S*** OF A MOM all up and down this m*********!! Stanky b****! (rolls eyes)
Nicki is queen and y’all are super pressed bow the f*** down! Best judge ever stay mad
Her yo fav song hit 280k yet cause it’s been out over a mth right b****? Rhi does it in a day!
I F****** CANNOT….LMAO
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Girl you do realise The Sun is one of LEAST credible sources in the UK. Its made fun of the way they make s*** up over here #TRYTHFUCKAGAIN!
LMAO
Save yourself the embarrassment and don’t post that again, The Sun.. I f****** cant. You must be from the US to think anything of that.
i think hes from Iraq or some 3rd world country.
@Aquarius IKR. Its worse than Media Fake Out. She/he would love it to be true though let it live its fantasy.
And DEAD at you changing the title from ‘BOOTYLICIOUSNESS’ to ‘THUNDER THIGHS’ SMDH
1. Mess @ you changing the title.
2. If you really think the Sun is a legitimate source you need to take Cowboys Stadium amount of seats.
Lol at her waiting until MC said she wouldn’t be returning. Without pop music/idol, things will not be a walk in the park. She had better hope that urban radio plays her music. Heck they’re playing her and Wayne’s song and it isn’t doing anything for her album…. MC and all of the judges besides Randy could have comeback.. One producer said that.. The ratings were poor because of Nicki….
LMAOO The LIES.
The ticks in yo p**** hairs tho….oops
That’s not really true.
Idol is a dead horse, idk why they’ve renewed it for another season tbh.
THE ENTIRE SHOW IS TIRED AND DATED. IN TODAY’S INDUSTRY, IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU CAN OR CANNOT SING, THE INDUSTRY HAVE CHANGED SO MUCH OVER THE YEARS. IT’S TIME TO PUT AN END TO SINGING COMPETITIONS, LET’S FACE IT, WHEN SOMEONE WINS, WHERE’S THEIR CAREER? THEY BECOME A FLOP?
As long as porky p** (Mariah)is gone this show might actually be worth watching next season
@Commonsense your always so pressed babe
LOL @ this girl saying Mariah was there to bring in older audience. When have you ever heard of any show targeting an older audience? Besides, idol has been on for over 10 years now so their obviously trying to keep up with young people which brings us right back to Nicki again, who failed to do what she was supposed to do in the first place.
Huuuuun-NAY….DONT pay that loose p**** b**** @shade no mind…look who this b****.stan for. Nuff said
No one will miss this baboon and her new music will flop like her lop sided lumpy hind quarters
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“@rihanna no one wants to be your lover so you
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“@rihanna unlike ur fugly faced self I don’t do
drugs! U need the intervention dog! I met ur
ugly face in person! U aren’t pretty u know it!”
Hey Amanda
Yaaaaaaaas!!!! Bye you worthless piece of s***!
A KE$HIT FAN has the AUDACITY to….LMFAO
Is Whoreior platinum yet?!?!
Porkriah ruined the show, what in the actual f*** was she even babbling about? she made no sense and only repeated what she heard Keith, Nicki and Randy say. glad she is gone Nicki was actually funny and gave good advice to the contestants.
B**** wash yo kitty and stfu
Bye Nicki
Im slayn this acid leakn p**** @shade. That b**** is annoyn!!
FAREWELL!!! NOBODY’S GUNA MISS YOU!!
Ugly horse teeth b**** know she got fired Poor dat! Nicki was never really punctuational, b**** had an attitude for no reason yeah she was fired! I don’t know why she’s working on a third album that s*** will flop harder than a Aaron Carter comeback…
B**** look like A relative of Mr Ed…Mariah don’t need A.I! You telling me that if they told NiCKI HorsENaj that she could comeback she wouldn’t accept that offer?? She don’t have cake like Mariah she would definitely get those coins, because you know she don’t have longevity in this business with her gimmick self…
Dead @look like Mr. Ed’s relative
Nobody will be checking for album though…Like Mr. gaga the jig is up boo! I mean she has lost a large portion of her audience, and she is in between a rock and a hard place…The hip hop audience don’t take her serious, and the pop audience want colorful nicki (which is over)…She just need to pursue her calling…VIDEO H**
Fell Flatback dead chile!! _____/\____/\_________[FLATLINES]
Welp, there goes her last ounce of relevancy. With Roman Reloaded borderline flopping, Re-Up going 2x grass, and High School flopping like hell, where will she go next? Her fragrance is a flop if you don’t include holiday sales, her new lipstick isn’t selling either. Things aren’t looking so good for Nicholas right now.
you stan will always be at the bottom of the barrel,so taking it out on nicki won’t change that fact…you f-cking troll.
b****
Things aren’t looking so good for Lana Del Rum/Gin/Vodka’s vocals either. 🙁
DEAD @2x grass!
ollowing her tweet, Fox and producers FremantleMedia and 16 Entertainment released a statement that said:
“Mariah Carey is a true global icon — one of the most accomplished artists on the planet — and we feel extremely fortunate that she was able to bring her wisdom and experience to the American Idol contestants this season. We know she will remain an inspiration to Idol hopefuls for many seasons to come.”
Don’t copy and paste something incomplete SAM!!!
PRESSED!!! That Mariah will never acknowledge this site!! She is Global and on the Planet phrase can never be used for broke Icki
Pocketr that 12 million h** and let the lessors SEEETHE!!!
Queen Nicki!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ugh She looks like a ghetto hood rat!!!! I hate her! Just look at her manly ass features retarted looking horse teeth loooooooooong nose ugly b****.
YAAASSSSS THERE IS MY BABY!!! DRAG HA!!!!!!
Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Good Kid MAAD City’ has sold 905k in 7 months in the US, making it the highest selling rap album from 2012.
Meanwhile, siliconika is struggling to sell 900k including a re release 🙁
#POW
Not to mention the majority of nicki’s album was POP! Kendrick lamar is straight HIP HOP!! So kudos to him!!
#WHAM
Congrats Kendrick, but let’s see him get over the sophomore slump. this is only his first album. let’s see him reach Nicki’s first album sales though. look at you trying to compare him to a female
WorldWide…Kendrick’s album isnt f****** with Nicki’s sales.
Nicki gurl, hopefully you got FIRED (yes, fired) to a #1 song or a Grammy because the theatre curtains are about to close.
Although I like both Mariah and Nicki, I could not stand the fact they stole a 10 years old high-rated show for their shenanigans. Didn’t watch a single episode this year. Congrats to Candice though, hopefully she will do great.
as long as flopriah is gone the show will be a lot better