Minaj could be the best thing that happened to AI in years
Feud with Mariah Carey a challenge, but Nicki Minaj could save ‘Idol’
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The extended preview Fox provided of the first two episodes reveals “Idol’s” core mean streak hasn’t changed. The show still delights in shaming bad singers.
Carey and Minaj spar lightly in the taped shows.
“I don’t want to make anyone upset here,” Carey protests.
“Sure you did,” smiles fellow new judge, country singer Keith Urban, who is sandwiched between the two and appropriately featured in a musical montage, “Stuck in the Middle with You.”
Original judge Randy Jackson seems about as useful as an air-conditioner in February.
As Simon Cowell knows after wasting $15 million on Britney Spears for a miserable year of “The X Factor,” chemistry can’t be purchased; it’s a combination of personality and luck.
Minaj could be the best thing that happened to “Idol” in years: She’s spontaneous and funny and the biggest defender of the contestants since original judge Paula Abdul.
As Simon Cowell knows after wasting $15 million on Britney Spears for a miserable year of “The X Factor,” chemistry can’t be purchased; it’s a combination of personality and luck.