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Celeb News: SPIN shades AI judges except Nicki
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SPIN shades AI judges except Nicki
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Frankly, Nicki is the only actual human up there on the stage. Randy Jackson is clueless and, hey, Mariah Carey is the greatest ever, but she's most certainly channeling the J. Lo approach of "Well, this is where my weird career is at right now, so I'll just awkwardly lord over the other judges and big-time everybody as much as possible." Australian country popper Keith Urban, whose unease on the show is very "white guy out with black co-workers and feeling way weirder than he needs to about it" just needs to go. Might I suggest some cross-promotional synergy between American Idol and Spring Breakers in which Riff Raff, the character James Franco loosely plays in Harmony Korine's latest, replaces Urban?
Here's an exchange from Wednesday night's episode that tells you all you need to know about the non-Nicki judges here: A one-legged cancer survivor who frankly sucks at singing, shuffles away after being rejected. “I feel for that kid,” Urban says, because he's supposed to. “I do too,” Mariah deadpans like one of Carrie Brownstein's clueless privileged characters from a Portlandia skit. Meanwhile, Nicki explains that simply by existing in the world and ending up on TV for a few moments, dude is an inspiration. And here's an exchange from Thursday night's episode: Nicki says the contestants "lifted [the judges] up," and Mariah answers, "That's the point of music," and shrugs.
So, there's Nicki in episode one, in a tropical punch sherbet-colored wig and a scrunchy, white power suit encouraging a tragically sincere William Hung-like teen named Shane. He tells the judges he "sing[s] in [his] room, thinking it's a concert," and Nicki's eyes grow big because she straight-up relates. Later on, she tells Shane about how when she was younger she wanted be a city bus driver for some reason, and then looks him in the eyes and says, "You own it." Meanwhile, Mariah can't be bothered, Randy Jackson's way too mean to our man Shane, and Keith Urban is on another TV show. Me? I'm tearing up a little bit.
And don't forget: The murderous look Nicki gives everyone when Mariah asks for ice for her drink; the side-eye she shoots when Mariah asks if she can keep a auditioning fan's photos; a Pauly Shore da weaselllll voice she unleashes a couple of times; that she critiques close to half the performers in a ridiculously posh British accent because she's already bored with this ****. That she tells a screeching Queens kid that his "range is better than Mariah's." When she is introduced to the family of auditioning performer Ashlee Feliciano, who have devoted their lives to adopting “medically complex” children, she adorably blurts out, “HI FAMILY.” She calls a contestant "secret squirrel" because he doesn't share his talents with his family. There are even a few moments when Randy Jackson seems to wander into a nebulously fancy accent and I think we have Nicki to blame for that.
When Nicki Minaj was announced as one of the hosts in the fall, I imagined she would be dismantling the show from the inside, pumping it full of personality and idiosyncrasy, all while pushing hip-hop culture further into the mainstream on its own terms, Jay-Z style. In the first episode, we already experienced the hip-hop-as-pop flashpoint moment when 17-year-old Sarah Restuccio, who lives with her parents on a blueberry farm in New Jersey, expertly performs Carrie Underwood's "Mama's Song." Then, Randy Jackson, who likes to play hardass on this goofy show, asks her to perform another song. In response, Restuccio raps most of Nicki's "Super Bass."
Her Nicki fandom confuses Jackson because, although it is 2013, a young woman being into both country and rap does not compute for his demographic-infected brain. Nicki leans forward and explains to Randy that Restuccio is "every little girl": Here is an Italian-American teen in New Jersey who lives on a farm who ****s with Carrie Underwood and Nicki Minaj with equal levels of adoration. That shouldn't be a shocker, but it still is to plenty of people, and it was cool to see it pop up on Idol as soon as Minaj joined the show.
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Nicki is one of the best judges they've ever had.
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Member Since: 5/19/2012
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They didn't lie tbh. Nicki is the only one out of the 4 that actually criticizes/gives advice.
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"white guy out with black co-workers and feeling way weirder than he needs to about it"
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Member Since: 11/28/2011
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Amazingly insightful comments about Nicki. 
I think Keith and Mariah are good too though.
Also, it's crazy how much praise Nicki gets from critics, yet if you go on Twitter/Facebook during Idol, the general public still hates her. I hope they warm up to her soon.
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nicki is by far the best judge on the panel by a LANDSLIDE, but the other judges are all great too (sans randy) . but without nicki that show would be just as ****** as the past 2 seasons.
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They did Keith wrong
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Middle Class America>>>>>>>Twitter
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Nicki has really impressed me to be honest, I was ready to drag ha, but she's stepped up to the plate.
Mariah and Randy are such Kiis and Keith is like a cool uncle.
I'm liking the panel.
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Nicki is kind of entertaining 
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 they really did do Keith dirty
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Nicki is an impressive judge, I have to say. So much energy 
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And here's an exchange from Thursday night's episode: Nicki says the contestants "lifted [the judges] up," and Mariah answers, "That's the point of music," and shrugs.
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idk why but I am laughing so hard at this... 
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I like Keith though. He's kind of the relief for all of the energy. I think he'll be great come live shows.
Nicki has impressed so far though. I like her on the panel a lot more than I thought I would. Mariah is a nice ki but as far as judging goes she's been a bit quiet. I want her experience to come into her criticism more than her just simply reciting her receipts.
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They were brutally honest, but nonetheless, honest.
Nicki deserves the praise she's getting. The others will be fine.
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The article was accurate.
Keith seems lost. I think he'll be fine with the live shows though.
Randy is the same old, same old.
Mariah is filler. She just repeats what other judges have already said.
Nicki is the only one who gives relatable advice, effective criticsm and humor with it. But she does need to tone it down a bit with Mariah. It's funny once in a while, but not at every jab she can get even though it DOES seem it's funny to pick on Mariah. 
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Nicki can be so overbearing tho. There are times I think she's a great judge, but others, especially when she's trying to get her point across and talks louder and louder almost yelling until people listen to her. She needs to know when to shut it. Oh and those ****ing god awful accents need to go 
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