Originally posted by MusicLoverDude

I'm happy with these payments. I'd rather have a good judge be paid $1 million than a bad judge be paid $12 to $18 million.

Plus, it will leave room for some good performers to get booked on results night. American Idol was a wasted promo opportunity since almost all the performers were past Idol contestants that no one cared about bar a few of them. When you pay divas big checks, you lose money for other areas of the show like booking good performers or getting good celebrity duets.

There will be more money for people like Little Mix or Carly Rae Jepsen to perform

Originally posted by Demise

Originally posted by Right Now

Chump change tbh.