Celeb News: Mariah tops Britney, J.Lo, Christina as highest paid judge

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Mariah Carey $17 Million: The Highest Paid Celebrity Judge

Her salary is expected to be somewhere NORTH of $12 million — the sum paid Jennifer Lopez during her first year on the show — and as high as $17 million. - EW

Dailymail - $17M

Yahoo - $17M

AOL - $17M

One of the best selling female singers of all time. Check.
One of the most renowned vocalists of all time. Check.
Shady bitch. Check.
Created American Idol. Check

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Sean Daly of St. Petersburg Times wrote, "Depending on how you feel about public humiliation, he best/worst parts of American Idol are the audition shows, which normally break down into three distinct parts: (1) The Talented Kids.(2) The Weird Kids.(3) The Mariahs." Daly further commented, "The Mariahs are the hardest ones to watch, mainly because most of them think they're reeeaaally good. The poor, disillusioned hopefuls plant themselves in front of judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson – then proceed to stretch, break and mutilate every note of a song, often Mariah's Hero, a tune that has ruined more throats than smoker's cough."

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"Every time you turn on American Idol, you are watching her children". Despite her vocal prowess, Carey's vocal technique particularly with the use of melisma and belting, has been subject to public scrutiny mainly because of young singers such as from talent shows have been overly imitating her singing technique in which critics commented "Mariah Carey is, without a doubt, the worst thing to happen to amateur singing since the karaoke machine". As Professor Katherine L. Meizel noted in her book, The Mediation of Identity Politics in American Idol, "Carey's influence not just stops in the emulation of melisma or her singing amongst the wannabe's, it's also her persona, her diva, her stardom which inspires them.... a pre-fame conic look."

flossyspears

i see shade in this article
this amateur still holds the record for most #1s by any female artist, and she is going to bring the much needed ratings boost that American Idol desperately needs to compete with The Voice (with Xtina) and Xfactor (now with Britney)
This is the best thing to happen to AI in YEARS. I know I'll be tuning in, *sips tea*

Sapphire

it's fair enough

I mean

no Mariah
no Britney, Christina and Jennifer

Mariah inspired all of them

Chunk

Everything else would've been a disgrace.

Onthe6

Not really and AP http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=245425

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Then in 2010 the singer landed a judge’s chair on American Idol. The job gave her a platform to promote her music and turn her image around. It didn’t hurt that she also split from her husband, Marc Anthony. Suddenly a single mother, Lopez lapped up the media attention and scored lucrative endorsement deals with companies like L’Oreal and Gillette. She now has a line of clothing at Kohl’s, a top-selling fragrance and she was able to secure a nice bump—to $20 million–on her Idol salary for a second season.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagou...rity-100-list/

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For her first season on the show, Lopez earned $15 million. And she did get a raise for her second season, the source says, because Fox understood the value she brought to the series. Her second year salary was $20 million plus bonuses, says the source.

http://www.people.com/people/article...613641,00.html

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Fear not, Jennifer Lopez fans: the singer is returning to "American Idol" to judge for at least another year, TheWrap has learned through two individuals familiar with the deal.

The pop star will be returning to the singing competition with a contract with the Fox Broadcasting Network that's "a smidge over" $20 million, according to one of the individuals.

Both insiders said the deal is complete but has not yet been signed.

Another insider close to the show denied that a deal was in place.

Others disagreed. The $20 million was apparently the base minimum for Lopez, and after tough negotations with Fox, ended up just above that number.

It's a considerable raise from the $12 million she reportedly raked in for handling judge duties last season.

http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/je...can-idol-29649

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The relationship between Idol and Lopez has been very mutually beneficial, with Lopez often considered the most popular new addition to the show’s judging team, while the singer’s profile and record sales having climbed from being on the show. Lopez will make a reported $20 million on the show, and signed a one-year contract

http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/08/17/je...american-idol/

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She'll be back! After months of negotiation, Jennifer Lopez has inked a $20-million contract with "American Idol." FOX announced Wednesday that the superstar will return to the judges' table in January for the show's 11th season.

http://www.extratv.com/2011/08/18/je...american-idol/

Onthe6

The Hollywood Reporter:

The J.Lo Effect: $15 Million Becoming the New Standard as Reality Salaries Soar

11:54 AM PST 2/15/2012 by Lacey Rose, Shirley Halperin

No longer interested in unknowns, networks are paying more than ever in their bid for big names like Howard Stern, Christina Aguilera and Jessica Simpson.

This story first appeared in the Feb. 24 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.

Call it the J.Lo effect. When American Idol producers agreed in 2010 to pay pop music superstar Jennifer Lopez about $12 million to replace Simon Cowell on the Fox competition's 10th season, little did they know they were setting off a gold rush. More than a year later, the C-listers that once populated the judges panels on reality shows have given way to a new crop of increasingly bold-face names demanding big-time paydays.

And networks, desperate to stand out in a crowded reality landscape, are happily ponying up. In early February, NBC re-signed The Voice judge Christina Aguilera to a new deal that will pay her roughly $10 million for the show's upcoming third season. Howard Stern will make about $15 million when he joins the judges panel on NBC's America's Got Talent this summer. Lopez is believed to be garnering in the $20 million range for her second season with Idol, according to knowledgeable sources.

"Idol is really what started the trend," says one top unscripted executive, noting that the gamble and subsequent ratings success of the Lopez casting raised the bar for other shows going forward.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...d-stern-290871

SupremeGoddess

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Originally posted by flossyspears

i see shade in this article
this amateur still holds the record for most #1s by any female artist, and she is going to bring the much needed ratings boost that American Idol desperately needs to compete with The Voice (with Xtina) and Xfactor (now with Britney)
This is the best thing to happen to AI in YEARS. I know I'll be tuning in, *sips tea*

but AI and XF are both on FOX, so I don't see the need to compete...