Kanye’s Going To Hollywood.

From America To Brazil.

Back On The Block.

The sista won! After Candice Glover was crowned American Idol, MiMi came behind the judge’s panel and closed out the season finale with a medley of past hits including her new single. Earlier in the evening, past judge J.Lo returned to the stage with Pitbull for their first live performance of “Live It Up”.

Simmered down, Alicia Keys hit the piano this evening during the American Idol finale and performed her latest single off her album, Girl On Fire. It sure locked in our vote. ru

Drake crashed the American Idol stage last night and surprised finalist Candice Glover. The previous night, the singer covered his song “Find Your Love“. ru

Despite the ongoing drama,

It’s official. After months of speculation, Ryan Seacrest confirmed that Nicki Minaj will join Mariah Carey, Keith Urban, and Randy Jackson as the new judges of American Idol. It’s reported that Nicki will bank $8 million for her participation. You can bullshit with rap if you want, muthafuckas. The 12th season begins this January on FOX.

It appears that American Idol is interested in some of Hip-Hop’s finest. And according to

Rockin’ her dreadlocks, Rihanna

[vodpod id=Video.16295928&w=540&h=350&fv=] Still on her promo run, Nicki landed on the American Idol stage this evening and gave a live performance of “Starships”. Other than Nicki’s tatas jumping all over the place, judges, what did y’all think? yardie

[vodpod id=Video.9620749&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] If you thought Beyoncé’s performance last night on American Idol was special, then you ain’t seen nothing yet. Before hitting the stage, Jigga Man filmed her rehearsing in the dressing room. Here’s what he had to say. Sometimes you need perspective. You’ve been right in front of greatness so often that you need to step back and see it again for the first time. This is the dressing room rehearsal for American Idol. NO MICROPHONE. No effects. life + times

[vodpod id=Video.9568850&w=540&h=350&fv=%26amp%3Bbackcolor%3D0x000000%26amp%3Bbandwidth%3D31460%26amp%3Bcontrolbar%3Dover%26amp%3Bfile%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fv7.tinypic.com%2F2eohdtx.flv%26amp%3Bfrontcolor%3D0xeeeeee%26amp%3Bimage%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Flulzimg.com%2Fi22%2Fb06917.jpg%26amp%3Blightcolor%3D0xeeeeee%26amp%3Bplugins%3Dviral-2%26amp%3Bscreencolor%3D0x000000%26amp%3Bskin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.longtailvideo.com%252Ffiles%252Fskins%252Fglow%252F5%252Fglow.zip%26amp%3Bstretching%3Duniform] After presenting the tracklist of her album, Bey appeared on the season finale of American Idol this evening to give a live performance of the album’s opening track, “1+1“. After the jump, she goes “Crazy In Love”. 4 in stores June 28. mwp

With an introduction from Lil Jon, T-Boz and Chilli hit the American Idol stage this evening and joined the female finalists with a performance of “Scrubs” and”Waterfalls”. R.I.P. Lisa “Left Eye Lopes.

[vodpod id=Video.6754968&w=540&h=350&fv=%26amp%3Bbackcolor%3D0x000000%26amp%3Bbandwidth%3D31460%26amp%3Bcontrolbar%3Dover%26amp%3Bfile%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fv7.tinypic.com%2F10icjtd.flv%26amp%3Bfrontcolor%3D0xeeeeee%26amp%3Bimage%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Flulzimg.com%2Fi19%2F0ee2cd.png%26amp%3Blightcolor%3D0xeeeeee%26amp%3Bplugins%3Dviral-2%26amp%3Bscreencolor%3D0x000000%26amp%3Bskin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.longtailvideo.com%252Ffiles%252Fskins%252Fglow%252F5%252Fglow.zip%26amp%3Bstretching%3Duniform] Earlier this evening, Katy and Kanye both phoned home— well more specifically viewers at home, by performing their extra-terrestrial remix on American Idol. Expect PETA to have a field day by tomorrow. mwp