Has Jennifer Lopez signed a contract to return for American Idol 2012? Insiders are saying that’s the case and it was done with a massive raise from last year’s $12 million paycheck, according to The Wrap: The pop star will be returning to the singing competition with a contract with the Fox Broadcasting Network that’s [...]

The Hollywood Reporter is is reporting that Jennifer Lopez is finally expected to sign a deal this week to return as a judge on “American Idol” next season. “We’re in good shape. No worries. No dark clouds on the horizon,” Cécile Frot-Coutaz, CEO at FremantleMedia North America, which produces Idol told the Wall Street Journal. [...]

Jennifer Lopez, whose return to American Idol 2012 has been in question, announced her divorce from Marc Anthony this past Friday. While I have no interest in digging in to the reason for the couple’s split, I can’t help but wonder about the impact on JLo’s still unannounced decision on whether or not to return [...]

I wrote about this a month ago, but it’s popping up again and American Idol news is slow today so here’s more news about Jennifer Lopez clamoring to keep the spotlight on her (and my begrudging support of that). Right now we know Randy “For Me, Yo” Jackson and Steven “Hellfire Matches” Tyler are definitely [...]

With FOX’s Upfronts this week there were a few tidbits for the American Idol 2012 season. First off we know when the show will return (January 22, 2012) along with its weekly schedule (Wednesdays and Thursdays, post-auditions). Now we also have word on who will be sitting behind the Judges’ table. Steven Tyler and Randy [...]

Jennifer Lopez went on the Today Show this morning to discuss her work on American Idol 2011, her new album “Love?”. Along the way she discussed her initial reservations to joining up as a new judge and we get a preview of her new video for “I’m In To You” in the video clip below. [...]

Julie Zorrilla and Tim Halperin.  Fox photo I hope no one takes this the wrong way (because I mean it exactly as I say it), but tonight’s “American Idol” might just be the worst two hours I’ve ever seen of the show. First of all it was completely changed from what we were told it [...]

Only Jennifer Lopez can perform songs by Jennifer Lopez, says Jennifer Lopez… With Paula and Kara as judges in the past it was inevitable that American Idol contestants would try and impress them with one of their own songs performed in a new way. This year new judge J.Lo says she won’t be having any [...]

Jennifer Lopez went on CBS’ new show “The Talk” (featuring Julie Chen of Big Brother 13) and she raved about how wonderful life was in her new role as an American Idol 2011 judge: “I’m loving it. It’s so much fun. Exactly what I thought it would be. I did it because I thought it [...]

Jennifer Lopez continues to be the best investment American Idol has made for its tenth season which premieres in January 2011. Now Idol’s executive producer Nigel Lythgoe is making the practically obvious prediction that Lopez will be taking charge of the now Simon-less judges panel. “Randy, of course, has changed his persona. Randy knows what [...]