“I am absolutely thrilled by this wonderful honor today,” Underwood said. “I can’t wait for the Golden Globes!”

“I didn’t think [the top 24] were very good. I was bored with them by the time they got there.” – Nigel Lythgoe

A former judge of ‘American Idol’ has been named to become the head critic of a new reality TV competition for aspiring singer-songwriters.

Ending months of speculations and rumors, producers of the popular reality show American Idol officially announced the new judges for the show’s upcoming tenth season, a season that they said will have a major overhaul.

All the speculations will finally end Wednesday, September 22, when Fox and Ryan Seacrest will announce the judges for the tenth season of reality hit show American Idol. The time and place of the announcement were not released though.

It’s official. Fox ended the speculations on what is the fate of Kara DioGuardi as judge of the popular reality-competition series American Idol. The network confirmed that she would no longer be returning to the show Friday, September 3.

The bassist of the American hard rock band Aerosmith has announced that their frontman has already inked a deal to become the next judge in American Idol.

The latest celebrity to be considered to sit in the judges’ panel is a mentor and auditions guest judge last year as another potential judge is reported to be out of the running.

The winner of the third season of ‘American Idol’ Fantasia Barrino was included in a lawsuit by a woman in North Carolina because of having an affair with with her husband. The woman further declared that her husband and the singer “recorded” some of their sexual encounters.

Executive producer Nigel Lythgoe has confirmed that he is returning to “American Idol” after an absence of two years, and if he would have his way, another person is sure to be back.