All the American Idol 2013 spoilers were announcing that all four of the American Idol judges 2013 would not be back for Season 13 and it appears we are three-fourths of the way there, as Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj have both confirmed that they are leaving American Idol and will not return for American Idol Season 12. Randy Jackson has already confirmed it, so it is down to Keith Urban. Will he be back? Is anyone surprised by this information?

FOX has one thing down pat and that is promoting the hell out of American Idol 2013 and with the new judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban, they want everyone tuning in to see all the happenings. One of the big news stories coming out of American Idol Season 12 is the fighting between American Idol judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj. Is any of it real or just set-up to promote the show? Mariah Carey talked to Barbara Walters about it and you can see the clip below.