According to executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, all those pesky American Idol rumors will be coming to an end soon! Time is ticking for the shows producers as they scramble to find replacements on the judging panel for Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres, and Kara DioGuardi. Nigel Lythgoe tells Ryan Seacrest that the decision will be finalized and announced within three weeks All [...] SHARETHIS ...

American Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe says the final, official word on who will judge the contestants this season will come in the next few weeks. He thinks.Lythgoe spoke with Idol host Ryan Seacrest on Seacrest's radio show Thursday (Aug. 19), and he noted that time is getting short to have the judges' deals locked in. Mass auditions have been going on for a few weeks -- Seacrest ...

The Big Shakeup continues inside American Idol headquarters. Ryan Seacrest still has a job, in case you were wondering. But today it was announced that 19 Entertainment and Simon Fuller, creator of American Idol, has signed a deal with Universal Music Group as the label for the shows performers starting next season. The move kicks [...]

American Idol host Ryan Seacrest said Tuesday that it could be weeks before the show's new judges are announced.

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