With many rumors swirling as to the comings and goings of American Idol judges and it pretty much becoming evident that J. Lo and Steven Tyler are giving up their seats, it’s been reported that one seat has been filled for sure. FOX has confirmed that Mariah Carey will be on the judge’s panel during the show’s upcoming 12th season.

 

Via a conference call during a FOX executive meeting, Carey said about her new gig, “I’m so excited to be joining ‘Idol’. I wanted to be there today and I wish I could’ve been there myself to tell you. It happened really quickly, I can’t wait to get started in a couple months.”

 

Considering Mariah has had her ups and downs when it coming to this singing thing, we’re sure she’ll have some good advice to share with contestants. It will definitely be interesting to see exactly what kind of flavor she will brings to the panel. It’s being said that the R&B and Pop diva will stack about $12 million for the season. Cha Ching!

 

American Idol’s season 12 premieres January 2013.