American Idol Mariah Carey announced as new judge of 'American Idol' by Fox 07/23/2012 Mariah Carey has formally signed on as a judge on American Idol's next season, putting weeks of speculation to rest. Read More RELATED NEWS Mariah Carey to reportedly star in her own docu-reality series Former 'American Idol' in-house mentor Jimmy Iovine marries Liberty Ross Mariah Carey engaged to billionaire businessman James Packer after whirlwind romance TAGS: America's Got Talent American Idol The X Factor Mariah Carey Simon Cowell Randy Jackson Jennifer Lopez Demi Lovato L.A. Reid Britney Spears Steven Tyler Mike Darnell Nick Cannon
