<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"Paula Abdul has offered her opinion that American Idol&amp;#039;s overhaul is &amp;quot;necessary&amp;quot; in order for the show to continue. Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj have all departed the Fox series, and Per Blankens is replacing Nigel Lythgoe as the show&amp;#039;s new executive producer.  Original American Idol judge Adbul was asked to comment on the show&amp;#039;s format changes by Extra earlier in the week. &amp;quot;Change is necessary, change is good,&amp;quot; the singer replied, adding: &amp;quot;I can&amp;#039;t keep up with the rumors, I&amp;#039;ll just be waiting on the couch, wondering who is going to be showing up on the judging panel.&amp;quot; Abdul was also quizzed on if she would ever consider returning to American Idol. &amp;quot;It is another hypothetical question\u2026 change is good, it&amp;#039;s all about evolution,&amp;quot; she said. Abdul served as an American Idol judge from 2002 to 2009. American Idol is to return to Fox in early 2014, and airs on 5* in the UK. American Idol season 12 - Candice Glover&amp;#039;s road to the title:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/american-idol/news/a498021/paula-abdul-on-american-idol-overhaul-change-is-necessary/>