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"American Idol judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban will not be returning next season, according to highly placed sources. Rumors of a shake-up on the American Idol judging panel have abounded for weeks, with veteran Randy Jackson already announcing that he will leave the show.  The future of the other judges has so far remained unclear, although a network insider has now told E! News that Carey, Urban and Minaj are &amp;quot;definitely gone&amp;quot; after this season. Fox is expected to confirm the departures of the three remaining American Idol experts during its Upfronts presentation in New York on Monday, according to the source. A spokesperson for Fox and a representative for the show&amp;#039;s producer Freemantle declined to comment on reports of a judging shake-up. Rumored changes to the show&amp;#039;s established format come amid falling ratings for its 12th season and well-documented tension between Carey and Minaj. American Idol continues on Wednesdays and Thursdays on Fox. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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