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" Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler have been officially announced as the new American Idol judges.  The pair were formally introduced as the latest additions to the Fox competition during a press conference hosted by Ryan Seacrest in Los Angeles this morning.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m looking for the next Michael Jackson,&amp;quot; said Lopez. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re looking for the best American Idol ever. I&amp;#039;m so excited, I really am!&amp;quot; Lopez and Tyler - who had both been strongly linked to the talent contest for several weeks - will make their judging debuts alongside current panellist Randy Jackson when the show returns for its tenth season in January.  &amp;quot;I know from my own experience how hard it is to succeed, and I&amp;#039;m looking forward to discovering and nurturing that spirit in the many American Idol contestants I look forward to meeting this year,&amp;quot; added Lopez. Tyler said that he is planning to &amp;quot;give everybody a little love before I decide who goes home heartbroken&amp;quot; and offered his advice to aspiring contestants. &amp;quot;If you don&amp;#039;t like what I say, don&amp;#039;t get mad, get better,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m ready to bring some rock to this &amp;#039;roller&amp;#039; coaster and show these kids if they have the dream, the talent and the drive, they will be the next American Idol.&amp;quot; Jackson is the only original judge left on the American Idol panel following the departure of Simon Cowell earlier this summer. The music mogul chose to leave the show at the end of its ninth season, while Kara DioGuardi - who joined in season eight - and Ellen DeGeneres - who joined last season - also bowed out. &amp;quot;I can&amp;#039;t believe it&amp;#039;s been ten years of the greatest show in the world,&amp;quot; said Jackson. &amp;quot;I am looking forward to this next season; we are going to knock it out of the park. Season ten is going to be hot!&amp;quot; American Idol returns to Fox in January 2011. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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