American idol just added a new judge,Nicki Minaj to its lists of judges in its new season.
If Mariah Carey was concerned that Nicki Minaj might show her up, she was right.
Minaj -- one of three new judges on American Idol this season, along with Carey and Keith Urban -- grabs attention the moment the camera lights come on. She'll be the most polarizing part of the show's 12th season, which premiered Wednesday. The show's long-suffering, more conservative audience may hate her, even to the point of tuning out the show, but the viewers who can see past her outrageous outfits and mood-ring hair color will find a woman who has a very clear vision of what she wants to find in a contestant -- as well as a heart full of compassion for the socially awkward people the show attracts. She may take some getting used to, but Minaj has the potential to be the best judge Idol has seen since about two years before Simon Cowell jumped ship.
