Nicki Minaj: Is she leaving 'American Idol'?
Will first-time judge Nicki Minaj return to 鈥�American Idol鈥� after the current season?
No, according to an 鈥渋nsider鈥� report by Us Weekly.
鈥淚t's safe to say she isn't coming back to Idol," the person identified as an 鈥渋nsider鈥� said, according to . "She's okay with it. She had a great time but was only going to do one season anyway.鈥�
The report on Minaj comes after 鈥淚dol鈥� host Ryan Seacrest asked her whether she鈥檇 be coming back next year during his on May 9.
鈥淭hat's a million-dollar question," she said. "I have to say this all the time, but I want people to know it's genuinely from my heart. I love the people on 'Idol.' I genuinely do. If I had to do this all over again, I would have done 'Idol.' Because it's fun, it's laughs.鈥�
The story on Minaj was released soon after Randy Jackson, who had served as an 鈥淎merican Idol鈥� judge since the program鈥檚 inception when former judges Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell sat at the table with him, said he would not be returning next year.
鈥淵o! Yo! Yo! To put all of the speculation to the rest, after 12 years of judging on American Idol I have decided it is time to leave after this season," Jackson said in a to Us Weekly. "I am very proud of how we forever changed television and the music industry.鈥�
Minaj served on the judges鈥� panel with Jackson and fellow first-time judges Mariah Carey and Keith Urban. She released her most recent album, 鈥淧ink Friday: Roman Reloaded,鈥� in April 2012 and it was certified platinum, as was her 2010 debut album 鈥淧ink Friday.鈥�
This past April, she was named the female rapper who had appeared on the chart the most times. Her number of titles that have appeared on the chart, 44, is exactly the same as her fellow 鈥淚dol鈥� judge Carey.
