Here are more American Idol casting rumors from E News. Nothing we haven’t heard already, but they do report that Adam Lambert, Miley Cyrus and Mariah Carey are at the top of the list, and that Randy Jackson may leave Idol voluntarily. E Online is the outlet that initially reported on the Adam Lambert rumor.
Sources confirm that producers have spoken to Miley Cyrus, Mariah Carey and Adam Lambert about becoming judges. The three, one source said, “are at the top of their list.” Katy Perry, Nicky Minaj and Fergie are some of the other names that have been floating around too.
No final decision has been made about Randy Jackson. He’s still in the mix.
A source tells E! News that Jackson has been thinking for “a while now” that it may be time to say goodbye.
“He’s been there for 11 years,” the source said. “That’s a long time.”
Jackson may not be up for going through another shakeup. “They got lucky that he had such great chemistry with Jennifer and Steven,” the source said. “Who knows if that could ever happen again?”
Besides, he may not want “to be the last man standing.”
The source also pointed out that Jackson isn’t completely opposed to the idea of returning. “If they offer him the right deal, who knows?” the insider said. “Everything is such an unknown right now, anything is possible.”
Hm. Honestly, at this point, I’d be fine with Randy leaving, or as another rumor suggested, changing his role to mentor on the show. His expiration date as judge has been WAY past due.
FOX is reporting that Steven Tyler was pressured by his band Aerosmth to leave Idol:
We’re told that the promotional tour for their new album, “Music from Another Dimension,” could have clashed big time with Tyler’s “Idol” Tyler commitments. Initially, the album was slated for release in August, before being pushed back to November, which is when “Idol” tryouts are in full swing. That date change could have put Tyler in the position of having to choose one or the other.
