Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Pink and Diddy are being lined up for the new season of 'American Idol'.

Producers on the show are reportedly desperate to sign up the quartet to replace current judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Randy Jackson and Keith Urban after ratings fell dramatically this year.

Michael Jackson's siblings have been banned from court.

The late King of Pop's brothers and sisters - including Janet, Jermaine, Jackie, La Toya, Marlon, Rebbie and Randy Jackson - will not be able to sit in the courtroom together for fear of influencing the jury in the family's $40 billion wrongful death lawsuit against AEG Live.

'American Idol' producers secretly plotted to replace Mariah Carey with Jennifer Lopez.

Bosses were keen to see the return of 'On the Floor' singer Jennifer midway through the show's current season but, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter, once they were threatened with legal action by Mariah's team they backed off.

Ryan Seacrest is too ''boring'' to have a TV show about his life.

The 'American Idol' presenter is the producer behind reality TV such as 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' and 'Married To Jonas', but doesn't think he is interesting enough to put his personal life on display for the whole world to watch.

Nicki Minaj didn't realise she was ''a bit strange'' until she worked on 'American Idol'.

The 'Starships' hitmaker has been bemused by the odd reactions to some of the comments she has made as a judge on the show, insisting she is exactly the same on the panel as she is in real life.

Nicki Minaj threatened to quit 'American Idol' after her favourite act was voted off the show.

The 'Starships' rapper - who sits on the singing competition's judging panel with Mariah Carey, Keith Urban and Randy Jackson - was left fuming after singer Curtis Finch Jr. landed in the bottom two and was sent home last night (14.03.13).