Mariah Carey News

Judge Mariah Carey at the party for the finalists of 'American Idol' in Los Angeles, California on March 7, 2013.

Mariah and Will.i.am have infused their artistic works with hashtags -- but they weren't the first ones to do so.

The "#Beautiful" singer tweeted out a photo of 2-year-old daughter Monroe sporting purple footie pajamas, glasses, and a hair bow while holding a newborn baby puppy.

Fox's long-running reality series' 12th season was all about judges Mariah Carey , Nicki Minaj , Keith Urban and Randy Jackson , who exclusively confirmed to E! News he is not returning, as it's been reported that Idol is looking to replace the entire judging panel next season after a sharp ratings decline.

This past week, when American Idol concluded its twelfth season by crowning Candice Glover , it was also announced that the show's latest lineup of judges is kaput.

Before the crowd-surf-jump-move that went horribly wrong, Miguel chatted with Billboard magazine about working with Mariah Carey , new music and what inspires him.

Mariah Carey's representative has vehemently denied speculation the R&B superstar was lip-synching during her performance on American Idol on Thursday night.

The confetti has been swept up, the tiara placed on the head of winner Candice Glover and hope once again restored that "American Idol" might have found its next Carrie Underwood or Kelly Clarkson .

With viewers abandoning "American Idol" in flash mobs, the future of the former ratings juggernaut is wrapped in turmoil and Scotch-taped in uncertainty.

With former judge Jennifer Lopez scheduled to make a performance comeback later in the show, it was up to Mariah Carey to 'really make the show her own,' as they often tell the contestants.

Candice Glover, a 23-year-old singer from St. Helena Island, S.C., was crowned the Season 12 American Idol champion Thursday night.

The 'Moment For Life' singer has reportedly decided not to return to the reality show's judging panel because she wants to focus on her own music career.

It's down to the final two on Fox's "American Idol." Tonight Kree Harrison and Candice Glover face off in their final performances before host Ryan Seacrest announces the winner on the season finale Thursday.

What we would have given to be present during the filming of Mariah Carey and Miguel 's #Beautiful music video ! Thankfully for us, Mariah shared a short but totes sweet behind-the-scenes video that follows her around the shoot's location! Things get pretty innnneresting, from hot rods to wafting foliage, all thanks to director Joseph Kahn .

Update: As soon as we published this article, we received news that B96, a station who played "#Beautiful" 66 times last week , has not played it once today.

In the wake of Mariah Carey's new talked-about single "#Beautiful," with sultry crooner Miguel, a source spills to Us Weekly that the songstress and mother of twins is in the middle of planning a brand new world tour.

Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj have been sniping at each other ever since they began as judges on American Idol , and during a Twitter rant earlier this month Nicki seemed to suggest that Mariah was jealous of her, accusing the veteran singer of being "INSECURE." Whether you believe that or not, it's not the first time that Nicki has felt like her ... (more)

Why?? Because this lady has some surprises in store! Given the success of her new collaboration with Miguel , Mariah could be planning on riding her own coattails round the world! While Mariah hasn't spoken up about this yet, we really, REALLY hope this is true! This would be her first official global tour since 2004! Can you believe it's been nine ... (more)

According to a source, after the huge success of 'Beautiful'- that has topped the charts in 25 countries and features in the top five in 45- fans are clamoring as Carey makes plans for a world tour, Us magazine reported.

The singing competition's 13th season will have a diminished panel for the first time in five years in a bid to combat the Fox show's declining ratings.