Mariah Carey showed off her fabulous figure in a tiny black cut-out swimsuit photo that she posted on Twitter late Monday night. The singer teased a behind-the-scenes shot from her latest collaboration with R&B star Miguel, who worked with her on her recent single "#Beautiful."

She captioned the image: "Behind the scenes on set with @MiguelUnlimited!! coming soon:)"

The 43-year-old is currently working on new material for her 14th studio album.  She recently posted on Instagram that "The New Era Begins 7/23." Carey told Billboard magazine her new record includes some raw ballads.

Last mo...

Mariah Carey's rapper/actor husband Nick Cannon has thanked fans for their positive feedback after a new song he recorded with Pitbull leaked online.

The star, who has also become a popular TV personality as the host of America's Got Talent, has been working on the follow-up to his 2011 album Mr. Showbiz and devotees got a sneak peek of his new material when a collaboration with the Don't Stop the Party hitmaker surfaced on the Internet last week (ends31May13).

Cannon admits the song is not yet complete, but the kind comments he has received about the tune have given him a big boost ahead...

You can't go one week without hearing a ridiculous story involving some of your favorite celebrities. Thankfully, the Starpulse Rumor Patrol is here to sort out what's real and what's fake.

Justin Bieber's Bodyguard Is His Wingman: Does Justin Bieber employ his bodyguard to pick up chicks for him at nightclubs? Word is Justin keeps a low profile while visiting 21+ clubs (he's 19), and has his older bodyguard scope out chicks to invite to his private tables.

Verdict: True. That's what we are hearing from RumorFix, who reports Bieber is able to get into several hot nightclubs despite being ...

After just one season, Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey are leaving their judging roles on "American Idol." The hip hop star announced her departure on Twitter, writing: "Thank you American Idol for a life changing experience! Wouldn't trade it for the world! Time to focus on the Music!!! Mmmuuuaahhh!!!"

Carey plans on embarking on a world tour on the back of her latest hit, "#Beautiful." She re-tweeted a message from  her publicists that read, "W/ global success of "#Beautiful" (#1 in 30+ countries so far) Mariah Carey confirms world tour & says goodbye 2 Idol."

Earlier this month, Randy Jac...

Rapper Nicki Minaj has confirmed she will not return to American Idol for a second season, just hours after MARIAH CAREY announced her departure.

The Superbass hitmaker took to Twitter.com on Thursday (30May13) to let her followers know she would be leaving the show after one series.

Minaj wrote, "Thank you American Idol for a life changing experience! Wouldn't trade it for the world! Time to focus on the Music!!! Mmmuuuaahhh!!!"

With Carey and Minaj on their way out, and veteran judge Randy Jackson already given a proper goodbye on the season 12 finale, country superstar Keith Urban is ...

Pop superstar Mariah Carey has quit her judging role on American Idol after just one season.

The Hero hitmaker's public relations handlers announced on Thursday (30May13) that she is following fellow panelist Randy Jackson's lead and departing the show.

Carey is now planning to stage a global tour on the back of her latest hit #Beautiful.

The singer re-tweeted a post from her publicists which read, "W/ (with the) global success of "#Beautiful" (#1 in 30+ countries so far) Mariah Carey confirms world tour & says goodbye 2 Idol."

Earlier this week (begs27May13), the singer's husband Nick ...

On Friday morning, Mariah Carey had a major wardrobe malfunction while performing live on "Good Morning America's" summer concert series in Central Park.

The singer's zipper on her pink sequined Versace dress split down her back as she was being interviewed by reporter Lara Spencer.
 
Carey exclaimed, "Oh shoot, now the back of my dress just popped. It popped. I love you Donatella (Versace), but it popped darling. Wait a minute, hold on. Is it gonna fall?"
 
Two stylists quickly ran on stage to repair the torn seam. Carey was forced to cup her breasts to keep her dress from falling down a...

You can't go one week without hearing a ridiculous story involving some of your favorite celebrities. Thankfully, the Starpulse Rumor Patrol is here to sort out what's real and what's fake.

Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Returning To The Voice? Are two of the original Voice judges returning to their big red seats? Shakira and Usher are departing... or are they?

Verdict: True, and Shakira and Usher are staying. In an interesting movie, The Voice is going into a rotation of judges for the next two seasons. Shakira and Usher are getting a break and will be focusing on family and music while C...

Following rumors that Mariah Carey lip-synched her performance on Thursday night's episode of "American Idol," her rep has come forward to vehemently deny the speculation.
 
During the singing competition's season finale, Carey sang a medley of her greatest hits, including "Hero," "Vision of Love," "We Belong Together" and "Make it Happen."

Following her performance, many viewers went on Twitter and questioned whether she was singing live because it seemed that her lips weren't matching the words.
 
A user with the handle @entylawyer wrote, "Mariah Carey lip synched on a show where she ju...

Despite a grab for ratings by playing up a feud between Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj, viewers have refused to tune in to American Idol's finale performances this season.

The new judges - Carey, Minaj, and Keith Urban - are probably on their way out along with veteran Randy Jackson after a mere 11.57 million American viewers tuned in to watch the 12th season finalists duel it out.

Compared to the 11th season, the show has lost over 2 million viewers. The rating last year was a 4.2, compared to Wednesday's 2.9 score.

One of the reasons for the drop in ratings may be the strength of Candice...

This is it. This is the last one.

For years, I’ve been recapping the cultural touchstone that is the finale of ‘American Idol’ with the classic mega-diary treatment: A blow-by-blow recap of everything that went down on TV’s biggest night.

At least it used to be. Once Upon a Time only the Oscars and Super Bowl drew more viewers than this night, but the last couple year it’s viewership has slowly degraded to the point where one of this season’s results shows got beat out in the ratings by a repeat of ‘The Big Bang Theory.’

That’s enough to prove that the ‘Idol’ finale just isn’t anywhere c...

Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj's drama-filled antics on American Idol have failed to keep the struggling show afloat - the talent contest captured its smallest ever audience for finale performances on Wednesday (15May2013).

The singing competition's latest line-up of judges - Carey, Minaj, Keith Urban and Randy Jackson - have struggled to make their mark with U.S. viewers, with only 11.57 million people tuning in to watch season 12's finalists battle it out to win.

The series has lost more than two million viewers a night compared to season 11. The previous low for a final performance was r...

Rumors are circulating that there will be a major shake up on "American Idol" next season. Are judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Randy Jackson and Keith Urban all on the chopping block?

With only three contestants left on this season's singing competition, Mariah has been taking her role very seriously. However, it's most likely that she won't be returning. Her bland judging style hasn't made a very good impression on network execs or fans.

A FOX source told E! there will definitely be no Mariah when the show returns next year. A few weeks ago it was even suggested that Jennifer Lopez was...

Mariah Carey released the first single from her upcoming as-yet-untitled album on Monday. The song, "Beautiful," features Miguel and is the first new music from Mimi since 2009's "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel."

Mariah debuted the song on Ryan Seacrest's Los Angeles radio show Monday morning, revealing that the new album isn't that far off.

"Probably we're talking about earlier than mid-summer," she told Seacrest, "which is a lot of pressure on me because I want these last few records to be just as good as the first records I started."

She also praised Miguel, who handles the first 90-se...

Nicki Minaj has another rival: Access Hollywood anchorman Billy Bush.

Bush took Minaj to task last week after he claims she was rude and dismissive towards him at a red carpet event after Bush asked about Minaj's Twitter attack on fellow American Idol judge Mariah Carey.

Bush said, "I've just about had it with her... She's so rude and so indignant." 

Minaj responded back via Twitter, "The audacity of you to call me nasty with your one-sided journalism. That's what you ppl do." 

On Monday, Bush said on air, "The tweet ended by calling me a not-so-nice four-letter word, starting with a 'C...

You can't go one week without hearing a ridiculous story involving some of your favorite celebrities. Thankfully, the Starpulse Rumor Patrol is here to sort out what's real and what's fake.

Kanye West Reveals Album Date… Or Child's Due Date: Kanye West hasn't been active on Twitter since November, but he just posted two words to his millions of followers: "June Eighteen." So did he just reveal the date his new album is dropping, or did he let slip the date his child with Kim Kardashian is due?

Verdict: Leaning Album. Let's look at the facts: Kanye will be on Saturday Night Live May 18 to ...

Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey's ongoing feud has continued as the "Super Bass" singer took Wednesday night's American Idol spat online afterward.

The two judges made snippy comments to each other over their career success during performances from the show's final four contestants, and Minaj continued to attack Carey on her Twitter page.

"Shes (sic) sad i tied her record for Hot 100 entries in only 3 years of being in the game," she wrote in a post to blogger Perez Hilton. "Yep, a black female rapper.

"What u SHOULD be doing (wit your messy a**) is asking why a woman SO successful at her a...

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary by in style: by shutting down California's Disneyland park and renewing their vows.

"I love you @Nick Cannon shut down Disneyland," Mariah tweeted before the fairy tale celebration.

Carey and daughter Monroe were picked up at the Pirates of the Caribbean ride in Cinderella's horse-drawn crystal carriage and were met on Main Street by Cannon and son Moroccan.

The family made their way to the front of Sleeping Beauty's castle where they held a short ceremony before 250 guests, according to ET.com.

The couple also cele...

Mariah Carey has teamed up with 2013 Grammy-winning R&B singer Miguel Miguel A. Nunez for her latest single, "Beautiful." The two singers released a 25-second teaser video for the song on Friday, starting some early buzz for the new song, which drops in just over a week.

The new single is expected to feature on Mariah's upcoming 14th studio album, which is due later this year. She's enlisted lots of help for the new disc as well, her first since 2009's "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," bringing in a number of big-name producers like Jermaine Dupri, The-Dream and Rodney Jerkins.

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"American Idol" is in trouble - so much so that FOX executives reportedly hatched a plan to dump Mariah Carey halfway through the current season and bring back former judge Jennifer Lopez.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Carey's team threatened legal action after learning of the plot, which was then abandoned by the network.

A FOX spokesperson commented: "This is just another ridiculous Idol judge rumor, likely started by talks of Jennifer performing on the finale."

The show's producer, Nigel Lythgoe, added: "I have not been included in any conversation regarding replacing Mariah wi...

There’s one thing very certain about this season so far. It’s not that a girl is going to win. It’s not that the competition is stacked in the female’s favor. It’s not that this is the worst season for talent since the Jordin Sparks year. It’s none of that. No, the biggest certainty this year is that Mariah Carey is the worst judge on this show since Ellen.

It’s not that what she says is wrong. It’s that she doesn’t say anything. The hardest part about writing this column this season is trying to pick a sound byte out of Mariah’s insipid ramblings. She just never comments on the contestant...

There’s a lot to be excited about based on last night’s ‘American Idol’ and it doesn’t have anything to do with the members of the final nine.

Why would we care about them when we get to see a brand new song by Carly Rae Jepsen in just a short two months time? We even get to help her write the lyrics. And if her entire album (yes, there is one) is any indication of the types of songs this Canadian pixie likes to record, then aspiring lyricists should mention the previous evening and their desire to either kiss or hold hands with a potential lover. It’s all set.

Sadly, that news couldn’t b...

The latest "Bachelor," Sean Lowe, has been making headlines for his vow to abstain from sex until he marries his bride Catherine Giudici.

Lowe, 29, told People magazine: "I lived life kind of selfishly for a long time, and I reached a point where I was tired of being selfish. I wanted to live my life the way I know it to be right. It's a personal choice for me."

He told television show "ET," "I'm going to turn it over to God. I'm going to do it his way for once. I'm glad I made that decision." Lowe also said his fiancee is "100 percent supportive" of the decision.

He isn't the only high-...

One week in and the producers’ definitely got their wish.

This season it’s very apparent that the creators of ‘Idol’ and all concerned behind the scenes are desperate to get off the Cute Guy With Guitar treadmill and finally get a female back to the top of ‘Idol’ mountain for the first time since Jordin Sparks beat that beat box guy so many years ago.

The producers only had one real problem in their quest for a winner without a Y Chromone: Curtis Finch, Jr. – the best male singer by far. His smooth soul voice and slick stage presence may have been enough to spoil the ladies’ party, and th...

Tonight should have been the ‘American Idol’ producers’ dream come true.

Was every performance spectacular? No. Did they manage to book a huge special guest? No way. Did Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell reveal they’d secretly been having an affair this entire time? Not even that.

No! Nicki Minaj was late! That means they had the opportunity do what this show does best: fill, Fill, FILL!

The possibilities were endless. Ryan could have recited a poem about each contestant, Randy could have seen how many women he could call “dude” consecutively, Keith and Mariah could have a competition to sa...

Mariah Carey attended the "American Idol" season 12 finalists party at The Grove in Los Angeles on Thursday, and she looked fierce!

The pop star showed off her curves in a tight, black lace mini dress with sheer shoulder sleeves. She paired the look with peep toe heels.

The singer's hair is blonde these days, and she wore it in loose waves over her shoulders.

Carey's husband Nick Cannon was recently cast to play former drug kingpin "Freeway" Ricky Ross in an upcoming biopic. The couple seem to enjoy working on reality TV shows: Cannon is returning to host "America's Got Talent" season ei...

This year will be ‘Idol’s’ hardest to handicap in half-a-decade. Without a cute guy playing an acoustic guitar poorly on which to rely, this year’s power rankings promises to be as topsy as it is turvy. In other words, this should be the most exciting completion in years, if it weren’t for the fact that there isn’t really a standout performer that’s worth feeling excitement about.

Oh well, at least it will be changeable.

But before we get to the power rankings, there’s the matter of last night’s 90-minute results show travesty to discuss. Even worse, one recappers ill-fated decision to wa...

The guys of this season’s ‘American Idol’ need no introduction, mostly because they don’t deserve an introduction. They’re just a bunch of mediocre talents with one standout. None of whom the producers particularly want to win.

So who was the best of the worst? Read on to find out.

Elijah Liu Sang “Stay” by Rihanna

Keith Said: I thought that was a really great start to the show.

Nicki Said: I think I would be willing to stay.

Randy Said: It never left first gear. It just lay there flat.

Mariah Said: I liked this a lot. I felt it was one of your better performances.

The Verdict:

He...

It’s clear this year that the producers want a girl to win. They’re craving it. They’re desperate for it. They’re so in need of a girl to snap the cute guy with guitar streak that there isn’t even a cute guy with a guitar to be seen this year! Or even one with much talent.

That leaves last night’s performers with the staunch task of justifying the producers’ stacking this season’s lineup in the females’ favor. So who answered the producers calls and who left them hanging?

Let’s find out, shall we?

Zoanette Sang “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” by Tina Turner

Keith Said: I love the way y...

Mariah Carey and her husband Nick Cannon are romantics, and the pop star showed just how much with a series of photos from her Valentine's Day festivities.

In her first Twitter post, the singer wrote: "Happy Valentine's Day lovers!!!! Our valentine's day began last night...TBC: ) @NickCannon pic.twitter.com/nYYtJjwW."

The photo shows the couple, presumably in their New York City digs, kissing in sillhouette with the Empire State building in the background. Beautiful!

She later posted a photo of herself in the bathtub: "Getting ready for my Valentines Rendezvous consumed by bubbles.. Oh...