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Mariah Carey attends the BMI Urban Music Awards with Randy Jackson, where she was honored as an "icon" in Beverly Hills, California on September 7, 2012. UPI/Arnold Turner
Mariah Carey attends the BMI Urban Music Awards with Randy Jackson, where she was honored as an "icon" in Beverly Hills, California on September 7, 2012. UPI/Arnold Turner 
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Published: Sept. 11, 2012 at 7:26 PM

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Randy Jackson will return as a judge for Season 12 of "American Idol" after weeks of rumors claiming he would shift into a mentor position.

TVGuide.com said Jackson, the last original judge on the singing competition series, will be back for another season now that talks between show producers and singer Enrique Iglesias have ended.

Iglesias was in the running to become a judge alongside incoming Grammy Award winner Mariah Carey.

Pop star Nicki Minaj and country artist Keith Urban are close to signing deals to join Carey and Jackson on the panel, TVGuide.com said Monday.

The cast change follows the departure of Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez at the end of last season.

Topics: Enrique Iglesias, Mariah Carey, Keith Urban, Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez
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