(CNN) -- There won't just be a new winner next season on "American Idol." Most everything about the show may be new.
Weeks after Randy Jackson
announced his departure from Fox's long-running music talent show, two
of his fellow judges -- Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj -- followed him out
the door Thursday.
That leaves only one "Idol" judge left in crooner Keith Urban -- for now.
News of Carey's departure
came out first Thursday, in the form of a tweet posted on her official
account that stated she was saying "goodbye 2 idol" (and,
simultaneously, announced a new world tour). Players behind "American
Idol" -- namely Fox, FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment -- confirmed
her departure in a statement.
