Pop Crunch — Is American Idol’s top “dawg” leaving the pound? That’s the word heating up the blogosphere this Friday. Buzz has been big that Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban are frontrunners for [...] more info

411 Mania — He's in negotiations... more info

Dlisted — As expected, American Idol has taken the dawg out back and he won't be at the judge's table to hold down Mimi when she tries to butterfly punch Nicki Minaj's wig off. TMZ is hearing that Randy Jackson's judge's chair has been... more info

Starpulse — Keith Urban is set to add teacher to his resume after signing up to mentor high school students at a special event. The singer will take part in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's educa... more info

ContactMusic — Country star Keith Urban is set to add teacher to his resume after signing up to mentor high school students at a special event The singer will take part in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museums educational program for students in Nashville... more info

Pop Crunch — If The Hollywood Reporter knows its stuff, talent show fans can expect a slice of country and a dash of hip-hop as they tune in to the next season of [...] more info

USA Today Music — Singer and style queen Nicki Minaj and Australia's own country king Keith Urban are close to joining 'American Idol' as judges, report says. ... more info

Mjsbigblog — Reported new American Idol judge Keith Urban is a long time fan of the show. Check out his ties to American Idol over the years through video clips and quotes, after the jump! In addition to millions of album sales in excess of 10 million in the US... more info

Perez Hilton — Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban…seems like there can’t possibly be room for another new Idol judge, right? We previously confirmed that Miley Cyrus is out of the running and Nick Jonas is supposedly still in talks to take a seat, but what ... more info

Mjsbigblog — Country Vibe is confirming that Keith Urban has accepted an offer to be an American Idol judge. more info