Kara DioGuardi Not Coming Back to American Idol

According to TMZ.com, Kara DioGuardi has been fired from FOX's hit show.

Although the songwriter apparently was given the pink slip, DeGeneres made the decision on her own to leave the talent show immediately, opting out of the remainder of a four-year contract.

With DeGeneres out, Jennifer Lopez is reportedly close to signing a deal to take over the empty seat, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

But that's not the only big change in store for "Idol."

If all deals go as planned, the reality show reportedly will revert to its original three-judge format, consisting of Lopez, Steve Tyler (Aerosmith) and original judge Randy Jackson.

Well, okay then.

Kara DioGuardi Interview at Nightline

Carrie Underwood Live at CMT Music Awards

Carrie Underwood was the big winner last night at the 2010 CMT Music Awards taking home the trophies for Video of the Year and Performance of the Year. She also performed her hit single "Undo It" live. She was introduced by Kara DioGuardi who co-wrote the song. Check it out!

Kara DioGuardi Live at Lopez Tonight.

American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi performed her song "Terrified" live last night at Lopez Tonight with the help of Jason Reeves. I like this song. Enjoy!

Kara DioGuardi and Colbie Caillat Get Naked!

'American Idol' star Kara DioGuardi laid herself bare for the newest issue of Allure -- literally.

Kara on her naked pics: "This shoot was less about beauty than about taking a risk and showing people a side of me they have never seen."

Colbie on her younger fans: "I worried that [posing nude] might make them think I was changing somehow. I hope they think to themselves, Yeah she's showing a woman's body, and it's beautiful."

Kara DioGuardi on Women's Health

American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi shows off her bikini bod on the latest issue of Women's Health magazine. Damn! She looks good! Hot stuff.

Kara DioGuardi Covers Women's Health

American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi shows off her toned tummy on the April 2010 cover for Women's Health magazine. Check it out above.

On “Rich Girl”: “I didn’t write [this song] with Gwen. [Interscope Geffen A&M chairman] Jimmy Iovine gave me the track, and I hummed some melodies and scatted some words. She loved it and filled it in. I remember getting a call in my car: ‘Jimmy Iovine and Gwen Stefani on the line. Can you take the call?’ I practically drove off the road.”

On “Sober”: “[Pink] and I opened up a bottle of wine, and it was the greatest game of tennis ever. She would say an amazing line, and I had to say something just as good. We were in sync. We’ve all had things in our lives that we should’ve done without, whether it’s drinking, eating, or working too hard. We had a common ground, and I had one of the best nights of my writing life.”

On “I Do Not Hook Up”: “I wrote this with Katy Perry on my kitchen floor. Originally the line was ‘Keep your thing in your pants, your heart on your sleeve,’ which I really liked. But Kelly changed it to ‘Keep your head in my hand and your heart on your sleeve.”

New American Idol Promo Pictures

And there's the new American Idol team. From left to right: Randy Jackson, Ellen DeGeneres, Simon Cowell, Ryan Seacrest and Kara DioGuardi. The new season of American Idol will begin January 12 in a two-night, four-hour season premiere on FOX.

Theory of a Deadman- "Not Meant to Be" [Video]

Theory of a Deadman recently released the music video for their single "Not Meant To Be" which was co-written by American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi, who also appears in the music video for the song. This single can be found in their album Scars & Souvenirs and also in the upcoming Motion Picture Soundtrack for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in stores June 23rd! Check out the video!

Carrie Underwood Update!

As we all know, Carrie Underwood is in the process of working on the new album due out this fall! Since she is doing tons of writing for this next album, potential songs are showing up on BMI and ASCAP which are licensing websites for songwriters. Below are the listed songs that could show up on the new album:

Wine After Whiskey (Carrie Underwood, David Berg, Tom Shapiro)
A Good Thing (Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey, Luke Laird)
Better Off (Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey, Luke Laird)
Kill The Headlights (Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey, Luke Laird)
To My Favorite Fan (Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey, Luke Laird)
Eighteen Inches (Carrie Underwood, Ashley Gorley, Kelley Lovelace)
That Girl Is Gone (Carrie Underwood, Ashley Gorley, Kelley Lovelace)
Strangers and Angels (Kara DioGuardi, Jess Cates, Chris Tompkins)

Above, you can find a video of Video of AI judge/songwriter Kara DioGuardi singing “Stranger and Angels" - one of the songs that could be on Carrie's upcoming album.

Source: Carrie-underwood.org

P.S. Don't forget, Carrie will be performing the song "Home Sweet Home" live tomorrow night on American Idol!

Kara DioGuardi Interview at the Today Show

American Idol will be premiering its new season tomorrow night! With the new season, we're also getting a brand new judge. Producer Kara DioGuardi has been added to the list of judges which consists of Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, and Randy Jackson since season one. Kara has worked with pop artists like Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Ashlee Simpson and many more. Check out the interview and don't forget to tune in to American Idol tomorrow night at 8pm on FOX.