Los
Angeles:
Singers
Nicky
Minaj
and
Mariah
Carey
have
quit
as
judges
of
TV
show
American
Idol.
Carey,
43,
has
quit
the
show
in
order
to
undertake
a
world
tour
following
the
success
of
her
latest
single
'Beautiful',
and
Minaj,
30,
also
wants
to
focus
on
her
music
and
confirmed
her
first
season
on
the
show
will
also
be
her
last,
reports
femalefirst.co.uk.
Mariah
Carey
retweeted
a
message
from
her
PR
representatives,
which
read,
"W/
global
success
of
"#Beautiful"
@MariahCarey
confirms
world
tour
&
says
goodbye
2
Idol
http://mariahcarey.com."
Nicky
Minaj
also
took
to
her
Twitter
account
to
make
the
announcement.
She
tweeted,
"Thank
you
American
Idol
for
a
life
changing
experience!
Wouldn't
trade
it
for
the
world!
Time
to
focus
on
the
Music!
Mmmuuuaahhh!"
Along
with
the
tour,
Carey
has
a
number
of
other
projects
this
year.
"The
rest
of
this
year
is
jam-packed
with
Carey
putting
the
finishing
touches
on
her
much
anticipated
forthcoming
album,
headlining
the
Macy's
4th
of
July
Fireworks
Spectacular
and
appearing
in
Lee
Daniels's
'The
Butler',
opening
in
August," her
representative
told
People
magazine.