“BREAKING NEWS” MARIAH CAREY THE NEXT AMERICAN IDOL JUDGE AND SHE IS GETTING P.A.I.D.!!!

TMZ REPORTS:  Mariah Carey will actually make a record $18 MILLION for her first year on “American Idol” — more than J.Lo made before her … and more than Britney on “X Factor.”

It’s official … Mariah Carey has joined “American Idol.”