"Dem babies" are growing up so fast! Proud mom Mariah Carey shared a photo on Instagram of her and husband Nick Cannon's 17-month-old twins Moroccan and Monroe Cannon, also known as Roc and Roe, that is sure to melt your heart. The new American Idol judge captioned the too-cute pic, writing: "'you love me & don't u forget it!' - A lil kiss from Ms. Monroe to Rocstarr." Carey, 42, has just taken over for Jennifer Lopez as a judge on Idol. Coincidentally, Lopez also has fraternal twins, Max and Emme. Hot New Hookups! | The Latest Hollywood Trends | Summers Hottest New Movie

Njai Joszor 9/21/2012 9:25:58 AM Mariah Carey is unsure if people will consider her too nice or mean when"American Idol" premieres, but she does believe the word "honest" will be inplay. "I try to be honest and I try to be constructive. I don't know if that meansthat I'm nice or mean or whatever," says Carey. "I'm a producer and I'm asongwriter, and I look at myself as a singer as kind of third. But I look atthese kids as though we're in the studio producing a record." Based off auditions she has been through so far, Carey believes in givingcontestants a constructive suggestion if necessary. "If I feel they should have done something a certain way, I'll say, 'you cantry this, you can try this,' only in a constructive way, to sort of be aguide and someone to give them guidance rather than, like, judging somebody,"she tells THR . As widely reported, the "Triumphant" singer and fellow judges, inc...

Mariah Carey 's new stint as an American Idol judge officially began with Sunday's first season-12 auditions in New York, and so far, the Grammy-winning, butterfly-loving, mother-of-twins pop diva appears to be doling out the tough love. "I try to be honest and I try to be constructive," Carey told THR on Wednesday night at a Peggy Siegal Company party for Penny Marshall 's new book, My Mother Was Nuts , at Monkey Bar in midtown. "I don't know if that means that I'm nice or mean or whatever," she continued. "I'm a producer and I'm a songwriter, and I look at myself as a singer as kind of third. But I look at these kids as though we're in the studio producing a record. And if I feel they should have done something a certain way, I'll say, 'you can try this, you can try this,' only in a constructive way, to sort of be a guide and someone to give them guidance rather than, like, judging somebody." STORY: First Off...

2012-09-20T00:02:40Z Mariah Carey: No feuding with Minaj on 'Idol' yet The Associated Press The Associated Press NEW YORK -- Mariah Carey says there's no feud between her and fellow new "American Idol" judge Nicki Minaj at the moment. Judges Carey, Minaj, Keith Urban and Randy Jackson and host Ryan Seacrest attended a press conference in New York on Monday after auditioning singers for the Fox music reality TV series. Fox announced Sunday that Minaj and Urban would join Carey and Jackson as judges on "Idol" following Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler's exits in July. Carey tried to quell rumors about her quarreling with Minaj by saying they've only been together two days and "a feud takes a little longer to happen." All the judges burst into laughter. Minaj says the new "Idol" judges are "getting along wonderfully, darling." Minaj and Carey collaborated on a remix of Carey's song "Up Out My Face" in 201...

TV Watch American Idol By Sheila Cosgrove Baylis 09/19/2012 at 12:00 PM EDT Mariah Carey (left) and Nicki Minaj with Nigel Lythgoe (inset) Zuma; Getty (2) Laughing off rumors of an on-set feud , American Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe says new judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj "have collided, but only collided in a good way, a creative way." "Nicki is very deferential to Mariah," Lythgoe told reporters at the So You Think You Can Dance finale on Tuesday. "[Nicki] says, 'You do realize you're auditioning in front of this incredible singer here, why would you want to choose her song to sing?' " Veteran judge Randy Jackson, who is sitting alongside Carey, Minaj and country star Keith Urban for Idol 's 12th season , which premieres in January, may feel a little unappreciated, according to Lythgoe. RELATED: Mariah Carey on Rumored American Idol Feud: It's Too Soon! "The kids that come in are either super fans of Nicki .....

After what felt like months of rampant speculation, Fox has finally announced that the American Idol judges' panel will include pop-rap vixen Nicki Minaj and country statesman Keith Urban. The two arejoining fellow newbie, pop divaMariah Carey, and returning leaderRandy Jackson. The big unveiling was done just under the wire for auditions in New York on Sunday for the shows 12th season, which will premiere in January. With gossip sites already attempting to stir a supposedly brewing rivalry between Carey and Minaj, lets take a look at what the new panel can bring to the aging competition. And more important, why its worth tuning in (besides a possible Carey-Minaj showdown). Randy Jackson Just a few weeks ago, reports had Idols perennial judge exiting the panel and adopting a mentorship role (producers reportedly were going after heartthrob Enrique Iglesias), but the "dawg"lives to bark another day. For many, Jackson has always been an afterthought, as he's typically ...

Curtis Sabir/WENN Reportedly American Idol divas Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey are feuding , which we'd have thought would be no big surprise, after all when divas collide the effect is often like a supernova, explosive. Yet apparently after getting off on the wrong foot the pair of judges are set to bury the hatchet (and not in each others' backs). "American Idol" sources told TMZ that: "Mariah and others were ticked off Sunday that Nicki arrived 45 minutes late ... and that set the tone for the whole day". Show boss 'Nasty' Nigel Lythgoe predictably said everything was utterly fine on Sunday, but the gossip site alleges that: "Mariah talked over Nicki, criticizing her critiques, and Nicki fired right back." Mariah Carey And Nicki Minaj 'Call American Idol Truce' All smiles on American Idol... or is it? (Photo: Nicki Minaj/Instagram) However the pair have denied the feud, although Mariah sounded pretty unconvincingly when she said ...