Mariah Carey jumps ship from ‘American Idol’ to ‘The Voice’

NBC poached two of Idol’s biggest stars, Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson, to be coaches, and every Monday and Tuesday night soon became one giant drinking game: Taking a sip every time either Kelly or J.Hud mentioned that they had once competed on a “show like this” without ever uttering the word “Idol.”

Then, last week, The Voice enlisted Keith Urban, who served as an Idol judge for Seasons 12 through 15, to be Blake’s Battle Rounds mentor. Now, this week, none other than Keith’s Season 12 co-star, ex-Idol judge Mariah Carey, served as the Knockout Rounds’ key adviser.

Of course, in the past, Mariah made no secret that she hated her one-and-done Idolseason — despite taking home a reported record-breaking $18 million. And she barely earned that eight-figure Idol salary, as she mostly rambled nonsensically and/or looked as if she would have preferred to be just about anywhere than two seats away from her nemesis, Nicki Minaj. It should be noted that on Fox’s “Farewell Season” Idol finale in 2016, Mariah was the one judge that didn’t take part in some way — and she later dissed the show every chance she got, calling it a “bleak experience,” “hell,” “the worst experience of my life,” and “like going to work with Satan.”

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