On the talents side, a girl with hearing impairment and a guy who sang on the subway are some of them who wow the judges in the New York auditions. http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00057195.html

It appeared that the Nicki Minaj - Mariah Carey feud was " definitely not fake " on tonight's premiere of American Idol . The two divas picked at each other from anything from Nicki's British accent to Mariah's beauty lighting to even the cast of Mean Gir more

If you were hesitant to buy into the season twelve ‘"American Idol" hype about Mariah verses Nicki, well, seeing is believing. http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/01/16/american-idol-season-premiere-tv-recap/?mod=WSJBlog

HitFix's Liane Bonin Starr fills in for Dan Fienberg for this last-second recap of the season premiere of "American Idol." http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-fien-print/posts/recap-american-idol-season-12-premiere-blog-new-york-audition