mariah carey

We don't mean to sound like grinches thefting Christmas or anything, but dude. During a Nov. 27 pre-taped performance, Mariah Carey sang at the annual Christmas Tree Lighting in Rockefeller Center (it aired on TV the next night) -- and she pretty much unwrapped her "gifts" for all the world to see.

Nigel Lythgoe, producer of 'American Idol' (and just about every other FOX reality show), insists that smackdown between Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj was very real and wasn't conjured up by the publicity-hungry suits at the network. Not because they'd never do such a thing, but because the timing is way off.

Poor Keith Urban! I can't help but feel sorry for him having to deal with the "drama" between Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey at the American Idol auditions.

The vote may still be out, but we’re gonna go ahead and call it: ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ is officially 2011′s most popular (and, depending on who you ask, overplayed) holiday song. The Mariah Carey hit from 17 years ago is suddenly everywhere, no doubt bolstered by the remake the pop diva recently did with tween-sensation Justin Bieber. But even regular people are getting in on the act,