Just a day after reports revealed that Mariah Carey is no longer the musician/manager's star client, Randy Jackson announced Thursday (May 9) that he is leaving "American Idol."

A judge on the reality competition for 12 seasons, Jackson is the only "American Idol" panelist to be on the show since its inception. His departure paves the way for at least one new judge — if not more — if Carey, Nicki Minaj or Keith Urban decide not to return as well.

Jackson was mum after news broke that Carey signed with Red Light Management, although reports suggested that they parted ways because of schedules that were "too hectic." But Jackson issued a statement Thursday putting to rest the speculation about whether he would remain on the show for a 13th season.

"Yo! Yo! Yo! To put all of the speculation to rest, after 12 years of judging on 'American Idol' I have decided it is time to leave after this season," Jackson said in the statement. "I am very proud of how we forever changed television and the music industry. It's been a life-changing opportunity but I am looking forward to focusing on my company Dream Merchant 21 and other business ventures."

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Prior to his stint on "American Idol," Jackson was a successful musician and producer, having worked with Jon Bon Jovi, Michael Bolton, George Michael, Stevie Nicks, Bruce Springsteen, Roger Waters and more. He produced two tracks from the soundtrack to Carey's big-screen bid "Glitter," and collaborated with her on several ...

"First rule of magic? Always be the smartest guy in the room."

Magicians aren't supposed to reveal how they pull off their tricks, but Michael Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg) offers this little nugget of wisdom to one particularly disgruntled patron in a new scene from "Now You See Me," which debuted exclusively on MTV Thursday (May 9).

Directed by Louis Leterrier ("Clash of the Titans"), "Now You See Me" follows Atlas and his merry band of illusionists as they stage bank heists while entertaining their audiences. Although they commit their crimes in full view of thousands, the authorities, led by Dylan Hobbs (Mark Ruffalo), are at a loss to figure out how they're pulling them off.

"I can maintain my resolve much longer than you can maintain that phony arrogance," Hobbs tells Atlas. "And the instant that you show even the slightest crack in that smug façade, I'll be there."

Given his pedigree for sleight of hand, Hobbs admits he's remarkably eager to have Hobbs try to keep tabs on him and his crew. "Let me warn you: I want you to follow," Atlas insists. "Because no matter what you think you know, we will always be one step, three steps, seven steps ahead of you."

Watch the rest of the clip to see how the face-off between Atlas and Hobbs comes to its conclusion -- with one in handcuffs and the other struggling to figure out what to do next.

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The "homegoing" service for late Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly 
 took place in Atlanta on Thursday afternoon (May 9). The MC was honored during a ceremony at a Baptist church in his hometown that was attended by mentor Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat and members of Xscape, as well as partner in rhyme Chris Smith, who gave a tearful, moving eulogy.

In a tribute to Kelly, 34, both Dupri and Da Brat reportedly wore their pants backwards as they entered the church in a nod to Kris Kross' iconic stage fashion during their "Jump" heyday in the 1990s. The pastor of the service described it as a "commencement ceremony" for Kelly, who he said was graduating to his eternal resting place.

Smith had trouble composing himself at first, but said peace came over him on Thursday morning when he woke up. "I know I can't fill Chris' shoes, but I'm always gonna be here," he told Kelly's mother, Donna Kelly Pratte. "We had too many memories so I'm not gonna try and go through the 30 years that we kicked it." But Smith did recall the last time the duo were on stage in February at the So So Def anniversary concert. Just seconds before they were to perform, he said, Kelly ran over to his side of the stage and said, "Stay focused. I'm like, 'what are you doing man! The curtain's about to come up!'"

He described a chill Kelly calmly walking back to his side of the stage and, his voice cracking said, "That's the Chris I always ...

Ever since her return to music last month, Selena Gomez has hit the ground running. Following a hot performance of at the MTV Movie Awards, Gomez released the equally sexy video for the track on Tuesday.

So of all the standout moments in her life so far, what has been favorite? Well, when the singer stopped by MTV News for "MTV First: Selena Gomez," she told us.

"Probably when Wizards won their first Emmy," she said. "I was like 16, it was a really sweet moment," Selena explained."

During her visit, the triple-threat star not only took questions from a group of her biggest Selenators in attendance, she also answered Twitter questions for those tuning in at home. After revealing that her favorite food is Chinese and that her pet peeve is when people "try to be cool or not polite," she divulged what song she is most excited to perform while on tour.

"At the moment probably 'Save the Day,' it's a song on the album and it's really fun, fast paced. I'm excited for people to hear it," Gomez said. "I think with this record I wanted to do that more than any of the other records that I've done. I wanted to make sure when I performed that even if you didn't know the song you would feel good and want to move, so that was super important to me."

So what was the most revealing moment of Gomez's rapid-fire Q&A session? When one Twitter fan asked who Selena would want to star in a movie with.

"Ryan Gosling," Selena ...

As fans
 and investigators try to figure out the motive behind the alleged murder-for-hire scheme hatched by As I Lay Dying's Tim Lambesis, the details of the singer's divorce offer few clues.

Grammy-nominated Lambesis, 32, was arrested on Tuesday in a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Oceanside, California, and charged with three federal counts, including one of solicitation to commit murder and two of conspiracy to commit crime after he reportedly tried to hire an undercover detective he believed was a hit man. The September 2012 divorce documents indicate that Lambesis' split from his estranged wife, Meggan, was amicable, according to the Associated Press.

Meggan Lambesis reportedly did not fear for her life and other than some troubling changes she noted in her estranged husband's demeanor, she did not appear to have any major concerns about their split. In the divorce papers, Meggan Lambesis said the singer had become "obsessed with bodybuilding" before their divorce and was often distracted by talking or texting on his phone when he spent time with their three adopted children.

Lambesis' obsession with working out appeared to have inspired a second official Twitter account, @gymlambesis, on which he frequently commented on his band's activities as well as his changing appearance. Lambesis, who is being held without bail, is scheduled to be arraigned in the case on Thursday.

The couple adopted three children (4,8, 10) from Ethiopia and Lambesis saw them for around 10 hours a week when he was not on tour, according to the court documents. Meggan Lambesis also noted that at one point ...

Things may have been rocky between Lil Wayne and Trick Daddy, but according to Birdman, the situation is better now. The Miami rap veteran took exception to Weezy's words after the "A Milli" MC dissed the Miami Heat basketball team. There have been reports of run-ins and brief altercations, but Birdman says that's all behind them.

"To be honest with you, I saw Trick Monday in [Miami strip club King of Diamonds] and we had a talk and it was all love," the #1 Stunna told "RapFix Live" host Sway Calloway on Wednesday's show, which was shot on location in Miami.

The King of Diamonds, a popular Miami hangout, happens to be the spot where Wayne and Trick reportedly had an altercation in April. It all started after Wayne dissed the Miami Heat and the team's biggest stars, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, during an NBA All-Star Weekend party back in February. Trick did an interview with Miami's 99 JAMZ shortly after, denouncing Wayne's comments and calling for all of Miami's native artists to stick together.

On April 8, various blogs reported that the two rappers had squared off after Trick flicked a cigarette at Wayne. On Monday, the "Take It to Da House" rapper denied the cigarette flick and said he'd be open to having a sit-down to resolve the issue.

"We got a lot of friends out here," Birdman said. "These are people that we met day one, from day one when we hit the town. A lot of Haitian friends, Ross, Khaled, E ...

All you need to know about this season of is that Candice Glover drew mega-raves on Wednesday night
 by singing a nearly 60-year-old song from "West Side Story."

And it wasn't standards or Great White Way night. No, that was the producer's pick for her! You know, because the kids these days, they love them some show tunes, right Rihanna? Candice, Angie Miller and Kree Harrison each sang three songs on the show: a producer's pick, a judge's pick and a Jimmy Iovine selection, and while they all once again proved that they're capable, competent singers, one clear theme emerged: Miller is the only half-way relevant artist in the bunch.

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Angie Miller: Iovine handed Angie Elton John's "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word," and Lil Ange stood somewhat frozen in place for a limp take on the rocket man's hit. Then everyone dinged her for not doing the obvious and playing piano. The tune never got out of first gear and Randy made her restraint seem like a compliment.

The piano was missing in action again on judge's pick Pink's "Try," but this time Miller looked like a milli, strutting and pouting across the stage like a real-life (pop) rock star. Nicki Minaj totally read my mind when she compared Angie to Miley Cyrus.

Angie finally took a seat for Emily Sandé's "Maybe," which showed off the full range of her talents, with plenty of opportunities to climb up into her upper range and pour emotion all ...

Earlier this week, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong dismissed Psy as "the herpes of music," adding that, much like viral disease, "once you think it's gone, it comes back."

Armstrong was, of course, noting the success of Psy's the follow-up to his massive "Gangnam Style," though, as you can probably tell, he was none too happy that the South-Korean Sensation has escaped one-hit wonder status (and just in case it wasn't obvious, BJA added a couple of hashtags — #flareup and #pleasegoaway — just to get his point across).

And now, Psy has responded to those jabs ... sort of. In a new interview with Fuse, he thanked Armstrong for the words, though it bears mention that he probably didn't understand what they meant.

"What is herpes? Is it like a disease?" Psy asked, before being supplied with the grisly details. "I kind of like it, it's cool. I should say something to him. He's saying I'm like herpes, [I] keep coming back ... I think it's really cool, and I appreciate that. Thank you."

For the record, Psy just thanked Armstrong for comparing him to this, maybe because he's been called worse: Just last month, during a stop in the MTV Newsroom, he described himself as , and summed up his role in the "Gentleman" video as "stupid."

So far there's been no response from Armstrong ... seems he's too busy hanging out with the Rolling Stones, another group that knows a thing or two about repeated cycles of ...