American Idol

E! Entertainment Television and national broadcast superstar Ryan Seacrest have inked a multiyear deal that calls for the popular personality to appear on air and to develop and produce multiple series projects for the network under his Ryan Seacrest Productions banner

Simon Cowell is a British artist and repertoire ("A&R") executive for Sony BMG in the United Kingdom and a television producer, more commonly known as a judge on television programmes such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol and Britain's Got Talent.

Paula Abdul's rise to fame started in the '80's when she became a cheer leader and later head choreographer for the LA Lakers dance troupe, Laker girls (earning about $50 per game)

Randy Jackson is a Grammy Award-winning American rock bassist, singer, record producer and Emmy Award-nominated television and radio personality, now best known as a judge on American Idol

Kara DioGuardi is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and TV personality who has contributed to a long list of internationally successful popular songs

Ellen DeGeneres is an American actress, stand-up comedian and daytime talk show host, best known for her sitcom Ellen (in an episode of which she came "out of the closet") and for her syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Jennifer Lopez, nicknamed J.Lo, is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, fashion designer and television producer.

Steven Tyler is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and the frontman and lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, and occasional piano and percussion

Mariah Carey is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress who made her recording debut in 1990 with her self-titled debut studio album.

Nicki Minaj is a Trinidadian-born American recording artist signed to Young Money Entertainment

Keith Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian country music singer, songwriter and guitarist who began his career with a self-titled debut album in 1991.

Harry Connick, Jr. is an American singer, pianist and actor. His music encompasses jazz, some of it very much in the style of the crooners of the 1940s and early 1950s, funk and blues.