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"Ryan Seacrest has promised that the new American Idol judging panel will be revealed &amp;quot;very, very soon&amp;quot;. The presenter teased that fans will not be disappointed when next season&amp;#039;s lineup for the Fox talent show is revealed.  &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re going to announce the judges very, very soon and I think people will be excited about the names we&amp;#039;ll have on the panel,&amp;quot; he told E! News. Keith Urban is currently the only confirmed judge ahead of next year&amp;#039;s 13th season, following the departures of Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj. Jennifer Lopez has been widely rumoured for a return to the show, which she left in 2012, while The Voice UK coach will.i.am has also been linked to a spot on the judges&amp;#039; table.  Seacrest added: &amp;quot;This year there&amp;#039;s been a lot of speculation about it, but we&amp;#039;re honing in on that announcement and that decision, so I&amp;#039;m excited about that personally.&amp;quot; American Idol returns to Fox in early 2014, and airs on 5* in the UK. Seacrest was recently announced as the host of NBC&amp;#039;s new gameshow The Million Second Quiz. American Idol 2013 grand final in pictures:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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