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Nicki Minaj on first day of American Idol: 'It was... interesting'

Following the announcement that Nicki Minaj has now confirmed her role as an American Idol judge, the 'Starships' hitmaker has experienced her first taste of life as a panelist.

She joins the likes of Keith Urban, Randy Jackson and Mariah Carey behind the all-important judging table and when asked by one of her Twitter followers how the first day of work was, she cryptically replied: "It was...interesting..."

Minaj kicked off her stint on the talent show with the New York auditions, which took place both yesterday (September 16) and today, and took to social networking site Twitter to express her excitement: "New York auditions today & tomorrow! See ya there barbz!!!!!!!!! #AmericanIdol :p"

New judge Mariah Carey also voiced her opinions on the first day of the new season and tweeted: "#idol NY auditions - several classic moments so far lol"

 

 

 

Watch a backstage interview from the 2012 MTV VMAs below: