Former American Idol contestant, Haley Reinhart parades her style in Los Angeles, California.

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It seems like the judges from American Idol or in a competition of their own. It’s to see who can rake in the biggest paycheck.

Jennifer Lopez is currently in negotiations to bring home a 20 million dollar paycheck to join the cast for another season. Her fellow judge Steven Tyler wants to make sure he is getting a piece of the pie too.

“J.Lo’s management is close to brokering her a huge deal to come back to the panel for at least one more season, and but the side effect is that it means her follow judges also want more money,” a source told the NY Post.

Steven Tyler has a two-year deal worth $10 million, but his management has asked for more money. “They argue he was just as sensational and as popular on the panel as Jennifer. But, on the other side, show bosses argue he’s tied into a deal and has to stick to it. However, it’s hoped they can come to a compromise to keep Steven happy, because the producers love him,” the source told the paper.

Jennifer and Tyler were added to the panel when Simon Cowell left the hit show. Randy Jackson still remains as the only original judge.

American Idol will return to Fox for another season in January.

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Jennifer Lopez only signed a one year contract with American Idol, which was probably an incredibly smart thing to do. After being paid a reported $12 million for the first season, Jennifer may be holding out for more money for her second season. “I don’t know. I haven’t been forced to make a decision and I’m glad about that because honestly I’m very on the fence about it.” She told BBC Radio 1.

She went on, “You get to know [the contestants]. You get to know their hopes and their dreams on camera, off camera. You’re helping them off camera, you’re helping them on camera and it’s this crazy ride you go on together. You definitely get involved, I definitely get involved. I am very emotional as you can see from the show. That’s just how I am.

I had an amazing time doing it and I loved it but I have a lot other things happening, and it’s going to come down to me making a choice of what I want to do for the next year and we’re not really at the breaking point of “You have to make a decision right now!” I’m just really enjoying the time of just waiting and seeing.”

Hmm could “waiting and seeing” mean – “see what Fox will pay me for season 2″? Of course it does.

After all – Fox paid Simon Cowell a shocking $35 million per season. PER SEASON!

Lopez’s current salary: a reported $12 million. How high could her demand ultimately go? Another $23 million, if the Simon Cowell budget is your barometer.

That’s right, Idol’s top-earning judge for eight years running commanded $35 million per season at the end of his tenure, or about $642,201 per hour, using season 9’s total airtime. And while Lopez is a proven entity with some box office cachet and a current hit on the Billboard charts (thanks, in large part, to its premiere and multiple plugs on Idol), is her contribution to the show really worth that much?

Let’s consider: The Bronx beauty has the crabby Brit beat in the looks department, as viewers tuned in just to see what Lopez was wearing or how her hair was done, but when it came to commenting on the performances, it took all season for her to work up the courage to be anything less than fawning. Were it not for Casey Abrams’s surprise peck and the occasional cooing “baby” that she would bestow on a contestant, and, dare we say, J Lo sometimes bordered on dull.

With that in mind, who’s really getting more out of this relationship? True, Fox was able to avert a season 10 ratings disaster by enlisting Lopez for a year on the panel (judge Steven Tyler is signed on through season 11), and the numbers stayed flat, but after nine months of work plus that hefty paycheck, J Lo also walked away with a resurrected career and a radio smash (”On the Floor”) on her hands – her first in nearly a decade.

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Jennifer Lopez appeared in a strange snakeskin getup for the Capital Radio Summertime Ball, at Wembley Stadium on Sunday (June 12) in London, England.

The 41-year-old American Idol judge and entertainer finished her look with over-the-knee Louboutin boots!

J.Lo arrived in London on a private plane with her little ones, Max and Emme, on Thursday.

Later in the week, she performed “On The Floor” on the UK version of So You Think You Can Dance.

I’m not a fan of this outfit at all…. I could have handled the dress – without the boots, or the boots without the dress. But put them together – and it’s just too dang much snake!

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Just minutes ago, Randy Jackson tweeted that he has discovered some fresh talent on YouTube. And he wants you to pick the next star!

The ‘American Idol’ judge found a little bit of Hip-hop, a little bit of Pop, some Country Soul… and a little bit in between…

The up and coming artists on YouTube include: Reggie V, Mia Rose, Hayler Stayner, Steeve Foster, and my favorite — Lindsey Lee.

CLICK HERE TO CHECK THE ARTISTS OUT AND VOTE!

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Steven Tyler makes his way to work at American Idol after a long night out at the Oscars in Los Angeles, California on Monday (February 28) morning. Partying hard?

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