American Idol (season 13) director after having left at the end of the ninth season to go to "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno". In August 2013, Jennifer Lopez's boyfriend Casper Smart stated Lopez would be returning as an "American Idol" judge. On August 22, 2013, it was reported that Jimmy Iovine would not return as the in-house mentor for this season, but he is to be replaced by former judge Randy Jackson. On August 30, 2013, "The Hollywood Reporter" wrote that Harry Connick, Jr. signed a deal to join the panel as the third judge and that Simon Fuller held a party the
American Idol (video game) 18, 2008. An iPhone application entitled ""American Idol: The Game"" was released on the App Store. It was released by Electronic Arts on July 3, 2009. Omaha Sternberg of Macworld rated the game 4.5 out of 5 stars. The application has received mixed to positive reviews from its users. American Idol (video game) American Idol (known as Pop Idol in Europe) is a music video game. It is based on the Fox Network show "American Idol" developed by Hothouse Creations on the PS2 and PC, and Möbius Entertainment (now called Rockstar Leeds) on the GBA and published by Codemasters. Despite