American Idol the first season where neither finalist achieved significant album sales. The tenth season of the series premiered on January 19, 2011. Many changes were introduced this season, from the format to the personnel of the show. Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler joined Randy Jackson as judges following the departures of Simon Cowell (who left to launch the U.S. version of "The X Factor"), Kara DioGuardi (whose contract was not renewed) and Ellen DeGeneres, while Nigel Lythgoe returned as executive producer. Jimmy Iovine, chairman of the Interscope Geffen A&M label group, the new partner of "American Idol", acted as the in-house
American Idol (video game) of 100 for the PC version, and 41 out of 100 each for the PS2 and GBA versions. "X-Play" gave the game a 1 out of 5, complaining about the gameplay consisting of pressing buttons in time to judge the character's singing and not on the player's actual singing. In addition to the release of "Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol" for the PlayStation 2 on January 2, 2007, a sequel "Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore" was released during the 1st quarter of 2008 following its direct sequel "Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2" which was released on November