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Check out these shots of celebrity guest judges at the American Idol auditions for season 9 hopefuls!

Stars like Katy Perry, Mary J. Blige and Neil Patrick Harris, lent a hand to Kara Dioguardi, Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell and helped choose singers who would make it to Hollywood!

Guest judge Victoria Beckham told People she tried to find the best in everyone who auditioned.

“I believe in constructive criticism and I am a very positive person, so I always tried to find something good and helpful to focus on, be it someone’s singing, their looks or their overall style,” Vic said. “Having been a performer, I know how difficult it is to be that person standing there being judged. I didn’t want to trample on people’s dreams.”

American Idol starts up again this Tuesday (January 12) at 8/7c!

Other celeb judges pictured: Shania Twain, Avril Lavigne, Kristin Chenoweth and Joe Jonas

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American Idol is back for its ninth season a week from today, and here’s your first look at Ellen DeGeneres with host Ryan Seacrest and fellow judges Randy Jackson, Kara DioGuardi and Simon Cowell!

The two-night season premiere will air next Tuesday (January 12) at 8/7c on FOX and Wednesday (January 13) in the same time slot. According to Access Hollywood, the premiere week will feature auditions from Atlanta and Boston.

Ellen won’t be on the judging panel until February; instead, guest judges will be sitting in during the initial audition rounds. Look celeb judges including Victoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige, Kristin Chenoweth, Neil Patrick Harris, Joe Jonas, Katy Perry and more!

10+ pictures inside of Ryan Seacrest and the American Idol judges…

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LeAnn Rimes teams up with Randy Jackson for the It’s Y!ou Yahoo! yodel competition at Military Island, Times Square on Tuesday (October 13) in New York City.

The 27-year-old country singer helped promote Yahoo!’s invitation to compete for a chance to be featured in the company’s global advertising campaign and on its home page by submitting videos of themselves online performing their own rendition of the Yahoo yodel before Nov. 8.

American Idol finalist Kimberly Caldwell hosted the event, while LeAnn, Randy Jackson, Jewel, and Pete Wentz were on hand for the event.

30+ pictures inside of LeAnn Rimes at It’s You Yahoo…

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Kara DioGuardi is introduced as the new American Idol judge at Chelsea Piers in New York City on Tuesday.

Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson welcomed the new judge with open arms, as they all walked the red carpet and posed for pictures.

“It’s like, you know, having dinner with three people for seven years, and getting quite bored of each other,” Cowell said. “So it’s having a fourth person, new opinion, I think it’s gonna be interesting.”

“Kara has a good reputation of A, having hits; and B, having an opinion. And that’s a good combination,” Cowell said. “And she’s cute.”

35+ more pics inside of Kara DioGuardi’s new American Idol family…

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Kara DioGuardi has joined American Idol as a fourth judge!

The 37-year-old will sit alongside Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson and use her background as a songwriter/producer in the eighth season of American Idol (premieres January 2009 on FOX). Paula finally gets another female on the panel to pow-wow with!

Kara’s songs, “Cheetah Love” and “I’m the One” most recently appeared in the Disney Channel movie Cheetah Girls 3: One World.

“We are turning the heat up on ‘Idol’ this year and are thrilled to welcome Kara to the judges’ table,” said creator and executive producer Simon Fuller. “She is a smart, sassy lady, and one of America’s most successful songwriters. We know she will bring a new level of energy and excitement to the show.”

For more information on Kara, visit her official website at KaraDioGuardi.com.

Hopefully this is one of the twists AI needs to hook new viewers and keep the old ones!

With the writer’s strike and all, you know there is nothing better on TV tonight than the premiere of American Idol 7 @ 8PM ET/PT on FOX. Tomorrow is part II of the premiere–Wednesday, Jan. 16 @ 8PM ET/PT.

Last season’s ratings were pretty weak and past Idols (Katharine McPhee, Taylor Hicks and Ruben Studdard) were all dropped from their music labels recently.

But will you be tuning into American Idol tonight?

American Idol returns for its seventh season in a special two-night, four-hour season premiere Tuesday, Jan. 15 @ 8PM ET/PT and Wednesday, Jan. 16 @ 8PM ET/PT on FOX. Set your TiVos now!

The Hollywood round will air on Feb. 12 and the top 24 contestants will be announced on Feb. 13. The first performance episode, featuring the 12 male finalists, will air on Feb. 19, with the 12 female finalists taking the stage the following night. The top 12 finalists will perform for the first time on Tuesday, March 11!

Who will be the next Jordin Sparks… or William Hung? Judges Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell will be back to help sway your opinion!

BTW, nice new sideburns, dawg!