Not sure when Haley said this, but it was just published today.
Quote:...not everyone is sold on Nicki’s seat at the American Idol judging panel – just ask Colton Dixon and Haley Reinhart.
“I think the cheesy side of things is why they brought in Nicki Minaj,” Colton admits to OK!. “When I first heard it, I wasn’t crazy about it, to be honest, but you know it’s a TV show and people want entertainment.” And you better believe entertainment is exactly what AI fans will get this season. “I know there’s going to be bickering between her and Mariah Carey,” the seventh place finisher says. “It’s just inevitable and it’s going to be very entertaining to watch, I’m sure.”
While most viewers are excited to tune into Nicki’s TV debut, season ten’s Haley might not be one of them. “I don’t think I’d like to see that. I don’t know if she’s the right fit.” Haley tells OK!, “I’d rather them get somebody, even Keith Urban.”
...“He’s done the singing and we’ve had a lot of country on the show – obviously, my season,” Haley says and Colton is right along with her. “[American Idol] has never had a country judge… I really respect Keith as a person, not just as a musician and an artist,” he tells OK!, “I think he would have really great things to say.”
http://www.okmagazine.com/news/phillip-p...ining-show
