Jennifer Lopez Returns to 'American Idol' as Performer on the

As talks about her new album begin, J.Lo is
tapped to be one of the performers on the
two-part finale that will go on air this mid-
May.
Jennifer Lopez is
coming back to
" American Idol ",
a source tells E!
News. The singer,
who sat on the
judging panel
along with Steven
Tyler and Randy
Jackson on the
eleventh season
of the singing
competition, will
return to the
show as a musical
guest on either
the first or
second night of the two-part finale airing May
15 and 16.
It's unclear what song the bootylicious singer
will perform on the show's upcoming finale.
It's widely known that she's currently crafting
new music for her next studio installment. One
of the tracks will be a collaboration with Chris
Brown . She hopes to bring back "Jenny From
the Block" flavor with it.
Aside from her performance gig, there's also
rumor that she's wanted back as a judge for
the "Idol" next season. She reportedly could
step in to replace either Nicki Minaj or Mariah
Carey if one of them gets the boot.
"There will definitely be changes to the judging
panel for next season," a source claims. "Fox
thought the Nicki-Mariah contrast would make
for ratings, but there is concern it is like nails
on [a] chalkboard for middle-America
viewers."
Another source dismisses the report, "This is
just another ridiculous Idol judge rumor, likely
started by talks of Jennifer performing on the
finale."