Kristy Lee Cook, a finalist on American Idol on the show's seventh season, sounded off on the current "feud" between judges Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey.  The country music singers tells The Boot that it is all just for the show:

"It's television, they like drama and will do anything for drama.  I think some of it is phony. I'm not going to sit here and lie. They've changed it up so much now that they've got have something to keep people wanting to watch the show. I think it's all for show."

Coincidentally, Kristy Lee Cook is about to release a new song from an upcoming album.  The song is Airborne Ranger Infantry which will be available on October 15.

American Idol judge Keith Urban defended his fellow judges last week, claiming that he appreaciated working with "passionate" people.