FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2011 file photo, singer Usher Raymond attends the "Pencils Of Promise" inaugural gala at Espace in New York. Mariah Carey, Usher and Celine Dion are among the heady names being tossed around as "American Idol" replacement judges after the exits of judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)