MARIAH CAREY PISSED OFF NICKI MINAJ MIGHT BE A JUDGE!

They may have dueted on Mariah Carey’s “Up Out of My Face,” but the idea of working with Nicki Minaj on “American Idol” apparently strikes a sour note with the 42-year-old diva.

After news surfaced that Minaj is nearing a deal to join Carey on the judges’ panel for the Fox singing competition, an irate Carey hung up on a phone call with producers, TMZ reported.

Sources told the gossip site that the “We Belong Together” singer thought she belonged as the only woman on the panel.

The 29-year-old Minaj surfaced as the frontrunner for one of the vacancies left by outgoing “Idol” judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler in an US Weekly report Monday.

"I'm not sure the deal is completely done yet, but yes, she is definitely doing it," a source told the magazine. “A few more things to sign off on but it is happening."

Minaj and Carey would give the show a heavy New York presence. Minaj hails from Jamaica, Queens, and Carey was born and raised on Long Island.

But other bold-face names are still being considered — especially if holdover Randy Jackson moves over into a mentor role as has been widely reported. Country singers Brad Paisley and Keith Urban and producer Pharrell Wiliams have been rumored to be in the mix.

“American Idol” producers are under pressure to match the A-list judging crews boasted by their upstart rivals in “The Voice” (Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton, Adam Levine and Cee Lo Green) and “The X-Factor” (Britney Spears, Demi Lovato, L.A. Reid and Simon Cowell).

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