After 12 years of judging on the hit competition show, the head dawg has decided to leave the show.

Randy revealed to his good friend Ryan on On Air with Ryan Seacrest that his decision to leave now was simply because: “It was just time, honestly. You reach that point where you go, ‘Ok, so what do I want to do next?’ You know 12 seasons honestly, Ryan, we’ve done it … [it's time to] get on a different roller coaster.”

So does Randy know what that next roller coaster will be? No. But he doesn’t have second thoughts about leaving Idol.

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“I’m kind of one of those weird ones. When I’m ready, I’m ready. But it takes me a while to really get there.”

As for the video tribute that played on the finale, Randy joked, ”What is so startling for me is to see from Season 1 and 2, just the dramatic weight loss. How I went from this huge guy to the supermodel I am. It’s freaking crazy. I was like, ‘Yo dawg, you are like a third of yourself’ and Ryan and Simon [Cowell] inspired me to do that.”

Since Randy has sat at the judges table for 12 seasons, he’s seen all the changes over the years, but what are his feelings about this season’s panel? “This wasn’t the best in terms of chemistry panel, but no listen, for real … when I look at the talent on the stage and who won and what happened up there, I’m just like whatever people say about the judges – good, bad, indifferent – you look at the talent and I’m proud of us.”

The 22-year-old singer admitted to On Air with Ryan Seacrest moments after exiting the stage last night: “The feeling right now is bittersweet because it’s over so that’s the bitter part, but the sweet is me and Candice can both go and start our careers and that’s an amazing feeling because the whole reason I wanted to … have longevity and I get to go do that now, I hope.”

So what was going through her mind during her final Idol moments? “Everyone kept saying you’re so both too calm for this.”

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But Kree explains it was due to a lack of nerves. “Honestly, we already feel like we made it. This whole experience has been much more than we could have ever imagined and we’re so proud of each other and everybody and we get to go on tour now.”

The experience also left Kree sharing her personal life — the tragic loss of both of her parents at a young age — with millions of TV viewers.

Did she ever regret telling her story? “I think there was times where it become hard for me to talk about it because it is a story, but I feel like everybody has a story that will break your heart and at the end of the day it’s not my whole story. It’s just a part of me. I thought it was important to share because this is also me as an artist and a person.”

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As for that nickname that judge Nicki Minaj gave her, Kreedom. “[Even] my family calls me that now!”

Download Kree’s single “All Cried Out” here!

Beyoncé‘s wearing a new crown with Queen Tara in the upcoming animated flick Epic, and she’s revealed it was an overwhelming experience.

“You know, I was honored when they asked for me to do this role and I was actually pregnant at the time,” Beyoncé revealed to Good Morning America. ”And I thought, you know, by the time this comes out my daughter will understand it’s my voice, and what an incredible, cool point. It’s a beautiful role and it has so much depth. It’s so emotional. I was crying when I did the voiceover. And it was the first thing I did after giving birth.”

Epic, which also features the voices of Colin Farrell, Amanda Seyfried, Christoph Waltz, Pitbull, and Steven Tyler, hits theaters May 24.

The South Carolina native was crowned the winner of Season 12 of American Idol, after auditioning twice before during Seasons 9 and 11.

This makes Candice the first female winner of the show since Jordin Sparks (Season 6), and she revealed to On Air with Ryan Seacrest following the finale that she couldn’t “believe” the card Ryan read had her name on it. Instead, she joked that she thought it read, “I don’t know? Kree Harrison!”

Candice admitted she and close friend and runner-up Kree “were saying each other’s names…while you were opening up the card, so we were like rooting for each other.”

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The 23-year-old added of her accomplishment: “I know, I can’t even. I was like, ‘Ok, Mom. I’m going to go for Top 10.’ Like we did Top 40, Top 20, Top 10. And then okay Top 5, Top 3, and then when I made Top 2, I was like, ‘Oh my god. I actually have a chance to win this show and then I sang and it happened.”

So how did Kree and Candice keep their cool onstage? “You know how Angie has her clap? Me and Kree, that’s happeneing times 50 in our minds, but we just try to be as calm and cool as we possibly can. That’s just how I [am] when I’m nervous I don’t get jittery, I just get really calm and really quiet.”

Someone who couldn’t keep their cool however was Candice’s grandma. “I think my grandma fainted! I had to stop crying and look over there and be like, ‘Oh my gosh. What’s happening with grandma?’ But she was just really overwhelmed as well about the car.”

So why does Candice think she was able to become the American Idol this time, but not the past? “Season 9 I was just a 19-year-old who could sing and my parents, we used to go to Disney World every summer and auditions just happened to be down the road from Disney World and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh. I want to audition for American Idol’ and I had no idea who I was as a person [or] as an artist so I think I was just a singer then, but I’m an artist now and I’m nore confident now and more comfortable with who I am.”

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Not only did Candice gain confidence onstage, but also in the fashion department. “I told the wardrobe stylist that she was never going to get me into a dress and I wore three dresses,” joke the singer, who ditched her heels for flats immediately after the finale. “I can’t believe that happened. And the heels! I broke my toe remember? Oh my gosh, all the stuff I went through on this show.”

So will we see Candice now showing more leg? Not so fast! “I don’t know if I’m ready for that … every once in a while I’ll bust out a dress.”

And most importantly, what music can we expect to come from Candice? “I can’t even wrap my mind around the fact that I’m making one! What’s happening? I’m just like a cool … laid back R&B and soul and jazz, but I want to appeal to everybody, so I can’t wait to get to work on that.”

Candice, who admitted she hasn’t really had the chance to sleep, joked the first thing she’ll do now that Idol is over: “Get some fried chicken?!”

And she deserves it!

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The 46-year-old, who’s joined forces with artists including Pitbull for his upcoming TV concert, ACM Presents: Tim McGraw’s Superstar Summer Night, revealed the rapper and he connected right off the bat.

“He’s such a great guy,” Tim says about Mr. Worldwide. “He has a great energy about him. Very respectful guy. I met him at the Grammys this year. It was the first time I’d ever met him and of course I’ve been a fan of his for awhile, and my daughters are fans of his and my wife, and we talked for awhile and right away he’s one of those guys you just like instantly and really connect with.”

So how did Tim get the rapper on board for Superstar Sumer Night? “We were putting together the special and we asked if he’d be interested in doing it and he jumped right on board, so then we had to figure out something to do together and we figured out this medley thing to do that worked really well.”

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Along with Pitbull, Tim also joined forces with singer Ne-Yo and Nelly again.

“Nelly, who I’ve worked with before, has this thing with “Florida Georgia Line“ and then Ne-Yo and I are doing our song together and my wife is on there, so it’s pretty cool.”

Speaking of meshing well with rappers, the country crooner also touched upon routinely working with Nelly. In fact, Tim’s wife Faith Hill even made him fried chicken during a song writing session at their home.

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“He came over and had dinner and we wrote three or four songs that night and not too long after that I found a song I was doing on my album, sent it over to him, and he did vocal on it so it was on my Emotional Traffic track,” explains Tim. “And then his last album, he sent over a song to me, and I put my vocal on it. So we’ve sort of been trading songs back and forth. Then we hooked up over in London over the winter … and I went to his show and we sang together.”

Tim continues about Nelly: “He’s like one of those guys, it’s like playing tennis with someone really good, you up your game. He’s such a good singer, when you sing with him, he can’t help but make you better.”

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However an artist closer to home for Tim is Taylor Swift. The “22” singer, who titled her first single simply “Tim McGraw,” has come full circle lending her vocals to his latest single, “Highway Don’t Care.”

So how did this collaboration come about?

“We had talked about it several times when we’d run into each other at award shows and she opened for Faith and I’s at our Soul2Soul tour … awhile back and we’re all a big fan of her and I think she’s one of the coolest artists to come out in awhile and I think her song writing is spectacular,” gushes Tim of Taylor. “She’s a great artist and singer. Her style is superb. We had talked about doing something together and when this song came along I sent it over to her and asked if she’d be interested in doing it and there was no hesitation, right away she wanted to do it. And I knew I wanted Keith [Urban] to play guitar so it was one of those things that just really fell together organically, which is unusual in the music business.”

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As for working alongside one another, the threesome had technology to thank due to their nonstop schedules.

“It was good because everyone is so busy, but the great thing about modern technology is I did my record and sent it over to Taylor, she does her vocals, sends it back to me. [Then] I send it over to Keith, he lays his guitar part down, sends it back to me, we mix it, and voilá! We have a great song. It was good working with those guys. It wouldn’t have been the same record certainly without those guys.”

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Aside from advice on music, we had to ask, does Taylor seek out relationship advice from the husband and father of three daughters?

“No, she doesn’t ask me for [relationship] advice,” says Tim. “I don’t know what kind of advice I would give her cause I’m the guy. So the only advice I would give, it wouldn’t work for Taylor. The only advice I would give is to shut and say, ‘yes ma’am,’ all the time which would’t help her! I’m way out-numbered at my house!”

Tune in to ACM Presents: Tim McGraw’s Superstar Summer Night special on CBS on May 19 at 9/8c.

Check out Tim, Taylor, and Keith in ‘Highway Don’t Care’:

And after being compared to Miley Cyrus throughout the season, we had to ask, would she ever consider working with her doppleganger?!

The third place contestant revealed to On Air with Ryan Seacrest: “I would definitely do a duet with Miley Cyrus. It would be cool to meet her … and we’d have to take a picture together because supposedly we look alike.”

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To see the fate of Kree Harrison and Candice Glover, tune in to the finale of American Idol tonight on FOX at 8/7c.

Along for the ride on all her North American dates, surely the boys and Selena will become close friends.

So how well do they know one another now?

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Not at all!

They haven’t even met yet. However, Emblem 3 couldn’t be more excited.

“We’re so psyched to be touring North America and Canada later this year, hitting a bunch of cities our fans haven’t seen us in yet. We’ve been looking to get back out and couldn’t think of anyone more dope than Selena to do it with. Gonna be a fun ride!”

Selena will meet the X Factor finalists for the first time at the Billboard Music Awards on May 19.

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Martha, who revealed she signed up for Match.com on the Today Show, admitted to On Air with Ryan Seacrest she’s already made a major mistake when it comes to dating two men at the same time.

“Today, I made a great faux pas,” she explains. “I called Stan, but I called him Larry … somebody had programmed the numbers into my phone the opposite. They said Larry’s phone number is Stan and Stan’s is Larry! I knew something was wrong. I said, ‘Larry?’ And he said, ‘Do you mean Stan?’ … It’s very bad. This is so embarrassing. I’m very upset with myself.”

So where does this leave Martha with the two men she’s been set up with?

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“The first date is on Friday,” she says … but it’s not going to be a typical first date . “We are [planning] it together because unfortunately, and something else I didn’t quite understand, the Today Show wants to bring a camera on the first date which is a little weird.”

With two men on the date, who will pay the bill?

“The Today Show better pay for it,” she joked. “I want to go to a really expensive restaurant.”

Aside from looking for love, Martha’s also been busy sharing her tips in her latest book, Living the Good Long Life, on everything from how to wash your face to how you should start your day (with a green juice).

Another tip of Martha’s? Never go to sleep with a dirty face.

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“To go to bed with your face other than clean, really clean, I think is really bad,” she said. “Your skin has to breathe and your face is your face and that’s your ticket to conversation with people, so you should really go to sleep with your face clean.”

So what’s the Martha-approved face wash routine? “Remove all your makeup well, and if you have eye makeup on, I use plain old baby oil with a piece of cotton, and then [I use] a warm, almost hot wet face cloth and steam my face a little bit. Then use a cleansing soap, and then slather on all the good stuff: vitamin B, vitamin D and E, serums, and some good night cream, and then go to bed!”

As for how Stan and Larry will feel when they see this concoction on her face?! ”They won’t mind because my face looks nice,” Martha said confidently.

Pick up your copy of Living the Good Long Life here!

The 34-year-old Star Trek: Into the Darkness actress and former girlfriend of Bradley Cooper admitted when she phoned in to On Air with Ryan Seacrest: “I’m a little blunt. I’m from New York, so I say it like it is, sometimes a little too much. That statement is very real to me. I kind of just wanted people to understand that my life and my decisions are my own and I’m not living on this Earth to get anybody’s acceptance or approval because I am this way because I’ve been inspired by people that conduct themselves in that way as well.”

Zoe continued: “Up until now I’ve been known to be attracted to the male species, but if one day I wake up and want to go in a different direction, I will do that.”

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And is a younger man a direction she might go in, as well? “Absolutely … you know you’ve been there with your female friends and a beautiful young man passes by and you almost crash your car,” says Zoe. “You know, just as much as men do it, I love youth. I love men who are absolutely Adonis.”

As for her latest flick, Star Trek: Into the Darkness, Saldana hinted Uhura (her character) and Spock’s relationship is taken to a new level in the sequel.

“We establish sort of a romantic link between them in the first installment and, at first, it was a student-teacher kind of crush and now it’s developed into something more profound in the second installment and the fans — there were some that were against it — but overall the response is very positive.”

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Zoe is also known for roles like the action flick Colombiana, making her an actress known for being able to get physical.

She thanks her past as a dancer for being able to take on those demanding roles. “I’ve done those movies where I play roles of kind of active female characters. I was a dancer and the fact I’m able to apply my body into characters and into stories, I feel really blessed, and I want to keep doing it until I get old and can’t do it anymore.”

Star Trek: Into the Darkness opens in select theaters May 15 and elsewhere May 16.

After marrying model Cassandra Jean last December, we had to ask, what’s the toughest part about marriage?!

Cassandra’s suitcase!

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Yup. The Canadian actor reveals: ”She doesn’t unpack from vacation. We’re actually going away in a couple days and she had to unpack from our Christmas vacation. It’s a problem.”

Hmm, we think they’ll do just fine if that’s their biggest issue!

Tune in to the finale of Arrow tonight at 8/7c on CW.