American Idol Spoilers

While Paula Abdul's status on American Idol is still up in the air, we can now confirm that Kara DioGuardi is coming back for season nine of the show.

"Her deal is done. There are no ifs, ands or buts," a source told E! News. "Done. She will be back."

There you have it.

DioGuardi will start shooting a new set of American Idol auditions in the next week or so. Are you glad she's returning?

Which American Idol semifinalists will be taking the stage Wednesday night? Here's a look:

• Nick Mitchell
• Adam Lambert
• Megan Corkrey
• Kris Allen
• Mishavonna Henson
• Matt Breitzke
• Kai Kalama
• Jasmine Murray
• Jesse Langseth
• Matt Giraud
• Allison Iraheta
• Jeanine Vailles

Which of these singers do you think will advance to the finals?

The eighth season of American Idol becomes an actual talent show tomorrow night. For the most part.

While the occasional Sanjaya Malakar still pops up once the show is whittled down to its semifinal group of contestants, vocal chops are typically focused on from here on out.

With that in mind, here are the 12 contestants - out of the final 36 - scheduled to perform tomorrow night:

• Tatiana Del Toro
• Stevie Wright
• Anne Marie Boskovich (pictured)
• Jackie Tohn
• Casey Carlson
• Alexis Grace
• Anoop Desai
• Michael Sarver
• Stephen Fowler
• Danny Gokey
• Ricky Braddy
• Brent Keith