Dr. Luke Officially Set for AMERICAN IDOL?

American Idol may have found its third judge in Dr. Luke.

E! Online writes that the songwriter/mega-producer (real name Lukasz Gottwald) has officially signed on for IDOL's 13th season.

Reports that Dr. Luke had entered negotiations emerged last week, just as the news broke that former Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am walked away from negotiations in order to rejoin The Voice U.K.

If he's signed, Dr. Luke would join season 12 judge Keith Urban, and returning favorite Jennifer Lopez, who's confirmation was inadvertently announced by her boyfriend, Casper Smart, last weekend.

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Since departing SNL in 2007, Dr. Luke has worked on such songs as Flo Rida's "Right Round, Katy Perry's "California Gurls" and "I Kissed A Girl," Ke$ha's "Tik Tok," Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone," and Taio Cruz's "Dynamite." He has also worked with Britney Spears, Rihanna, and Nicki Minaj.

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