Teresa LaBarbera-Whites to be American Idol 2015 Mentor - Report

Teresa LaBarbera-Whites, Senior Vice President of A&R at Columbia Records, has been named the new in-house mentor of American Idol according to a report from The Idol Pad.

She replaces Randy Jackson who quit after thirteen seasons on the show.

Teresa LaBarbera-Whites has worked with Beyonce and Katharine McPhee.

Here is a collage of artists she has worked with:

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About Teresa LaBarbera-Whites

Currently ranked as one of the top record label executives in the world, Teresa LaBarbera Whites has two decades of experience in the global music industry. She is directly responsible for the discovery and development of Beyoncé, Destiny’s Child and Jessica Simpson and is consistently brought in to work closely with top artists on their recording projects including Britney Spears and her critically acclaimed Blackout album, Pink, The Backstreet Boys and Nick Lachey, to name a few. Teresa’s projects have sold over eighty million+ records, and her creative executive role spans from A&R to Executive Producer. In addition to all of her A&R credits, Teresa was an Executive Producer on Britney Spears’ Circus album.

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H/T: The Idol Pad