Nicki Minaj showed up 13 minutes late to Tuesday night’s American Idol show -- the first live performances for the Top Ten finalists -- causing host Ryan Seacrest to filibuster a bit in her absence.

"We are coming to you live and on time … keep that energy going for three of your four judges who are here tonight," he said. "I hear she's seven minutes out and there's some congestion on the 405 … she should be here momentarily."

"I heard it was the 101," Randy Jackson said, while a smirking Mariah Carey shook her head, presumably irked by her peer's unprofess