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After premiering her new single "#Beautiful" on American Idol's Top 3 results show Thursday night, the pop diva took to Twitter to tease a sexier version of the video that would premiere later that night.

The reality show judge tweeted:

The American Idol 2013 premiere last night may have suffered a bit in the ratings, falling by almost 20 percent in viewership from Season 11, but the show still delivered plenty of amazing talent. Of course, with all the distracting eye-rolling and catfighting going on between new American Idol judges Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey, it’s hard to even remember the actual auditions.

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