There’s been a lot of buzz lately that Kara DioGuardi will leave her post as American Idol judge after this season, but Simon Cowell says otherwise. In an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, to air today, Cowell assures that “everyone’s going to be back” next year.

Simon Cowell tells Ellen in the interview, “All these contestants have signed up for our show and it’s the most important thing in their life and all we’re talking about is whether we’re (the judges are) going to be on the show or not. It’s all a bit out of kilter here. I think certainly next year everyone’s going to be back.”