Perry shocked fans in February when she revealed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that she was leaving the ABC singing competition series after seven seasons.
The “ American Idol ” Season 4 winner and country music superstar will replace Katy Perry as a judge on the ABC singing competition series next year, Page Six has learned.Video of David Foster saying wife Katharine McPhee was ‘fat’ when she was on ‘ American Idol ’ resurfaces
“I love ‘Idol’ so much,” she said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” at the time. “It’s connected me with the heart of America, but I feel like I need to go out and feel that pulse to my own beat.”Perry made her debut on the “American Idol” judging panel in 2018 alongside Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie after the Ryan Seacrest-hosted show, more than double Bryan’s and Richie’s paychecks, because she appealed to “a younger audience” and had a “huge social media following.
The pay disparity did not cause issues among the judges, however, as they got along swimmingly on the air during their seven seasons together.“Katy gets picked on for going out and trying to have fun making a TV show,” the “One Margarita” singer told Fox News in June 2023, adding that his colleague’s thick skin made him “appreciate her even more.”
For his part, Richie, 75, praised Perry as “humorous” and “knowledgeable” on “Kimmel” in February before voicing his support for her decision to “take some time and actually be an artist” after her “Idol” run.
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