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American Idol judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Luke Bryan; host Ryan Seacrest; and mentor Bobby Bones auditioned hopefuls in Washington DC.

American Idol judges headed to Milwaukee for auditions, where judge Katy Perry fell while roller skating! See more BTS fun here.

American Idol 2020 will premiere in February instead of March next year. Find out why! Plus, more on the Savannah Judges auditions.

American Idol 2020 (Season 18) Judges Auditions begin in Savannah, Georgia today (Sept 30). See the schedule here.

ABC has confirmed that Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan will return to judge American Idol when it returns to the network Spring 2020.

See the full lineup of the ABC 2019 CMA Festival including performances from Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton and more.

Lionel Richie told reporters he may not return as judge to American Idol next season without Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.

American Idol judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan say they had to talk Alejandro Aranda out of quitting the show.

American Idol’s Luke Bryan prays judges can return for season 3. He’ll come back for “one dollar more” than Blake Shelton earns on The Voice.

Performers for the 2019 CMT Music Awards include Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Kelsea Ballerini and more. See the list here.