Lionel Richie, Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson
Monica Schipper;Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy;Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic/Getty Images(3)Now this Katy Perry has announced that she will be leaving American idol, Lionel Richie has two superstars in mind to replace them: Taylor Swift or Kelly Clarkson.
Richie, 74, Perry, 39, and Luke Bryan have been serving as judges since the revival of American idol started on ABC in 2018. In February, Perry announced that she would be leaving the show after the current season to focus on her music career.
The former Commodores singer hopes to recruit Swift or Clarkson to her chair.
“Taylor, if you’re available, we’d like to have you out here. Call me,” he said Entertainment tonight in an interview published on Tuesday, April 23.
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Swift, 34, is dominating the charts again with her eleventh full-length studio album. The Tortured Poets Departmentwhich broke numerous records upon its release on Friday, April 19th. It reached over 300 million streams that day, becoming the first in Spotify’s history to surpass 200 to 300 million streams in a day.
(L-R) Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.
Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesRichie knows Swift is busy. So if she’s not able to join in with him, she can’t join in American idolHe would like to work with the 42-year-old Clarkson, who won for the first time idol Competition in 2002. He told AND that he met Clarkson over the weekend, which made him realize she would be a perfect replacement for Perry.
“I didn’t want to bring that up,” the “All Night Long” singer said. “Not only did I think about it, but I also made important notes. You know what I’m saying, Kelly, we’ve been together a long time.”
He added: “Kelly, if you have nothing else to do, I’d be happy to leave this out there. Big fan!”
American Idol paved the way for reality competition shows to help everyday people achieve their dreams of music stardom. The series premiered on Fox in 2002 with a star-studded panel of judges including Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson. The first season of American Idol introduced Kelly Clarkson, who would become the show’s first star. […]
Clarkson previously served as coach The voice from 2018 to 2021 and again in 2023.
The two stars should work together as mentors Duets reality series in 2012. However, Richie left the show due to a scheduling conflict and was replaced by John Legend.
Since Clarkson films The Kelly Clarkson Show In New York City, she may not be able to join American Idol, What Movies in LA Richie said he knew how to pick a new one idol Judge won’t be easy.
“Finding someone to replace Katy with a sense of humor has to be fun, but not selfish, because we offend each other so much,” he quipped.
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Meanwhile, Perry recently announced her own decision to join Richie and Bryan, 47.
“I must say jellyroll “I was crazy when he came on the show,” she said AND! News on Monday, April 15th. “I was convinced by everything he said. He could run for president, he could be my pastor, I could go back to church for him. He could sell me anything.”
Perry added: “I love him. And it would be great to have one of these guys plus Jelly on the show. I love you, Jelly!”
Perry hasn’t released a new album in four years and this week she announced new music.
The “Dark Horse” singer shared Access Hollywood that their relationship with Orlando Bloom heavily influenced her next album.
“I just need to make another record that makes me feel really happy, whole and full of love,” she said backstage American idol on Monday, April 15th. The couple got engaged in February 2019 and share daughter Daisy, 3.
“Sometimes artists say, ‘Oh, this is boring, you want to make music from a harder place,’ but actually it’s very bright and happy, like pure joy and fun and playful and celebratory and a party,” Perry added.