This Monday (12), Katy Perry announced her exit from American Idol after seven seasons, and teased she has projects to come in 2024.
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The news was revealed during her appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”. “I think this probably will be my last show, my last season for Idol. I mean I love Idol so much. 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, you what I’m saying Jimmy?”, said Katy.
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The host then asked what her fellow Idol judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie said about her leaving, and Katy responded: “Well they’ll find out tonight!”. She explained that they “know that I have some things planned for this year,” adding, “So it’s going to be a very, very exciting year … for all popstar girlies!”.
Perry joined as a Idol judge alongside Bryan and Richie in 2018, for ABC’s revival of the show after its original 15-season run on Fox. In July 2023, ABC announced their return as judges for the 22nd season, the first episode of which will air on February 18.