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American Idol ended Season 22 on a high note. The long-running singing competition series bid farewell to judge Katy Perry during Sunday’s finale episode, with an audience of 5.64M tuning in, according to live + same-day data. That was an 8% increase over the week prior to reach a season high in…

Another Season of American Idol has come and gone. Season 22 crowned winner Abi Carter Sunday night, and judge Katy Perry bid the show farewell. Perry sat at the judges’ panel for seven seasons alongside Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan. Related Stories …

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of the winner of American Idol Season 22. Katy Perry took the American Idol stage one last time as a judge before saying goodbye to the ABC reality series competition. The singer, alongside Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, walked into the Season 22…

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of the winner of American Idol Season 22. American Idol crowned its Season 22 winner and said goodbye to Katy Perry. Jack Blocker, Abi Carter, and Will Moseley started the night by honoring mentor Jon Bon Jovi. They took the stage to sing “Livin’ on…

Fantasia Barrino returned to the American Idol stage and delivered powerful and inspiring words to the Season 22 finalists on the 20th anniversary of her win. Barrino won the singing competition in Season 3 and has gone on to win a Grammy, star in Broadway, and be recognized for her work garnering…

Katy Perry is leaving American Idol after the show crowns the Season 22 winner, and ahead of the grand finale on Sunday night, the judge predicts she’ll most likely cry. “I think I will be crying at anything,” Perry said in an interview posted by KABC. ‘It’s been a beautiful journey and I love…

Katy Perry may be leaving American Idol but the show goes on. The music talent format has been renewed for its eighth season at ABC and 23rd season overall. The renewal comes ahead of its Season 22 Grand Finale, which takes place on Sunday, May 19. Related…

Sean Viator, a dancer and choreographer who performed on TV shows American Idol and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga on Netflix, died May 3 at 31, his family announced. No cause was given. Viator received a Bachelor’s degree of fine arts in dance from the University of Arizona, where…

Katy Perry didn’t attend the Met Gala, but thanks to AI, her Mom thinks she did. The California Gurls singer appeared to share a text message in which her Mom was fooled by a fake image of her daughter at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Her Mom said: “Ha Feather! Didn’t know you went…

Paula Abdul filed her sexual assault and battery suit against Nigel Lythgoe late last year seeking a jury trial, and she's going to get one. The American Idol judge will face off against her So You Think You Can Dance co-star starting on July 28, 2025, a LA Superior Court judge announced…

American Idol paid tribute to the late Mandisa, the late Season 5 contestant who died earlier this month at the age of 47. To honor Mandisa’s life, Idol alum Colton Dixon, Melinda Doolittle, and Danny Gokey returned to the stage and performed “Shackles” by Mary Mary. Related…

Just Sam, the American Idol 2020 winner, returned for Season 22 to perform Whitney Houston’s “One Moment in Time.” The singer went viral last year after revealing that despite winning Season 18 of the ABC competition, she had to return to performing in the NYC subways. Related…