American Idol season 23 premiered exclusively on ABC on March 9, 2025. For this season Carrie Underwood joined judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan as Ryan Seacrest returned as the host.

Season 8 winner Kris Allen has a handful of charting songs to his name, but the carefree “Live Like We’re Dying” stands out ...

Perry decided to leave because she’d like to focus on her pop career and release new music. If you're not able to watch live, "American Idol" Season 23 ... with ads for $1.99 a month, and ...

The country star is experiencing a full-circle moment, joining Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie on the judging panel for the 23rd ...

Carrie Underwood was the obvious pick to join the judging panel after Katy Perry's exit, according to 'American Idol ...

Katy Perry announced in February 2024 that she was leaving ‘American Idol’ after her seven-season run as a judge ...

Douglas Kiker had a memorable spotlight in his 2020 'American Idol' audition at the start of Season 18, performing a cover of ...

Highlights from Sunday's season premiere included Brian Littrell's son singing an original song and a high schooler who's ...

Perry’s departure led viewers to fancast which female pop star ... With the season premiere marking “Idol’s” 700th episode, Michaels Wolflick noted the show will cross “1 billion views ...

Feb. 21, 2025 In many ways, “American Idol” — the No. 1 program on ... to go back to Season 11, when Phillip Phillips won, to find a victor who scored a real-deal pop hit (in his case ...

Abi Carter (season 22) Abi Carter is our reigning "American Idol," winning ... She's had three No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, is the first artist to top the pop, adult contemporary, adult ...