Season 24 of American Idol is a go, but so far, the judges have not been revealed, so it’s unclear if Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, and Carrie Underwood will be returning to their seats at the table in 2026. Ever since the show was revamped and began airing on ABC in 2018, Bryan and Richie have been staples. For the first seven seasons at the new network, the guys sat alongside Katy Perry. But Perry’s music career was calling her name, and she decided to leave the judges’ panel after Season 22 in 2024. All eyes were on who would replace the “Roar” singer following her exit, and Underwood was ultimately named as her successor. Twenty years after her own American Idol experience, the country superstar returned to the show to help decide who would be the next aspiring artist to have their dreams come true. Because of her history on the show...

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