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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tHot and cold! Katy Perry has had her ups and downs throughout her American Idol tenure, going viral for impressive performances and controversial comments. The \u201cDark Horse\u201d singer \u2014 who has been a judge on the ABC reality series since 2018 \u2014 got called out for mom-shaming season 21 contestant Sarah Beth Liebe in March [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Bryan told Taste of Country<\/em> that it\u2019s \u201cbeen a good run\u201d judging with Perry since season 16 in 2018. \u201cShe and I have developed a great friendship and to work alongside her, I mean, heck, I was there before her daughter was born, and now her daughter is 3 or 4 years old.\u201d (Perry and her fianc\u00e9, Orlando Bloom<\/strong>, welcomed their daughter<\/a>, Daisy, 3, in August 2020.)<\/p>\n\u201cJust seeing her be a mother through this whole process. I mean, it\u2019s just been really fun getting to know Katy,\u201d Bryan gushed. \u201cShe knows that no matter what her next endeavors are, that she can pick up the phone and call me and check in and say hey. If she ever needs fishing advice or any random stuff like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Luke](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Luke-Bryan-Not-Surprised-by-Katy-Perry-American-Idol-Exit-Announcement-3.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Ryan Seacrest, and Luke Bryan.<\/span> Disney\/Eric McCandless<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAs for his own future on American Idol<\/em>, Bryan hinted that it\u2019s up in the air. \u201cEvery year we re-kinda negotiate how we do Idol<\/em>, and it\u2019s a year commitment,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt\u2019s not like I have a five-year contract or anything. So when we start getting into the later stages of Idol, we\u2019ll start deciding whether we come back or not, and that\u2019s how we have done it for seven years.\u201d<\/p>\nBack in February, Richie, 74, revealed during his own interview with Jimmy Kimmel<\/strong> that he was \u201cnot mad\u201d<\/a> about Perry\u2019s departure before joking, \u201cIt just made me run off the road when I first heard about it. My phone blew up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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\u201cJust seeing her be a mother through this whole process. I mean, it\u2019s just been really fun getting to know Katy,\u201d Bryan gushed. \u201cShe knows that no matter what her next endeavors are, that she can pick up the phone and call me and check in and say hey. If she ever needs fishing advice or any random stuff like that.\u201d<\/p>\n As for his own future on American Idol<\/em>, Bryan hinted that it\u2019s up in the air. \u201cEvery year we re-kinda negotiate how we do Idol<\/em>, and it\u2019s a year commitment,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt\u2019s not like I have a five-year contract or anything. So when we start getting into the later stages of Idol, we\u2019ll start deciding whether we come back or not, and that\u2019s how we have done it for seven years.\u201d<\/p>\n Back in February, Richie, 74, revealed during his own interview with Jimmy Kimmel<\/strong> that he was \u201cnot mad\u201d<\/a> about Perry\u2019s departure before joking, \u201cIt just made me run off the road when I first heard about it. My phone blew up.\u201d<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>
\n Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Ryan Seacrest, and Luke Bryan.<\/span> Disney\/Eric McCandless<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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