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Katy Perry Reveals She’s Leaving American Idol: 'I Wanna See the World and Maybe Bring New Music'

Katy Perry announced she's leaving 'American Idol' during an appearance on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Monday, sharing that she has 'some things planned for this year.'

When asked what her fellow Idol judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie said about her leaving, Perry responded, “Well they’ll find out tonight!” The “Roar” singer added of Bryan, 47, and Richie, 74, “I love them so much,” as she also shared that the pair were aware of her plans to exit Idol after seeing her “in the studio." The musician joined Idol as a judge alongside Bryan and Richie back in 2018 for the revival of the show by ABC following its original 15-season run on Fox.

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