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Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie Talk Katy Perry's 'American Idol' Exit, Potential Replacement (Exclusive)

Katy Perry is exiting 'American Idol' after seven seasons and her fellow judges are coming to terms with the loss.

"It's kind of like the clock's ticking, every episode's one more getting closer to the finale where obviously we won't be doing this together," fellow judge Luke Bryan tells ET's Denny Directo after Monday night's live show. Judge Lionel Richie would prefer not to think about Perry's exit after seven seasons, telling ET, "I can't talk about that because it's upsetting." Live from Hollywood, the Top 20 take the stage again as host Ryan Seacrest reveals the 10 hopefuls America has voted to advance.

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