American Idol might be wanting a bit totally different within the upcoming season as Katy Perry might be leaving her function as decide — and there is been no affirmation as to who might be entering into her footwear. Nonetheless, there isn’t any scarcity of doable candidates, and Perry’s fellow Idol judges have a whole lot of robust opinions.
ET’s Denny Directo spoke with a number of the judges following Monday’s huge present — the place the season 22 competitors was whittled all the way down to the Prime 10.
Throughout the episode, Meghan Trainor lent her experience as a coach — and that naturally raised the query of whether or not or not she may be capable to take Perry’s place behind the judges desk subsequent season.
“I feel Megan’s all the time been actual enjoyable. You understand, that is kinda been her model, to have enjoyable,” Luke Bryan shared with ET. “[She’s] actual witty, so definitely.”
That being stated, Bryan additionally admitted that he is obtained at the least “10 names” in his head as potentialities, however wasn’t able to share them simply but — and he admitted that he hasn’t heard any of the concepts which will or might not have already been thrown round by the present’s producers.
Ryan Seacrest was equally effusive in his reward for Trainor, and her charismatic look on this season of Idol.
“She was superb,” Seacrest shared. “Megan is a brilliant expertise too, and he or she’s obtained an excellent humorousness. She’s enjoyable and he or she’s spontaneous.”
For Lionel Richie, an important high quality for an Idol decide — particularly one who might be working alongside him and Bryan — is the power to have enjoyable.
“It is gotta be enjoyable, however no ego. As a result of we’re gonna insult one another a lot,” Richie stated with fun. “And if you’re with Luke, he would not know he is killin’ ya.”
Richie did not weigh in on the potential for Trainor becoming a member of the panel — however he did have some solutions of his personal, together with Kelly Clarkson.
“I’ve obtained my checklist, however Kelly, if you do not have the rest to do, I might prefer to drop that on the market,” Richie stated. “I am an enormous fan.”
“Oh, and by the way in which, Taylor, when you’re accessible, we might prefer to have you ever out,” he added, referring to the Tortured Poets Division artist. “Name me!”
Perry introduced her plans to step again from her function as an American Idol decide earlier this yr, and spoke with ET final week about her resolution to exit the present.
“I am simply making an attempt to create space for different issues,” defined Perry — who shares 3-year-old daughter Daisy Dove with fiancé Orlando Bloom. “It isn’t like me ending this present means I’ll go retire on an island, although that will be fabulous. I am gonna go to work.”
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American Idol airs Sundays and Mondays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
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