During season 16 of American Idol, Davis, 25, immediately caught the attention of judge Katy Perry after blurting out a popular pop-culture phrase before his audition — "Wig." Perry responded, "Wig?

American Idol isn't the same without Katy Perry, and it seems that retooling the show with Carrie Underwood as a judge may have ruined it. When Katy left American Idol after seven seasons in order ...

Why Did Katy Perry Leave American Idol? Katy emphasized that she loved her time on Idol, but it was time for her to focus on releasing new music and raising her and Orlando Bloom‘s daughter, ...

The past has come back to haunt Katy Perry. A former “American Idol” contestant who was eliminated by Perry, 40, recently shared a TikTok where he gave his scathing reaction to her new song ...

Even though Katy Perry has put American Idol in the rearview, it doesn’t mean she’s done with the show for good. Katy hopes to return in some capacity one day. Perhaps she can be an artist in ...

Katy Perry has been part of American Idol since Season 16 when ABC revived the show with Bryan and Richie as judges. The trio wrapped their last finale together with May 19’s Season 22 closer ...

Katy Perry has officially left American Idol, and fans are anxious about who might replace her. Several sources claimed ABC executives had big names to possibly replace Perry. And it’s still ...

Underwood will join judges Lionel Richie, 75, and Luke Bryan, 48, while replacing Katy Perry, 39 ... “Carrie Underwood is the first ‘American Idol’ alum ever to join the judging panel.

Carrie Underwood replaced Katy as a judge on ‘American Idol,’ but some fans miss the ‘Teenage Dream’ hitmaker. Find out why ...