Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie Are Joining Katy Perry On American Idol

That's right, you heard it here folks, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie are teaming up with "American Idol". The show drew up a contract with the two and took it from there. After Luke was on board with the show, set to return to ABC in early March, they signed with Lionel. The originally present artist, Katy Perry, says she's thrilled to have them both on and the feeling is mutual. In fact, Luke took to twitter recently saying, "It's official." followed by a short video he posted. In it he said,

 "Hey guys, it's Luke Bryan here! Greetings from the hayfield in Kansas. I'm so excited and proud to announce that I will be one of the three judges on ABC's American Idol. I will be joined with the beautiful miss Katy Perry and my hero Mr. Lionel Richie and my fellow Georgia boy, Ryan Seacrest. Can't wait to see you guys, can't wait to be apart of the show and I'm so excited to see all the talent out there that America has. Make sure you guys stay tuned! We'll be blowing up our socials and it's going to be an exciting year. I'm so honored and we're gonna have some fun!" 

Lionel also was feeling the love and excitement from the show's decision to cast him that he too put out a statement:

"As a singer, songwriter and a producer, I feel like I can bring a great deal of experience to the table, it's going to be so much fun!" 

And it's not just them who's congratulating the new found team. Fans of the big show and celebrities even T.V show host are weighing in. The three singers are expected to appear on ABC's "Good Morning America" on October 4th. 

-- Gabriella Stunt 

September 30, 2017