Katy Perry is moving on from “American Idol.” The singer and Idol judge, 39, announced her exit from the show after seven seasons on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Monday, as she teased, she has more projects, including new music, to come later in 2024.
The “Roar” hitmaker made the announcement on the Feb. 12 episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Kimmel asked her how long she thinks she will remain with the show, prompting her to say she will be performing at a music festival in Brazil called Rock in Rio this September, which led her to break the news.
“I think this probably will be my last show, my last season for ‘Idol,’” Perry said. “I mean, I love ‘Idol’ so much. It’s connected me with the heart of America, but I feel like I need to go out and feel that pulse to my own beat. You what I’m saying, Jimmy?”
Perry joined “American Idol,” along with fellow judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, when the series was revived by ABC in 2018 after 15 seasons on Fox.
ABC announced last summer the trio would return for its upcoming season, which will be their seventh together and the show’s 22nd, dating back to its initial run in 2002 when Kelly Clarkson became the inaugural winner, while the series became a ratings juggernaut and pop culture phenomenon.
