Katy Perry has introduced that she might be leaving American Idol after seven seasons as a number.
The pop star and Idol decide revealed that Season 22 of the present can be her final throughout a speak present interview with Jimmy Kimmel.
“I think this probably will be my last show, my last season for Idol,” Perry mentioned. “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 know what I’m saying, Jimmy?”
The Dark Horse singer additionally appeared to substantiate the information on Instagram, writing: “Let’s play two truths and a lie: 1. I beat Usher at Monopoly Deal. / 2. I’m headlining Rock in Rio this September. / 3. This is my last season on American Idol.”
During the Kimmel interview, Perry additionally teased some thrilling initiatives on the horizon, stating that she desires to “see the world” and may launch new music.
When requested how her fellow Idol judges, R&B legend Lionel Richie and nation star Luke Bryan, reacted to Perry’s exit, the pop star revealed she hadn’t informed them but.
“Well, they’ll find out tonight!” she mentioned, earlier than rapidly including that her co-judges “know that I have some things planned for this year.”
“I’ve been in the studio for a while, so they figured something is up,” she teased.
Perry’s final studio album Smile got here in 2020, so it’s been 4 years for the reason that singer dropped new tracks.
“I love the show so much but I want to go and see the world and maybe bring new music,” she added.
Perry hasn’t fully dominated out returning to American Idol sooner or later, nonetheless.
“Maybe I’ll come back if they have me one day,” she mentioned.
“I’m sure they’ll be very happy to have you and if it turns out you want to come back I’m sure they’ll fire whoever replaces you,” Kimmel joked.
Perry has been a decide on Idol since 2018, when ABC revived the present after its unique 15-season run on Fox. Season 22 is because of air beginning on Feb. 18 with Perry, Bryan and Richie within the judges’ seats.
Perry’s exit announcement comes only a few months after she capped off a virtually two-year-long residency in Las Vegas.
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