American Idol will return for its 24th season in 2026, featuring Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie as judges.

American Idol will enter its 24th season in 2026, and ushering it in are Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie, who will return as judges. While Bryan and Richie have worked together as ...

American Idol will keep its judging panel intact for the 2025-26 season.

Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie & Carrie Underwood all back for Season 9; Ryan Seacrest expected to join them. Plus, audition ...

The singing competition shared a back-to-school themed video Monday on Instagram to confirm this year’s panel of judges: Luke ...

We now know which three music superstars will be seated on the judges’ panel when American Idol returns for Season 24 in ...

"American Idol" judges Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Carrie Underwood are returning for the hit music competition series' ...

American Idol is keeping its judging panel intact - but one of the show’s mainstays has yet to sign up for another round of ...

The host, a mainstay since Season 1 in 2002, was conspicuously missing from the official announcement (watch below). Gold ...

In a back-to-school themed announcement video released on Aug. 25, Underwood, Bryan and Richie declared that "class is back ...

Today, ABC announced that last year’s judges Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Carrie Underwood have all signed new deals and will return to American Idol for its ninth season on the network (and 24th ...

Season 24 of American Idol is on the way, and the judges have been revealed. Deadline reports Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and ...