American Idol will be down one main cast member when it returns for the 20th season on ABC.
Bobby Bones has announced to fans that he will not be returning to the reality competition series, and shared the big reason why.
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Blake Shelton is up in lights on stage while performing during the 2021 iHeartCountry Festival held at The Frank Erwin Center on Saturday (October 30) in Austin, Texas.
The 45-year-old The Voice judge was just one of the many performers at the annual event, and was joined by country legends Toby Keith on stage, as well as George Strait, who surprised concert goers.
He performed his brand new song, “The Weight Of The Badge,” which is a tribute to first responders.
Little Big Town, Jake Owen, Walker Hayes, Maddie & Tae, Chase Rice and Lee Brice also performed for the festival.
Others spotted at the event included Carly Pearce, Asher Angel, Parker McCollum, Bobby Bones, Cassie DiLaura, and Emily Curl.
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Bobby Bones is married!
The 40-year-old radio personality and American Idol mentor tied the knot with fiancée Caitlin Parker over the weekend at their home in Tennessee on Sunday, July 18.
“Greatest night of my life . 💍 ❤️ 👰♀️. Love you @caitcparker,” Bobby captioned on Instagram with one of the photos from their wedding.
Bobby and Caitlin also spoke to People about their nuptials, and revealed their bridal party included tennis star Andy Roddick, Abbey Smyers and Amy Brown.
The couple’s two dogs Stanley and Eller, also walked down the aisle and Bobby was a bit worried if they’d pull it off.
“We’re rooting for them, but it’ll be a game-time decision,” he joked.
For their wedding, Bobby wore a custom suit with bow tie by Alton Lane and Caitlin wore a Galia Lahav gown.
The couple announced their engagement in October.
Bobby Bones is getting married!
The 40-year-old Bobby Bones Show host and American Idol mentor took to his Instagram on Sunday (October 11) to announce that he and girlfriend Caitlin Parker are engaged.
“I am the luckiest. I waited so long for the right one. And it payed off. Surprised her with a secret proposal in the barn in the backyard,” Bobby wrote along with several photos from his proposal. “After she said yes, our song ‘nothing left to lose’ by Mat Kearney was playing outside.”
“And it was @matkearney playing it,” Bobby continued. “She said it was at Mat’s concert during this song that she knew I was the one for her. So lucky he played it again for only us tonight. I’m so happy I get marry to love of my life.”
Bobby and Caitlin, 28, first met in late 2019 through mutual friend Lauren Alaina.
Congrats Bobby and Caitlin!
So many celebrities are set to appear in the upcoming ABC concert special, The Disney Family Singalong!
The special will feature celebs with their families as they take on their favorite Disney tunes from their homes. The one-hour special will air on Thursday (April 16) at 8pm ET.
Christina Aguilera, John Stamos, Josh Gad, Kristin Chenoweth, Michael Buble, Thomas Rhett, Little Big Town, Derek Hough, Julianne Hough, Kenny Ortega, Jordan Fisher, Donny Osmond, Auliʻi Cravalho, Luke Evans, Bobby Bones, Erin Andrews, Carrie Ann Inaba, Amber Riley, and more stars are set to appear in the special. Ryan Seacrest will be hosting.
“If there’s something that we’ve all learned in the past few weeks, it’s to cherish every moment and the importance of connection, whether through laughter, stories or music,” says ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke. “We hope that we can help create some new unforgettable moments in everyone’s home in a way that only the magic of Disney can.”
Station 19 will be moving to the 9pm time slot on Thursday nights for the remainder of its season, filling the space vacated by Grey’s Anatomy. That show ended its season last night, four weeks earlier than planned.
Katy Perry goes pink for the American Idol season 18 premiere event held at Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Wednesday night (February 12) in Hollywood.
The 35-year-old singer joined her fellow judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, and mentor Bobby Bones at the event ahead of the premiere of the new season.
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The event also featured a live performance from last year’s winner, Laine Hardy, who is hard at work on his debut album.
American Idol will debut on Sunday, February 16 on ABC.
If you missed it, see which singer was awarded a ticket to Hollywood already!
FYI: Katy wore a Lele Sadoughi necklace.
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Tonight’s American Idol episode will not feature Ryan Seacrest, who has hosted the show since season one. The reason why? Ryan fell ill and needed a last minute replacement!
The person he called to fill his shoes was radio host and DWTS winner Bobby Bones!
“I am not Ryan Seacrest,” Bobby says at the top of the episode (which was taped weeks ago). “I am Bobby Bones. Sadly, Ryan is sick and I look most like him so they asked me to fill his shoes tonight. Ryan, love you, buddy, hope you get better.”
About his absence, Ryan said, “Bobby was kind enough to fill in for Monday’s episode which we taped a few weeks ago, and I’m thinking, you know, the guy stepped in last-minute, did a great job. What do I get him? I got him some shoes!”
Tune into the episode tonight on ABC!
