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Now that Katy Perry has announced plans to leave American Idol behind, who do you want to see fill her seat at the judges table?

The 39-year-old “Firework” pop icon confirmed that she’d be stepping back from her position as a judge on the show after Idol‘s 22nd season airs. She’s held down a spot on the panel since 2018 when she signed on.

Katy leaving will create a gap that needs to be filled. Who should join Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie on the panel?

We pulled together some of pop music’s biggest stars and want to see who you think has it in them to take over!

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American Idol is one of the biggest shows on TV!

The singing reality TV series, which kicked off as Pop Idol in the U.K. before launching in America in 2012, has successfully sprung up all around the world with a bunch of international versions, boasting major superstars for judges.

After airing on Fox from 2002 to 2016 for 15 seasons, it was on hiatus for two years until 2018, when a revival of the series began on ABC, and it’s aired ever since.

Over the years, plenty of talent has judged and mentored the contestants all the way to the top. And one by one, all of them have eventually left the show to go on and do other things – even the last remaining original judge from the U.S. series.

We’ve rounded up all of the judges who have since departed from American Idol, along with the explanations they’ve given for why they left the show.

Scroll through to see every judge who left American Idol and why…

Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey‘s new collab is out now!

At midnight on Friday (February 16), the 30-year-old “Thank U, Next” singer debuted the remix to her latest single “Yes, And?” featuring the 54-year-old “Emotions” entertainer.

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Mariah Carey is single for her first Valentine’s Day in a while, but she spent the holiday with someone special.

The “We Belong Together” icon recently split from her longtime love Bryan Tanaka.

She took to social media on Wednesday (February 14) to reveal her special date and to provide a glimpse at her plans.

Head inside to see what Mariah Carey had to say…More Here! »

Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande are reuniting!

Amid early speculation on social media this week that the two were re-teaming for a remix of Ariana‘s new single “yes, and?” the Caution diva and the eternal sunshine superstar confirmed the news that they’ll be hopping on the track together!

Both Mariah and Ariana have just changed their profile pictures on social media to similar close-up photos of their eyes – and fans are freaking out!

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Mariah Carey is single at the moment, and her ex Nick Cannon has some thoughts about that.

Late last year it was confirmed that the legendary singer broke up with her longtime partner Bryan Tanaka.

If you were unaware, Mariah and Nick were married for years before divorcing in 2016. They share two children – twins Monroe and Moroccan.

Over the years, Nick has reflected on his time with Mariah and has even admitted to missing her.

Does that mean that he is interested in reuniting?

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Mariah Carey is heading back to Las Vegas for a new residency and she’ll also have a new home on the strip!

The beloved entertainer will be bringing her The Celebration of Mimi residency to Dolby Live at Park MGM after previously partnering with Caesars Palace on her last two residencies in Vegas.

“The Las Vegas shows will feature fan favorites from that album as well as other hits from her unparalleled illustrious career,” her team said.

Mariah‘s new residency will have eight shows in April: 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 24, 26, and 27.

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