Katy Perry, Luke Bryan & Lionel Richie Celebrate 21st Anniversary of ‘Idol’ With Wild Party: Photos

American Idol has been a world TV staple for implicit 2 decades. To observe the show’s 21st birthday, Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie attended an epic party, wherever they besides announced who is invited the Hollywood amusement for the show’s caller play successful New Orleans connected Sunday, October 9. Each holding a summons with the operation “You’re Invited” connected it, the trio each looked incredibly celebratory.

Katy, Luke, and Lionel observe the world show’s day successful New Orleans. (MEGA)

All 3 judges walked the reddish carpet together. Katy, 37, was wholly stunning successful a achromatic mini-dress with a white, fluffy trim, which besides went astir her neck. The singer’s grey boots matched the dress’s trim, arsenic she strutted down the reddish carpet. Luke, 46, embraced his classical state benignant with a acheronian brace of jeans and a heavy bluish button-down shirt. Lionel, 73, kept it elemental successful an all-black outfit with an orangish overgarment implicit it.

All 3 hosts looked blessed to beryllium reunited for the occasion. While the amusement is gearing up for the adjacent season, the American Idol social media accounts and website person been encouraging fans and aspiring idols to audition for the show’s adjacent season. The past play came to an extremity successful November 2022, erstwhile Noah Thompson won the long-running competition. After helium won, judges spoke to reporters, including HollywoodLife, astir wherefore he was truthful well-liked. “He came successful arsenic the underdog, the unassuming guy. He didn’t spot it coming. America didn’t spot it coming,” Luke explained soon aft the win.

Katy looked gorgeous successful a small achromatic formal connected the reddish carpet. (MEGA)

American Idol first premiered backmost successful June 2002. While the amusement has gone done a plethora of antithetic judges implicit the years, it’s been a deed since it archetypal aired. Speaking of Idol’s early days, the archetypal trio of judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Paula Abdul all reunited backmost successful September to observe play 1 winner Kelly Clarkson getting her ain prima connected the Hollywood Walk of Fame.