American Idol judge shake-up: Two very popular singers (one British and one Canadian) to temporarily replace Katy Perry and Lionel Richie as they go about their coronation duties – can you guess who?
Katy Perry and Lionel Richie are among the acts that will be part of King Charles III’s Coronation Concert.
And as a result, they are temporarily leaving two vacancies open for their American Idol jury panel, as it was announced that the two would be replaced by ‘big’ dudes.”
It has since been revealed that they will be replaced by two very popular singers; one more known for their past hits and another that has had more mega hits these days.
One is Canadian-American and had incredible success in the 1990s, including one of the most popular revenge songs of all time, while the other is a British singer who is currently a worldwide sensation with their highly popular pop rock.
Can you guess who these two hitmakers are?
Furlough: Katy Perry and Lionel Richie are among the acts who will be part of King Charles III’s Coronation Concert and as a result, they’re temporarily leaving two vacancies open from their American Idol jury panel
It’s Alanis Morissette and Ed Sheeran!
ABC announced that the two would fill the roles left by Perry and Richie as Morissette, 48, will be doing double duty as she will also be mentoring the show’s contestants who will also be performing her songs.
Sheeran won’t be a mentor, but the remaining hopefuls will perform duets of his songs.
Morissette and Sheeran will also perform with the Jagged Little Pill hitmaker performing one of her classics, while Sheeran will take the stage to do one of the songs on his latest album – (AKA Subtract).
Perry and Richie were reportedly added to The Coronation Concert lineup last month.
Their fellow judge Luke Bryan revealed days ago that they would be replaced by “great” guest judges like him spoke to Entertainment tonight during the Stagecoach Festival on Saturday to promote the guest artists’ upcoming performance.
When Bryan was asked to give fans some information about the guest judges, the singer kept tight-lipped.
The singer-songwriter stated, “It’s amazing. It’s a big time, but I can’t tease.’
It’s Alanis Morissette and Ed Sheeran!
Meanwhile, Andrea Bocelli and Take That join Perry and Richie at The Coronation Concert of King Charles III.
Thousands of guests are expected to attend the historic event, including First Lady Jill Biden, who will serve as a representative of the United States.
The Dark Horse singer previously spoke to Entertainment tonight about her performance at The Coronation Concert and joked that a “hologram” had been developed to fill in for her on American Idol.
The hitmaker went on to talk about her connection to King Charles, with whom she has worked on various charitable endeavours.
Opening: The hitmaker went on to talk about her connection to King Charles, with whom she has worked on various charitable endeavours; they can be seen in 2020
“I’m thankful to be able to go. I met His Majesty-to-be a few years ago and he called me one of the ambassadors for his organisation, The British Asian Trust.’
The singer added, “I’m also a UNICEF ambassador, and it really resonated with my values.”
Perry also described her chance to perform at the upcoming concert as “so cool.”
The Coronation Concert is currently taking place on Sunday 7 May.
American Idol airs the same day on Sunday, May 7 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on ABC.
