Luke Bryan Not Surprised by Katy Perry's 'American Idol' Exit

Luke Bryan will be sad to see Katy Perry leave American Idol, but he’s not surprised by the singer’s decision.

Perry, 39, teased that the current season 22 of American Idol will “probably” be her last during a February appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. “I mean, I love Idol so much,” she said at the time. “It’s connected me with, like, the heart of America, but I feel like I need to go out and feel that pulse to my own beat, you know what I’m saying?”

Bryan told Taste of Country that it’s “been a good run” judging with Perry since season 16 in 2018. “She and I have developed a great friendship and to work alongside her, I mean, heck, I was there before her daughter was born, and now her daughter is 3 or 4 years old.” Back in February, Richie, 74, revealed during his own interview with Jimmy Kimmel that he was “not mad” about Perry’s departure before joking, “It just made me run off the road when I first heard about it. My phone blew up.”

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