American Idol's Nutsa Buzaladze Explains Her Absence from Rehearsal Time During Duet Round of Hollywood Week, Expresses Sympathy for Partner

igniting the light and letting it shine.Katy Perry was booed on “American Idol” Monday night for trying to dim a contestant’s sparkle.The 38-year-old “Firework” singer advised “Idol” hopeful Nutsa, 26, to switch up her glimmering silver dress, matching boots and pop diva dance moves for a more stripped-back show after the contestant performed a high-energy cover of “Paris (Ooh La La)” by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.“Nutsa, every time you take the stage it’s like you glitter bomb the stage,” Perry started her critique.“Listen, one thing that I would like to see from you is not one piece of glitter the next time. I know that is going to be hard.”“Liner, maybe. Just the [glitter] eyeliner,” Nutsa compromised on the feedback.

Making his own name! Beckett Rex impressed the judges and viewers at home during season 21 of American Idol — but quit the show after making it to the Top 26.

their nostalgic joint tour across the U.S. and Canada, the alums stopped by for a round of ET's «Spilling the E-Tea,» reminiscing about their time on the show's second season ahead of the 20th anniversary of their appearance. The duo announced their current tour in December, with the journey taking them through stops in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta and more.

Beckett Rex was one of the finalists on American Idol but viewers won’t get to witness his talents as the singer dropped out of the competition.

Hot and cold! Katy Perry has had her ups and downs throughout her American Idol tenure, going viral for impressive performances and controversial comments.

Katy Perry was not the fan favorite on American Idol this week.

l, host Ryan Seacrest announced that one contestant had left the competition.«Now recently, one of the top 26 decided to bow out of the competition so we turned to the judges' first alternate,» Seacrest shared, introducing returning performer, 16-year-old Paige Anne.But viewers were curious about which singer left the competition after the show didn't announce or feature the artist.The singer in question is 19-year-old California-based musician Beckett.Beckett, whose full name is Beckett McDowell, is the son of actor Malcolm McDowell and his wife, Kelley Kuhr.Early Tuesday morning, Beckett took to his Instagram to confirm online speculation that he competed ondespite the show not featuring any of his performances.«To all of you wondering, yes I was on @americanidol and I made the top 26,» Beckett wrote on Instagram, sharing a photo of himself holding up a golden ticket. «I'm not going to say why I didn't decide to continue in the competition but what I will say is that it was my choice.

Katy Perry experienced a first during Monday night's. The 38-year-old judge was audibly booed by the audience during her critique of performer Nutsa.Nutsa, a 25-year-old singer from Tbilisi, Georgia, gave an energetic performance of «Paris (Ooh La La)» by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals while competing in the show's Top 26 in Hawaii.«Nutsa, every time you take the stage, it's like you glitter bomb the stage,» Perry told the singer. «Listen, I think one thing I personally would like to see from you is not one piece of glitter the next time.

Mom duty doesn’t stop for Katy Perry — even while on the job in paradise! The pop star brought her 2-year-old daughter, Daisy, along for American Idol‘s Hawaii Week, which kicks off Sunday on ABC.

Katy Perry — even while on the job in paradise! The pop star brought her 2-year-old daughter, Daisy, along for 's Hawaii Week, which kicks off Sunday on ABC.While Perry and fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan worked with this season's hopefuls, Daisy — whom Perry shares with longtime love Orlando Bloom -- had her sights set on her own Disney idols at the Aulani resort. For the toddler set, this tops everything when it comes to scoring cool mom points!«She went to breakfast and met Minnie and Mickey and she's not scared at all,» Perry gushed to ET's Denny Directo, noting that Daisy has already spent time at Disneyland Tokyo and celebrated Christmas with Mickey last winter.

Nutsa Buzaladze, one of the contestants in the Top 26 on American Idol this season, tearfully apologized to judge Katy Perry in the moments leading up to her final judgment.

A platinum ticket during the auditions round of American Idol does not guarantee you a place in the Top 24 round.

Opening up. American Idol contestant Nutsa Buzaladze apologized to Katy Perry after the judge told her to have “more grace” after drama with her duet partner, Carina DeAngelo.

Nutsa, a 25-year-old performer from Tbilisi, Georgia, made it through to the next round while her duet partner, Carina Deangelo, did not progress.Calling the tense exchange during the duets the «hardest emotional experience that I've had in my life ever,» Nutsa gave her side of the story during Sunday's episode of, apologizing to the judges.After judgeKaty Perry told Nutsa to have «more grace,» Nutsa explained why she didn't stand up for herself amid her duet partner's criticisms.«I wanted to apologize because I felt very bad when you said to me 'more grace, more grace' and I wanted to tell also my side of the story,» Nutsa told Perry. «And I felt so bad I was, like, frozen.

She’s out. Kaya Stewart quit American Idol abruptly on Monday, April 3.

Katy Perry isn't afraid to keep it real on The 38-year-old judge often has her heart on her sleeve while listening to contestants perform on the ABC music competition series.On Monday night, Perry was brought to tears by contestant Fire, a young single mother and stripper desperate to improve her situation.After Fire's duet partner, Kaya Stewart, dropped out of the competition moments before their duet, Fire was left alone on the stage and in tears.The singer pulled through, singing her rendition of Adam Lambert's «Whataya Want From Me» while crying.The emotional performance reduced Perry to tears, and the «Firework» singer took to Instagram to share her less-than-glamorous moment.«Hi this is my ugly cry face,» Perry captioned the clip.Kim Kardashian, who is known for her own on-screen crying moments, commented on Perry's post, «We all have one.»A post shared by KATY PERRY (@katyperry)Ultimately, Perry sent Fire onto the next round, praising her for continuing to fight. airs Sundays and Mondays at 8 p.m.

another shocking early exit from the competition, Monday night's episode of was filled with tears and heightened emotions from contestants and judges alike.Two breakout performers from the ABC music competition show — Kaya Stewart, the daughter of Eurythmics singer Dave Stewart, and Fire, a single mom and stripper fighting to earn her second chance — were paired up to perform a duet. And though the duo appeared to hit it off right away, things went south when Kaya got sick and wasn't able to learn the arrangement and music in time for their performance.Kaya and Fire took to the stage together and Kaya announced, «I realized I wasn't able to give 100 percent, so I've decided to not perform,» much to the judges' shock.She confirmed that her decision not to perform meant she was exiting the competition.«I have to leave, I'm sorry.

Multiple contestants have quit the show on American Idol this week.

Another night of American Idol saw another contestant dropping out of the competition. It’s the second consecutive night a singing hopeful exits the ABC reality series after Sara Beth Liebe opted to quit the show a night before.

judge Katy Perry was accused of “mom-shaming” during her audition has left the singing competition.Sarah Beth Liebe, a quirky 25-year-old redheaded mother of three, gave a standout performance of The Police hit “Roxanne” during the Hollywood round on Sunday night’s episode. Her rendition actually impressed the previously judgmental “Teenage Dream,” singer, as well as judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan. But before taking the stage, Liebe admitted to feeling homesick and “selfish” about leaving her young family behind to pursue the competition.“I don’t even know what show business is,” she told the cameras.