Katy Perry Is Booed on 'American Idol' for the First Time for This Critique

American Idol welcomed royalty onto the show on Sunday evening, with King Charles and Queen Camilla making a surprise appearance alongside Katy Perry and Lionel Richie. Judges Katy, 38, and Lionel, 73, appeared via video link on American Idol as they missed this week's show due to performing at the Coronation Concert in the UK, and chatted to host Ryan Seacrest about the historic celebrations taking place in London.

With judges Katy Perry and Lionel Richie across the pond in England for the coronation of King Charles III, the ABC music competition show had to get creative.Though Richie and Perry appeared live from Windsor Castle for a brief cameo, the regular judges had some A-list substitutes on the panel this week.Ed Sheeran and Alanis Morissette stepped in to help out regular judge Luke Bryan as they offered commentary on the live shows for the Top 8. Sheeran also gave a special performance ahead of the release of his newly released album, . Perry and Richie performed for the official coronation concert for King Charles III on Sunday following Saturday's coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey.Richie previously teased to ETs plans for including them in Sunday's episode.«We are going to be live from the castle as only we could do, which is fantastic.

Katy Perry and Lionel Richie were absent from American Idol this week as they traveled to the U.K. to perform at the historic coronation of King Charles III.

Lionel Richie and Katy Perry are still going to be involved in from across the pond! ET's Denny Directo spoke with the judges on Monday, and they revealed how they'll participate in the show when they're in the U.K. to perform at King Charles III's coronation concert.«We are going to be live from the castle as only we could do, which is fantastic. I mean, let's just talk about Cinderella,» Richie said.

The “Perfect” replacements! Ed Sheeran and Alanis Morissette will fill in for American Idol judges Katy Perry and Lionel Richie as they perform at King Charles III’s coronation.

Katy Perry and Lionel Richie are briefly heading abroad.

Thania Garcia Alanis Morissette and Ed Sheeran will join Luke Bryan as “American Idol” guest judges on May 7. The pair have been selected to take over for Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, who will be traveling overseas for their upcoming performances at King Charles III’s coronation. ABC revealed the switch on May 1, adding that Perry and Richie will still be checking into “Idol” with live updates from all the festivities at Windsor Castle. Morissette and Sheeran are scheduled to take over the show’s “616” episode, where America will cast their votes for the remaining top 5 contestants. This is the first “Idol” appearance for both of the guest judges, who will deliver performances of their own on the episode, with Morissette singing one of her many hits and Sheeran singing his new single, the ballad “Boat.”

Katy Perry will be temporarily replaced on ‘American Idol’ while she is in Britain for King Charles’ coronation. The ‘ET’ singer, 38, and fellow judge Lionel Richie, 73, are set to take to the stage at Windsor Castle in London on 7 May for the king’s coronation show, and a couple of “big time” stars are set to fill in for the pair. Their co-judge Luke Bryan, 46m told Entertainment Tonight about the stars who will fill the pair’s seats when they are away: “It’s big time.

has revealed who will be filling in for Katy Perry and Lionel Richie as they complete their coronation duties across the pond.Alanis Morissette and Ed Sheeran will serve as guest judges on Sunday, May 7, alongside Luke Bryan, while Perry and Richie fulfill their duties, ABC announced Monday.Morissette will be pulling double duty as she will also be a mentor to the remaining hopefuls, who will be performing her songs live on stage. The contestants will also perform duets of Sheeran's popular songs.Both are also slated to perform. Morissette will take the stage to perform one of her classics while Sheeran, who will be celebrating the release of his latest album, — (pronounced ), will perform his new single.

Katy Perry, 38, and Lionel Richie, 73, while they perform across the pond at King Charles III’s coronation.The royal ceremony itself takes place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, May 6, and the related celebratory concert will take place a day later on the grounds of Windsor Castle. The top seven Season 21 “Idol” contestants also will perform on the ABC series on May 7.

American Idol, Katy Perry learned the hard way that just because she’s a Grammy-nominated, chart-topping pop superstar, that doesn’t mean an audience will always love her.The singer drew some serious heat from the crowd at the latest live taping in Hawaii after she gave a piece of her mind to contestant Nutsa Buzaladze, who has developed a following thanks to her must-see, energetic performances.Buzaladze once again delivered an electrifying showing, this time of the song “Paris (Ooh La La)” by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. While those in attendance seemed on board with what the singer showcased, Perry had a bit of somewhat harsh criticism to share.“Nutsa, every time you take the stage, it’s like you glitter bomb the stage,” Perry told the potential star musician.

Luke Bryan is teasing on who is filling in for Katy Perry and Lionel Richie on American Idol next week while they’re on coronation duty, and the country star tells ET the fill-ins are “big time.”

Luke Bryan is teasing on who is filling in for Katy Perry and Lionel Richie on  next week while they're on coronation duty, and the country star tells ET the fill-ins are «big time.»ET's Cassie DiLaura caught up with the «Play It Again» crooner Friday ahead of his headlining performance at Stagecoach in the California desert and shared viewers will love what the singing competition has in store.«It's big time. It's big time,» Bryan said.

said Monday to Extra TV. “I might be posting a lot because I’m gonna be in a castle, for real. This is wild.”Windsor Castle — which is currently the home of Prince William and Kate Middleton — boasts a whopping 1,000 rooms and 484,000 square feet of space and is nearly 1,000 years old.

Orlando Bloom is proud of his fiancée, pop star Katy Perry. During an interview for his new film, "Gran Turismo," Bloom, 46, gushed over Perry ahead of her performance at King Charles III’s coronation concert on May 7. "My girl's going to be singing, that's fun.

Katy Perry and Luke Bryan were criticized by "American Idol" viewers after they chose to encourage people to vote rather than give a contestant feedback after a performance. Instead of responding to We Ani's performance of "Skyfall," Perry and Bryan apparently emphasized that America should be voting for their favorites, which led some viewers to call the judges out for being "rude." "Normally, nothing Katy Perry says bothers me as she's just known for her sense of humor and quips. Bit [sic] her dissing of We Ani? THAT was just rude," one user wrote on Twitter.

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.

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 continues to garner criticism from the "American Idol" audience. During last night's show, the "Firework" singer was met with an onslaught of boos for critiquing contestant Nutsa's wardrobe after she gave a showstopping performance of the Grace Potter and the Nocturnals hit "Paris (Ooh La La)."  Nutsa was met with positive feedback from Lionel Richie, who told the singer her energy was palpable, saying, "That was just so wonderful to watch." Perry, who has tangled with Nutsa in the past, was ready with her commentary, telling the Georgia native, "Every time you take the stage it's like you glitter-bomb the stage." "It's like those baby reveal cannons," judge Luke Bryan interjected, referencing gender reveal celebrations. "Listen, I think that one thing that I'd personally like to see from you is not one piece of glitter the next time.

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.