Lionel Richie Remembers Co-Writing ‘We Are The World’ With Michael Jackson

Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie are breaking their silence on “American Idol”‘s controversial contestant Caleb Kennedy’s exit from the competition.

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told People magazine that the decision to remove him from the competition “had to be made and we move on,” while also recognizing the 16-year-old singer’s talent.“A lot of times, we think about it, we grow up and we make mistakes and we look at our life behind us many times and we say, ‘God, what was I thinking about when I did that?’ ” Richie said of the young singer, who left the program when a video surfaced depicting him next to someone wearing what appeared to be a Ku Klux Klan hood.

A surprise to all. Caleb Kennedy shocked fans last week when he announced that he would not be returning to American Idol following a resurfaced video in which he sat next to someone who appeared to be wearing a Ku Klux Klan outfit.

Willie Spence proved he very much deserves to be in this season’s “American Idol” Top 3 as he delivered some stunning performances on Sunday’s episode.

returned on Sunday with the show's Top 4, who sang their hearts out in an effort to make it to this season's finals. The episode was supposed to feature the Top 5, but Caleb Kennedy was forced to exit the show last week when a controversial video resurfaced.ET's Lauren Zima spoke with judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan about Sunday's big episode, and Kennedy's shocking departure.«Well losing great talent is always [hard]... this is our class. This is the class of 2021.

Chris Willman Music Writer“American Idol” has set no fewer than a dozen music stars for the series’ grand finale May 23 — three of whom may be fairly predictable, given that Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Katy Perry are the show’s judges.Not quite as foreseeable in the final show’s performing pecking order: Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, Luke Combs, Mickey Guyton, Lindsey Buckingham, Fall Out Boy, Alessia Cara, Leona Lewis and Macklemore.The show will air on ABC live across time zones May 23 at 8 p.m.

Grace Kinstler received nothing but praise from the “American Idol” judges after she delivered two stunning performances on Sunday.

Michael Jackson has been given a legal win against the US tax authority regarding how much the late artist was worth at the time of his death.As covered by The Hollywood Reporter, the court case centered on how much tax Jackson’s estate owed the Internal Revenue Service following his death in 2009, based on his assets, image and likeness.

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John Stamos is lending his musical talents and performing experience to this year's slate of hopefuls. The actor and musician will be joining the season as a guest mentor!As the race to the championship continues to narrow, the Top 9 will soon be taking a trip to Disney World for a very special Disney Night episode, where they will get some guidance from Stamos, as well as some inspiration from the Magic Kingdom itself.Stamos, of course, has long been a Disney fan.

Fans hoping to catch a brand new episodes of American Idol on ABC tonight may be disappointed to learn that there is no new episode available.

Paris Jackson is reportedly set to appear in upcoming new season of American Horror Story.According to TMZ, the singer, actor and sole daughter of Michael Jackson will appear in at least one episode of the 10th season of the beloved horror series.Details about her character as well as the exact number of episodes she will guest star in have not yet been revealed, but news of her inclusion comes after creator Ryan Murphy teased the show’s 10th season last month with an Instagram video showing off

According to TMZ, Jackson, 23, will appear in at least one episode of the beloved show. Creator Ryan Murphy teased the 10th “Horror” season back in March with an Instagram video showing off the title card.Murphy’s muse Sarah Paulson will be starring in the series, as well as fan favorites Evan Peters, Lily Rabe, Finn Wittrock, Angelica Ross, Leslie Grossman and Billie Lourd.

Sofia Richie‘s new boyfriend Elliot Grainge has received the seal of approval from dad Lionel Richie. The 22-year-old daughter of the American Idol judge is dating the son of Universal Music Group chairman and CEO Sir Lucian Grainge. Lionel has released several albums under UMG’s label so it would only make sense that Sofia and Elliot’s relationship is a match made is music paradise.

Willie Spence has been delivering incredible performances on “American Idol” week after week; that trend continued Sunday.

Katy Perry the only judge taking the live shows seriously? The 36-year-old pop star poked fun at her fellow judges, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, during Sunday's live show, sharing a video less than an hour before the program aired. «The rumors are true, #americanidol has a diva problem and it’s @LionelRichie and @LukeBryanOnline

Luke Bryan returned to on Sunday, after previously missing the first live show of the season due to his COVID-19 diagnosis.