Luke Bryan enjoying American Idol ‘now more than ever’

Country singer Zack Dobbins had a little help from Luke Bryan during his “American Idol” audition Sunday.

Katy Perry is spilling the beans! During tonight's American Idol episode, the 35-year-old songstress shared her exciting and special pregnancy news with her co-stars, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan. "Guys, I can't tell you how excited I am that we're going to have a fourth judge on this show," Richie cheekily said in a heartwarming video that was shared on YouTube on Sunday evening.

“American Idol” judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan shared some happy news in the opening segment of Sunday night’s broadcast of the ABC program: the arrival of a “fourth judge.”

Katy Perry’s pregnancy is hogging headlines around the world. And everywhere the news spreads, faces are lighting-up with happiness.

Katy Perry shared her baby news with her American Idol costars Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan and joked that she’s “definitely going to get fat” as her pregnancy progresses.

After revealing that she's pregnant last week with the release of a new music video, Katy Perry addressed the news at the start of Sunday's

“American Idol” judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan shared some happy news in the opening segment of Sunday night’s broadcast of the ABC program: the arrival of a “fourth judge.”

The March 8 episode of American Idol was filmed months ago, but Katy Perry had already learned that she was pregnant at the time! Now that she’s confirmed the news in current time, the show addressed the exciting announcement during the beginning of the episode. Katy looked gorgeous in a sequined pink dress, as she was flocked by her fellow judges, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, as she made the reveal. “We’re going to have a fourth judge on the show this year!” Lionel told viewers.

She may have told the world about her pregnancy on Thursday, March 5, but it seems that Katy Perry’s fellow “American Idol” judge Luke Bryan could have known about the news long before the rest of us.

Trying to nail down the mood of American Idol judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan on any given audition day is a slippery task.

Katy Perry is recalling a romantic moment in her life! During Sunday night's episode of , the 35-year-old singer took her fellow judges, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, to the exact location where her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, popped the question last year.

False alarm, folks: Katy Perry is just fine. Last week, the folks at American Idol sent out a teaser for Sunday night's (Feb. 23) episode in which it appeared that Perry took a nose-dive after show runners cleared the venue because of an apparent gas leak.

Now that is back on, the Sunday Scaries are temporarily on hold because there are tons of cringe-y first-round auditions to watch and distract you from Monday. But first, last night was the premiere of the long-running show and it was actually pretty dramatic and involved a mass evacuation.

Katy Perry appears to take a scary spill during the second episode of season 18 of American Idol after a gas leak causes an evacuation of the building in Sun River, Oregon, where auditions were being held. The clip of Sunday night's (Feb. 23) episode was premiered by People, and it shows the pop star and fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan smelling a strong odor of gas in the audition room.

Katy Perry appears to take a scary spill during the second episode of season 18 of American Idol after a gas leak causes an evacuation of the building in Sun River, Oregon, where auditions were being held. The clip of Sunday night's (Feb. 23) episode was premiered by People, and it shows the pop star and fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan smelling a strong odor of gas in the audition room.

Katy Perry appears to take a scary spill during the second episode of season 18 of American Idol after a gas leak causes an evacuation of the building in Sun River, Oregon, where auditions were being held. The clip of Sunday night's (Feb. 23) episode was premiered by People, and it shows the pop star and fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan smelling a strong odor of gas in the audition room.

American Idol is really better known for the music rather than the dramatics but it’s all about to kick off in the upcoming episode, especially for Katy Perry.