ABC is tuning up for its second season of American Idol with plans for its premiere week and a new promo. Check out the judges prepping for the inaugural Gem State auditions in the “Greetings from Idaho” clip above. Season 2 kicks off at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 3, with the first crop of Idol hopefuls auditioning for…

BET has apologized for an insensitive tweet sent in response to recent allegations by singer Kesha that her former producer, Dr. Luke, raped Katy Perry. The BET tweet in question was attached to a BET Breaks video giving a roundup of the news. The tweet said, "Hide ya wife, hide ya kids, they raping er'body here…

Perhaps sensing some general need for respite – from unpleasantness, cruelty, bullies – ABC resurrects an American Idol that’s cozily familiar, reassuring even, with the franchise’s recognizable markers intact and the spikier inclinations of previous incarnations left behind. A trio of new judges – R&B legend Lionel Ri…

Judging/mentoring on ABC's American Idol reboot is a real "pay it forward moment," says Katy Perry, who reportedly is being paid $25M to participate in the singing competition. She and Idol had been circling each other for some time before she said yes to the reboot of the series that previously aired on Fox, ending…

ABC has released a first-look photo of the American Idol judges panel as the new gang kicks off the show’s New York City auditions this week. Take a look at the photo below. Of course, you’ve seen these folks before: Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie are certainly Idol’s most recognizable faces for a panel of…

The world is in a serious place, beset with racism, sexism, suicide, violence and general repression. Some of the artists and presenters at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards used the channel’s platform to speak out against those conditions. But not all could be bothered, and this edition of the long-running awards show…

After taking the stage at Madison Square Garden last year in New York, the MTV Video Music Awards headed back to the West Coast to Los Angeles’ fabulous Forum to hand out Moon Persons (or would it be Moon People?) to musicians and artists who have excelled in the music video world. Trying her best, Katy Perry slogged…

Katy Perry has been set to host this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, which are set to air live August 27 from the Forum in Inglewood. She unveiled the news today on her Twitter feed. She will also perform, giving her the best seat in the house for the VMAs, in which she has five nominations this year, tied with The…

Kendrick Lamar and his video for “Humble” led the way with eight nominations today as the MTV Video Music Awards noms were announced. Katy Perry and The Weeknd landed five noms apiece for the show, which will air live August 27 from the Forum in Inglewood, CA. Like MTV’s earlier Movie & TV Awards, the network has…

If you watched Saturday Night Live last night, you’re probably remembering one person above the rest: The Backpack Kid. Upstaging Katy Perry – not an easy thing to do – and a bevy of gorgeously attired drag queens and club types, the stone-faced boy took the stage well into Perry’s “Swish Swish,” and proceeded to…

ABC has landed a big star to take the first seat on the revived American Idol’s judges table: hitmaker Katy Perry. The network, which publicly had been courting the singer, made the announcement during its upfront presentation in Manhattan. The Emmy- and Grammy-nominated Perry has sold more than 100 million records…

The race for A-list judges/coaches between NBC’s The Voice and ABC’s rebooted American Idol continues. After The Voice signed two of the most famous Idol alums, Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson, American Idol is in negotiations with the hard-to-get Katy Perry, who had turned down previous offers to be a judge on…