'American Idol' Is Looking for New Judges

Amid the news that ABC will pick up the smash hit singing competition “American Idol,” now that Fox is done with it, the question on everyone’s minds is who will round out the judges panel? With one celebrity already a lock, new rumors indicate the three stars the network is allegedly courting to judge the latest crop of contestants.

It was previously announced that superstar Katy Perry would be the first celebrity to join the updated judges panel. However, she’s not going to be able to whittle down the crop of hundreds to just one amazing singer on her own. According to The Hollywood Reporter, ABC, FremantleMedia and Core Media have their short list of people to fill the judges seats. The outlet reports that Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan and Charlie Puth are the frontrunners to lead the “Idol” reboot.

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Ryan Seacrest has signed on to host the series.