{"id":8693,"date":"2024-05-18T13:45:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T11:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=8693"},"modified":"2024-05-18T13:45:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T11:45:32","slug":"legendary-rock-star-reportedly-top-contender-to-replace-katy-perry-on-american-idol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=8693","title":{"rendered":"Legendary rock star reportedly \u2018top contender\u2019 to replace Katy Perry on \u2018American Idol\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

As this season of American Idol comes to an end, speculation continues to mount as to who will take over Katy Perry\u2019s spot behind the judge\u2019s table.<\/p>\n

A recent report from Life & Style suggests a legendary rock star might sit next to Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie for the upcoming eighth season of Idol on ABC.<\/p>\n

A source exclusively revealed to the magazine that Idol hoped to add Jon Bon Jovi to next year\u2019s panel of judges.<\/p>\n

\u201cJon is the undisputed top contender to succeed Katy,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n

\u201cA living legend with undeniable charisma, he possesses all the qualities necessary to command the stage and captivate TV audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s reportedly an issue with money.<\/p>\n

Jon has \u201castronomical financial expectations,\u201d reportedly expecting a $25 million paycheck.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe crux of the matter is money. To secure a true rock icon of his caliber, one must invest accordingly!\u201d an Idol insider said.<\/p>\n

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\nDebby Wong \/ Shutterstock.com<\/p>\n

Once news broke that Perry planned to leave American Idol at the end of the current season, everyone, including her fellow judges, immediately began to wonder who would replace the \u201cTeenage Dream\u201d singer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has been a very stressful time for Luke and Lionel because they\u2019ve been left in the dark about so much \u2014 there was even talks that producers were going to start fresh with a whole new lineup and give them the boot. That hasn\u2019t happened, so now the next worry is who will join the show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who would you like to see join the show? Let us know in the comment section on Facebook!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As this season of American Idol comes to an end, speculation continues to mount as to who will take over Katy Perry\u2019s spot behind the judge\u2019s table. A recent report from Life & Style suggests a legendary rock star might sit next to Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie for the upcoming eighth season of Idol […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8693"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8695,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8693\/revisions\/8695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}