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Here is the reality series that Bobby Bones quit American Idol for

When American Idol arrived on ABC after Fox canceled it, there were some major changes, with Ryan Seacrest the only on-screen character to return. The judges changed to Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie, and there was a full-time mentor in Bobby Bones. After American Idol taped its auditions last year, the news came

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American Idol announces how it will replace Bobby Bones as mentor in 2022

The news broke shockingly at the start of the year that American Idol mentor Bobby Bones was leaving the show before the 20th season. With the new season arriving in February, that caused a lot of fans to wonder how the show planned to replace Bones. He had an important role as an in-house mentor,

Opinion

Into the American Idol Winner Abyss – I long for my Kelly Clarkson days

For any Idol die-hards out there, this is for you. Monsters and Critics columnist Liz Long questions where things went wrong with American Idol and why new winners are falling into the Great Idol Abyss. Is it America choosing the wrong winner? A lack of a hit song? Bad timing of a single’s release? The