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
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,
When ABC revived American Idol a short time after Fox canceled the show, it made some changes. The network brought in three new judges to join Ryan Seacrest and all four of them remain with the show as it heads into its 20th season in 2022. ABC also hired Bobby Bones to be the mentor
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
Bobby Bones announced his engagement to girlfriend Caitlin Parker. He also says he got singer Mat Kearney to help out with the proposal by singing their song, Nothing Left To Lose. The 40-year-old Bones, whose real name is Bobby Estell, spread the happy news of his impending nuptials on Instagram last night. The American Idol