{
  "id": 9707544,
  "title": "‘American Idol’s Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood & Ryan Seacrest Return For Season 25",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/american-idols-luke-bryan-lionel-richie-carrie-underwood-ryan",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T05:00:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/idol-luke-bryan-lionel-richie-carrie-underwood-return-1237110492/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "American Idol might be moving to a new location but it will have the same judges and host as before. Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Carrie Underwood are returning as judges for Season 25 of the music competition show alongside host Ryan Seacrest. Bryan announced the news on stage at a show in Nashville, Tennessee. […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie Will Return For ‘American Idol’ Season 25",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/carrie-underwood-luke-bryan-and-lionel-richie-will-return-for",
        "published": "2026-09-25T05:17:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}