Judging by the salaries for American Idol judges of millions for each judge, it is not a surprise that it is one of the most watched talent shows. Before the season is over and voting starts, see how much Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson get paid to make this show a great success.
Introduction
American Idol is finally making its return to TV and some of your favorite stars have been unveiled as judges for the new season. There’s no doubt that it’s going to be must-see TV, but fans might not be as happy to find out that the show is coming back with a much bigger price tag. The reality singing competition series announced in May 2018 that ABC would take over following its cancellation after 15 season on Fox. And while American Idol is an expensive production, salaries for the judges this time around are high–higher than ever before! Here’s what we know about their salaries so far: Katy Perry: $25 million per season Luke Bryan: $13 million per season Lionel Richie- $10 million per season or $1 million per episode
The judges (L-R) Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and host Ryan Seacrest attend the American Idol Premiere at E.J. Thomas Hall on March 11, 2018 in Akron, Ohio.
The judges’ salaries for American Idol are higher than ever before!
Katy Perry is making $25 million per season, Luke Bryan is making $13 million per season and Lionel Richie is earning $10 million or more per episode.
In May 2018, the reality singing competition series announced that ABC would take over following its cancellation after 15 season on Fox.
In May 2018, the reality singing competition series announced that ABC would take over following its cancellation after 15 season on Fox. The network has a new deal with FremantleMedia North America to produce the show.
In addition to Idol’s return, ABC will also air the first season of the spinoff American Idol: Champions — which features past contestants from across all 15 seasons of American Idol — this fall.
Section:But while fans are excited to see the show make its return to TV, they might not be as happy to find out that the show is coming back with a much bigger price tag.
While fans are excited to see the show make its return to TV, they might not be as happy to find out that the show is coming back with a much bigger price tag.
The show is coming back to ABC with a much bigger price tag. After being canceled in 2016 by NBC following dismal ratings, American Idol will return for Season 16 on ABC. The network has reportedly paid $50 million per season for the rights to air American Idol in 2020 and 2021 (the final two seasons of its contract).
Some of your favorite stars have been unveiled as judges for the new season and it’s sure to be must-see TV.
Some of your favorite stars have been unveiled as judges for the new season and it’s sure to be must-see TV.
The four new judges, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, are all well-known in the United States. They’ve also all had successful careers in music.
The two previous seasons were judged by Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban – all talented singers in their own right but with lower profiles than their successors.
Here’s what we know about their salaries so far.
Here’s what we know about their salaries so far.
- Katy Perry: $25 million per season
- Luke Bryan: $13 million per season
- Lionel Richie: $10 million per season
- Ariana Grande: $7 million per season
Katy Perry – $25 million per season
Katy Perry is the highest paid American Idol judge in history. She earned $25 million per season, which is more than what any other judge has ever made on the show.
Katy Perry is also the highest paid American Idol judge ever. Her salary was so high that it put every other American Idol salary to shame and caused all other judges’ salaries to skyrocket in comparison to hers.
Luke Bryan – $13 million per season
Luke Bryan is a country music singer and songwriter who has been married to Caroline Boyer since 2010. The couple has three children together: two sons, Thomas and Levi, and one daughter named Kate. Luke’s net worth is estimated at $40 million as of 2019.
Bryan was born in Leesburg, Georgia on July 17th 1981. He grew up in his hometown where he attended both high school and college; graduating from Georgia Southern University with a degree in business management before moving to Nashville after graduation where he worked as a manager at an auto parts store until eventually becoming signed as a songwriter for Capitol Records Nashville.
Lionel Richie- $10 million per season or $1 million per episode
In 2016, Lionel Richie appeared as a judge on American Idol. He was paid $10 million per season or $1 million per episode.
He is a singer, songwriter and producer who has been active in the music industry for over fifty years. He co-founded the Commodores in 1968 and along with them released fifteen albums over a period of three decades. As an individual artist he also released four studio albums during that time which produced several hits including “Hello” which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984.
In addition to being involved in music he is also involved with many other ventures such as owning Tuskegee University where he serves as chairman of the Board of Trustees since 2002 [2].
American Idol judges salaries are high this time around–higher than ever before!
American Idol judges salaries are high this time around–higher than ever before!
It looks like the American Idol judges salaries have gotten higher than ever before. And we’re not just talking about the top 12 finalists, either. The judges of this season’s talent competition have been pulling in some pretty big bucks. According to TMZ, Ryan Seacrest and Randy Jackson will each be paid $15 million for their work on the show while Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj are each getting $10 million from ABC/FOX Television Group in exchange for their services as well. That means if all four were on board for all 13 episodes of Season 14 (all episodes that aired), that would mean a whopping 66 million dollars paid out among them!
American Idol judges have been getting paid a lot of money for their time on the show.
The highest-paid American Idol judge was Jennifer Lopez, who made $20 million for her role on the show in 2015.
The second-highest paid American Idol judge was Steven Tyler, whose salary was $18.5 million.
Randy Jackson earned around $12 million, while Mariah Carey and Keith Urban each earned around $10 million.
Conclusion
All in all, the new American Idol judges are being paid handsomely. Considering their big names and the fact that ABC is footing the bill for this expensive new season, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that they were able to get the best of the best. Fans can rest assured that with such a high-profile cast, this new American Idol will be one heck of a show!
