mercedes benz stage with blake mills and pino paladino. [ cheers and applause ] next week, we are back to work. we've got new shows with wanda sykes, keri russell, the rizza, anthony maverick himself, tom cruise will be here. and we'll have music from bailey zimmerman, gracie abrams and logic too. so please join us for all of that. our first guests are two-thirds of a dream-shattering, star-making panel of judges who have crowned five american idols and are about to start it all over again. a new season premieres sunday night on abc. please welcome katy perry and lionel richie. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: you know what i have to say, you guys walk out and i go, there's a couple of stars, there are a couple of superstars. >> thank you so much. >> we'll take that. >> jimmy: you just have it. whatever it is, you've got it. whatever this thing you're looking for in "american idol," you've got it. >> have you washed your cheeks since orlando kissed you last? >> jimmy: you know i have a crush on your husband. >> he was he said going to leave a note. >> jimmy: did he leave a note? >> i can smell him. >> jimmy: can you smell him? >> it's good, it's good, it's good