Bryan has been a judge on Idol since the show was revived in 2018, along with Richie. Katy Perry, who also had been on since the revival, exited in 2024 to focus more on her music and was r eplaced by Underwood.

Luke Bryan dropped new hints over his future as an American Idol judge. “Idol is kind of a year-by-year, 'Do we do it or not?’” Bryan, 49, told A Taste of Country in an interview published on Thursday,

The country music star recently spoke with Taste of Country Nights, where he opened up about the future of Idol and whether he and his fellow judge Carrie Underwood will be back next season. Underwood joined Bryan and Lionel Richie for Season 23, replacing Katy Perry.