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American Idol alum Mandisa was honored with a tribute performance on Monday's episode - after her shock death at the age of 47. She first rose to fame as a contestant on season five of the competition series in 2006, ultimately finishing in ninth place. The singer then enjoyed a successful career in Christian music, winning a Grammy Award in 2014 for her gospel album Overcomer.

The petition, posted March 24 on change.org, is called Riley's Act, and calls for a law requiring Nashville bars to call cabs for drunk and disoriented customers. Some of the petition's signers say they have first-hand experience of the dangers in Nashville. 'I'm a 23-year-old and I know what it is like to have drunk friends at a bar,' said a young woman in a video post on the site. She spoke of a friend's 21st birthday in Nashville that 'could have ended horribly' after she almost got into the wrong cab. 'I support Riley's Act 100 percent,' she added.

Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie all rushed the stage after Kayko stunned them with his rock version of Goyte's hit song Somebody That I Used to Know on Monday's episode of American Idol. Kayko, 23, a songwriter and producer from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, closed out the show rocking out to and jumping across the stage while he sang during the Billboard #1 Hits episode that featured performances by the Top 12. Katy, 39, was the first to run to Kayko and then Lionel, 74, and Luke, 47, all joined in hugging him. 

Luke Bryan said he escaped injury during his Saturday night performance in Vancouver by landing on his backside while speaking to TMZ. The 47-year-old performer looked like he slipped on a banana peel as his legs went up in the air while his torso crashed to the ground during a show on Saturday night. The hitmaker - who became the subject of light-hearted ridicule from Ryan Seacrest and Katy Perry - took the fall in stride and stated that, as he had 'a whole lot of meat back there,' he was not particularly sore. 

Luke Bryan got teased by Ryan Seacrest and Katy Perry on Sunday's live episode of American Idol after the country star fell on stage while performing in Canada.  The 47-year-old judge opened the season 22 episode with a strong rendition of the 1985 song Small Town by John Mellencamp. Show host Ryan Seacrest, 49, then introduced the judges as Luke, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie took their seats for the two-hour episode featuring performances by the Top 14.

Luke Bryan looked like he slipped on a banana peel as his legs went up in the air while his torso crashed to the ground during a show on Saturday night. The Drunk On You singer, 47, took the spill during his concert in Vancouver, British Columbia while performing at the Coast City Country Festival, according to a new video. But instead of trying to pretend it never happened, he laughed it up and even replayed the footage for his audience. 

Riley Strain's family friend Chris Dingman spoke out to criticize said there was no 'physical way' the University of Missouri student accidentally fell into the river where he was found. Speaking to NewsNation he said: 'There is no clear, visible shot to the water, let alone the fact that Riley would have had to went by the homeless camps and the people staying in them to even get to the water.' Dingman also added to the family's criticism of Strain's Delta Chi fraternity members, who did not stay with their struggling brother after he was thrown out of Luke Bryan's bar on March 8 and left to stumble around downtown Nashville.

Katy Perry has an idea or two about who should replace her as a judge on American Idol after the current season comes to an end. The hitmaker, 39, who kept her cool during a wardrobe malfunction on Monday night's show,  opened up about who she thinks should fill the seat between Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan.

Orlando Bloom left a cheeky comment under one of his fiancée Katy Perry's Instagram snaps on Monday. The actor, 47, was quick to chime in as the singer, 39, posted images from her latest American Idol look. She put on a sexy display in metallic structured crop top that flaunted her toned abs as she took to the judging panel alongside Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan.

Ryan Seacrest couldn't contain his emotions after a moving performance by Loretta Lynn's granddaughter Emmy Russell on Sunday night's episode of American Idol. The 49-year-old host admitted that he was crying after hearing the 25-year-old songstress perform her original song Want You on acoustic guitar, which got top marks from the judges in the Top 20 show. The rare display of tears from the usually reserved television fixture led the judge Luke Bryan, 47, to comfort Seacrest.

Luke Bryan was stunned by the transformation Julia Gagnon made from her audition to winning a spot in the show's Top 20 on Sunday's  episode of American Idol. 'We think about how you weren't believing in yourself in the audition and how you came so far, gaining confidence to stand up here and do this, from the Central Maine talent show to top 20!' Luke, 47, said. 'Congratulations.' Julia, a 21-year-old college student from Cumberland, Maine, cried when she learned she won the last spot in the Top 20 at the end of the three-hour episode on ABC.

Katy Perry recalled her early struggles to break into the music industry, including getting her car repossessed and spending her early twenties 'couch surfing.' While appearing on Friday's episode of Good Morning America, the 39-year-old pop star looked back on her own rise to fame when asked if mentoring contestants on American Idol takes her back to her own days chasing her dreams of stardom. 'It feels like it was yesterday for me,' she raved while sitting alongside Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Ryan Seacrest. 'I can smell it, taste it, hear it, all of it.' Before becoming one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 143 million records worldwide, the Grammy nominee admitted she barely scraped through by the skin of her teeth.

The Internet had a thing or two to say about the music selection on the latest episodes of American Idol.  The Top 24 hit the stage in Hawaii on Sunday and Monday's episode of the show - but the songs they performed left many fans disappointed. Viewers slammed the contestant's song selections on X, with one branding the choices 'off key and pitchy.'

Jordan Anthony, a Perth resident, has earned a golden ticket to American Idol's Top 24. From 56 contestants, the Australian contestant became the first to qualify for the Top 24. My father is actually a vocal coach.' Even when I don't want it, Jordan gives me his five cents every now and then,' even though he doesn't like it.'

Madai ChaKell, a Springfield, Massachusetts singer, caused quite a stir on Sunday's episode of the singing competition at Hollywood Night. The 22-year-old brought the show to a halt as she attempted to perform Tattooed Heart by Ariana Grande for the judging panel, which also includes Katy Perry and Lionel Richie. Earlier this year, Luke had previously offered Madai a 'no' during her first audition, but events soon escalated.

On Sunday's dramatic two-hour episode of American Idol's Hollywood Week on ABC, Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie made the difficult call to cut the remaining contestants down to less than half. When the show opened, 143 contestants had been invited to perform, but only 56 were left by the time the night's end. The auditions started off smoothly, but by the evening, the heat had pounded some of the contestants.

At an event last night celebrating Tennessee's new legislation, country singer Luke Bryan lauded Tennessee for leading the way in safeguarding artist's voices from AI. On Thursday, Tennessee passed the Ensuring Likeness, Voice, and Image Protection Act, also known as the ELVIS Act, in Nashville. After signing off on the bill, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee rubbed shoulders with country stars, including Bryan, in the classic Broadway honky-tonk Robert's Western World.

Riley Strain, 22, was last seen on March 8 at Luke's 32 Bridge Food + Drink on Broadway, which is owned by country superstar Luke Bryan, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. He has been missing for a month, and Nashville cops have been chastised for doing a 'B-minus job,' according to family members. Chris Dingman (pictured left), a friend who has now become the family's ersatz spokesperson, has contacted a couple who said they saw him staggered down the streets the night he vanished.

A pair of TikTok sleuths discovered the credit card of missing college student Riley Strain as a result of the investigation, and Nashville cops are being slammed for their shoddy job. Strain, 22, was last seen on March 8 at Luke's 32 Bridge Food + Drink on Broadway, which is owned by country superstar Luke Bryan, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. Family members have accused the 22-year-old student from Missouri of missing for 11 days and Nashville police have been jailed for doing a "B-minus job." Two TikTok sleuths put Nashville's police department to shame by uncovering a vital piece of evidence on the riverbank where Strain went missing. On TikTok, Anna Clendening and Brandy Baenenen joined their search. Strain's father said that no one knew anything about the bank card's discovery.

In addition, a woman who says she saw Strain, 22, the night he vanished, is among those who believe the call to tiplines set up by the Nashville Police go straight to a voicemail for the Cold Case Unit, just hours after Strain's family requested that the FBI handle the lawsuit. According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Riley was last seen on March 8 at Luke's 32 Bridge Food + Drink on Broadway, which is owned by country superstar Luke Bryan. Information has slowly dripped in the last 24 hours before Strain vanished, and now family friend Chris Dingman is refuting initial reports that his phone died.

A press conference was held Tuesday and the 22-year-old student's mysterious family, who had previously slammed cops for doing "a B-minus job," was missing for ten days. Chris Dingman, the family's spokeswoman, also said that they want the FBI to take over from the cops. According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Riley was last seen on March 8 at Luke's 32 Bridge Food + Drink on Broadway, which is owned by country superstar Luke Bryan. On a group ride to Tennessee for their annual spring formal, the Delta Chi fraternity member from the University of Missouri had traveled to Tennessee. As more clues to Riley's whereabouts seem to have originated from the public than officers, his parents had previously discussed how Nashville cops delayed the probe into his son's abduction.

Riley Strain's parents have chastised Nashville police for doing a "B-minus job" in the investigation into their son's unexplained disappearance. According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Strain, 22, was last seen on March 8 at Luke's 32 Bridge Food + Drink on Broadway, which is owned by country superstar Luke Bryan. The Delta Chi fraternity member from the University of Missouri had travelled to Tennessee for their annual spring formal. Strain has still not been found, and his parents visited NewsNation to discuss how Nashville cops may have delayed the probe into their son's disappearance. On NewsNation, Strain's mother Michelle and her stepfather Chris Whiteid, as well as his father Ryan Gilbert, talked to NewsNation to address the ongoing hunt. 'We hadn't seen or heard from them this week,' Strain's stepdad said, adding that they were getting frustrated with the police's inability to communicate.'

According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Riley Strain (pictured left) 22, was last seen on March 8 at Luke's 32 Bridge Food + Drink, which is owned by country superstar Luke Bryan. About ten p.m., the Delta Chi fraternity member was in Tennessee on a joint trip for their annual spring formal when he was barred from the bar for unknown reasons. On Monday, Chris Dingman (pictured right), a Strains family friend, gave an interview where he revealed the only message someone could find from Riley, a confusing text to a girl he was speaking with.

Strain did not seem distressed, as he was seen in the video strolling past a cop and asking how he was, before responding with 'doing fine,' according to Nashville cops. Strain, 22, was last seen on March 8 at Luke's 32 Bridge Food + Drink on Broadway, which is owned by country superstar Luke Bryan, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.