Jelly Roll Joins Season 22 of American Idol
Jelly Roll is the latest star to be a guest mentor on American Idol.
The country star has joined season 22 of American Idol for one episode. The special episode is set to be filmed at Aulani: A Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawaii. American Idol judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan will be judging the contestants from the beach after they get guidance from Jelly Roll.
He and American Idol announced he will be taking on the mentorship role via Instagram in a joint post on Tuesday (Feb 6th).
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This is not the first time the โSon of a Sinnerโ singer has been on the singing competition show. Jelly Roll appeared on the American Idol finale with collaborator Lainey Wilson, and performed their hit โSave meโ in 2023. In addition to that he also performed his hit โNeed A Favourโ with American Idol contestant Oliver Steele.
There is no word on when Jelly Rollโs episode will air, but Season 22 of American Idol premiers February 18th at 8pm PST.
Country Stars who started on American Idol
Carrie Underwood
Carrie was the winner of the fourth season of American Idol. After the show he career skyrocketed making her the household name she is today.
Scotty McCreery
Scotty won the tenth season of American Idol in 2011. At the time he was the youngest contest to win the show.
Lauren Alaina
Lauren was the runner up on the tenth season of American Idol. She lost to fellow country singer Scotty McCreery.
Jimmy Allen
Jimmy competed in the tenth season of American Idol, but only made it to the Top 40.
Gabby Barrett
Gabby placed third on the sixteenth season of American Idol. Her career took off after the show when she independently released her hit โI Hopeโ. The song ultimately got the attention of Warner Music. The label signed Gabby and released the song as an official single where it found great success.