Lionel Richie tells 'American Idol' contestant: 'I don’t like you'

Trying to nail down the mood of American Idol judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan on any given audition day is a slippery task.

Katy Perry is recalling a romantic moment in her life! During Sunday night's episode of , the 35-year-old singer took her fellow judges, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, to the exact location where her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, popped the question last year.

Lionel Richie sure knows how to treat his fans.

One American Idol contestant has a particularly special connection to judge Lionel Richie, we learn in a new clip shared exclusively with Billboard."I have a great-grandma, she's 78 and she loves you," the contestant tells Richie, before she's escorted in to meet her idol.

Luke Bryan loves working with his American Idol co-judges Katy Perry and Lionel Richie because they “know how to have fun”.

Katy Perry appears to take a scary spill during the second episode of season 18 of American Idol after a gas leak causes an evacuation of the building in Sun River, Oregon, where auditions were being held. The clip of Sunday night's (Feb. 23) episode was premiered by People, and it shows the pop star and fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan smelling a strong odor of gas in the audition room.

Katy Perry appears to take a scary spill during the second episode of season 18 of American Idol after a gas leak causes an evacuation of the building in Sun River, Oregon, where auditions were being held. The clip of Sunday night's (Feb. 23) episode was premiered by People, and it shows the pop star and fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan smelling a strong odor of gas in the audition room.

kicked off its third season on Sunday night, and it seems that we're going to get even more emotional moments and unexpected discoveries of raw, surprising talent.

While Lionel Richie judges and mentors young contestants on American Idol, his personal life with his daughter Sofia is another matter. HollywoodLife.com caught up with the  70-year-old music legend at the American Idol premiere event at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Feb.

Lionel Richie is making his voice heard.

The 70-year-old star is set to return to the new season of "American Idol" -- airing on Sunday -- and in a sneak peek at what's to come, it appears Richie is not holding back. In a clip, obtained by People magazine, Richie gives his very honest opinion to a hopeful young contestant.

The American Idol judges aren't sick of each other yet.

Lionel Richie knows how to give his daughter Sofia some tough love.

Lionel Richie knows how to give his daughter Sofia some tough love. The 70-year-old singer offered some advice to Sofia, 21, when she expressed interest in an acting career.

© Getty BEVERLY HILLS, CA - NOVEMBER 09: Honoree Lionel Richie (L) and Sofia Richie attend the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Patron of the Artists Awards 2017 at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on November 9, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Tough love. shared the brutally honest advice that he gave his daughter on her budding acting career.