Katy Perry announced that she’d be exiting American Idol and would no longer be acting as a judge alongside Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie.
Now, the search for her replacement is heating up and oddsmakers are revealing who they think has the best shot at getting the gig.
However, the number one choice is a definite “no” at this time!
![Taylor Swift photo](https://cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2023/12/taylor-time1.jpg)
9. Taylor Swift
Odds: 12/1
Probability she’ll get/take the job: 7.7%
![Ed Sheeran](https://cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2023/03/ed2.jpg)
8. Ed Sheeran
Odds: 8/1
Probability he’ll get/take the job: 11.1%
Ed Sheeran helped fill in for Katy Perry one episode while Katy performed at King Charles‘ Coronation in May of 2023!
![Jordin Sparks](https://cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2022/12/jordin-sparks.jpg)
7. Jordin Sparks
Odds: 6/1
Probability she’ll get/take the job: 14.3%
Jordin Sparks won season 6 of American Idol at age 17!
![Alanis Morissette photo](https://cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2022/11/alanis-dropping2.jpg)
6. Alanis Morissette
Odds: 5/1
Probability she’ll get/take the job: 16.7%
Alanis Morissette filled in for Katy Perry one episode while Katy performed at King Charles‘ Coronation in May of 2023!
![Jennifer Lopez](https://cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2024/01/jlo.jpg)
5. Jennifer Lopez
Odds: 4/1
Probability she’ll get/take the job: 20%
Jennifer Lopez previously acted as a judge on American Idol, back when it aired on Fox.
![Fantasia Barrino](https://cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2023/11/barrino-elle-2.jpg)
4. Fantasia Barrino
Odds: 3/1
Probability she’ll get/take the job: 25%
Fantasia Barrino won season three of American Idol!
![Meghan Trainor](https://cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2022/12/meghan-trainor.jpg)
3. Meghan Trainor
Odds: 2/1
Probability she’ll get/take the job: 33.3%
![Jelly Roll](https://cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2024/03/tattoo-regret-11.jpg)
2. Jelly Roll
Odds: 6/4
Probability he’ll get/take the job: 40%
![Kelly Clarkson Ozempic](https://cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2024/05/kelly-clarkson.jpg)
1. Kelly Clarkson
Odds: Evens
Probability she’ll get/take the job: 50%
Kelly might be the oddsmakers choice to get the gig, but she already revealed she’d turn it down!
“No. No. I can’t do that, only because I promised my kids. I was like, ‘I wanna be there as much as I possibly can,’” she shared with ET. “And it would put me in L.A., and that’s why I had to quit The Voice, which I love that team. And I miss them so much.”