Lionel Richie

Talk about a good friend!

The short performance also shares what the upcoming live shows may look like.

The show's producers sketched out how Season 18 will look and operate.

"I couldn't have asked for a better mentor."

Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie will all be back for Season 3 of 'American Idol' on ABC.

"It's gonna be something surprising," he says.

“I’ve never seen anything like this.”

Richie says he feels he's known Bryan from way, way back in time!

Hicks discussed his thoughts regarding Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Katy Perry.

Just one of the perks of being Luke Bryan is you get to sing with your musical heroes -- on more than one occasion.