AMERICAN IDOL will be cutting back when it returns to FOX next month.

Just ahead of the show's fourteenth season, original judge-turned-mentor Randy Jackson is officially exiting AMERICAN IDOL, Deadline has confirmed.

Below, check out the first promo for the new season which debuted following Game One of last night's MLB World Series!

This year, for the first time ever, AMERICAN IDOL XIV is letting fans choose one hopeful who will receive a coveted ticket to Hollywood via an online vote.

As AMERICAN IDOL Season 14 auditions get underway at the Nassau Coliseum in New York, hopeful contestants will lining up to perform for Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick Jr. and guest judge Adam Lambert. Hear what Lambert had to say to ETOnline about the opportunity below!

Former Idol contestant Adam Lambert will step in for the country music singer during the New York Auditions.

In the clip a Nashville hopeful not only receives a golden ticket, he convinces Jennifer to slow dance with him with Keith on guitar and Harry on piano!

Below, the judges preview Season 14 of the singing competition at the auditions in Nashville, Tennessee!

Jess Meuse calls Alabama home, but if she had her choice, she would spend her days and nights on the road. Ever since competing in the 13th season of AMERICAN IDOL, Jess, has been able to enjoy sharing her passion for music with audiences all over the United States as she travels with other contestants from the season.

FOX has announced that Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Broadway's own Harry Connick, Jr. will return as judges and Ryan Seacrest will host American Idolfor its 14th season.

Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr. will return as judges and Ryan Seacrest will host AMERICAN IDOL for its 14th season.

Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr. will return as judges and Ryan Seacrest will host American Idol for its 14th season.

American Idol begins its 14th season nationwide search for the best undiscovered talent in the country in Minneapolis, MN, today, June 18. The search for the next singing superstar continues in New Orleans, on Wednesday, June 25; Uniondale, NY, on Wednesday, July 23; Nashville, TN, on Wednesday, July 30; and San Francisco, CA, on Monday, Sept. 29. Some of the biggest names in the music industry have started on the IDOL stage and there now are more ways to audition!

The AMERICAN IDOL XIV team knows that sometimes a talented singer just needs someone to give them a little extra encouragement to help them achieve their dreams.

Recently crowned AMERICAN IDOL Season XIII champ Caleb Johnson escorted runner-up Jena Irene Asciutto to her North Farmington High School prom, held Wednesday night.

Meat Loaf, aka Marvin Lee Aday, mistakenly received quite a few congratulations for his supposed American Idol win this week after rocker Caleb Johnson was crowned season 13 champion on May 22.

On last night's AMERICAN IDOL, Caleb Johnson was crowned the Season 18 winner, joining previous champ Kelly Clarkson, Phil Phillips, Carrie Underwood and many more.

A journey that started nearly a year ago officially ended tonight. From tens of thousands auditioning last summer to one being named the 13th American Idol. For my money, Caleb Johnson and Jena Irene were not only the two most deserving contenders for this season's crown, but they were so by a wide margin. The contentment with knowing that either would be a worthy champion added to a show that returned to the bygone era when IDOL Finales were the highlight of each TV season.

An explosive edition of Idol is in the books as both the remaining finalists performed three times on the Idol stage on last night's AMERICAN IDOL. Relive the best moments of the night below

In Caleb Johnson and Jena Irene, we have the season's only two performers that consistently gave credible, entertaining performances, and also had a professional command of the stage. As you would expect these two heavyweights delivered a knockout of a competition finale. While I always hate the recycled song choices, and don't get me started on the generally nauseating coronation songs, this was a very enjoyable way to close the competition part of the season.

No matter what happens in tonight's performances, Jena not only deserves to be crowned this season's champ, but IDOL needs her to be crowned this season's champ. It is no secret that the once indomitable singing competition has taken an unceremonious dive in the ratings in recent years. While the show's total numbers are respectable in this proliferated entertainment environment, if the show is ever to reclaim even a piece to its previous status as a cultural touchstone, it needs to again produce a star that reminds America of the show's power.

This week, the two remaining contestants, Caleb Johnson and Jena Irene will face off for the the title of AMERICAN IDOL Season 13 champion.

For the first time in 'American Idol' history, fans are now able to hear the Top Two Finalists Jena Irene's and Caleb Johnson's new original songs before they perform them live during the AMERICAN IDOL XIII Season Finale. Check them out below!

So far this season, more than half a billion votes have been cast in support of the next AMERICAN IDOL! Who will it be? Caleb Johnson or Jena Irene?!

Idol fans, we've been spoiled over the last month. Thirty-minute results shows have kept the stalling and aggravating filler to a minimum, but on the heels of the torturous The Chainsmokers' “performance” of “#Selfie,” I was ready to hate every pain-staking second of the return to a hour-long elimination show. However, The Powers That Be put together one of the most entertaining results show I can remember from any non-SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE show ever.