Final Season of “American Idol” Begins with Kanye West Audition

Michael Becker/FOX(NEW YORK) — American Idol kicked off part one of the two-part 15th- and final-season premiere Wednesday night on Fox.

Ryan Seacrest and judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr. kicked things off with auditions in Atlanta and Detroit.

The show also included the much-hyped surprise audition from Kanye West, who entertained the judges with a snippet of his song “Gold Digger.”

Also on hand was fifth-season Idol winner Taylor Hicks, who gave advice to this season’s hopefuls.

The auditions continue Thursday night with a two-hour episode that begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time on Fox.

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