Kanye West “Auditions” On American Idol

Always one to make the news (from interrupting Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech to announcing his run for presidency), Kanye West is at it again. This time he “audition” for American Idol and surprised the judges in San Francisco.

Ryan Seacrest, the host of American Idol took to Instagram to share of photo of him and West’s wife, Kim Kardashian as they cheer the rapper on.

A photo posted by Ryan Seacrest (@ryanseacrest) on Oct 10, 2015 at 5:49pm PDT

Reality TV star and West’s wife, Kim Kardashian who is pregnant with their second child also shared the fun moment on her Instagram account, which captured the surprised faces of judges Keith Urban, Harry Connick Jr. and Jennifer Lopez.

SURPRISE! A photo posted by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on Oct 10, 2015 at 6:12pm PDT

For the fun “audition” Kanye West performed one of hit singles from 2005, ‘Gold Digger’ for the judges. He was so good that he even received a golden ticket, which means West will secure a spot in the next round and will be going to Hollywood!

We loved how much fun they had, as you can see on the official American Idol Instagram:

He’s going to Hollywood! Kanye West swung by to audition for our judges and of course, he got a golden ticket!! 😁 #IdolAuditions

A video posted by American Idol (@americanidol) on Oct 11, 2015 at 12:34pm PDT

American Idol will air for their last season in January 2016.

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