According to Access Hollywood in a recent interview with Ryan Seacrest, he told them there was a good chance that he might be the only one coming back this year. The only judge from season 12 who may return for season 13 is Keith Urban, that all depends on what the producers of the show, and Keith Urban's schedules look like. Do not be surprised at all if you end up looking at a new panel of faces, however.
Auditions have opened up anyway for the next season of the hit television show. Right now you can send in an audition online, all you need to do is go to https://www.americanidol.com/ and click the link which says, online auditions about half way down the page.
Regular in person audition dates and cities have been established. Here is the list in order of dates:
Salt Lake City, Utah - July 11
Energy Solutions Arena
301 W South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 54101
San Francisco, California - July 16
AT&T Park
24 Willie Mays Plaza
San Francisco, CA 94107
Detroit, Michigan - July 21
Ford Field
2000 Brush Street #200
Detroit, MI 48226
Atlanta, Georgia - July 26
Gwinette Arena
6400 Sugarloaf Parkway #100
Duluth, GA 30097
Boston, Massachusetts - August 2
Gillette Stadium
1 Patriot Place
Foxboro, MA 02035
Austin, Texas - August 7
Frank Erwin Center
1701 Red River Street
Austin, TX 78701
Omaha, Nebraska - August 11
CenturyLink Center
55 North 10th Street
Omaha, NE 68102