Kanye West Auditioned For American Idol, and — Spoiler Alert! — He's Going to Hollywood

Updated on Oct 12, 2015 at 1:00 PM

Just when you think you know Kanye West pretty well, he goes and auditions for American Idol. Judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban, and Harry Connick Jr. were expecting yet another amateur to stroll into the San Francisco auditions on Saturday, but instead, they got Kanye. He and his wife, Kim Kardashian, paid an unexpected visit to the set, meaning the show is really going all out for its final season! Thanks to American Idol's Twitter account and a random YouTube video, you don't have to wait until January to see his cameo. Take a look below to see all the pictures, plus the video!

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Kanye West showed up for American Idol auditions in San Francisco.

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Jennifer Lopez was especially amused.

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Meanwhile, a pregnant Kim Kardashian mingled outside with Ryan Seacrest.

Twitter | AmericanIdol

Kanye got his Golden Ticket!

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He came outside to celebrate.

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Just a typical day for Kanye.

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You can't argue with the fact that he looks especially happy.

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